2 hosts named to new Milwaukee radio station
Two new hosts are taking the microphone today at a new Milwaukee radio station. HOT 105.7 (WXSS-HD2) in Milwaukee welcomed Promise as morning show host, who will be heard weekdays from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. DJ Gee-A joins the…
Lorenz remembered for being storyteller
A man considered a legend at Madison TV station WMTV-TV has died. Norman Lorenz, 67, died Tuesday after fighting cancer. He worked in creative services and video production at the station for 38 years. He retired in 2015. Lorenz grew…
Learn about tools you need to get hired
As December (or May) graduates shake off their holiday lethargy and sharpen their focus on finding a job, organization is key. The Poynter article “Tools to find, track and level-up job applications” shared a lot of good advice I wish…
WBA Hall of Fame video available
A half-hour program highlighting three WBA Hall of Fame inductees is available to view online and available for stations to air. The program showcases the contributions of three past Hall of Fame inductees: Don Seehafer (inducted in 2002), Rosa Bartell…
Station collects gifts to fill 1,500 shoeboxes
Madison radio station Life 102.5 (WNWC-FM) collected enough gifts from listeners to fill 1,500 shoeboxes for local children who would not otherwise have been able to open anything on Christmas morning. Shoebox Gift for Kids has been giving Christmas to…
Weekly Radio Addresses discuss pandemic relief, report on climate change
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol focus on the Assembly GOP proposal to address the pandemic and the release of a report from the Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to…
225 hats collected for ‘Hatsgiving’
A Milwaukee radio station collected more than twice the number of hats it hoped to collect from listeners for pediatric cancer treatment centers. FM106.1 (WMIL-FM) gathered 225 hand-made and store-bought hats at the radio station throughout the month of November….
‘The Family’ listeners provide grocery cards to 210 families
An on-air event organized by The Family Radio Network gathered enough donations to provide $100 grocery gift cards to 210 families in need. The network, based in Appleton, raised $21,000 on Giving Tuesday through its second annual “Christmas Blessing” event….
Radiothon effort for St. Jude hits $1M mark
Milwaukee radio station FM106.1 (WMIL-FM) raised more than $215,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, pushing it past a total of $1 million raised for the hospital over five years. The fifth annual two-day St. Jude Radiothon featured FM106.1’s on-air…
