Evelyn Massaro

Station Manager

Evelyn Massaro is the Station Manager and Development Director at WNMU-FM, Public Radio 90.  She oversees all operations for the station as well as manages and directs all fundraising activities.

Evelyn holds a Bachelors degree in Broadcast Communications with a minor in Marketing and Advertising from Northern Michigan University.

Evelyn has been working in Public Broadcast stations 1982.  She started as a student employee at WNMU-FM in 1979 working in the Traffic department which schedules all the programming and on-air announcements. She was also hosted the Night Studio jazz program and Stage and Screen show music program. 

In 1983, after graduating from NMU, Evelyn was hired full time as the Public Radio 90’s Marketing and Promotions Director. 

In 1986 Evelyn made the switch to Public TV and worked as the Promotions Director for WNMU-TV until 1992. 

In 1992 Evelyn took the position as Membership Manager at WUSF-FM at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida where she was charged with generating $1.5 million dollars in annual fundraising revenue to support the station.

In 2002 Evelyn returned to WNMU-FM to assume the role of Station Manager and chief fundraiser.

Evelyn was raised in downstate Flint, Michigan as the eldest of 10 children.  She and her husband David reside in Marquette along with their daughter Anna.

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