Station helps collect 65K pounds of food
Milwaukee TV station CBS 58 (WDJT-TV) was part of a team that collected 1,215 turkeys and 65,000 pounds of food during a drive-thru food drive. CBS 58 worked with Hunger Task Force and the Milwaukee Brewers Community Foundation to host…
Radio station collects $19K granting holiday wishes
Magic 98 (WMGN) in Madison has raised $19,775 for local families by granting holiday wishes for its listeners. The “Holiday Wishes” campaign has been around for 30 years. For 12 hours last Friday the station played any song requested by…
Student Awards competition opens today
The WBA Student Awards for Excellence competition opens today and closes Jan. 17 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…
Madison station provides grant to dental care nonprofit
Madison radio station 106.7 The Resistance (WRIS) is providing a $15,000 community awareness grant to a nonprofit that provides access to quality dental care to Medicaid, BadgerCare, and uninsured populations in south central Wisconsin. The Mid-West Family Community Awareness grant…
Espeseth remembered for starting WAXX, leading, WEAU-TV
A lifelong broadcaster is being remembered in Wisconsin for starting radio station WAXX-FM and serving as general manager at WEAU-TV, both in Eau Claire. Allan Howard Espeseth, 81, died Nov. 20 near his home in Roseville, CA. His obituary states…
Station raises $133K for Milwaukee food bank
A Milwaukee TV station’s phone bank raised $133,082 to support the city’s only free and local food bank. WISN-TV partnered with Hunger Task Force for the “Food For Families Phone Bank” which is in its eighth year. The campaign ran…
Get the training you want: 12 webinars added to WBA 2020 schedule
We know you want more professional development, and the time to get it. The WBA is providing FREE webinars for WBA members which will upgrade your knowledge without draining your time or budget. The WBA recently added 12 webinars to…
WBA awards competition begins today
Competition for the 2019 WBA Awards for Excellence begins today. Stations can now submit award entries through BetterBNC. All entries must be submitted by Jan. 8, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. Before you say to yourself, “That’s more than a month…
Wausau meteorologist moving to Milwaukee
A meteorologist at Wausau station WAOW-TV is moving to Milwaukee. Monday is Sam Kuffel’s first day at CBS 58 (WDJT-TV). She will serve as the station’s weekend meteorologist. Kuffel was at WAOW for three and a half years.
