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…
WBA Hall of Famer Elizabeth Murphy Burns to retire, Brian Burns to take helm
After 43 years of service, Morgan Murphy Media President and Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Murphy Burns will retire from her day-today leadership position. She will be elevated to Chair of the company’s Board of Directors. The company is naming current…
55-year radio veteran remembered for radio ministry
Fifty-five-year radio veteran Harlan Reinders died Feb. 15. He was 85. According to his obituary, Reinders started his broadcasting career in 1968 in San Diego, California. He moved to Wisconsin in 1972 to join WWIB-FM in the Chippewa Valley. He…
4 to be inducted into WBA Hall of Fame in June
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation is proud to announce the 2025 WBA Hall of Fame inductees: Paul Braun has been a defining voice in Wisconsin sports broadcasting for more than five decades. Denise Callaway has left an indelible mark on…
4 to be honored as Local Broadcast Legends
Four Wisconsin broadcasters are 2024 WBA Local Broadcast Legends. Judy Clark, a trusted and familiar presence in the Eau Claire community for more than three decades Pat O’Neill, a legendary voice in Wisconsin radio, described as “Madison’s last great morning…
Longtime news director Juli Buehler to retire from WLUK-TV
WLUK-TV News Director Juli Buehler has announced her retirement after a career spanning 45 years, with 30 of those years in northeast Wisconsin. Buehler is the recipient of numerous awards, including The Associated Press Carol Brewer Award, and she was…
