Milwaukee hosts extends contract, expands duties
Bailey Coleman has extended her broadcast agreement to serve as midday host on V100.7 (WKKV) in Milwaukee and will serve as Urban Program Director for the Western Great Lakes Region for iHeartMedia. Coleman will continue to broadcast weekday mornings from…
Vesely to represent 1st District on Legislative Committee
WBA Vice Chair-Television, Don Vesely, who also serves as the Chair of the Legislative Committee, will remain on the committee as the liaison to the First Congressional District. The First District position opened when Mike O’Brien retired from WCLO/WJVL in…
WPR reporter, Local Broadcast Legend, dies
Local Broadcast Legend and 16 year veteran of Wisconsin Public Radio, Glen Morberg, has died. Glen Moberg embodied the ideals of local journalism during his almost 50-year career. Glen moved to Wausau from Chicago in 1993 to serve as news…
Sparta radio hosts nominated for CMA Personality of the Year
A morning show team based in Sparta has been nominated by the Country Music Association for Broadcast Personality of the Year. This is the third nomination in four years for Ben and Arnie from the Ben and Arnie Morning Show…
Linda Grassman remembered as loving wife, mother
A broadcasting family in northern Wisconsin is mourning the loss of Linda Grassman. Linda and Bruce Gassman moved to Shawano in 1984 where they purchase radio stations WTCH and WOWN and created Results Broadcasting. She worked at the stations as…
Gallagher returns to the air in Madison
A Madison native is returning to the city to take over mornings on WRIS, The Resistance. Pat Gallagher worked in alternative radio in Madison for 27 years before joining Mid-West Family Madison for a brief time then heading to WCNR,…
Good Karma Brands to operate ESPN Radio Chicago
Good Karma Brands will assume operations and control of ESPN Radio Chicago effective Sept. 29. The company reached a long term local marketing agreement and lease with ESPN Radio. Good Karma Brands CEO Craig Karmazin said the company’s Midwest roots…
YP Corner: Producers: The newsroom MVP
No little kid ever says, “When I grow up I want to be a producer!” Kids only dream about being on TV, right? The same can sometimes go for those first beginning their broadcast news career. Maria Szatkowski shares how…
WBA program helps stations plan for crisis
Radio and TV stations throughout the state can take an easy step toward being prepared for an emergency by getting Broadcaster Emergency Personnel ID cards for engineering staff members. Many stations already participate in the Broadcaster Emergency Personnel ID program,…
