Jack Hackman, a radio industry symbol of community service, has had a career in the radio business for more than 40 years -all with Goetz Broadcasting. He started as a control room engineer-producer at WDLB Radio in Marshfield, and served in a wide spectrum of talent and management position for the station until 1970, when be became general manager of WDLB-AM/WLJY-FM. In 1981, he became vice president – chief operating officer of Goetz Broadcasting, overseeing the operation of its 12 radio stations in Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan. Many state, local and national organizations have recognized his community service efforts and have bestowed awards accordingly. Under his leadership, the Marshfield stations received a Crystal award, two presidential C-Flag awards, and two all-state WBA awards. He served on the Board of Directors of the WBA and was Chairman of the Board in 1989-90. Under his leadership, the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Hall of Fame were created.
Jack Hackman passed away on July 10, 2018.
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The Wisconsin Broadcasters Hall of Fame was created in 1989 to honor those broadcasters who have devoted their careers to broadcasting and its development in Wisconsin, to recognize their outstanding service to broadcasting, their communities, and their state, over at least a fifteen-year career in the industry, at least ten of which were served in Wisconsin.The first twelve members of the Hall of Fame were inducted during the 1989 WBA Summer Conference. Inductees are chosen each year from among nominations by WBA members. Broadcasters who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame include managers, personalities, engineers, reporters and those broadcasting pioneers who were at once all of the above.
In October, 1989, Alfred C. Sykes, then Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, came to Wisconsin to formally dedicate a Hall of Fame display, including plaques honoring the inductees, at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library in Madison. In 2010, due to remodeling of the SHSW facility, the display was removed. The Hall of Fame exhibit was relocated to the Hilton Milwaukee City Center in 2015 and enhanced with a touchscreen display featuring all inductee commemorative videos.
