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…
Student Awards competition opens today
The WBA Student Awards for Excellence competition opens today and closes Jan. 15 at 4 p.m. CT. Students can submit their work here. High school students are also invited to participate in the high school award categories. Award categories remain unchanged…
Weekly Radio Addresses focused on racial disparities, pandemic
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are about the Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities and combating the ongoing pandemic. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from…
WISN-TV breaks food drive record
Milwaukee TV station WISN-TV raised a record $301,002 for local families during its annual “Food for Families” campaign. The station partnered with Hunger Task Force to hold the drive which was held online because of the pandemic. “A huge ‘thank…
Learn the secrets to being a great salesperson
Over the course of my career, I’ve learned that there is truly no secret to being a great salesperson. In my experience, it takes hard work and a willingness to keep pushing forward, meeting each client where they’re at, and…
