Media

Media Coverage

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The Collective has quite a history of being in the media, from newspaper articles, radio interview or being on the local television news, you can find it all here:

April 7th, 2005

Stevens Point Journal (Newspaper Article) - Creating the Trivia Dream Team - Here's an article about what makes up a Trivia "Dream Team" with many quotes from Jason Bilbrey. Click here for a link to a scanned version of the article.

April 5th, 2005

Stevens Point Journal (Newspaper Article) - MS Support Group Reaches Out - This article talks about the fundraiser/registration campout that we did this year. Click here for html version of the article or here for a link to the SPJ website.

April 2nd, 2005

WWSP (Radio Interview) - At approximately noon Ben Scheer and Jason Bilbrey were interviewed live on the radio (WWSP - 90FM) while waiting in line. They talked about the Collective For A Cause fundraiser and encouraged people to come down to visit them in line and donate some money.

April 14th, 2004

Stevens Point Journal (Newspaper Article) - Trivia Teams Count on People - This article talks about resources teams use, etc. Both Ben Scheer and Jason Bilbrey are quoted. Click here for a link to a scanned version of the article or here for a link to the SPJ website.

April 13th, 2004

Stevens Point Journal (Newspaper Article) - Caffeine Fuels Man for Trivia - This time we made the front page with a few select quotes! Click here for a link to a scanned version of the article or here for a link to the SPJ website.
Stevens Point Journal (Newspaper Article) - Trivia Team Prepares with 27-Hour Campout - Here's another article that talks about Ben Scheer and Jason Bilbrey's 27 hour marathon. There's even a nice picture of Ben and Jason playing Cribbage while waiting for registration to open. Click here for a link to a scanned version of the article or here for a link to the SPJ website.
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune (Newspaper Article) - From Coffee to Capes, Teams Work Charms - Yet another article with The Collective members being quoted. Click here for a link to a scanned version of the article.

April 12th, 2004

Stevens Point Journal (Newspaper Article) - Trivia Team Collects Thoughts - The Journal chose to do a team profile on one team each day in the week leading up to Trivia and The Collective was chosen for Monday. Click here for a link to a scanned version of the article, here for the article in Word format, or here for a link to the SPJ website.

April 11th, 2004

Official Trivia Homepage (Webpage) - The official homepage of the World's Largest Trivia Contest put up a message confirming that the Collective was the first team in line for Trivia 2004 registration. Click here for a PDF of the homepage when it was first updated.
WWSP (Radio Interview) - At approximately 11:45pm Ben Scheer and Jason Bilbrey were interviewed live on the radio (WWSP - 90FM) while waiting in line because they were the first team in live for registration.

April 10th, 2003

Stevens Point Journal (Newspaper Article) - Ultimate Survivor - This article is about various techniques various teams (including The Collective) use to "survive" Trivia weekend. Click here for a link to a scanned version of the article.