Pam Jahnke
Farm Director
WI Farm Report Radio

Getting up at 2 in the morning might shock some of her listeners, but for Pam Jahnke, it's part of the business. Born in Northeastern Wisconsin, Pam Jahnke grew up in agriculture. Raised on her family's 200 acre dairy farm, she learned the "farm work ethic" first hand. Pam has been dedicated to agriculture throughout her life being actively involved in both 4-H and FFA activities. She happily served as a 4-H camp counselor, was a dairy exhibitor in county fairs, and even reigned as Oconto County's Dairy Queen.

At the University of Wisconsin - River Falls, Pam studied broadcast journalism and broad area agriculture. She started that campus's first ever "Farm Show" on radio, and received the top national scholarship from the National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB). After college, Pam moved into her chosen field, doing farm broadcasting, radio and television, from Green Bay to Eau Claire, WI - and she's never looked back.  Pam often says she feels like farm broadcasting and communicating on behalf of food producers is exactly what she was made for. 

Now Pam prepares for her next challenge - being the president of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) for 2008-2009.  She's already actively involved as a national vice president on the executive board.

Pam's been named "Friend of Agriculture" by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture for her assistance in raising awareness of the "Harvest of Hope" program.  She's been honored as "Agri Marketing Person Of The Year" by the Badger chapter of the National Agrimarketing Association. She also accepted special commendation from the Wisconsin State Senate after she was named "Farm Broadcaster of the Year" for the western United States by the National Association of Farm Broadcasters.

Pam's daily agribusiness updates can be heard on:
WTDY - AM 1670, Madison - (Flagship Station)
Q106.3 - FM, Madison - (Flagship Station)
WKTY - AM 580, LaCrosse
KQ98 - FM, Spring Grove, MN
WJVL - FM 99.9, Janesville
WCLO - AM 1230, Janesville
WISS - AM 1090, Berlin
WISS - FM 97.3, Berlin
WBKV - AM 1470, West Bend
WTCH - AM 960, Shawano
WJMQ - FM 92.3, Shawano
KFIZ - AM 1450, Fond du Lac
and
WISC-TV 3, Madison

Pam Jahnke has been a member of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters since 1989.