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Stevens Point mourns death of the �Voice of Trivia�
The Pointer
kleb524@uwsp.edu
This past weekend marked the 39th successful Trivia anniversary held at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. However, the weekend ended on a tragic note after Thomas Daniels was found dead Sunday morning. He was 57.
Daniels, known to most people as the “Voice of Trivia,” had been working with the annual trivia contest since 1974, lending his voice for promotional advertisements and the famous contest introduction.
“He did the first intro to trivia, and he has been doing them ever since,” said Jim "OZ" Oliva, Trivia’s coordinator and question creator.
Daniels was a Stevens Point resident since childhood. Not long after graduation from P.J. Jacobs High School, Daniels entered the United States Army in 1971, serving until his honorable discharge in 1973, when he then returned to Stevens Point to pursue higher education.
He earned a degree in communication from UW-SP, and never really left. While pursuing a career outside the university, Daniels lent his voice to 90FM every year for the Trivia contest.
His participation exemplified what 90FM is all about, said Production Director Shawn Connelly.
“He grew up with 90FM,” said Connelly. “People can move on, but people love coming back to that place. He’s always [here], every year, willing to lend his talents. He really embodied what 90FM is all about.”
His participation in Trivia for so many years has included many conversations with students.
“He really would talk to different students and they would really communicate with him,” said Oliva. “It was great. They would take guidance out of him.”
Everyone at the station agreed Daniels’ shoes will be hard to fill. For Oliva, this really means filling a voice.
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