Bruce “Rudy” Martzke (BA’64), longtime USA Today sports media columnist and 1996 UW–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication Distinguished Service Award winner, died on November 20, 2024 at the age of 82. A sports journalism pioneer, Martzke authored a sports broadcast column for 23 years that heavily influenced broadcast executives, producers, announcers and fans alike during a time when newspaper sports sections paid little attention to the happenings of radio and televis...
