How do all of your station’s digital tools connect back to the bottom line?
In this day and age, it’s difficult to keep up with all the latest technology. As broadcasters, we’re expected to be proficient with tools that didn’t exist 15 years ago, from Facebook and Twitter to blogs and podcasts. At a…
Madison photographer retires after 39 years
WISC-TV photographer Doug Wahl has retired after 39 years in the business. Wahl covered everything from trips to the Rose Bowl and Super Bowl to high profile court cases, and presidential campaigns. Congratulations and have a happy retirement!
Engage with interns and up-and-coming broadcasters
TV was going to replace radio. FM was supposed to replace AM. Tapes would supplant records. 8-tracks would kill tapes. Cable would end television. Later, satellite would be the end of terrestrial radio. And today, digital audio and video is…
15 graduates join Walker Broadcast Management Institute alumni
Fifteen graduates of the Walker Broadcast Management Institute got their briefcases this week as the Institute marked the end of its seventh three-year cycle. The Institute is designed for broadcast managers and those seeking or being prepared for broadcast management…
WBA, Jacobs Media provide digital strategy video series
The WBA and Jacobs Media are teaming up to bring members a video series aimed at helping stations build their digital strategies. The first video titled “Digital Strategy for Broadcasters” is available now in the WBA website’s Members Only section…
WBA Gala award presenters announced
The radio and television personalities who will present the awards at the WBA Gala on May 5 have been announced. The award presenters represent the stations that won Station of the Year awards at the last WBA Gala. Stations representing…
Baun recognized for service to SBE
WBA Hall of Famer Terry Baun was recently recognized for his service to the Society of Broadcast Engineers. Baun was recognized by the SBE for his more than 20 years of service to the SBE’s Certification Committee as both a…
Broadcasters Clinic Call for Papers open until May 11
The Call for Papers for the 2018 Broadcasters Clinic is currently open and will remain open until May 11. All the details are available here: Call For Papers [PDF]
Tornado warning tests show value of cooperation
On April 12 at 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m., two statewide tests of the Tornado Warning EAS code were conducted in Wisconsin. The tests were originated independently by the five National Weather Service (NWS) offices that serve Wisconsin, and those…
