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Podcast: The State of Spanish Radio: Its Future and Relevance
Monica Armenta (NM Broadcasters Assoc.) is joined by SDC Broadcasting’s Matt Martinez and Radio Ink and RBR+TVBR publisher Deborah Parenti to talk about Spanish-language radio; its growth, its challenges, and why it’s one of the most vibrant and resilient sectors of broadcasting.
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WBA joins DC fly-in to keep AM radio in every vehicle
Your WBA was in Washington D.C. this week, along with broadcasters representing 30 other states, to call on Congress to pass the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. The bills in both houses of Congress have overwhelming bipartisan support. The House bill has more than 300 cosponsors and the Senate bill has 60 cosponsors. Broadcasters…
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YP of the Month ‘excels in leadership’
A producer at WEAU-TV in Eau Claire, Melanie Walleser, is the WBA Young Professional of the Month for the month of July. The WBA Young Professional of the Month is a nominee for the WBA Young Professional of the Year Award. The award seeks to recognize young broadcasters who have made a significant impact on…
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Jowett Fellowship recipient wants radio to excel with video
A multimedia videographer at Woodward Community Media is the recipient of the Rick Jowett Fellowship. Logan O’Leary says while Woodward has a strong radio tradition, they’re forging a new path forward to also making it a reliable video production company. As the sole videographer for the company, he wants to grow the effort into a…
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WBA Foundation announces date for gubernatorial debate
The WBA Foundation Board will continue its 36-year tradition of holding statewide televised debates for Wisconsin’s voters by airing a general election debate in the 2026 Wisconsin gubernatorial race. Qualifying gubernatorial candidates will be invited to participate in a debate on Oct. 9 at 7 p.m., hosted by Milwaukee PBS. Radio and television stations from…
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Fee decision shows power of association membership
Many of you are already familiar with the many benefits of WBA membership you no doubt gather from reading this newsletter regularly, but you might not always know everything that’s happening behind the scenes on behalf of broadcasters across Wisconsin. There was recently a powerful example of this when, in August, the FCC released it’s…
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Wisconsin Broadcaster available now
The November/December issue of the Wisconsin Broadcaster is now available. You can download it here [PDF]. Highlights from his issue: WBA Chair Don Vesely writes about supporting future broadcasters Sen. Baldwin supports two important bills Membership renewals in the mail Student Seminar teams up with job fair New WBA member benefit increases trust in…
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WBA Student Seminar to team up with job fair
The WBA Student Seminar is returning as an in-person event in March and making a big change aimed at connecting more students and aspiring broadcasters. The WBA Job Fair, typically held in January, is moving to be a part of the WBA Student Seminar, which will be held March 5 at the Madison Marriott West.…
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Moll to lead Detroit Lions broadcast operations
Carl Moll has accepted an offer to become Director of Broadcasting for the Detroit Lions. This is a homecoming for Moll after many years in broadcasting in Wisconsin. The Michigan native worked at Journal Broadcast Group in Milwaukee in both radio and TV for more than 20 years overseeing the Green Bay Packers radio and…
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Schuh remembered for long, respected career in broadcasting
WBA Hall of Famer and lifelong broadcaster, Jim Schuh, has died. Schuh, 83, died Wednesday at Marshfield Medical Center in Weston, according to his obituary. Schuh was a Milwaukee native and graduate of Marquette University. His career began in 1957 with a 6-year stint as an announcer and reporter for four different Milwaukee area radio…
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Weekly Radio Addresses focused on mental health, substance abuse, election investigation
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol talk about mental health and substance abuse treatment and investigations into the 2020 election. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this week’s Democratic radio address Gov. Tony Evers talked about state investments…
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Packers moving to iHeartMedia in Milwaukee
The Green Bay Packers and iHeartMedia Milwaukee announced Wednesday 97.3 The Game WRNW will become the Milwaukee broadcast home for the Packers Radio Network beginning in the 2022 season. Packers games and related programming in Milwaukee will transition to The Game 97.3 WRNW from 620WTMJ Radio, a longtime Packers affiliate that began broadcasting Packers games…
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Olson named GKB manager in Madison, Williams going to Chicago
Tom Olson will be the new market manager for ESPN Madison effective Nov. 1, according to Good Karma Brands (GKB). Olson steps into this role as Keith Williams, vice president and current ESPN Madison market manager, moves to ESPN 1000 in Chicago. As market manager, Olson will be responsible for overseeing the station’s sales, marketing,…
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Moody to program new urban alternative channel in Milwaukee
Public radio innovator and “Rhythm Lab Radio” creator and host Tarik Moody will lead 88Nine Radio Milwaukee’s new Urban Alternative channel as its program director, the station announced Monday. In early 2022, the station will hire additional Urban Alternative staff members and will share the channel’s name and brand identity. The new channel is slated…
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La Crosse area engineer retiring after 33 years
An assistant chief engineer who’s been working at a La Crosse TV station for 33 years and serving on the Broadcasters Clinic Committee for 24 years is retiring. Mark Burg joined WLAX-TV in 1988, working to build what would become FOX 25-48. “Everyone in town was hoping we were going to be Fox, and this…
