43-year veteran of WFRV-TV to retire

The news production manager at WFRV-TV, Julie Buck, is retiring after 43 years at the station. She’s the station’s longest tenured employee. VP and General Manager Judson Beck wrote, “Thank you for your incredible service, professionalism, the great example you…
YP of the Month has ‘drive to succeed’

The Client Marketing Coordinator for NRG Media in Wausau/Stevens Point, Haley Clark, is the WBA Young Professional of the Month for the month of June. The WBA Young Professional of the Month is a nominee for the WBA Young Professional…
Magnum station boosts community fundraiser

Magnum Media’s 100.1 Thunder Country (WDDC) in Portage helped the Portage Lion’s Club hold a successful online/radio auction, almost doubling the amount raised the previous year. The 48th annual event was the first time an online auction was integrated into…
UW-Oshkosh launches broadcast engineering emphasis

The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh is launching a new emphasis next fall to train the next generation of broadcast engineers. The emphasis is through the Radio, Tv, and Film (RTF) Department and includes courses from that school plus the departments of…
La Crosse journalist first to receive Boyd Huppert Education Debt Assistance Grant

A reporter and anchor at La Crosse TV station, WKBT-TV, is the first to receive the recently established Boyd Huppert Education Debt Assistance Grant. Allyson Fergot is one of ten who applied for the student debt relief grant set up…
Reporter, anchor remembered for 45 years in broadcasting

A Wisconsin native with a 45-year broadcasting career has died. Thomas Kurt “Tom” Petersen, 83, died on Saturday. According to his obituary, Petersen left his mark in the broadcasting business working as a reporter and news anchor at TV and…
Wisconsin Broadcaster available now

The May/June issue of Wisconsin Broadcaster is now available. Highlights from this issue:
More graduates added to Walker Broadcast Management Institute

Two graduates of the Walker Broadcast Management Institute got their briefcases on April 16 as the Institute marked the beginning of another three-year cycle. The Institute is designed for broadcast managers and those seeking or being prepared for broadcast management…
How can we plan for the future if we don’t know what next week will bring?

Part of the work we do with broadcasters is to help them develop strategic plans. Our process is to conduct research, apply relevant megatrends, and do a deep dive into the client’s past, current situation, and goals for the future….

