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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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Vetterkind named chair of WSAE
WBA President and CEO Michelle Vetterkind has been named Chair of the Wisconsin Society for Association Executives (WSAE). Vetterkind has been involved with the organization since 1997 and was recognized with the WSAE Association Leadership Award in 2017. She said…
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Starting a podcast from scratch
For the last five weeks Noah Manderfeld, Reece Van Haaften, and Matt Infield—the ‘sports guys’ at WSAW-TV have collaborated to do a weekly podcast. There is a lot of freedom with podcasts. They’re basically like an audio blog, right? But…
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Radio marks 100 years
Radio is celebrating its 100th birthday amid a pandemic and historic election. With the first commercial radio broadcast on KDKA on Election Day showcasing the power of radio’s immediacy, the impact of the medium still shines even in a digital world….
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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 Chris Bernier writes about keeping your staff connected. WBA President and CEO Michelle Vetterkind writes about planning…
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Planning underway for whatever comes our way next year
Like you, your WBA is working with a lot of uncertainty these days. And, it probably comes as no surprise that there’s a lot we don’t yet know about our 2021 events. That said, please know that we are making…
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Keep social interaction going during pandemic
….and it goes on and on. The pandemic continues with no end in sight. Sorry to start this column on such a depressing note. The biggest challenge we face is how to keep morale up. The age-old traditions of company…
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Weekly Radio Addresses push for voting, stopping virus spread
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are focused on voting and stopping the spread of COVID-19. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — Sen. Chris…
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Cat rhymes to help WBA Awards contestants
If rhymes help you remember, you’ll want to see this video before December. Remove awards stress in no time flat. Get advice from the WBA’s own Cat in a striped Hat. The WBA Awards contest opens on Dec. 1. The…
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Milwaukee radio legend Bob Barry marks year of episodes for “Unearthed Interviews” podcast
A podcast from Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Famer Bob Barry is marking more than one year’s worth of episodes. The Bob Barry Unearthed Interviews podcast highlights his historic interviews with musicians and celebrities. Bob Barry had a long…
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2 new members named to Young Professionals Committee
The WBA’s Young Professional Committee is welcoming two new members from different parts of the state. Kristen Shill is the News Director at WQOW-TV in Eau Claire. She began her career there in 2013 as an intern and has since…
