Madison news director promoted
WISC-TV’s Executive Director of News and Operations has been promoted to Vice President of News for Morgan Murphy Media. Colin Benedict will work with news directors in the company’s six markets to develop strategies to grow ratings and digital platforms. He…
Milwaukee TV station adds meteorologist
WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee added a full-time meteorologist to its weather staff. Meteorologist Elissia Wilson joined the station in early December and was on the air the week of Christmas. She was previously a meteorologist for Alabama News Network, doing broadcasts…
Submissions for WBA Student Awards closed
Submissions closed at 11:59 p.m. Friday in the WBA Student Awards. High school and college students from around Wisconsin made 241 award submissions for this year’s contest. The total is up from 2016 when students made 203 submissions. The students…
Interest remains strong for Walker Institute
The Walker Broadcast Management Institute is in its 21st year and continues to sell out. Registration for the 2018 session is closed and the class is full. If you’re interested in attending future sessions, contact Liz Boyd at 608-255-2600. Attendees…
Student Awards deadline is Friday night
The deadline for the WBA Student Awards is Friday at 11:59 p.m. CDT. Students can submit their work here. Learn about the rules and award categories here. The awards will be handed out at the WBA Student Seminar on Feb….
Wisconsin broadcasters break another record for award submissions
Wisconsin’s radio and TV stations broke another record by submitting 1,784 entries to the Wisconsin Broadcasters Associations Awards for Excellence. Last year stations submitted 1,783 entries. Submissions have increased every year since 2005. The submission deadline for the 2017 awards…
WBA experiences the future at CES 2018
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association is at CES in Las Vegas this week getting a view of what the future of technology will look like. Check back for more pictures as we take in the convention the rest of the week.
Agenda set for 2018 Student Seminar
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Student Seminar is set for Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Marriott West, Madison (Middleton). Anchor/Reporter, Melinda Davenport, WISN-TV, Milwaukee will present the keynote address. Davenport is also featured on a panel in the morning and presents…
Download the WBA App for Winter Conference
Did you know that the WBA App already has all the resources you’ll need for the upcoming Winter Conference? The app is available in the Apple App Store and Google Play. It’s also available on iPad. In the app, members…
