WBA Student Seminar coming to Lambeau Field
The WBA Student Seminar is on the road next February to Lambeau Field in Green Bay! High school and college students aspiring to a career in broadcasting are strongly encouraged to attend! The WBA Education Committee is working on an…
Combat Hunger raises more than 50,000 meals for veterans in need
Woodward Radio Group, in partnership with Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, recently hosted the 5th annual Combat Hunger event that raised enough dollars and pounds of food to provide 52,580 meals for veterans facing hunger in the Fox Valley. The event…
Tanz to be inducted into MAB Hall of Fame
Midwest Communications President Peter Tanz is being inducted into the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Tanz started his career in Wisconsin and is based in Green Bay. He oversees 81 Midwest Communications radio stations, including groups in Michigan….
Former Milwaukee TV anchor dies
Former WITI-TV news anchor John Drilling died Sunday morning at his home in Greendale. Drilling worked for the station for 31 years, anchoring the noon broadcast for many of those years. He was passionate about auto racing, the Milwaukee Brewers…
Koser to sell stations to Armada Media
Tom Koser is selling his Rice Lake radio stations and the affiliated websites to Armada Media Partners, based in Fond du Lac. Armada owns small market radio stations in Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado. Its principle owners, Terry…
Ashworth named director of WPR
Sarah Ashworth, senior vice president for content at Vermont Public, will be the new director of Wisconsin Public Radio beginning July 17. She will take over from Interim Director Tom Luljak. Ashworth’s 25-year career in media, her communication style and…
“Dean of Fox Valley news’ and WBA Hall of Famer dies
Ray Wiater, known at the “Dean of Fax Valley news” and member of the WBA Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 89. Wiater died Wednesday with his family by his side. Wiater was news director at WHBY…
WBA celebrates four broadcasters added to Hall of Fame
Four new names were added to the WBA Hall of Fame on Thursday night during the induction event at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake as a part of the WBA Summer Conference. The four inductees are: Joanne Williams‘ more…
WBA to join mentorship program for women in radio
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association is partnering with Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Inc. (MIW) to launch a mentorship program aimed at advancing female leadership in radio broadcasting. The partnership was announced today at the WBA Summer Conference and an…
