WBA Student Awards for Excellence winners announced
The 2020 Student Awards for Excellence winners were announced at the WBA Student Seminar on Saturday. The complete list of winners is available here. Congratulations to all the winners! Great job! Charlie Berens presented a keynote speech. Thank you Charlie!…
Keene to retire as WHBY’s Good Neighbor
After 40 years behind the microphone, WHBY’s Good Neighbor Kathy Keene is announcing her retirement. Keene joined Woodward Communications in January 1981. In September of that same year she became the host of the Good Neighbor Show on WHBY. During her…
Richard and Joy Wood to retire
After 40 years of doing projects for the broadcasting industry, Richard and Joy Wood are announcing their retirement. As married business partners they were the owners of Skyline Communications from 1980 to 1999, specializing in tower construction and maintenance work….
Weekly Radio Addresses used to discuss American Rescue Plan, schools
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol discuss the American Rescue Plan and support for schools offering in-person instruction. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: …
Radio legend leaving Milwaukee
One of the most recognizable voices in Milwaukee radio is leaving the market at the end of the month. Karen Dalessandro has been on the air in Milwaukee for more than 20 years and is currently the host of 96.5…
Socializing returns to WBA Awards Gala in 2-night online event
Nobody does an awards gala like the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association. Despite challenges and changes, the WBA Awards Committee has, once again, planned an Awards Gala we will “virtually” remember for years to come. Presented over two nights: Radio…
WPR announces schedule changes for WLSU
Listeners to Wisconsin Public Radio’s (WPR) NPR News & Music station in La Crosse, 88.9 FM WLSU, will hear some new programs overnight and on the weekends beginning March 8. The changes will align the station schedule with WPR’s existing…
Skramstad to retire after 47 years in radio
Shawn Skramstad, the VP/Market Manager of Midwest Communications’ Duluth-Superior group is retiring after a 47-year career in broadcasting. Skramstad began his radio careers in programming before shifting to sales. He worked for KDWB, WCCO, and KEEY before transitioning to Red Rock Radio in 1999. He…
Shawano man remembered for 50-year career in radio
Lifelong broadcaster Doug Rogers, of Shawano, is being remembered for his long career in radio. Rogers died Jan. 30 after battling cancer. He was 61. According to his obituary, Rogers attended the Transamerican Broadcasting School in Wausau and earned his…
