Weekly Radio Addresses discuss bills regarding pandemic, redistricting

This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol discuss two GOP bills aimed to helping schools and businesses during the pandemic and Gov. Evers’ People’s Maps Commission. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit….
WBA program helps stations plan for crisis

Radio and TV stations throughout the state can take an easy step toward being prepared for an emergency by getting Broadcaster Emergency Personnel ID cards for engineering staff members. Many stations already participate in the Broadcaster Emergency Personnel ID program,…
WBA Awards brochure updated after printed versions mailed

WBA member, You might have recently received the 2020 WBA Awards for Excellence brochure in the mail. The WBA Awards Committee issued a revised brochure today that is available here. Here’s an explanation from Awards Committee Co-Chair Kelly Radandt:…
2 photographers awarded Jowett Fellowship

A television photographer working in La Crosse and another working in Superior/Duluth are the 2020 recipients of the Rick Jowett Fellowship. Justin Runberg works at WKBT-TV in La Crosse. He was awarded $1,000 to take classes to further his skills…
Linda Baun’s dedication will leave permanent mark on your WBA

To say that it’s difficult to summarize all the ways in which our Linda Baun has left her mark on your WBA is an understatement… Lin has given 14 years of dedicated service to your WBA. She’s earned her reputation…
Meteorologist Daji Aswad joins WISN-TV

Meteorologist Daji Aswad is joining WISN-TV’s Weather Watch 12 team. Aswad will join anchor Ben Wagner on weekend evening newscasts at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Saturdays, along with Sundays at 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. She…
Chairman Pai to appear at virtual Broadcasters Clinic, agenda released

FCC Commission Chair Ajit Pai is scheduled to appear at the WBA’s virtual Broadcasters Clinic. The three day conference will take place online Oct. 13-15. The virtual Clinic will include three days of sessions about the latest developments in broadcast…
Respond to pandemic’s ripple effects with solutions

No business category (except for possibly airlines) has felt the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic like broadcasters. As entire communities shut down, ad budgets disintegrated, virtually overnight. Many of us have lived through economic downturns and thought the Great Recession…
Weekly Radio Addresses discuss school reopening and student debt

This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol touch on the topics of school reopening during the pandemic and the Governor’s Task force on Student Debt’s final report. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see…

