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ANNUAL
WISCONSIN POLKA MUSIC AWARDS
 The annual WPM Awards, which operated
from 2005 to 2010, were fun way to
recognize those who made
significant contributions to Wisconsin's polka music scene. In
later years, the awards program also served as a means to raise money
for
charitable causes. |
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 PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR WINNER: JERRY BIENIEK (60%) 2nd Place: Ryan Herman (33%) 3rd Place: Jeff Heinz / Jimmy Monsen (2% each) 4th Place: Michelle Genrich (1%) 5th Place: Bill & Hazel Schend (0%) BAND OF THE YEAR WINNER: JIMMY MONSEN (67%) 2nd Place: Rhythm Playboys (29%) 3rd Place: Mark Jirikovec (3%) 4th Place: Steve Meisner (1%) 5th Place: Stateline Playboys / Keith Gennerman (0% each) RECORDING
OF THE
YEAR
2nd Place: Ryan Herman "Musical Journeys" (15%) 3rd Place: Rhythm Playboys "A Fantastic Fifty Years" (14%) 4th Place: Mark Jirikovek "Old Time Memories" (3%) 5th Place: Jimmy Monsen "Truck Stop" (1%) EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WINNER: JIMMY MONSEN (60%)
3rd Place: Mike Schneider (3%) 4th Place: Aaron Schuelke (2%) 5th Place: Ryan Herman (1%) FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR WINNER: ANONYMOUS IN MEMORY OF THOMAS
MONSEN ($500)
3rd Place: Ron VanDenboom ($24) 4th Place: Richard Sobczak and six anonymous donors ($20 each) 5th Place: Deloris Honadel and eight anonymous donors ($10 each)
 PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR WINNER: RYAN HERMAN (80%) 2nd Place: Orv Konop (12%) 3rd Place: Ralph Herman (2%) 4th Place: Mike Schneider (1%) 5th Place: Dave & Lois Melgaard (1%) BAND OF THE YEAR WINNER: RHYTHM PLAYBOYS (79%) 2nd Place: Orv Konop & the OK Dance Band (15%) 3rd Place: Top Notchmen (1%) 4th Place: Mike Schneider (1%) 5th Place: Ryan Herman (1%) RECORDING
OF THE
YEAR
2nd Place: Rhythm Playboys "Fifty Years of the Rhythm Playboys" (23%) 3rd Place: Orv Konop "This Is It" (16%) 4th Place: Mike Schneider "Pint Size Polkas" (2%) 5th Place: Greg Anderson "One More Time... With Feeling" / Scott Koehn & the Polka Spotlight Band "In the Spotlight "(1% each) EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WINNER: RHYTHM PLAYBOYS (36%)
WINNER: RYAN HERMAN (30%) 3rd Place: Orv Konop & the OK Dance Band (2%) 4th Place: WTKM Radio (2%) 5th Place: The Top Notchmen (2%)
 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
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%) 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)
 PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR WINNER: Jeff Heinz (15%) 2nd Place: Mike Schneider (12%) 3rd Place: Michelle Genrich (9%) 4th Place: Carol Butt / Don Frodl (7% each) 5th Place: Orv Konop (5%) BAND OF THE YEAR WINNER: Carol & the Keynotes (16%) 2nd Place: Orv Konop & the OK Dance Band (15%) 3rd Place: Mike Schneider / The Music Connection (14% each) 4th Place: Don Frodl Orchestra (10%) 5th Place: Gary's Ridgeland Dutchmen (4%) RECORDING
OF THE
YEAR
2nd Place: Orv Konop: "Czech Please" (17%) 3rd Place: Carol & the Keynotes: "It's Time to Play" (17%) 4th Place: R. Yurkovich & Polkarioty "Squeeze Box Man" (14%) 5th Place: Don Frodl: "The Summer Tour 2006" (14%)) EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WINNER: Mike Schneider (5%)
WINNER: WTKM Radio (5%) 3rd Place: Tom Brusky (5%) 4th Place: Carol & the Keynotes (4%) 5th Place: Don Frodl / Jeff Heinz / Neal Zunker (3% each)
 PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR Winner: Jeff Heinz (28%) 2nd
Place: Tom Brusky (9%)
3rd Place: Gary Brueggen (8%) 4th Place: Marilyn Lange (7%) 5th Place: Dan Gruetzmacher (5%) BAND OF THE YEAR Winner: The Music Connection (23%) 3rd Place: Family Tradition (14%) 4th Place: Ed Hause (8%) 5th Place: New Generation (6%) RECORDING
OF THE
YEAR
2nd Place: The Music Connection: "Right On Track" (20%) 3rd Place: Family Tradition: "Time For Another One" (18%) 4th Place: Tom Brusky "Playing Your Requests - Vol. 1" (13%) 5th Place: Ed Hause "Messin' Around" (8%) EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Winner: Arvin Lange (7%) Winner:: Marilyn Lange (6%) 2nd
Place: Tom Brusky (6%)
3rd Place: Neal Zunker (6%) 4th Place: Jeff Heinz (5%) 5th Place: Wisconsin Polka Boosters (4%)
 PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR Winner: Arl Brooks (21%) 2nd
Place: Neal
Zunker (17%)
3rd Place: Kathy Dunbar (17%) 4th Place: Jeff Heinz (11%) 5th Place: Richie Yurkovich (7%) BAND OF THE YEAR Winner: The Music Connection (33%) 3rd Place: Ed Hause (6%) 4th Place: Jerry Schneider (5%) 5th Place: Mike Schneider (4%) RECORDING
OF THE
YEAR
2nd Place: Verne and Steve Meisner: "Live! The Way It Was Meant To Be (13%) 3rd Place: Jerry Schneider "Wunderbar" (11%) 4th Place: Ed Hause "Down At the Friendly Tavern" (7%) 4th Place: Mike Schneider "A Stretch of the Imagination" (7%) 5th Place: Gary Brueggen "I Feel a Headache Coming On" (4%) EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Winner: Jeff Heinz (18%) Winner:: Wisconsin Polka Boosters, Inc. (15%) 2nd
Place: Arl Brooks (13%)
3rd Place: Neal Zunker (5%) 4th Place: Richie Yurkovich (5%) 5th Place: The Music Connection (3%)
* Votes for Tom Brusky or this website were not counted. ** The total number of votes/entries in this category has a slight margin of error due to the high number of entries that had to be referenced and invalidated. The outcome of the award was not affected. |
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