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Last month, Dean Kallenbach retired as host of Wisconsin Public Radioâs âThe West Side,â a news-talk program that focuses on issues of the region and state.
His last shift was April 9, capping 35 years with Wisconsin Public Radio and a career that brought important information and news to the airwaves over northwest Wisconsin.
A native of Hillsdale, Kallenbach grew up on a dairy farm on CTH D, just west of Hwy. 25. It was there that he discovered the importance and value of radio.
âWe listened to a lot of radio on the farm. When you are milking cows, it was a welcome distraction,â Kallenbach recalled. His father often tuned into Rice Lakeâs WJMC or WCCO out of Minneapolis, Minn. His brother preferred the rock and pop stations, like KSTP. âYou could do other things and still listen to the radio,â he said.