Wisconsin Broadcasters Association

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Vetterkind Named President & CEO
To Become WBA State Lobbyist In 2011
At the recommendation of the WBA Executive Committee, the WBA Board voted at their January meeting to change Michelle Vetterkind’s title from President to President & CEO. The title change took effect immediately following the vote.

Lancaster Elected WBA Board Chair
New Officers & Directors Elected At Annual Meeting
Al Lancaster, Vice President & General Manager of WSAW-TV in Wausau, is the new Chair of the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association’s Board of Directors.

Wisconsin Finalist in CRB Country Aircheck Awards
All awards will be presented during CRB in Nashville on February 26th at the Nashville Convention Center.

In reading all of the surveys coming in from attendees, the WBA’s 2010 Winter Conference & State Legislative Day turned out to be a success! The day started out with our ever-popular Job/Career Fair. We had a record number of 182 stations represented at this event, which works out so well in the beautiful Grand Terrace at Monona Terrace. We had a steady stream of job seekers; I heard from many that there were several excellent candidates. The Job/Career Fair was followed by the EEO Session, Legal Issues In Hiring: Effective Strategies To Promote EEO & Prevent Unlawful...

We all work in an amazing business - this thing we call “broadcasting”. From the viewers who invite us into their homes each night to the listeners who tune us in on their way home from a long day, millions depend on our hard work and integrity. We are invited guests who inform, entertain and sound the alarmwhen thereis danger. It is truly an honor to work among you, and an honor to serve as the new chair of your Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Board of Directors. Myawe of this business began when I was a young boy growing up...