Brian Bull is Acting News Director with Wisconsin Public Radio, in Madison, Wi. He graduated from Macalester College with a psychology degree.

As a freshman at Macalester, Bull hosted a classical music program for the campus radio station, and he soon began his public radio career, interning for Minnesota Public Radio's Voices of Minnesota program, and then with National Public Radio's Cultural Desk. He later took on short-term assignments as a freelancer and editorial assistant with NPR's Morning Edition program.

Prior to joining Wisconsin Public Radio, Bull was news director for South Dakota Public Radio (SDPR), where he supervised a small-market news operation covering stories on state government, rural development, and cultural relations. On any given day he could be an editor, talk show host, reporter, or producer. Bull's stories have dealt with issues ranging from Hmong funerals to Midwestern wineries to the sex lives of Lewis and Clark.

Bull's coverage of Native American issues earned him the Best Overall Radio News Reporting for 2001 Award from the Native American Journalists Association, and he helped the network win the coveted UNITY Award from the Radio-Television News Directors Association in 2003. That same year, the RTNDA trade magazine, The Communicator, identified SDPR as one of three major "powerhouse" small-market networks in the country.

Feature and documentary productions by Bull have earned him two Edward R. Murrow Awards, a National Headliner Award, three Silver Microphone Awards, and numerous First Place plaques from the regional Associated Press Broadcast contests. His work has been heard on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, National Native News, and Marketplace.

Bull also works with NPR and NAJA every year with their joint radio training project, for which he serves as a mentor for young aspiring journalists. He currently is ex-officio representative for NAJA on the RTNDA board, and he is also a board member of Native American Public Telecommunications.

An enrolled member of the Nez Perce Tribe, Bull enjoys covering issues relevant to "Indian Country," but has also covered rural economies, social issues, and politics. His interests include photography, cooking, creative writing, history, and Godzilla movies.