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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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Ambassador program extends to second UW campus
The WBA campus ambassador program is expanding to a second campus after its pilot year at UW-Oshkosh. Two students at UW-Whitewater will serve as WBA ambassadors starting in the fall semester. The ambassador program was launched in 2025 on the UW-Oshkosh campus with two students: Dylan Przybylski and Jacob Link. The students acted as representatives…
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Wisconsin Broadcaster available now
The September/October issue of Wisconsin Broadcaster is now available. Highlights from this issue:
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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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Love of music led Johnson to career in broadcasting
Lifelong broadcaster Howard Johnson, whose career started in Wisconsin, died Dec. 30. He was 71. According to his obituary, Johnson grew up in a musical home taking advantage of playing the drums and moving onto the piano and organ. He played in a children’s band that performed on WLUK-TV, WBAY-TV in Green Bay and WLUC-TV…
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Holiday effort raises $18K for underprivileged kids
Milwaukee radio station WTMJ raised more than $18,000 during the Kids2Kids Christmas Toy Drive to benefit underprivileged children in the community. The overall mission of the program is to encourage kids to donate toys to underprivileged kids in the community. WTMJ promoted the effort through on-air promos and live liners and online digital and social…
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Weekly Radio Addresses focused on law enforcement, taxes
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol promote support for law enforcement and changes to withholding tax tables. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In the week’s Republican radio address, Rep. Jesse James, of Altoona, touted the Republican Law Enforcement…
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WBA Student Seminar returns to Madison as in-person event
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Student Seminar is set for Saturday, March 5 at the Madison Marriott West. The keynote speaker is Dan Shelley, Executive Director of the Radio Television Digital News Association. Previously, Shelley was Senior Vice President of Digital Content Strategy for iHeartMedia. Prior to joining iHeartMedia, Dan served as Senior Vice President at…
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Young broadcasting professionals recognized for contributions
Young professionals are making their mark on broadcasting in Wisconsin and the WBA is recognizing them. The WBA Young Professional of the Year Award seeks to recognize young broadcasters who have made a significant impact on their stations and communities. A subcommittee of the WBA Board of Directors selected five young professionals to recognize in…
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Start 2022 by getting involved in your WBA
Your WBA is heading back to the Wisconsin State Capitol for our first WBA State Legislative Day since 2020. We’ll be at the State Capitol on Jan. 18 and appointments are being made right now. Building a constructive relationship with lawmakers is critical to making sure your local audiences can continue to be served with…
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‘It is time’ to submit your 2021 WBA Awards entries
It is time. Those were the words uttered by the late Kevin Greene, Pro Football Hall of Famer and former outside linebackers coach for the Green Bay Packers. He uttered those words to his top player, Clay Matthews, in Super Bowl 45. He was telling Matthews it was time to step up and be a…
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Wausau station raises 146K for local charities
WSAW NewsChannel 7’s annual Share Your Holidays campaign raised $146,822. One hundred percent of the money is split between the Wausau Salvation Army and The Neighbors’ Place. “We’re so humbled and honored that you trust Share Your Holidays to help so many people,” said Jeff Thelen, WSAW anchor and campaign coordinator. “Thank you for giving…
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Appreciate employees during challenging times
The start of 2022 holds a mixed bag of headlines for broadcasters, and some are quite challenging. Our news gatherers continue to find themselves needing to define the difference between fact and opinion with a growing number of listeners/viewers. Fake News must turn into Fact News. Our sales departments have become more therapists than account…
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Grant offers college debt relief for broadcasters
Results Broadcasting has established a $2,000 Education Debt Assistance Grant to help broadcasters pay off their student loans. This grant is available to individuals currently employed in Wisconsin broadcasting or related media. Applicants must meet the following criteria: Must be currently employed at a Wisconsin broadcast radio, television or related media company Must have completed…
