Lenz to lead iHeartMedia in Milwaukee
Dan Lenz has been named Market President for Milwaukee. As Market President, Lenz will be responsible for all operations in the market from sales to programming. He has been with iHeartMedia since 2017 and most recently served as Senior Vice…
WVMO marks 10 years on the air
An LPFM community radio station in Monona is marking ten years on the air in August. WVMO 98.7 FM went on the air in August 2015, eight years after the City of Monona applied for an LPFM license with the…
President’s Column: Incredible sense of community at your WBA events
I came away from our recent WBA Summer Conference in La Crosse feeling the incredible sense of community I get from all our events. We have such wonderful members and great attendance at WBA events, and we don’t take that…
YP of the Month brings ‘passion and dedication’ to broadcasting
An account executive for Results Broadcasting in Shawano, Kayla Williams, is the WBA Young Professional of the Month for the month of July. The WBA Young Professional of the Month is a nominee for the WBA Young Professional of the…
45-year broadcasting veteran remembered for service
A broadcast veteran from TV and radio, James DeSchepper, of Appleton, died June 15. He was 75. DeSchepper served in markets including Green Bay, Atlanta, Richmond, Roanoke, Sioux City, and Madison. He held leadership roles as vice president and general…
Wisconsin Broadcaster available now
The July/August issue of Wisconsin Broadcaster is now available. Highlights from this issue:
Advocacy efforts could bear fruit
We’re at the halfway point of 2025 and looking back at the past six months it has been an unprecedented whirlwind. We have had successful engagement at a number of events like the WBA Summer Conference, just recently completed in beautiful…
Podcast episode highlights broadcast engineering program at UW-Oshkosh
The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh is launching a rare program to train students in broadcast engineering. The emphasis followed years of planning and consultation within the RTF department and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association. William Kerkhof and Andrew Smock join Chris Tarr…
Laszewski named GM at WSAW-TV
WMTV-TV News Director Jessica Laszewski was named General Manager of WSAW-TV in Wausau on Monday. Laszewski has served as news director at WMTV-TV in Madison since October 2017. The announcement from Gray Media said that under her leadership, “WMTV rose…
