Wexler to temporarily lead Illinois group during leadership change
Good Karma Brands Leadership Coach and former GM Steve Wexler will serve as interim leader of an Illinois media group during a change in leadership at the company. Neuhoff Media President and CEO, Mike Hulvey, is leaving the company next…
Ryan Scott named station manager at WGBA-TV
Ryan Scott has been tapped to help lead WGBA-TV in Green Bay as station manager. Scott launched his career in local TV broadcasting in 1999 at WTMJ-TV, Scripps’ NBC affiliate in Milwaukee. There he led news content operations and production…
WBA Awards for Excellence contest opens for entries
You can start submitting your award winning entries for the WBA Awards for Excellence RIGHT NOW! and if you’re looking to get starlight to submitting entries…here’s the Here are updates to your WBA Awards program from your WBA Awards Committee……
Giving Tuesday: Support the WBA Foundation
Please support your WBA Foundation on this Giving Tuesday with a donation. Here are just a few of the initiatives supported by your Foundation:
Milwaukee station’s food drive raises $152K
Milwaukee TV station WISN 12 (WISN-TV) partnered with Hunger Task Force on the 12th annual Food For Families Food Drive. The 2023 campaign raised $152,207 to provide healthy meals for local families over the holidays. This equates to more than…
Green Bay station gathers 22K pounds of food
Green Bay TV station WLUK-TV gathered 22,572 pounds of food and $3,368 in donations during a three-day food drive. The FOX 11 Food Project gathered items like canned meats, canned fruit, canned vegetables, and canned soup for pantries in Green…
Bjorson named to lead Audacy stations in Milwaukee
Jason Bjorson has been named Senior Vice President and Market Manager of Audacy’s Milwaukee market. In this role, Bjorson will oversee the market’s portfolio of stations, which includes 99.1 The Mix (WMYX-FM), 1250 AM The Fan (WSSP-AM), 103.7 KISS FM…
2023 WBA Hall of Fame show available now
A half-hour program highlighting four 2023 WBA Hall of Fame inductees is available to view online and available for stations to air. The program showcases the contributions of Joanne Williams, Bob Meyer, Dr. Jonathan Øverby, and Al Lancaster. The show…
WUWM producer dies after traffic crash
WUWM radio producer Eilee Heikenen-Weiss died Oct. 31 after being a passenger in a car involved in an Oct. 29 traffic crash in Verona. Heikenen-Weiss was a producer for the Milwaukee radio station’s Lake Effect program. She was 39. Heikenen-Weiss…
