Wisconsin Broadcaster available now
The July/August issue of the Wisconsin Broadcaster is now available. You can download it here. Highlights from his issue: WBA Chair Steve Wexler writes about embracing change WBA President and CEO Michelle Vetterkind presents highlights from Summer Conference Stations…
WBA Hall of Fame takes center stage at Summer Conference
The WBA Summer Convention was an extra special one this year because it was hosted at the site of your WBA Hall of Fame at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center. This beautiful hotel is a wonderful home for our Hall…
Registration open for Broadcasters Clinic
Registration is now open for the Broadcasters Clinic, which will be held Oct. 16-18 at the Madison Marriott West in Middleton. The agenda for the three day engineering conference is available here. There you will also find information about hotel…
Choi leaves WISN-TV
WISN-TV morning anchor Andy Choi is leaving television broadcasting. Choi is moving home to Schaumburg, Illinois to be closer to his family. He will be Public Relations Manager for Verizon in the Great Lakes Region. He said he’s leaving television…
Bob Barry shares stories of Milwaukee radio from 60s, 70s
WBA Hall of Famer Bob Barry has authored a book about his experiences being on the air in Milwaukee in the 1960s and 70s and rubbing elbows with icons of popular culture from the period. Barry had a 30-year career…
Public broadcasting begins yearlong transition
Wisconsin Public Radio and Wisconsin Public Television are beginning a yearlong transition from the University of Wisconsin Extension to the University of Wisconsin – Madison. The process started July 1 and is part of a restructuring of the University of Wisconsin-Extension…
Appleton station marks 40 years by sharing recording
Appleton station WAPL is marking 40 years on the air this year and recently shared some history from the station’s founding. The station recently shared the audio from a found a record that contains a recording of the announcement of…
Court responds to request for judges’ email addresses
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is denying a request for the court to release the direct email addresses of Wisconsin judges. The request was made by talk show host Mark Belling and was the subject of a column posted to WBA…
Purcell named director of Wisconsin Public Media
Gene Purcell is being named the director of Wisconsin Public Media effective Aug. 1. Purcell replaces longtime director Malcolm Brett, who will retire at the end of July. He is currently the executive director of the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board,…
