Committee begins work on police body cameras
A legislative committee studying the use of police body cameras held its first meeting on Thursday. The committee is trying to establish uniform regulations for law enforcement using body cameras. A body cameras proposal passed in the Assembly but was…
Video: SEO for Broadcasters
The WBA and Jacobs Media are teaming up to bring members a video series aimed at helping stations build their digital strategies. The sixth video titled “SEO for Broadcasters” is available now in the WBA website’s Members Only section and…
Threats to journalists take on new significance
RTDNA Executive Director Dan Shelley recently wrote about how threats to journalists are taking on new significance. He speaks from experience, having himself been threatened, attacked, and stalked. Shelley spoke at the WBA Summer Conference on a panel on the…
NRG Media welcomes new GSM in Wausau, Stevens Point
NRG Media has hired Rhonda Guenther as general sales manager for its four-station cluster in Wausau/Stevens Point. Guenther was most recently with Mid-West Family Broadcasting in Eau Claire market for the last 15 years. “I’m very excited to join NRG…
Dallas morning show host coming to Milwaukee
Radio show host DeDe McGuire is joining Jammin’ 98.3 (WJMR-FM) as morning host starting July 30. “DeDe in the Morning” will air weekday mornings from 5-10 a.m. and on Saturdays from 6-10 a.m. “My show is unique because it offers…
Station raises more than $160K after gas leak explosion
Madison TV station WISC-TV News 3 raised $163,517 through a one-day telethon for disaster relief aimed at helping residents and businesses of Sun Prairie recover after a July 10 gas leak explosion. One week after the explosion that killed Sun…
WKTI named Marconi finalist
Milwaukee radio station WKTI-FM is one of five finalists for the Large market Radio Station of the Year Marconi Award. The other finalists are KXL-FM in Portland, Oregon, WDBO-FM in Orlando, Florida, WDUV-FM in St. Petersburg, Florida, and WSOC-FM in…
‘Mac the Mailman’ remembered in new video
Television personality Ward Chase, better known to many as “Mac the Mailman” is being remembered in a video posted to the Wisconsin Broadcasting Museum. Chase began his broadcasting career in 1949 at WBAY radio in Green Bay and four years…
Carpenter named news director at WAOW-TV
Kevin Carpenter has been named news director at WAOW-TV in Wausau. Carpenter comes from WLS-TV in Chicago where he was director of digital operations for the last 16 years. Carpenter earned a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Northwestern University…
