NAB President coming to WBA Summer Conference
The President and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters is coming to the WBA Summer Conference in June. Gordon Smith will be the keynote speaker on June 21, the second day of the conference at the Hilton Milwaukee…
Webinar to help stations with tax changes
A webinar scheduled for Feb. 8 will help Wisconsin businesses, including WBA members, with tax changes related to the personal property tax. The state budget passed in 2017 included a repeal of the personal property tax. Your WBA was part…
Eau Claire area broadcasters mourn loss of ‘great guy’
A veteran broadcaster who continued to work in broadcasting even after his time as an employee at an Eau Claire TV station has died. Rick Wold was an employee of WEAU-TV in the late 70s and early 80s and continued…
WUWM hires managing editor, announcer
WUWM has hired a new managing editor and midday announcer. As managing editor, Michelle Maternowski will report to the station’s news director and coordinate all content produced by WUWM journalists across all platforms. She will also back up the news…
Vetterkind appears in RAB video about CES
WBA President and CEO Michelle Vetterkind was included in a video from the Radio Advertising Bureau about the recent CES event in Las Vegas. Vetterkind was there on a tour put together by Jacobs Media. Vetterkind’s comments can be seen…
Eau Claire host retires after 40 years
An Eau Claire broadcaster with 40 years in morning radio has retired. George House retired in December from WIAL-FM where he’s been in the air the last five years. He spent most of his career at WAXX-FM. House told the…
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…
