In the News Archive

Beno joins Lake Land’s Wall of Fame

Ken Beno, Chair of the WBA Education Committee, has been chosen as a 2021 recipient of the Lake Land College Retiree Wall of Fame. Lake Land College in Mattoon, Illinois created the Retiree Wall of Fame in 2008 to honor…

Hencley retiring from iHeartMedia after 27 years

Media veteran Rick Hencley is retiring after 27 years at iHeartMedia. Hencley runs the iHeartMedia cluster of stations in Eau Claire. Throughout his career, Hencley has held several positions within the media industry, including Laird Broadcasting, Great Duluth Broadcasting, Phillips…

Radio Milwaukee names musicians to artist-development program

88Nine Amplifier, a new artist-development program from 88Nine Radio Milwaukee (WYMS-FM), has selected four Milwaukee musicians for its Class of 2021, the station announced Tuesday. The musicians are in the program’s first eight-month class, with national mentors Justin Vernon, Butch Vig and Marcella Araica…

Help next generation of storytellers

The next generation of storytellers is on display on campuses across Wisconsin, and they want to learn from you.  That’s why we have the WBA Student Storytellers website. Students are posting their work in student media in hopes of getting…

Positivity important as end to pandemic nears

Is it spring? As I write this, we are experiencing mild weather and many parts of Wisconsin have hit 50 degrees. After the bitter cold temperatures we had in February how can a person not think of spring. We are…