News Archive

  • New education debt relief grant added to WBA Foundation

    New education debt relief grant added to WBA Foundation

    Your WBA Foundation is adding the Eric Miller PantherVision Education Debt Relief Grant as the third such grant available to Wisconsin broadcasters looking to reduce their debt from post-secondary education. The grant is available to television news producers, photojournalists, or…

  • New WBA Hall of Fame at Hilton Milwaukee

    New WBA Hall of Fame at Hilton Milwaukee

    Your WBA Hall of Fame is now available in a newly renovated, more expansive location in the Hilton Milwaukee. As part of a wider renovation project at the hotel, the Hall of Fame recently reopened at its new location in…

  • Four to be awarded scholarships during Student Forum at Lambeau
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    Four to be awarded scholarships during Student Forum at Lambeau

    Four scholarships will be given out during the WBA Student Forum at Lambeau Field on Feb. 28 to students studying broadcasting in Wisconsin. Learn more about the WBA Student Scholarship program and apply here. The recipients are: Lexi Hull Lexi…

  • Join young broadcasters for ‘Coffee, Critiques, and Community’

    Join young broadcasters for ‘Coffee, Critiques, and Community’

    Join your fellow young broadcasters (within the first years of working in the profession) for professional development through conversation, helpful critiques, and getting your questions answered at Lambeau Field on Saturday, Feb. 28. Schedule:9-9:30 a.m. Coffee and networking9:30 am. –…

  • Agenda announced for 2026 Student Forum at Lambeau Field
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    Agenda announced for 2026 Student Forum at Lambeau Field

    The agenda for the 2026 Student Forum at Lambeau Field on Feb. 28 is available now! The keynote address will be delivered by Bill Jartz, legendary WBAY-TV anchor and PS announcer for the Green Bay Packers. Watch for updates as…

  • Green Bay station to air town hall roundtable with superintendent candidates

    Green Bay station to air town hall roundtable with superintendent candidates

    Green Bay TV station WLUK-TV is airing a half-hour special profiling the candidates in the State Superintendent race. WLUK FOX 11 will air “FOX 11 News You Decide 2021: The Wisconsin State Superintendent Town Hall Roundtable” will air Saturday, April…

  • Beno joins Lake Land’s Wall of Fame

    Beno joins Lake Land’s Wall of Fame

    Ken Beno, Chair of the WBA Education Committee, has been chosen as a 2021 recipient of the Lake Land College Retiree Wall of Fame. Lake Land College in Mattoon, Illinois created the Retiree Wall of Fame in 2008 to honor…

  • Weekly Radio Addresses discuss access to health care, government overreach

    Weekly Radio Addresses discuss access to health care, government overreach

    This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol discuss the Badger Bounceback plan and government overreach. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — Gov. Tony Evers in…

  • Hencley retiring from iHeartMedia after 27 years

    Hencley retiring from iHeartMedia after 27 years

    Media veteran Rick Hencley is retiring after 27 years at iHeartMedia. Hencley runs the iHeartMedia cluster of stations in Eau Claire. Throughout his career, Hencley has held several positions within the media industry, including Laird Broadcasting, Great Duluth Broadcasting, Phillips…

  • Radio Milwaukee names musicians to artist-development program

    Radio Milwaukee names musicians to artist-development program

    88Nine Amplifier, a new artist-development program from 88Nine Radio Milwaukee (WYMS-FM), has selected four Milwaukee musicians for its Class of 2021, the station announced Tuesday. The musicians are in the program’s first eight-month class, with national mentors Justin Vernon, Butch Vig and Marcella Araica…

  • Help next generation of storytellers
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    Help next generation of storytellers

    The next generation of storytellers is on display on campuses across Wisconsin, and they want to learn from you.  That’s why we have the WBA Student Storytellers website. Students are posting their work in student media in hopes of getting…

  • Weekly Radio Addresses discuss capitol budget, prescription drug prices

    Weekly Radio Addresses discuss capitol budget, prescription drug prices

    This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol touch on the capital budget and lowering prescription drug prices. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this…

  • Positivity important as end to pandemic nears

    Positivity important as end to pandemic nears

    Is it spring? As I write this, we are experiencing mild weather and many parts of Wisconsin have hit 50 degrees. After the bitter cold temperatures we had in February how can a person not think of spring. We are…

  • Weekly Radio Addresses take on pandemic anniversary, budget hearings

    Weekly Radio Addresses take on pandemic anniversary, budget hearings

    This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol speak to the one-year anniversary of the pandemic and state budget hearings. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: —…

  • In-person events returning this summer

    In-person events returning this summer

    Rarely do we talk with a WBA member who doesn’t mention their desire to get back to networking with their fellow broadcasters. We most definitely share in that desire and are very excited to return to in-person events with the…