New chairs to lead WBA Awards Committee
The WBA Awards Committee will be under new leadership after this year’s awards gala. Kelly Radandt, Woodward Radio Group, and Dean Maytag, retired from WISN-TV, will be co-chairs of the committee that oversees the annual awards contest and gala. The…
WBA Awards: Another Record Year!
It gets more difficult each year to believe that the WBA Awards program has grown again, setting yet another record, but it has happened again! Growing by almost 100 entries from the previous year, the WBA Awards for Excellence program…
Keep your newsroom updated on Amber Alerts, other state-issued notifications
When an Amber Alert or Silver Alert is issued or canceled in our state, the Wisconsin Department of Justice provides notice to broadcasters and other interested parties via its Wisconsin Crime Alert Network. Alerts are issued primarily via email. Your…
WBA renews American Red Cross partnership
The WBA has renewed its agreement with the American Red Cross to help raise funds and awareness for major Red Cross disaster relief efforts in the state. The partnership, called “WBA Saves The Day,” was formed in 1998 and has…
Station collects 20,000 books for food pantries
A group of stations in northeast Wisconsin collected more than 600 books in 2016 for children visiting food pantries. The annual Children’s Book Drive conducted by Nicolet Broadcasting stations has now collected more than 20,000 books over the last ten…
Gilman Halsted, retired WPR reporter, named Distinguished Wisconsin Watchdog
Gilman Halsted, a retired Wisconsin Public Radio reporter who produced award-winning examinations of the state’s criminal justice system, has been named the 2017 recipient of the Distinguished Wisconsin Watchdog Award. Over the course of two decades, Halsted became a familiar…
Get to know WBA leadership: Steve Wexler
Steve Wexler began his broadcast career with Journal Broadcast Group in 1977 as an intern at WTMJ-AM while attending Shorewood High School. He hosted on-air programs on both WTMJ-AM and WKTI-FM in the late 70’s and early 80’s before leaving…
Committee votes on changes to online court records
A committee convened by the director of state courts is reviewing issues regarding the state’s online court records system: Wisconsin Circuit Court Access, or WCCA, which most people refer to as CCAP. The committee is the third convened to ponder…
Eau Claire station uses live network musical to promote local arts
An Eau Claire television station used the NBC live production of the musical “Hairspray” to promote the local performing arts culture. WEAU aired a panel discussion titled “Theater in our Community” after the musical aired Dec. 7. The station invited…
