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Nominations open for WBA Hall of Fame, Local Broadcast Legends
Nominations are now open for the WBA Hall of Fame and the Local Broadcast Legends. The WBA Hall of Fame Committee made a number of changes to the process starting with the 2025 cycle: Nominations for both recognitions must be submitted through an online form. Those forms are available here: Nominations are due on Jan.…
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WBA celebrates 75 years throughout 2026
Your WBA marked 75 years of serving radio and TV broadcasters from across Wisconsin during the entire year of 2026. Check out these video highlights. Special thank you to Robert Jarzen for capturing this momentous year! :60 version:
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Jeff Levering to keynote WBA Student Forum at Lambeau Field
Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcaster Jeff Levering will present the keynote address at the WBA Student Forum at Lambeau Field on Feb. 27. Levering has been a play-by-play broadcaster for FOX Sports and the Big Ten Network since 2014, calling a variety of football and men’s basketball games. He joined the Brewers organization in 2015 and…
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2026 WBA Awards for Excellence Rulebook available now
Hello Wisconsin Broadcasters, On behalf of your WBA Awards Committee, we hope you have had a great first half of the year, and that you have been saving your potential entries for this year’s contest. You are a part of the largest state broadcaster awards program in the nation, and we can’t wait to see…
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Shockleys establish Young Broadcasters Development Fund
WBA Hall of Famers Terry and Sandy Shockley are the founding grantors of the newly established Young Broadcasters Development Fund, aimed at inspiring career building in the broadcast industry. “Our mission with this fund is to inspire and motivate young people to pursue a career in broadcasting,” Terry and Sandy Shockey said. “The rewards are…
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Student scholarship competition underway
Do you know a student who could use assistance with educational expenses? The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation offers three $2,500 scholarships and one $1,500 scholarship. Students who meet eligibility requirements are encouraged to apply for these scholarships. The application process is online. It’s available on the WBA website at wi-broadcasters.org/scholarships Students who have completed at…
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Weekly Radio Addresses highlight state budget surplus, elections
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are about the state budget surplus and next week’s election. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this week’s GOP radio address, Sen. Mary Felzkowski, R-Tomahawk, blasts Senate Democrats for the failed surplus…
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WPR Music launches ‘The River Flows with Ava Kuredjian’
On Saturday, Nov. 7, Wisconsin Public Radio’s WPR Music service will launch a new world music program, “The River Flows with Ava Kuredjian,” bringing listeners four hours of music from across cultures and traditions each Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m. Created and hosted by WPR Music producer Ava Kuredjian, “The River Flows” will draw…
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WISN-TV gathers donations to support local veterans
WISN-TV in Milwaukee rallied viewers to contribute $39,803 to ‘Heat And Housing For Heroes’ through the station’s latest ‘WISN 12 Day of Giving’ fundraiser. The total gathered on Oct. 27 includes $10,000 in matching funds from an anonymous donor, helping double viewer donations. The funds will provide financial support for area veterans to keep their…
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Ashworth named PBS Wisconsin, WPR’s first Executive General Manager
Sarah Ashworth has been named Executive General Manager of PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio. She will officially begin in this role Nov. 29. Ashworth has served as WPR’s Director of Radio for more than three years. Ashworth’s 25 years of public media experience also includes work as Vermont Public’s head of content as well as…
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Weekly Radio Addresses discuss PFAS grants, constitutional amendments
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol discuss grants for PFAS contamination and constitutional amendments on the Nov. 3 ballot. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this week’s Dem radio address, Gov. Tony Evers highlights new grant programs that…
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Podcast: Community First Radio
Julie Koehn, President of Lenawee Broadcasting Company joins the podcast to talk about how important “local” is to broadcast radio and how a station of any size can have a gigantic impact in their local community. From serving listeners, advertisers, or each other, if it’s about community, it’s something for her station. Hosted by Amanda…
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Dealing with Negative Public Feedback
As broadcasters, we are always in the public eye. Whether it’s people sitting down with their families to watch the evening news, someone turning on their favorite morning radio show on their way to work, or community members reading up on the latest local news, everything we do is always under the microscope of public…
