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In
2008, due to controversy over the rules
and regulations, two sets of winners were
recognized, and two sets of awards were given out.
Awards
(Set 1)
PERSONALITY
OF THE YEAR
WINNER: DICK BLAHA (12%)
2nd
Place: Michelle Genrich / Jeff Heinz (10% each)
3rd
Place: Roger Kemp (7%)
4th
Place: Bob Ziegenbein (6%)
5th
Place: Arl Brooks / Ed Hause (5% each)
BAND
OF THE YEAR
WINNER: HAUSER'S HOTSHOTS (15%)
2nd
Place: Ed Hause (15%)
3rd
Place: Steve Meisner (13%)
4th
Place: Music Connection / Mike Schneider (7%)
5th
Place: Gary's Ridgeland Dutchmen / Brian and the Mississippi Valley
Dutchmen
Keith Gennerman / Don Peachey (5% each)
RECORDING
OF THE
YEAR
WINNER: GARY'S RIDGELAND DUTCHMEN "25
YEARS OF MILES,
SMILES, AND
MEMORIES (25%)
2nd
Place: Verne & Steve Meisner "The Best of Verne & Steve Meisner
- Summer
Music Fest" (23%)
3rd
Place: Jeff Winard "Jeff Winard's Wonderful World of Music" (22%)
4th
Place: Brian and the Mississippi Valley Dutchmen "United" (10%)
5th
Place: Don Peachey "Funtastic Foxtrots" / Sophie & Delores
"Babushkas, Bellows
and Beer" (8% each)
EXCEPTIONAL
ACHIEVEMENT
WINNER: MICHELLE GENRICH (6%)
WINNER: ANDY KOCHANSKI (5%)
2nd
Place: Wally Raczkowski / Bullshooter's Saloon / Tom Brusky (4%
each)
3rd
Place: Greg Drust (4%)
4th
Place: Wisconsin Polka Boosters (3%)
5th place: WTKM Radio / Steve Meisner / Hallo Deutschland Hallo Radio
Show
Jolly Mixers / Mary Ann Raczkowski / Jerry
Halkoski (2% each)
2008 WPM AWARDS
STATS
Ballots received
Ballots invalidated
Ballots accepted and counted
Total number of
votes in all categories
Votes for
Personality of the Year
Number of votes
received by winner
Number
of write-in
entries for this category
Votes for Band of
the Year
Number
of votes
received by winner
Number
of write-in
entries for this category
Votes
for Recording of the Year
Number
of votes
received by winner
Number of entries
for this category
Votes
for Exceptional Achievement
Numbers
of votes
received by winners
Number of write-in
entries for this category
Revenue generated
for Post Office
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143
44
99
366
83
10
32
60
9
21
60
15
9
163
9 and 8
70
$45.73
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Awards (Set 2)
PERSONALITY
OF THE YEAR
WINNER: ROGER KEMP (19%)
2nd
Place: Bryan O'Donnell (15%)
3rd
Place: Dick Blaha (8%)
4th
Place: Jeff Heinz (7%)
5th
Place: Michelle Genrich (6%)
BAND
OF THE YEAR
WINNER: [NAME WITHELD BY REQUEST] (39%)
2nd
Place: The Bryan O'Donnell Band (17%)
3rd
Place: Hauser's Hotshots (7%)
4th
Place: Ed Hause (7%)
5th
Place: Steve Meisner (6%)
RECORDING
OF THE
YEAR
WINNER: [NAME
WITHELD BY REQUEST] (47%)
2nd
Place: Gary's Ridgeland Dutchmen "25 Years of Miles, Smiles, and
Memories"
Verne & Steve Meisner "The
Best Of Verne & Steve Meisner - Summer
Music Fest" (13% each)
3rd
Place: Jeff Winard "Jeff
Winard's Wonderful World of Music" (11%)
4th
Place: Sophie & Delores "Babushkas, Bellows, and Beer" (7%)
5th
Place: Brian & the Mississippi Valley Dutchmen "United" (5%)
EXCEPTIONAL
ACHIEVEMENT
WINNER: BRYAN O'DONNELL (9%)
WINNER: THE BRYAN
O'DONNELL BAND (8%)
2nd
Place: [Name witheld by request] (7%)
3rd
Place: Bullshooter's Saloon (5%)
4th
Place: Michelle Genrich (4%)
5th place: Andy Kochanski (4%) |
2008 WPM AWARDS
STATS
Ballots received
Ballots invalidated
Ballots accepted and counted
Total number of
votes in all categories
Votes for
Personality of the Year
Number of votes
received by winner
Number
of write-in
entries for this category
Votes for Band of
the Year
Number
of votes
received by winner
Number
of write-in
entries for this category
Votes
for Recording of the Year
Number
of votes
received by winner
Number of entries
for this category
Votes
for Exceptional Achievement
Numbers
of votes
received by winners
Number of write-in
entries for this category
Revenue generated
for Post Office
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143
7
136
605
124
24
33
136
53
21
118
55
9
227
20 and 18
74
$45.73
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