Portage man remembered for long career in radio
A Portage man with a long career in broadcasting has died. Robert “Bob” William O’Halloran died July 28. He was 69. O’Halloran started his broadcasting career at 16 at WPDR and went on to UW-Stevens Point, where he earned his…
Spieker named regional engineer for NRG Media
NRG Media’s Wisconsin stations have named Brian Spieker as its new regional engineer. “Brian comes to us from the Fargo, North Dakota area where he worked for several large broadcasting companies,“ NRG Director of Engineering George Nicholas said. “He also…
Wisconsin Public Media remembers Director Gene Purcell
Wisconsin Public Media (WPM) is saddened by the death of Gene Purcell, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison division that provides statewide access to public media through Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) and PBS Wisconsin since 2018. Purcell passed away Saturday…
Weekly Radio Addresses highlight differing approaches to addressing workforce issues
In this week’s Democratic radio address, Gov. Tony Evers highlighted a $130 million investment in workforce initiatives aimed at boosting the state’s economic recovery. Meanwhile, In this week’s GOP radio address, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, discussed Republican lawmakers’ recent…
89Q establishes mentoring studio
A Wausau radio station is setting up a new studio aimed to mentoring high school students as future broadcasters. “Our goal is to help them understand radio from a non-commercial, CCM perspective,” wrote 89Q (WCLQ) General Manager Coy Sawyer. The…
Broadcasters Clinic named ‘Best Educational Event’ by SBE
The SBE Wisconsin chapters and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association has won an award from the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) for the Best Educational Event for the Wisconsin Broadcasters Clinic held in October 2020. One nominator noted, “They have consistently…
Why reporters should cold-call for more thorough storytelling
cold-call /ˈkōl(d) ˌkôl/ verb make an unsolicited call on (someone), by phone or in person, in an attempt to sell goods or services. Ah, yes. A very popular tool amongst the sales folks. Welp, I’m going to hijack the term…
Sen. Johnson joins cosponsors of Local Radio Freedom Act
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson is joining five members of the Wisconsin House delegation in supporting the recently reintroduced Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA). The resolutions in the House of Representatives and the Senate oppose “any new performance fee, tax, royalty,…
Weekly Radio Addresses discuss state budget, personal property tax
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol discuss the recently signed state budget and the vetoing of a bill that would have eliminated the personal property tax. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see…
