Radio group starts golf outing to benefit men’s health
iHeartMedia Milwaukee will host an inaugural Men’s Health Golf Outing with benefitting Tomorrow’s Hope, a local organization committed to facilitating health-related research, education and support in areas such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and other life-limiting illnesses. The…
Brewers host broadcasters for Sports Workshop
Broadcasters from across Wisconsin spent a morning behind the scenes at Miller Park before enjoying a Brewers win for the 2019 Doug Chickering WIAA Sports Workshop. The Sports Workshop started Wednesday morning in the Brewers media room with a briefing…
Young Professionals Committee welcomes new members
The WBA’s Young Professional Committee is welcoming two new members. Katie Warren is digital sales manager for Midwest Communications for Green Bay, Appleton, Sheboygan, and Duluth. Cory Gylock is the local sales manager for WLAX/WEUX in La Crosse. Both will…
WTMJ extends partnership with Milwaukee Brewers
WTMJ-AM and the Milwaukee Brewers have extended their radio rights agreement with a multi-year extension, according to the Brewers and Good Karma Brands, which owns and operates WTMJ. “The Brewers and WTMJ have one of the longest partnerships in Major…
Dori Zori named APD for Radio Milwaukee
Dori Zori has been named assistant program director for Radio Milwaukee (WYMS-FM). Zori will continue to host the station’s 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. weekday morning show, which she has helmed since 2012. “Dori’s 20-plus years in non-commercial radio makes…
Support WBA Foundation’s new celebrity golf outing
The WBA Foundation is planning its first ever WBA Celebrity Golf Outing. Mark your calendars for Aug. 4, 2020 and plan to join us at SentryWorld Golf Course in Stevens Point. SentryWorld was recently ranked the number 34 best public…
Theme set, fees to increase for WBA Awards
Are you ready for an evening in Paris? That’s the theme for the 2020 WBA Awards Gala as decided by the WBA Awards Committee. The committee also approved fee increases for the 2019 Awards competition. The new fees are: Radio:…
Hodges to lead stations in Bemidji
James Hodges has accepted the position of General Manager and Sales Manager for Hubbard Broadcasting‘s five station radio cluster in Bemidji, Minnesota (Paul Bunyan Broadcasting). One of the stations, KB 101, has won six NAB Crystal Awards and its morning…
Digital myths don’t compare to realities
I spend a lot of my time inside of stations, meeting with sales teams, management, and even clients. One of the most frequent things I hear from broadcasters is denial that digital is a big thing – it’s a passing…
