WBA Awards for Excellence contest opens for entries
You can start submitting your award-winning entries for the WBA Awards for Excellence RIGHT NOW! and if you’re looking to get starlight to submitting entries…here’s the Your WBA Awards Committee meets every year to ensure your feedback is heard and…
FOX 11 Living names new host
Green Bay areas culinary professional Jyll Everman will be the new host of WLUK-TV’s long-running lifestyle program, FOX 11 Living. Everman gained national exposure as a finalist on season seven of Food Network’s “Next Food Network Star.” She has more…
2024 WBA Hall of Fame show available now
A half-hour program highlighting four 2024 WBA Hall of Fame inductees is available to view online and available for stations to air. The program showcases the contributions of Steve Brown, Patty Loew, David Robinson, and Matt Lepay. The show is…
Effort launched to bring awareness to veteran suicides
The Medical College of Wisconsin and War Memorial Center recently announced the receipt of a grant from Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment for the development of a Sustainable Public Awareness Campaign to prevent veteran suicides. The project will determine the…
Education debt assistance grant, writing competition prize to be established in Boyd Huppert’s name
Award-winning and widely acclaimed broadcast journalist Boyd Huppert is being recognized by the WBA Foundation with the establishment of an education debt assistance grant for broadcast journalists and a writing competition prize in his name. Fundraising for the Boyd Huppert…
Wade to retire from WISN-TV
The president and general manager of WISN-TV in Milwaukee, Jan Wade, will retire at the end of this year, capping a career of more than four decades at leading television stations in seven major markets. “Leveraging her deep industry experience, Jan has led WISN…
Banks to retire from WISC-TV
After 40 years of leadership, WISC vice president and general manager Lyle Banks will retire at the end of the year. Banks has had a sweeping and successful career as a broadcasting executive, entrepreneur, interim executive and board member for…
Student station leader honored with YP of the Month
The general manager of the UW-Madison student radio station, Kelsey Brannan, is the WBA Young Professional of the Month for the month of November. The WBA Young Professional of the Month is a nominee for the WBA Young Professional of…
New AI platforms hint at future directions
This fall we’re starting to see the release of many of the AI tools that have been teased all year. Meta.AI, created by the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has upgraded its engine and offers robust text and image…
