Durand radio station connecting listeners through COVID-19 crisis
Durand radio station WRDN is helping listeners through the COVID-19 crisis by providing official updates, helping local businesses, and forming social connections. The station also facilitated milk and cheese curd donations for families and local school districts. The station is…
Radio group promotes ‘We Love Local’ through COVID-19 crisis
Cumulus radio stations in the Green Bay area are working to help local businesses through the COVID-19 crisis. The four radio stations in the group have posted a list of area restaurants and bars offering curbside, drive thru, and delivery…
Midwest stations keep audience connected
Midwest Communications radio stations from around Wisconsin are trying to keep their listeners connected with businesses still open during the COVID-19 crisis. Stations are running a PSA campaign asking listeners to support local businesses including restaurants and asking the businesses…
Weekly Radio Addresses focus on COVID-19
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are focused on COVID-19. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — Gov. Tony Evers in this week’s Dem radio…
Radio group promotes local businesses operating through COVID-19 crisis
Southern Wisconsin radio group Big Radio has created an online directory connecting customers with businesses continuing to offer services through the COVID-19 crisis. The directory at shoplocal.fm includes information on local restaurants, retailers, and other businesses offering services while still…
Stevenson remembers Don Seehafer
I began my career in broadcasting at the age of 15, when I took my idea for a weekly radio program to my grandfather, Don Seehafer. He told me that I would have to earn my airtime by selling sponsorships,…
Update link to Wisconsin Amber Alert
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has updated the website address for Wisconsin Amber Alert. The new address is: https://amberalert.widoj.gov/ The website contains resources and statistics about Wisconsin’s Amber Alert system.
WBA Awards Gala to change format to accommodate COVID-19
A letter to WBA Members: While it may come as no surprise, sadly, like so many other events, our WBA Awards Gala has to take a major pivot this year. Because of the new restrictions imposed as a result of…
Walker Broadcast Management Institute postponed to 2021
The 2020 Walker Broadcast Management Institute is being postponed to 2021 because of the closures prompted by COVID-19. The courses, hosted on the UW-Madison campus, will be rescheduled for April 20-22, 2021. The UW campus is shut down until at…
