George Frechette

George Frechette
Inducted: 1990

General Manager of WFHR-AM, Wisconsin Rapids, from 1940-63, who made perhaps his biggest contribution to the development of broadcasting in Wisconsin as a co-founder and later manager of the Wisconsin Network, a sports, news and information service for an original network of nine radio stations. He brought television to Central Wisconsin putting WSAU-TV, Wausau, on the air in 1954, serving as its general manager. He served as Vice President of the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association and as member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Broadcasters.