Milwaukee radio legend Bob Barry marks year of episodes for “Unearthed Interviews” podcast
A podcast from Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Famer Bob Barry is marking more than one year’s worth of episodes. The Bob Barry Unearthed Interviews podcast highlights his historic interviews with musicians and celebrities. Bob Barry had a long…
2 new members named to Young Professionals Committee
The WBA’s Young Professional Committee is welcoming two new members from different parts of the state. Kristen Shill is the News Director at WQOW-TV in Eau Claire. She began her career there in 2013 as an intern and has since…
Weekly Radio Addresses encourage voting
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are focused on the importance of voting. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — Sen. Howard Marklein in this…
WWIS launches ‘People Helping People’ campaign
WWIS Radio in Black River Falls is promoting small town pride with its “People Helping People” campaign. Through the rest of the year, the stations are promoting reminders to local communities of what small business do for the area. In…
Station helping address pandemic-related hunger
A radio station in Green Bay is teaming up with partners to help feed those facing hunger because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 101WIXX is working Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin and Associated Bank to provide 101,000 meals for Wisconsin families in…
WISN-TV hosts community policing panel
WISN-TV in Milwaukee hosted a panel discussion about the intersection of community and policing during the Social Justice Summit 2020. The station collaborated with Nō Studios to bring together a diverse and dynamic panel for “The ‘Project CommUNITY Special: A…
Broadcasters join ‘Stop the COVID Spread’ Coalition
Your WBA has joined a coalition of Wisconsin groups calling on Wisconsin residents to stop the spread of COVID-19 across the state. The “Stop the COVID Spread!” coalition is launching its first ad campaign with an urgent message to about…
Weekly Radio Addresses discuss response to unrest in Wauwatosa, fighting COVID-19
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’ Capitol discuss the response to this week’s unrest in Wauwatosa and the push to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit….
Ajit Pai visits Broadcasters Clinic
FCC Commission Chair Ajit Pai appeared at the Virtual Broadcasters Clinic on Wednesday to talk about issues at the FCC and take questions from broadcast engineers from around the country. The three day conference is wrapping up today and…
