Podcast: Covering Conflict Safely
In a must-see episode for broadcast newsrooms across the country, Al Tompkins joins co-hosts Michelle Vetterkind (WI Broadcasters Assoc.) and Tim Vetscher (TMJ 4, Milwaukee) to discuss measures newsrooms can take to keep journalists safe. The trio discusses current challenges,…
WBA 75th anniversary Summer Conference agenda released
The preliminary agenda is now available for your WBA’s Summer Conference celebration of the association’s 75th anniversary will be held June 17-18 at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva. Registration is also open. The registration deadline is May 28….
WMTV-TV Diaper Drive raises more than 1 million diapers
WMTV-TV in Madison raised an incredible 1,055,846 diapers in just one week for The Village Diaper Bank during its 6th Annual Diaper Drive. The campaign collected 22,001 diapers and raised $165,415 in cash donations – $156,352 of that total in…
Training is Key in 2026
The biggest impediment to increased revenue is an undertrained sales staff. It is a sales maxim that is more relevant today than ever. We are operating in an era, especially in digital sales, where clients perceive that everyone is selling…
WBA Hall of Fame finds room to grow at Hilton Milwaukee
Your WBA Hall of Fame has been a part of Marcus Corp’s Hilton Milwaukee for more than 10 years, occupying a long hallway in the historic hotel. While the hallway is, indeed, long, it was becoming too short for our…
Get involved to get the most out of your WBA
The NAB State Leadership Conference in Washington DC is in March and by the time you read this we will have already returned. Your WBA representatives will have spent hours walking and waiting in the halls of Congress to get a…
Wisconsin broadcasters visit lawmakers on Capitol Hill
Wisconsin’s radio and TV broadcasters were on Capitol Hill on March 3-4 to meet with members of Wisconsin’s Congressional delegation in the House and Senate. Broadcasters visited the offices of all eight House members and both Senators to talk about…
Wisconsin Broadcaster available now
The March/April issue of Wisconsin Broadcaster is now available. Highlights from this issue:
Building blocks of broadcasting at Lambeau Field
The Student Forum at Lambeau Field offers an impressive array of hands-on experiences. Building with Legos usually is not one of them. Don’t tell that to UW-Stevens Point junior Egg Goyette. Goyette, a self-described perpetual “hand-raiser,” volunteered to play the…
