Rep. Steil joins cosponsors of Local Radio Freedom Act
Wisconsin Congressional Representative Bryan Steil is joining Representatives Ron Kind, Glenn Grothman, Tom Tiffany, and Mike Gallaher in supporting the recently reintroduced Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA). The resolutions in the House of Representatives and the Senate oppose “any new…
Decker named WZOR music director, host
Woodward Radio Group active rock station Razor 94.7/104.7 (WZOR) has named Decker its new music director and afternoon host. Decker replaces Cutter who moved to sister station WAPL as a morning show co-host. “I’m so excited to be back in…
Weekly Radio Addresses highlight plans to spend on tourism, health care
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol tout funding proposals for tourism, nursing homes, and health care. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — Gov. Tony…
UW-Parkside campus station to remain off-air
A campus radio station at the University of Wisconsin Parkside in Kenosha will remain off the air. In a post to the WIPZ Facebook page, the station announced that it was decided on May 14 the university and SUFAC chairperson…
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…
