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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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Rep. Steil joins cosponsors of Local Radio Freedom Act
Wisconsin Congressional Representative Bryan Steil is joining Representatives Ron Kind, Glenn Grothman, Tom Tiffany, and Mike Gallaher in supporting the recently reintroduced Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA). The resolutions in the House of Representatives and the Senate oppose “any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge” on local broadcast radio stations. The version of…
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Decker named WZOR music director, host
Woodward Radio Group active rock station Razor 94.7/104.7 (WZOR) has named Decker its new music director and afternoon host. Decker replaces Cutter who moved to sister station WAPL as a morning show co-host. “I’m so excited to be back in the area, “Decker said. “Growing up with RAZOR in my backyard was a fantastic outlet…
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Weekly Radio Addresses highlight plans to spend on tourism, health care
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol tout funding proposals for tourism, nursing homes, and health care. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — Gov. Tony Evers in this week’s Democratic radio address touts new funding for the tourism and entertainment…
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UW-Parkside campus station to remain off-air
A campus radio station at the University of Wisconsin Parkside in Kenosha will remain off the air. In a post to the WIPZ Facebook page, the station announced that it was decided on May 14 the university and SUFAC chairperson would not renew the license considering rising costs and low student interest. “We’ll be working…
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Wisconsin Educational Communications Board names deputy director
Jennifer Brown Dargan, the assistant director of Wisconsin Public Radio’s (WPR) The Ideas Network, has been named Deputy Director of the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board (ECB). The ECB is a state of Wisconsin agency which partners with the University of Wisconsin-Madison to operate WPR and PBS Wisconsin. ECB Executive Director Marta Bechtol made the announcement…
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Be prepared for 2021 nationwide EAS test
The FCC and FEMA will conduct a Nationwide EAS and WEA Test on Aug. 11. The FCC requires that all EAS participants immediately rebroadcast this EAS test. The EAS test will be disseminated only via Legacy EAS, received by Wisconsin broadcasters on their State Relay station Monitoring Assignment input. Test Date: Aug. 11, 1:20 p.m.…
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Dealing with mean social media comments
If you had to make a list of cons when it comes to using social media as a broadcaster, the frequency of hurtful comments might rise to the top. And sometimes ‘thick skin’ isn’t much of a remedy. Sara Maslar-Donar is the anchor of WKOW’s Wake Up Wisconsin Weekend morning show and reports for the…
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Weekly Radio Addresses celebrate Juneteenth, tout tax relief
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol touch on Juneteenth and tax relief. 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 celebrates Juneteenth and notes Wisconsin’s “work toward equity and justice in this…
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How can social media make your job easier?
Anyone who has worked in broadcasting for at least 10 years, remembers the age before social media. I’m talking when social accounts strictly belonged to people and not police departments or non-profits. Finding story ideas would come from poaching items from newspapers, press releases or conversations with friends and family. Sara Maslar-Donar is the anchor…
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Mueller to retire from Milwaukee radio
Radio host Gene Mueller will retire in February 2022 after more than 40 years on the air in Milwaukee. Mueller made the announcement Wednesday during his show on Newsradio 620 WTMJ. “As hard as it may be for some to believe, the thrill of getting up at 1:45am each weekday morning has finally worn off…
