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‘Offensive’ UW band incidents put Leckrone’s job at risk

University of Wisconsin marching band director Michael Leckrone, under fire from Chancellor John Wiley because of misconduct by band members, said Thursday if the conduct doesn’t improve, he might not continue on as the director.

At a hastily called news conference in the university’s administrative offices at Bascom Hall, Leckrone, 70, band director for 38 years, said if changes don’t come, he could relinquish his baton.