Wish-a-thon raises more than $252K for Make-A-Wish Wisconsin
A Milwaukee radio station raised more than $252,000 for Make-A-Wish Wisconsin with its 11th annual Wish-A-Thon fundraiser. 95.7 Big FM (WRIT-FM) hosted its Wish-A-Thon on Dec. 12-13 featuring on-air personalities Brett Andrews, Eric Paulsen, Hannah, and Dave Michaels who encouraged listeners…
UW diversity and inclusion expert to address Walker Institute
Binnu Palta Hill, the Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Wisconsin School of Business, will be the guest speaker at the 2020 Walker Broadcast Management Institute dinner. The dinner will be held at April 15 at…
Milwaukee station raises more than $238K for children’s hospital
Milwaukee radio station FM106.1 (WMIL) raised more than $238,000 to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This was third time the station hosted the two-day radiothon. The radiothon featured FM106.1 on-air personalities who encouraged listeners to donate on-air and online…
Hosts deliver trees to share holiday cheer
Madison radio station WOLX-FM is delivering holiday cheer to families nominated by their listeners. Jim McGaw and Teri Barr from McGaw in the Morning on WOLX delivered the trees as part of their “12 Trees of Christmas.” The hosts also…
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…
