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WBA Awards for Excellence contest opens for entries
You can start submitting your award-winning entries for the WBA Awards for Excellence RIGHT NOW! and if you’re looking to get starlight to submitting entries…here’s the The submission deadline is Jan. 9 at 4 p.m. CT. Your WBA Awards Committee…
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2025 WBA Hall of Fame Show available now
A half-hour program highlighting four 2025 WBA Hall of Fame inductees is available to view online and available for stations to air. This show features Denise Callaway, Bill Hubbard, Mark Zoromski, and Paul Braun. The show is available to all…
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YP of the Month is ‘unsung hero’ for station group
An announcer and producer at Woodward Community Media in Appleton, Zach Zelinski, is the WBA Young Professional of the Month for the month of November. The WBA Young Professional of the Month is a nominee for the WBA Young Professional…
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Guard presents WBA with commemorative coin
WBA President & CEO Michelle Vetterkind on Oct. 24 visited with our longtime partners and friends at the Wisconsin National Guard, including Maj. Gen. Matt Strub and Brig. Gen. Brion Aderman. During the visit, Vetterkind was honored to receive a…
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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…
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VCY America marks 60 years on the air
VCY America is celebrating its 60th anniversary of Christian broadcasting in Milwaukee. VCY America was originally Youth for Christ Milwaukee, a ministry that was organized by Theo McCully. Theo’s son, Ed McCully, would join Jim Elliot and three other missionaries…
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Fletcher Keyes joins TroyResearch
Radio industry and research leader Jonathan Little has announced the addition of a vital new player to his TroyResearch team. Longtime radio programmer Fletcher Keyes has been named Director of Development for TroyResearch, the company that invented online research for…
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Morgan Murphy stations host vaccine clinics
Morgan Murphy Media broadcast stations in 11 states, including stations in Madison, La Crosse, and Platteville, held a day-long effort to fight vaccine hesitancy. The company-wide effort titled “Vaccine Day” included phone banks, digital outreach, and no-appointment, drop-in vaccination clinics…
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Weekly Radio Addresses discuss state budget, elder care
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol provide updates on the state budget and elder care legislation. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — Gov. Tony…
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Teaching, learning and living during the pandemic
It has been one year since we entered this historic pandemic that has had quite an effect on us all and that presented unprecedented challenges for educators and students but offered some surprising innovations as well. Last spring when we…
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Magnum Media puts ALT 107.1 on air in La Crosse
Magnum Media has added its eight radio format to the La Crosse market. Alternative Music “ALT 107.1” is an HD3 of WKBH-FM La Crescent-La Crosse and is being rebroadcast on 107.1 FM W297EH from a tower overlooking La Crosse from…
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Maxwell to lead WKOW-TV newsroom
Dani Maxwell has been named News Director at WKOW-TV in Madison. “Dani has been an integral part of our newsroom the minute she arrived,” said WKOW-TV General Manager Anna Engelhart. “Her experience along with her inquisitive nature, positive attitude and…
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Madison TV station hosts vaccine clinic
WISC-TV in Madison is hosting a vaccine clinic at two locations on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The station is partnering with SSM Health to host the clinics at the News 3 Now studios at 7025 Raymond Road…
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Positivity leads to successful broadcasting
As managers and owners of radio and TV stations in Wisconsin, what is the most important part of our job? In some cases, it depends on who you ask. The FCC expects you to operate in the community interest and…
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WBA award winners provide inspiration
Your WBA is in the fortunate position of getting to not only see but also share the great work that you, our valued radio and TV broadcasters, are doing each and every day across Wisconsin. The WBA Awards Gala gives…
