Radio Milwaukee honors local musicians
Community radio station Radio Milwaukee (WYMS-FM) presented its annual local music awards last week. More than 8,000 online ballots were cast for the 2018 Radio Milwaukee Radio Awards which were handed out Thursday. The awards show featured performances by House…
WBA Awards profiled in Radio World magazine
The WBA Awards for Excellence program was profiled in the most recent issue of Radio World. The article was written by WBA staff members Kyle Geissler and Linda Baun. It was originally printed in the the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives…
Station offers viewers health insurance helpline
A Milwaukee TV station hosted a health insurance helpline to help viewers to get health insurance ahead of the Dec. 15 Affordable Care Act open enrollment deadline. WISN-TV hosted experts from the Milwaukee Enrollment Network for four hours on Tuesday….
Hosts deliver Christmas trees to families needing holiday cheer
The hosts of a Madison radio station delivered Christmas trees to families needing extra holiday cheer this season. Jim McGaw and Teri Barr from McGaw in the Morning on WOLX delivered the trees as part of their “12 Trees of…
WEAU-TV raises $83K in honor of 3 Girl Scouts, parent killed on highway
A television station in Eau Claire helped raise $83,201 to honor three Girl Scouts and a parent who were killed while cleaning alongside a highway. The incident occurred Nov. 3 in Chippewa Falls when a driver went off the road…
Chappell leaving Milwaukee station
Milwaukee TV anchor Kate Chappell is taking a job in Chicago. Chappell joins WMAQ on Monday as a reporter and fill-in anchor. She’s leaving CBS 58 where she was the 5 and 10 p.m. anchor. She shared the news on…
Goetz remembered for contributions to radio in Wisconsin
WBA Hall of Famer Nathan Goetz is being remembered for his contributions to radio in Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association. Goetz died Wednesday at his home in Naples, Florida. He was 92. The Monroe native built the Goetz Broadcasting…
Committee approves police body cameras bill
A draft bill that would establish statewide rules for how police use body cameras and handle requests for access to videos has been approved by a Legislative Study Committee that’s been working on the topic since this summer. The committee…
Strachota remembered for contributions to broadcasting, community involvement
Bernie Strachota is being remembered for his contributions during his 19-year career in Milwaukee radio. The WBA Hall of Fame broadcaster died Sunday. He was 96. Strachota started his career in 1959 at what was then WRIT AM/FM and worked…
