Bio: Block, Jay E. – To Attend Brown Institute (1973)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Block

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 19 Jul 1973

Jay E. Block, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Block, route 2, Colby, has been accepted by the Brown Institute, a radio and TV broadcasting school in Minneapolis. He will begin classes August 6, 1973.

Brown Institute is the only school of its kind in the upper Midwest, admitting only students who show a high degree of professionalism. Jay was one of twelve students to meet entrance requirements by passing a pronunciation test, voce and vocabulary tests, as well as grades and high school records. Block has also had on-th-air experience at radio stations WLOT in Marinette and WRFW in River Falls.

Jay has indicated an interest in disc jockey and music director positions in radio and TV weatherman. He is a 1973 graduate of Colby High School and graduated from a summer broadcasting workshop at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls in 1972.