Wisconsin Educational Communications Board names deputy director
Jennifer Brown Dargan, the assistant director of Wisconsin Public Radio’s (WPR) The Ideas Network, has been named Deputy Director of the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board (ECB). The ECB is a state of Wisconsin agency which partners with the University of…
Be prepared for 2021 nationwide EAS test
The FCC and FEMA will conduct a Nationwide EAS and WEA Test on Aug. 11. The FCC requires that all EAS participants immediately rebroadcast this EAS test. The EAS test will be disseminated only via Legacy EAS, received by Wisconsin…
Dealing with mean social media comments
If you had to make a list of cons when it comes to using social media as a broadcaster, the frequency of hurtful comments might rise to the top. And sometimes ‘thick skin’ isn’t much of a remedy. Sara Maslar-Donar…
Weekly Radio Addresses celebrate Juneteenth, tout tax relief
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol touch on Juneteenth and tax relief. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this week’s Democratic radio address,…
How can social media make your job easier?
Anyone who has worked in broadcasting for at least 10 years, remembers the age before social media. I’m talking when social accounts strictly belonged to people and not police departments or non-profits. Finding story ideas would come from poaching items…
Mueller to retire from Milwaukee radio
Radio host Gene Mueller will retire in February 2022 after more than 40 years on the air in Milwaukee. Mueller made the announcement Wednesday during his show on Newsradio 620 WTMJ. “As hard as it may be for some to…
Weekly Radio Addresses highlight budget surplus
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol highlight a state budget surplus. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this week’s radio address Gov. Tony…
Wisconsin anchor, station owner remembered
Former TV news anchor and radio station owner Ray Louis Wheeler has died. Wheeler, 81, died April 16 at his home in Minnesota, according to his obituary. Wheeler was a broadcaster for the American Forces Korea Network while in the…
News director takes on questions about how managers view awards
People in the news industry are often posing questions on social media regarding various journalism awards and job seeking. I am going to try to answer some of them today. Do news directors care about awards when looking at a…
