Article: UW COACHES' PHONE USE HIGH ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT SPENT $180,000 ON CELL PHONES LAST SCHOOL YEAR, WITH COACHES LEADING THE WAY.(FRONT)

Byline: Andy Baggot Wisconsin State Journal

The UW Athletic Department rang up a cell phone bill of $180,000 in the 2003-04 school year, a tab sure to be heavily reviewed by government officials as part of an ongoing audit of state-owned cell phone usage.

Records show cell phones were issued to 158 people associated with the athletic department and that 54 employees -- coaches, administrators, medical personnel and event managers -- had bills of more than $1,000 last year.

Eleven UW-Madison coaches had tabs of more than $3,000, including four more than $6,000. Denise Ianello, a women's basketball assistant, and Troy Ward, the associate head ...

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