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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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Weekly Radio Addresses focused on Pride, state budget
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol focus on Pride Month and the state budget. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this week’s ,…
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43-year veteran of WFRV-TV to retire
The news production manager at WFRV-TV, Julie Buck, is retiring after 43 years at the station. She’s the station’s longest tenured employee. VP and General Manager Judson Beck wrote, “Thank you for your incredible service, professionalism, the great example you…
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YP of the Month has ‘drive to succeed’
The Client Marketing Coordinator for NRG Media in Wausau/Stevens Point, Haley Clark, is the WBA Young Professional of the Month for the month of June. The WBA Young Professional of the Month is a nominee for the WBA Young Professional…
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Magnum station boosts community fundraiser
Magnum Media’s 100.1 Thunder Country (WDDC) in Portage helped the Portage Lion’s Club hold a successful online/radio auction, almost doubling the amount raised the previous year. The 48th annual event was the first time an online auction was integrated into…
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UW-Oshkosh launches broadcast engineering emphasis
The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh is launching a new emphasis next fall to train the next generation of broadcast engineers. The emphasis is through the Radio, Tv, and Film (RTF) Department and includes courses from that school plus the departments of…
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La Crosse journalist first to receive Boyd Huppert Education Debt Assistance Grant
A reporter and anchor at La Crosse TV station, WKBT-TV, is the first to receive the recently established Boyd Huppert Education Debt Assistance Grant. Allyson Fergot is one of ten who applied for the student debt relief grant set up…
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Reporter, anchor remembered for 45 years in broadcasting
A Wisconsin native with a 45-year broadcasting career has died. Thomas Kurt “Tom” Petersen, 83, died on Saturday. According to his obituary, Petersen left his mark in the broadcasting business working as a reporter and news anchor at TV and…
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Wisconsin Broadcaster available now
The May/June issue of Wisconsin Broadcaster is now available. Highlights from this issue:
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More graduates added to Walker Broadcast Management Institute
Two graduates of the Walker Broadcast Management Institute got their briefcases on April 16 as the Institute marked the beginning of another three-year cycle. The Institute is designed for broadcast managers and those seeking or being prepared for broadcast management…
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How can we plan for the future if we don’t know what next week will bring?
Part of the work we do with broadcasters is to help them develop strategic plans. Our process is to conduct research, apply relevant megatrends, and do a deep dive into the client’s past, current situation, and goals for the future….
