In the News Archive

Video: Seth Resler on Podcasting

How can broadcasters use podcasting to expand their audience? This is the topic of the most recent video in a series produced through a WBA partnership with Jacobs Media. The series is aimed at helping stations build their digital strategies….

Youth Apprenticeship Program available to help broadcasters

Recently, I was named to the Business, Marketing and Information Technology (BM&IT) Advisory Council through the Department of Public Instruction. The purposes of the council are to promote the recognition of BM&IT coursework as students transition to Wisconsin colleges and…

Campus broadcasts add live closed captioning

This past summer, the staff at UWW-TV (UW-Whitewater) was busy seeking answers to the question of how to provide real-time closed captioning services for events broadcast on the campus cable television channel. Many state schools broadcast live sporting events like…

Be ‘on guard’ against threats to media freedoms

A few years ago, and ironically just days before Independence Day, some members of our state legislature tried to quietly dismantle Wisconsin’s open records laws, hoping to restrict the public’s access to the inner workings of our elected officials —…

Student scholarship competition underway

Do you know a student who could use assistance with educational expenses?       The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation offers two $2,000 scholarships and two $1,000 scholarships. Students who meet eligibility requirements are encouraged to apply for these scholarships. The application is available…

Pedersen to join WISN-TV morning show

WISN-TV’s Adrienne Pedersen is moving from weekend evening anchor to WISN 12 News This Morning. She will be co-anchoring with Sheldon Dutes . His co-anchor, Melinda Davenport, is leaving the morning show to launch WISN 12 news at 11:00 a.m….

EEO credit available by supporting WBA Foundation Scholarship

Your WBA can help you earn non-job vacancy specific menu option initiative credits for EEO compliance through support of WBA Foundation scholarships. The scholarships are offered to worthy students on an annual basis. The application process is currently underway with…

Stations raise $66,000 to buy supplies for students

A TV and radio station in Milwaukee helped residents raise more than $66,000 to provide students in Milwaukee County with classroom supplies ahead of the start of the school year. This is the sixth year for WISN-TV’s “Class Act School…

Langmyer leaving WTMJ-AM/WKTI-FM, Wexler to take over
Tom Langmyer and Steve Wexler

Tom Langmyer will leaving WTMJ-AM/WKTI-FM when the E.W. Scripps stations are sold to Good Karma Broadcasting this fall. Scripps market manager Steve Wexler will take over leadership of the stations when Good Karma closes on the sale. Langmyer was at…