Randall Davidson joined WPR in 1990 and is the network's afternoon
newscaster. He is also the network's chief announcer, training new
announcers and filling in on music programs where needed, most
often on Simply Folk.
Randall is also a news producer and handles much of the news audio
and scripts from the WPR reporters. He manages the WPR News
Agency, a service that distributes WPR news scripts to the WPR
website, wire services and about 40 weekly newspapers.
In addition to his on air work, Randall also serves as the unofficial
historian of WPR, answering listener questions about the early years and
keeping track of historical artifacts and collections relating to the
network's history. His book on the topic, "9XM Talking: WHA Radio and the
Wisconsin Idea" was published by the University of Wisconsin Press.
Randall is a native of Neenah, and received bachelors and masters
degrees in business administration from UW-Madison. He started in
radio at WRST-FM, the non-commercial station at UW-Oshkosh, and
later worked at commercial station WHBY-AM in Appleton, where he
was a disk jockey and sportscaster. While in graduate school, he
reported for United Press International in Madison. He also has been a
teaching assistant in radio production at UW-Madison and has taught a
course in radio programming theory at UW-Oshkosh.
