Chair: Get involved in the WBA
It’s an honor to represent you this year as your WBA Chair! I don’t have any magical formulas to share with you for prosperity or success, but I will use my first column to ask one thing of you and…
Radiothon adds $315K to millions raised for children’s hospital
Listeners to a Green Bay radio station raised $315,577 for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital during a radiothon in February. Y100 (WNCY) raised $15,000 more this year than the previous year and has raised more than $4.55 million since the first…
Renting instead of owning digital platforms
Without question, the hot new gadget on the market is the smart speaker – the Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and the just-released Apple HomePod. This was the hot gift this past holiday season, and there doesn’t appear to be any…
Stevenson named Young Professional of the Year
Terry Stevenson, Sales Manager at Seehafer Broadcasting in Manitowoc, was recently honored as the Young Professional of the Year by the Chamber of Manitowoc County. Stevenson has been working at Seehafer Broadcasting as a sales representative since he graduated high…
WCOW-FM hosts nominated for ACM Personality of the Year
A morning show team based in Sparta has been nominated by the Academy of Country Music for small market Radio Personality of the Year. This is the second year in a row that Ben and Arnie from the Ben and…
Is it taking more time to get open records requests fulfilled?
The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council is looking for more information about the time it takes for newsrooms to have open records requests fulfilled. There was anecdotal evidence presented at the meeting suggesting the wait times are getting longer. We…
Radio personality inducted into Manitowoc Lincoln Wall of Fame
An eastern Wisconsin radio personality has been inducted into the Manitowoc Lincoln Wall of Fame. Damon Ryan is one of six who were inducted on Feb. 2 during a Manitowoc Ships boys basketball game against Pulaski. Ryan is sports director…
Station helps raise $365K for UCP
An Eau Claire TV station raised $365,256 for United Cerebral Palsy of West-Central Wisconsin with a six-hour telethon. WEAU-TV held the StarFest telethon on Jan. 27 along with the SnowBiz outdoor concert. The event also helps raise the Cerebral Palsy…
New GM named for NRG Media in Wisconsin
A new general manager is being named to a central Wisconsin radio group after NRG Media appointed Kurt Luchs to lead a seven-station cluster in Omaha, Nebraska. Luchs led the four-station group in the Wausau-Stevens Point area for nearly five…
