He is still working on the script, but one thing is nearly certain. “I’m sure I’m going to talk about the elephant,” Mike Leckrone said this week. How could he not? Leckrone, who spent a dazzling half ...

Mike Leckrone led the UW Marching Band in support of the Badgers for many years, but when Bucky went missing, he rose to the challenge of donning the stripes himself. PBS Wisconsin Documentaries is ...

As the lights dim in the Kohl Center, an excited crowd rushes to their seats, anxiously awaiting the show to come. Within moments they are on their feet, cheering as the Badgers take the court to ...

MADISON, (WKOW) — Community members gathered for the inaugural Forward March fundraising event to support the Leckrone Arts Fund (LAF), a $5 million initiative designed to provide sustainable funding ...

FITCHBURG, Wis. (WKOW) — The former UW band director visited Fitchburg on Wednesday evening to discuss his new book about his experiences with the band. Mike Leckrone's book is titled "Moments of ...

For 50 years, Professor Michael Leckrone led the University of Wisconsin-Madison bands. From his arrival on Wisconsin’s Big Ten campus through the inception of the Fifth Quarter and onto his final ...

MADISON, Wis.-- The University of Wisconsin marching band has been suspended indefinitely while allegations of hazing, alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct are investigated. The band won't play ...

Fans still cheered wildly at the University of Wisconsin football team's first Big Ten Conference home game. Blaring horns and bass drum beat, however, were conspicuously absent after band director ...