Milwaukee engineer awarded fellowship grant

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Milwaukee Media Group/Saga Communications Chief Engineer John Tyler is receiving a WBA Foundation Engineering Fellowship Grant for continuing education.

Tyler is enrolled in the UW-Milwaukee Flex program for an Information Science and Technology bachelor’s degree. The grant award is $1,000.

Tyler has been a broadcast engineer for 30 years. He’s worked in TV and both AM and FM radio. He’s also the owner of Impulse Broadcast Engineering, a sports broadcasting service. He works with the NFL, NBA, and MLB teams in Wisconsin and around the country.

He currently holds an associate’s degree as well as Cisco CCNA 1-4 and is a senior at UW-Milwaukee.

“I’m a broadcast lifer, this is what I love to do,” Tyler wrote. “I’m proud to be with Milwaukee Media Group.”