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…
UW-Green Bay sends thanks for grant money
WBA Foundation, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for providing funds to us through the WBA Foundation Educational Support Grant. The equipment is used in the following courses held on campus: Intro to TV Production Advanced TV…
Harry Connick Jr. visits Milwaukee radio station
iHeartMedia Milwaukee’s 97.3 NOW hosted Harry Connick Jr. on The Rahny Taylor Morning Show before to his guest appearance at the Wisconsin State Fair. Connick is currently promoting his TV show, “Harry”. Pictured left to right: On-air personalities Rahny Taylor, Binky…
Educational Support Grants Total $7,235 in 2017
The WBA Foundation has awarded 4 grants totaling $7,235 under its Educational Support Grants Program for 2017. The following grants were approved by the Foundation Board at the WBA/WBA Foundation Joint Board Meeting in June: UW-Green Bay ($3,431) UW-Madison ($354.80)…
Promoting cohesion between programming, sales
There’s an age-old problem in radio stations. That is a chasm between sales and programming. Some have solved it by making both departments very important and respectful of each other. It’s a subject I wanted to address. But our programming…
Sports broadcasters learn, enjoy day at the ballpark
Wisconsin’s sports broadcasters gathered Thursday at Miller Park to talk about sports broadcasting issues and enjoy a ballgame. The workshop was kicked off by the sport workshop’s namesake, Doug Chickering. WIAA Communications Director Todd Clark and Deputy Director Wade…
State, national leader in broadcast engineering to retire
A chief engineer with a 29-year career at a Madison TV station, WBA Hall of Famer, and leader in broadcast engineering will retire in September. Leonard Charles, known to most people as Chuck, worked at WISC-TV as the director of…
Madison radio station raises money for breast cancer charities
A Madison radio station raised more than $8,000 for breast cancer charities by hosting an inner tube ride down the Sugar River. The “Boob Toob” event was held in June by WJJO at the Sweet Minihaha Campground in Brodhead. Participants each…
