Wisconsin Public Media Remembers Director Gene Purcell
IN MEMORIAM
Wisconsin Public Media (WPM) is saddened by the death of Gene Purcell, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison division that provides statewide access to public media. Purcell passed away Saturday from injuries suffered last week in a traffic crash in Madison. He was 61.
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