WNOV 860 AM/106.5 FM recently co-sponsored the Milwaukee Film Festival, which celebrated the groundbreaking career of legendary director and Milwaukee native, Michael Schultz. In a historic tribute, Schultz was presented with an award that will now bear his name: the Michael Schultz Award, to be presented annually to a distinguished Black filmmaker. Schultz, 86, was honored at an in-person ceremony at the Oriental Theatre on September 13, where the first Michael Schultz Award will be formally presented. A graduate of Riverside High School, Schultz studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Marquette University, where he was active in the Marquette Players. With a career spanning over five decades, Michael Schultz’s legacy continues to inspire a new generation of filmmakers — and with the creation of the Michael Schultz Award, that legacy is now permanently rooted in his hometown of Milwaukee.