WBA Awards provide ‘return on investment’
The excitement of the 2023 WBA Awards for Excellence banquet is still fresh, and it’s already time to be thinking about your station’s nominations for the 2024 awards. I joined the Awards Committee right before May’s big event, and in…
Wisconsin Broadcaster available now
The July/August issue of Wisconsin Broadcaster is now available. Highlights from this issue:
Wisconsin Army National Guard seeing results
Your Wisconsin Army National Guard team is so grateful for you! The way you have welcomed our team and prioritized our stories has blown us away. You are helping us “fight our strength war”, and we are excited to share…
Aspiring broadcaster shows bright future ahead
It was wonderful to see so many of you at our WBA Summer Conference at the beautiful Hotel Retlaw in Fond du Lac! What a terrific venue! We hope you enjoyed your time in downtown Fond du Lac, and that…
Know the “3 Cs” when it comes to AI at your station
It’s been a year since the “AI Ashley” headlines crossed-over from the broadcasting trade magazines to the mainstream press. Stories on the first AI-DJ appeared in publications ranging from local newspapers to Fox Business. “AI Ashley” is the voice of…
Robb Edwards remembered for radio career, ballpark announcing
Radio broadcaster, former WTMJ radio host, and former Brewers in-stadium voice Robb Edwards (Romant) died June 26. Edwards, 79, was the host of the morning show on WTMJ from 1985 until 2000. He also spent time at WOKY-AM and WRIT-AM…
Woodward to buy 7 stations in Illinois
Woodward Communications Inc. (WCI) has agreed to acquire seven radio station brands from Neuhoff Media in Springfield and Bloomington, Illinois. The company said the brands align with WCI’s focus on local community media properties in certain market sizes that serve…
Jowett Fellowship recipient passionate about visual storytelling
A passionate photographer and videographer is the 2024 recipient of the Rick Jowett Fellowship. Re’Nesha Donson has worked at WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee, WKOW-TV in Madison, and at WSIL-TV in Caterville, Illinois. She’s a photojournalist who also has experience as a…
Long-time western Wisconsin TV GM dies
WXOW-TV/WQOW-TV General Manager Dave Booth died Friday at the age of 59. Booth worked at multiple television stations during his 37-year career, including WQOW-TV in Eau Claire, KOLN/KGIN in Lincoln, Nebraska, and WHBF in the Quad Cities. In 1992, he…
