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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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Broadcasters celebrate best work of 2020 at WBA Awards Gala
Radio and television stations from across Wisconsin were honored Friday and Saturday with numerous awards at the 2021 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Awards Gala. The radio awards were announced Friday evening and the TV awards were announced Saturday evening. Competition for the 2020 awards was strong with 1,365 entries and 112 stations participating. Entries were…
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WBA radio awards handed out, TV awards announced Saturday
The 2020 WBA Awards for Excellence are being given out over two nights and the first set of awards were given out to radio stations across the state Friday night on an online gala. The TV awards will be given out in an online gala on Saturday night. Competition for the 2020 awards was…
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2 Wisconsin stations among finalists for Service to America Awards
Two Wisconsin TV stations are among 28 finalists in the NAB Leadership Foundation 2021 Celebration of Service to America Awards WISN-TV in Milwaukee is a finalist in large market television for WISN-TV Feeds the Hungry. WMTV-TV in Madison is a finalist in medium market television for WMTV-TV Makes Commitment to Feed the Hungry. The 2021 Celebration of…
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Weekly Radio Addresses take on Foxconn contract, state budget
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol discuss a renegotiated Foxconn contract 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 Dem radio address, Gov. Tony Evers discusses the renegotiated Foxconn contract that he touts as…
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Reps. Grothman, Tiffany cosponsor Local Radio Freedom Act
Wisconsin Congressional Representatives Glenn Grothman and Tom Tiffany are supporting the recently reintroduced Local Radio Freedom Act (LFRA). 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 the LFRA introduced in the last session of Congress…
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Stevenson named Seehafer Broadcasting VP
Terry Stevenson has been named Vice President of Seehafer Broadcasting as of May 1. Stevenson started his career with the company at age 16, working as a part time board-op, and ventured further into broadcasting that same year when his grandfather and Seehafer Broadcasting founder Don Seehafer gave him the opportunity host his own 30-minute…
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The Family’s hygiene drive tops $500K
The Family Radio Network’s 2021 “Help for the Homeless” hygiene drive received a record-breaking $502,000 worth of donated hygiene and cleaning supplies for 90 crisis agencies in 19 of their listening communities. In spite the number of collection sites decreasing by 20 percent because of the pandemic, donations surpassed last year’s total by $68,000, making…
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Kelly named Q106 music director
Mid-West Family Madison has promoted of Kristi Kelly to Music Director for Q106FM (WWQM). “Kristi is perfect for this job,” said Randy Hawke, VP of Programming for Mid-West Family Madison. “She knows and loves the music. She also understands the plan and is more than qualified to carry it out.” Kelly has spent her radio…
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Wisconsin Rapids stations change hands
Two radio stations in Wisconsin Rapids changed ownership last week. Seehafer Broadcasting sold stations WFHR-AM and WLJY-FM to Heart of Wisconsin Media. The sale was approved by the FCC in February and made final on April 16. WFHR and WLJY were purchased by Seehafer Broadcasting founder and former president, Don Seehafer, in 2006, and Mark Seehafer…
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COVID can’t stop nation’s longest-running local telethon
With tremendous help from donors, corporations, and volunteers, a total of $1,421,757 was raised during the 67th annual CP Telethon March 6-7 at WBAY-TV in Green Bay. The two-day event raised money for CP, which helps people in Northeast Wisconsin with a variety of needs, such as therapy, aquatic exercise, childcare, and adult day services.…
