‘Stand out’ UW-Whitewater student to receive Student Leadership Award
Drew Best, the Station Manager at WSUW on the UW-Whitewater campus is being recognized for epitomizing influential leadership. Best will be awarded the WBA Student Leadership Award at the Student Forum at Lambeau Field on Feb. 24. WSUW faculty adviser…
Heinkel to retire after 38 years in broadcasting
Experienced broadcast seller and manager Brad Heinkel is retiring after 38 years in Wisconsin broadcasting. Heinkel started his career at WIZM in La Crosse in 1984 working in sports and sales. He moved to TV sales in 1986 at WXOW…
Four to be awarded scholarships at 2024 WBA Student Forum
Four scholarships will be given out during the WBA Student Forum at Lambeau Field on Feb. 24 to students studying broadcasting in Wisconsin. Learn more about the WBA Student Scholarship program and apply here. The recipients are: TJ Dysart TJ…
Broadcasters Clinic announces new partnership, dates
Your Broadcasters Clinic is making some exciting changes and we can’t wait for you and your fellow broadcast engineers to experience it when we meet in September! Here’s what’s happening: “MBA has long-admired Wisconsin’s well-known and respected annual Clinic! The…
Milwaukee TV station to celebrate 70 years with campaign to end hunger
WISN 12 in Milwaukee is honoring its 70th anniversary by launching the ‘70 Years of Service’ campaign, in partnership with Hunger Task Force. Throughout 2024, WISN 12 will highlight a different hunger-related need each month, with a call-to-action to address…
WBA Awards competition draws 1,535 entries
Wisconsin’s radio and TV stations submitted 1,535 entries to the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Awards for Excellence contest, a increase over last year (1,502). The submission deadline for the 2023 awards was Wednesday night. A total of 120 stations submitted entries….
Get to know first two 2024 Young Professional honorees
Young professionals are making their mark on broadcasting in Wisconsin and the WBA is recognizing them. The WBA Young Professional of the Year Award seeks to recognize young broadcasters who have made a significant impact on their stations and communities….
Creative radio pioneer Bill Vancil dies
WBA Hall of Famer and creative radio pioneer Bill Vancil died Jan. 3 after a long illness. He was 82. Vancil grew up in Kewanee, Illinois. While attending Wesleyan University, he hit the air at KSTT, Davenport, Iowa in the…
2023 – The Year of the Rocket Ship or The Tortoise?
As we come to the end of another interesting, yet challenging year for broadcasters, we are constantly asked to try to put things in perspective. Unlike many years, 2023 had two main themes. One was like a rocket ship, potentially…
