Beaver Dam radio ‘legend’ dies
A man who’s been on the radio in Beaver Dam for nearly five decades has died. John Moser was named a WBA Local Broadcast Legend in 2020 along with his on-air partner Bill McCollum. Last year’s recognition had to be…
Station’s viewers generate 6.3M meals
A Madison TV station’s holiday campaign to fight hunger generated 6.3 million meals, topping the campaign’s 5 million meal goal. NBC15 News (WMTV-TV) has run “Share Your Holidays” for 25 years and has raised more than 55 million meals since…
Weekly Radio Addresses take on pandemic relief, vaccine distribution
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are focused on state legislation on COVID-19 and vaccine distribution. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this…
WPR to air Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration ‘Together As One’
Wisconsin will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. live on all Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) stations and at wpr.org Jan. 18 at noon. Hosted by Dr. Jonathan Øverby, the 41st annual official state ceremony is…
WBA creates resource for Wisconsin PSAs
Your Wisconsin Broadcasters Association has created a clearinghouse of PSAs available for stations to use as they wish on the air. The “Ready to Use” PSAs page on the WBA website will host PSAs specifically for Wisconsin broadcasters. You can…
Broadcasters provide inspiration for new year
The new year is a great occasion to be inspired, and I’m sure you’ll agree that Wisconsin’s local broadcasters have given us many sources for inspiration as we face the hopes for 2021. You provided critical services to your local…
Plenty to be hopeful for in 2021
2020. What an unbelievable year! Hopefully, we will never experience another year like that. The pandemic killed thousands and was devastating to businesses small and large. But the last thing you need to read is gloom and doom. How about…
What we learned in 2020 and what this means for 2021 (and beyond)
A few weeks ago, we joked in our daily blog that in 2015, everyone who answered the question, “Where do you want to be in five years?” got it terribly wrong. Nobody could have predicted the upheaval all of us…
Weekly Radio Addresses discuss state’s response to pandemic
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are focused on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — Gov. Tony…
