Love Always Foundation awards grant to Wisconsin Public Radio
The Love Always Foundation has awarded $100,000 to the Wisconsin Public Radio Association for WPR to expand its Classical Music Day initiative that began in Milwaukee into a statewide performing arts and arts education initiative that amplifies student voices to…
WISN-TV gathers $97K in donations to help kids with cancer
Through the ongoing ‘WISN 12 Day of Giving’ campaign, $97,633 was raised so children with cancer can enjoy a complete bedroom makeover. On June 3, WISN 12 hosted a phone bank and collected online donations for Special Spaces Wisconsin, an…
WOMT 100 vintage radio collection on display
As part of its year-long 100th anniversary celebration, WOMT Radio in Manitowoc is collaborating with local collector Steve Kanter to create a curated display of vintage radios. The traveling collection has now arrived at its third host venue: The Manitowoc…
WSAW-TV delivers nearly 60,000 diapers for local families
WSAW-TV in Wausau conducted its 3rd Annual Diaper Drive collecting 59,923 diapers and $5,1105 in donations to support local families through The Babies’ Place in Marathon County and the United Way of Portage County. The two-week campaign was held May…
Station rallies community to clean up trash
The 5th annual Tory Lowe Community Clean Up brought together over 170 volunteers to remove more than 6,000 gallons of trash across three Milwaukee locations, continuing its mission to create cleaner, safer neighborhoods. This year’s event, run by Good Karma…
Student station WRST-FM celebrates 60th birthday
Many things have changed since 1966, but one constant has been 90.3 WRST-FM, UW-Oshkosh’s student-run radio station. WRST-FM celebrated the 60th anniversary of its first broadcast on April 20 with a birthday party at the station on the fourth floor…
Big Radio debuts ‘Showcase Studios’
Big Radio in Janesville is expanding with the debut of its new “Showcase Studios.” This week WJVL midday host Chet Daniels and WJVL PD/Afternoons host Justin Brown cracked the mics for the first time at Big Radio’s new “Showcase Studios”…
Sold-out crowd celebrates 100 years of WOMT
A sold-out crowd of more than 250 attendees gathered April 9 to celebrate a century of live, local radio in Manitowoc at “Hungry for History: 100 Years of WOMT Radio.” The evening served as a tribute to WOMT’s 100-year legacy,…
WHBY updates branding to mark 100 years serving Appleton area
Following a historic year celebrating a century of service to northeast Wisconsin, WHBY (1150 AM / 103.5 & 106.3 FM) has announced a new brand identity and logo. The rebranding effort comes on the heels of WHBY’s year-long 100th-anniversary celebration….
