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Department of Broadcast and Electronic Communication
Ms. Barbara Fleming Volbrecht
Broadcast Media Advisor
Johnston Hall 420
(414) 288-1772 Phone
(414) 288-3923 Fax
barbara.volbrecht@mu.edu
Courses Taught
BREC 001 Broadcast PracticumBREC 035 Script and Continuity
BREC 045 Broadcast Newswriting, Reporting and Editing
BREC 135 Advanced Scriptwriting
BREC 145 Radio Reporting/Performance
Education
MS degree in management, Cardinal Stritch University, August 1999.BS degree in radio and TV broadcasting with a minor in journalism, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, May 1984.
Awards
2000: Northwest Broadcast News Association (NBNA) Award of Merit: Series"Privacy on the Line"
(Barb Fleming, Ann-Elise Henzl, Marti Mikkelson, Marge Pitrof and Dan Sprehe.)
1999: Northwest Broadcast News Association (NBNA)
First Place: General Reporting “Male Eating Disorders”
(Barb Fleming)
1999: Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (WBA)
First Place: Best Mini Documentary/Series “Prisons: Dollars and Souls”
(Bob Bach, Barb Fleming, Ann-Elise Henzl, Marti Mikkelson, and Marge Pitrof.)
1999: Associated Press (AP)
First Place: Series “Prisons: Dollars and Souls”
(Bob Bach, Barb Fleming, Ann-Elise Henzl, Marti Mikkelson, and Marge Pitrof.)
1998: Northwest Broadcast News Association (NBNA)
First Place: General Reporting "Inner Vision"
(Barb Fleming)
1998: Milwaukee Press Club
First Place: Best Documentary or Series "Milwaukee Public Schools: Daily Challenges"
(Bob Bach, Barb Fleming, Ann-Elise Henzl, Lisa Labuz and Marge Pitrof.)
1998: Northwest Broadcast News Association (NBNA)
Award of Merit: Series "Milwaukee Public Schools: Daily Challenges"
(Bob Bach, Barb Fleming, Ann-Elise Henzl, Lisa Labuz and Marge Pitrof.)
1998: Associated Press (AP)
First Place: Series "Walk a Mile"
(Bob Bach, Barb Fleming, Ann-Elise Henzl, Lisa Labuz and Marge Pitrof.)
1997: Associated Press (AP)
First Place: Documentary "Aging in Milwaukee: Listening to Voices Often Ignored"
(Bob Bach, Barb Fleming, Ann-Elise Henzl, Lisa Labuz and Marge Pitrof.)
1997: Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (WBA)
Merit Award: Feature Length Documentary "Aging in Milwaukee: Listening to Voices Often Ignored"
(Bob Bach, Barb Fleming, Ann-Elise Henzl, Lisa Labuz and Marge Pitrof.)
1997: Northwest Broadcast News Association (NBNA)
Merit Award: Documentary "Aging in Milwaukee: Listening to Voices Often Ignored"
(Bob Bach, Barb Fleming, Ann-Elise Henzl, Lisa Labuz and Marge Pitrof.)
1997: Milwaukee Press Club
Honorable Mention: Best Documentary or Series "Aging in Milwaukee: Listening to Voices Often Ignored" (Bob Bach, Barb Fleming, Ann-Elise Henzl, Lisa Labuz and Marge Pitrof.
Why Marquette?
Have you ever walked into an environment and felt completely at ease, like you belong there? That’s about the best way I can describe why I’m here. It’s a welcoming environment with friendly faculty, staff and students. It also has excellent broadcasting facilities, and students can handle the equipment their first semester here. Freshmen can be on the air or behind-the-scenes at the student-run radio and TV stations. They get a chance to see if this is a career they’d truly enjoy.Research Interests
Aural writing methods used in radio and TV news, as well as documentaries and commercials; screenplay structure and format; radio news reporting; radio production and various audio performance techniques.Professional Affiliations
Broadcast Education AssociationCBI (Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc.)
Milwaukee Press Club
Professional Experience
News Director, WUWM - Milwaukee, WIReporter/Anchor, WTMJ - Milwaukee, WI
Reporter/Anchor, WISN - Milwaukee, WI
Morning News and DJ, WQFM (now WJZI) - Milwaukee, WI
News, Traffic and DJ, WOKY/WMIL - Milwaukee, WI
Traffic Reporter, Metro Networks - Milwaukee, WI
Morning News and DJ, WBZN (now V-100) - Milwaukee, WI
Morning Drive News, WZTR (now WRIT) - Milwaukee, WI
News Director, WWWC - Wilkesboro, NC
Talk Show Host/Reporter, WKRS - Waukegan, IL
Reporter, WSPT - Stevens Point, WI
Panels
Panelist at the Broadcast Education Association in Las Vegas 2007. Discussed “Learning Sportscasting by Doing: The Students’ Perspectives” as part of a panel focusing on “Creating Practical Sportscasting Experiences for Students.” Shared student sportscasting opportunities at MUTV and MU Radio, which range from anchoring sports and sport-talk shows to play-by-play and color for basketball, soccer and volleyball.Panelist at the Broadcast Education Association meeting in Las Vegas in 2003. Discussed the ‘Perennial Production Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them’.
Shared some of the MUTV Client Production Department experiences, and focused on a video the students produced for the United States Mint.
Committees
Chair, Resources and Personnel Development Committee August 2003 – 2006 Chair, McNeill Committee October 2003 - Present Advisory Member, Board for Student Media August 2000 – Present