WBA Hall of Famer marks second retirement from news
WBA Hall of Famer Tommy Lee Bychinski is retiring after 50 years in radio and television. “Mr. Radio” in Reedsburg, Bychinski had a 44-year career in radio built on a strong foundation of community service and involvement. After attending Brown…
Station of the Year winners offer acceptance speeches
The winners of the 2019 WBA Station of the Year awards are offering their acceptance speeches via video. You can find the full list of winners here: Webpage with links to winning entries Downloadable PDF The awards were given in…
WPR to end ‘Old Time Radio Drama’
Wisconsin Public Radio is ending production of the long-running program “Old Time Radio Drama” citing concerns about racist and sexist material in the programs which were first recorded in the 1930s to 1960s. “Despite significant effort by our staff over…
Radio veteran dies in kayaking accident
Radio veteran Tammi McCauley died Saturday in a kayaking accident. McCauley, who listeners of “The Bug” (WISS-AM/WAUH-FM) knew as Lexi Young, drowned on the Mecan River in Marquette County. She lived in Ripon. During her career she worked in Berlin,…
Madison station named Station of the Year by Christian Music Broadcasters
Madison Christian radio station Life 102.5 (WNWC) has been named 2020 Christian Music Broadcasters Station of the Year in the medium market category. The award recognizes stations demonstrating a commitment to excellence and dedication to serving their communities. Three nominees in…
Weekly Radio Addresses focus on Dairy Month, Pride Month
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin lawmakers focus on Dairy Month and Pride Month. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — Sen. Howard Marklein in this…
Koser to start boutique ad agency, leave Young Professionals Committee
Young Professionals Committee Chair JT Koser is leaving Koser Radio Group in Rice Lake and will resign from his position on the Young Professionals Committee. Koser was one of the founding members of the Young Professionals Committee when it formed…
Broadcasters Clinic on schedule to take place in October
The WBA Broadcasters Clinic held every October in Madison is scheduled to take place Oct. 13-15. The WBA’s No. 1 goal is to present a safe environment, perform a fan-tas-tic Clinic for broadcast engineers, and do what we do best!…
WOGO hosts on-air ‘drive-in’ graduation ceremony
A Chippewa Falls radio station helped its local high school celebrate its graduates while social distancing. WOGO worked with the high school to produce the Chi-Hi “Drive-In Graduation.” More than 300 seniors and their families lined up in decorated vehicles…
