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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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2025 WBA Awards for Excellence Rulebook available now
Hello Wisconsin Broadcasters, On behalf of your WBA Awards Committee, we hope you had a great summer and have been documenting and saving your potential entries for this year’s contest. You are a part of the largest state broadcaster awards…
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Guy David joins Chandra Lynn on 107.1 The Bull
107.1 The Bull in Fond du Lac (WFON) is welcoming the return of renowned broadcaster Guy David to Wisconsin, where he will join the talented Chandra Lynn on the morning show. “With an impressive career spanning major markets including Denver,…
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Brown named ‘Woman of Influence’
Anne Brown, Vice President and General Manager of CBS 58, WMLW The M, and Telemundo Wisconsin was named one of the Milwaukee Business Journal’s “Women of Influence” for 2025. The award recognizes the top community and business leaders in southeastern…
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Donated winnings add $1,610 to WBA Foundation
Jeff Tyler from iHeartMedia won the 50/50 raffle at the WBA Summer Conference in La Crosse on June 18 and donated his winnings back to the Foundation. A total of $1,610 was raised for the Foundation. Thank you, Jeff!
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Four new members welcomed to the WBA Hall of Fame
Four new names were added to the WBA Hall of Fame on Thursday night during the induction event at the La Crosse Radisson as a part of the WBA Summer Conference. The four inductees are: Denise Callaway has left an indelible…
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Weekly Radio Addresses recognize Wisconsin dairy, tourism
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are about June Dairy Month, and Wisconsin tourism. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this week’s , Rep….
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Combat Hunger event surpasses 50K meals for local veterans
A radio group in Appleton helped rally the community to provide over 50,000 meals for local veterans struggling with food insecurity. Woodward Community Media, in partnership with Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, held its 7th annual “Combat Hunger” food and funds…
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DeGroot promoted, Radandt transitions at Woodward Community Media
B.J. DeGroot has been promoted to Market Manager for Woodward Community Media’s northeast Wisconsin stations. DeGroot, who was Brand Manager for WHBY and The Score, will now manage all six radio brands in northeast Wisconsin: 105.7 WAPL, 95.9 KISS FM,…
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Drive generates more than 75K diaper donations
WSAW-TV’s second annual Diaper Drive in the Wausau area raised 75,752 diapers and $14,688 in cash. At an average of 25 cents per diaper, about 134,504 diapers will be made available to families in need at The Babies’ Place and…
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LaCombe named news director at WLUK-TV
Andrew LaCombe has been named news director for WLUK-TV in Green Bay. He is a former political and investigative reporter for WLUK from 2013 until 2016. LaCombe rejoins the station from WLUC-TV in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula where he was news…
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Green Bay station celebrates 45-year employee
Green Bay TV station WFRV-TV is celebrating the 45-year anniversary of employee Kathy Hoffman. Hoffman is the station’s admin/HR specialist. She previously worked in news, production, and marketing at the station.
