Long time Madison broadcast engineer dies
A long time broadcaster engineer in Madison died just short of his 84th birthday. Donald Lee Moran got his first formal training in radio during his service in the Korean War. He attended the Wisconsin School of Engineering. Moran was…
Fake Grammar is only fit for Fake News
The English language is not an easy communications device to master. Learning it can be confusing and frustrating. I remember my college German language professor telling us how his English speaking German colleagues complained how they found many of the…
Open records requests also open to public
Did you know that when you file an open records request with the Wisconsin Department of Justice, that request is itself a public record? The DOJ is now posting regular reports of who has filed open records requests with its…
Beno appointed to committee promoting business, marketing in education
Broadcasting education advocate and WBA Hall of Famer Ken Beno has been named to the Wisconsin Department of Instruction’s Business, Marketing and Information Technology Advisory Committee. The committee promotes the recognition of business, marketing and IT coursework as students transition…
WPR host Joy Cardin to retire in September
Wisconsin Public Radio host Joy Cardin will retire in September. Cardin has been host of the morning show, The Joy Cardin Show, on The Ideas Network since 2003 and has been on WPR for 31 years. Her last live broadcast…
UW-Madison uses grant money to get video gear
WBA Foundation, Thank you so much for the WBA Foundation Educational Support Grant. The grant will help supplement our video gear and allow students to have more choices in their project work. The help that the foundation gives to schools…
Spanish-language radio station featured on WPT
The couple behind Spanish-language radio station La Movida in Madison were featured in a Wisconsin Life segment on Wisconsin Public Television. Luis and Lupita Montoto run the station owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting. Read more here.
David ‘The Admiral’ Nelson dies at age 96
A DePere man with a long and influential career in broadcasting has died. David L. Nelson is described by long time employee and business partner Larry Busse as the “perfect boss.” He said Nelson would give his employees a challenge…
Wisconsin Lutheran College grad sends thanks for grant
WBA Foundation, Thank you so much for your recent gift of $1,200 to Wisconsin Lutheran College. Your support for the college is most appreciated and helps prepare Warriors for lives of Christian leadership throughout the world. One of these Warriors…
