I’m proud to have represented our Wisconsin broadcasters at a November announcement of a new effort to prevent veteran suicides. The Medical College of Wisconsin and War Memorial Center received a grant from Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment for the development of a Sustainable Public Awareness Campaign that will be aired through our WBA Public Education Program (PEP). The television and radio messages will begin airing soon.
This is one of many efforts broadcasters undertake every year to serve important public causes. This is a critical one. Broadcasters are proud to be a part of it.
Foundation to recognize Boyd Huppert with endowment
Boyd Huppert’s reputation among broadcast journalists is unmatched. He’s respected across the country for his storytelling, generosity, and support for the future of broadcast journalism.
Boyd has deep Wisconsin connections and many of those in his network are standing up to contribute to a new WBA Foundation endowment focused on helping the future of broadcast journalism.
The Boyd Huppert Education Debt Assistance Grant and Excellence in Broadcast Writing Competition is both an education debt relief grant, and a cash prize for college students participating in the WBA Student Awards for Excellence. The aim is to encourage strong writing skills among aspiring broadcast journalists. The grant will launch later this year and the writing award prize will be part of the current WBA Student Awards contest.
If you want to be a part of supporting this endowment, you can donate here:
Lambeau Field, here we come!
Your WBA will be at Lambeau Field in Green Bay for two days’ worth of events on Feb. 21-22, and we’d love to see you there.
That Friday, the WBA Young Professionals Committee will host the Toolbox, with an afternoon agenda of relevant topics, followed by a custom tour of Lambeau, including media production facilities.
The Toolbox concludes with a reception at Lambeau, which anyone can join. You can register here.
You might be particularly interested in attending if you’re also coming to Lambeau on Saturday for our WBA Student Forum. The agenda for the Forum was just released and we’re asking you and our partners to spread the word. Last year we hosted more than 400 high school and college students. We’re hoping to build on that success in 2025.
We hope to see you in Green Bay and at the many WBA events coming up in 2025.
For now, your WBA wishes you a prosperous and inspiring new year.
