Richards remembered for talent, professionalism
Longtime WRJN program director and air personality, Ron Richards, died Saturday. Richards began his radio career in 1968 in Mauston at WRJC. After six months, he joined KFIZ, in Fond du Lac, then WZUU, now WRIT, in Milwaukee. He moved on…
Wescott to join Big Radio in Monroe
Josh Wescott, former radio news director and host of a top ranked morning show in the Madison market, has joined Big Radio stations in Monroe and Freeport to enhance the company’s local news presence. Wescott worked in the Madison radio…
Beno keynotes WLKL anniversary celebration
Ken Beno, retired WBA Education Committee Chair and WBA Hall of Famer, was the keynote speaker at the 50th anniversary celebration of WLKL, the college radio station at Lake Land College in Illinois. Beno compiled the original license application for…
Jensen remembered for love of broadcasting
Eric Jurgensen, 61, of West Bend, known on the air as “Rick Jensen” is being remembered for his lifelong love of broadcasting. He died April 29 at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee from complications of a stroke. Jurgensen studied journalism at…
Elizabeth Murphy Burns remembered as broadcast pioneer
Longtime leader of Morgan Murphy Media and WBA Hall of Famer, Elizabeth Murphy Burns, has died. She was 79. A Duluth-Superior native, her early broadcast career was served at television stations in Tucson and San Diego and in radio ownership…
Eau Claire broadcaster, Hall of Famer, dies
Legendary Eau Claire area broadcaster and WBA Hall of Famer, Mike Sullivan, died Monday following a battle with leukemia. He was 75. Sullivan worked in almost every aspect of radio broadcasting from DJ to station manager during his decades-long career,…
Milwaukee music director awarded student debt relief grant
The music director of 88Nine, a Radio Milwaukee Station (WYMS-FM) is the recipient of the 2025 Results Broadcasting Education Grant. Erin Wolf joined the station in 2022, after many years of hosting a show on WMSE and also following the…
Strehlow to step down from weekday anchor role at CBS 58
After more than four decades in television news, veteran Milwaukee news anchor Mike Strehlow has announced his plan to “semi-retire” from CBS 58 (WDJT-TV). Strehlow will step down from his role as anchor of the ‘CBS 58 News at Noon’…
WBA YP of the Year focused on next generation of broadcasters
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Director of Student Radio, Kelsey Brannan, is the WBA Young Professional of the Year. Brannan was selected by a subcommittee of the WBA Board of Directors from a pool of nine YP of the Month honorees…
