On May 2, 2025, The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association handed out their annual awards for broadcasting excellence and Sun Prairie’s own 103.5 FM The Sun Community Radio scored with four awards.
Entering in the “Large Market-Music Format” category, 103.5 FM took home a first for “Best Public Service Announcement” with “Seeking Sports Announcers for Sun Prairie High School Games.”
Elsewhere, Tim Hatfield’s “Sun Prairie Notecard Fundraiser” won second place in the “Best Public Service Announcement” category. The team of Mark Gonwa and James Kademan took home second place in the “Best Live On-Site Broadcast Remote” for their production, “2024 Classic Car Remote.”
In the highly competitive “Best Morning Radio Show” category, John Sheehan and Mike Gomoll of “Seriously Sun Prairie” took home third place for their episodes on “Joey’s Song” and “Livin’ Large.”
Winning these awards is a tremendous honor for SPMC, especially considering 103.5 FM submits in the large market, in direct competition with public and commercial radio stations in Madison and Milwaukee. It is worth nothing that SPMC does not submit awards on the television. Following the WBA eligibility rules, SPMC TV stations are not considered broadcast because cable is the main means of distributing them.
Want to be part of this award-winning team? The Sun Prairie Media Center is currently looking for radio and podcast producers to take advantage of its studio facilities and knowledgeable staff. Anyone interested should call 608-837-4193, email 103.5 FM Production Manager Colin Lessig at clessig@cityofsunprairie.com, or check out sunprairiemediacenter.com, where program ideas can be submitted directly to SPMC staff.
Episodes of 103.5 FM’s award-winning programs can be accessed for on-demand listening by downloading the Sun Prairie Media Center app, available for free from the App Store or Google Play.