Peder Evjue was born to Norwegian emigrant parents in
Merrill, Wisconsin. His name was later modified to William T. Evjue. He served as director of the Republican State Central Committee of Wisconsin from 1920 to 1924. The Wisconsin State Journal had opposed the anti-war views of United States Senator
Robert M. La Follette, Sr. In 1917, Evjue left the Wisconsin State Journal. He started
The Capital Times and continued to support La Follette Sr. and the
Wisconsin Progressive Party. Later Evjue and The Capital Times supported
Democratic candidates. In 1925, he started the radio station, WIBA, and continued to serve as station president until his death. In 1934, he was appointed chairman of the
Wisconsin Progressive Party. Evjue died at his home in Madison, Wisconsin and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery in
Dane County, Wisconsin. Before his death, he established the Evjue Foundation and stipulated in his will that profits go to the foundation to be distributed to worthy causes in the community.{{cite web|url= http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:4294963828-4294963788&dsRecordDetails=R:BA8178 ==References==