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,…
Stations should have safety plans
Are we safe? It’s a basic question, but to answer it honestly it takes a deep dive into station and employee safety and a hard look at our procedures and facilities. In June, at the WBA Summer Convention, a panel of…
Collaboration connects UW-RF media production students to German school
As the only instructor of video production on the campus of UW-River Falls, I have often found myself the recipient of unsolicited requests for campus and community video productions, project ideas for students, and related collaborative proposals which due to…
New photos available from WBA Hall of Fame induction
New professional photos from the 2018 WBA Hall of Fame induction are now available. The images are below. The WBA inducted Chris Lytle, Tom Koser, Gary Timm, and Bob Smith at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center during the WBA Summer…
Summit explores future TV technology
The WBA is supporting a summit underway in Columbus, Ohio that explores the coming deployment of ATSC 3.0 technology. The ATSC 3.0 Midwest Next-Gen Summit features helpful, practical information regarding the deployment of ATSC 3.0, plus insightful discussion about opportunities…
WBA Summer Conference returns to Milwaukee
The WBA Summer Conference returned to Milwaukee last week and celebrated at the home of the WBA Hall of Fame at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center. Here are the highlights: Golfers traveled on Wednesday to Fire Ridge Golf Club in…
Wisconsin issues first ‘Green Alert’
The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued on June 20 its first Green Alert to help find a missing veteran. The missing veteran was later found safe. The Wisconsin DOJ issues Green Alerts as a non-EAS alert using the Wisconsin Crime…
Steinhart wins raffle at WBA Summer Conference
WISN-TV Director of Engineering Jim Steinhart, won $840 at the WBA Foundation’s 50/50 Raffle at the exhibitor reception during the WBA Summer Conference. Another $840 was raised for the WBA Foundation. Thank you to all supporters of the WBA Foundation.
