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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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Weekly Radio Addresses discuss Badger Bounceback and spending federal relief money
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol talk about the Badger Bounceback agenda and how it addresses racial disparities in the justice system and the Senate’s plan for spending federal COVID-19 relief money. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In…
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Weekly Radio Addresses discuss education, spending
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are on the topics of education and state spending. 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 discussed what his Badger Bounceback agenda will do for…
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Cutter named to co-host WAPL morning show
RAZOR 94.7|104.7 (WZOR) Music Director and Afternoon personality Cutter is joining the 105.7 WAPL Morning show as co-host. Cutter will work alongside current long-time host, Rick McNeal. “I’ve been listening to this station since I was old enough to turn on the radio,” Cutter said. “To be a part of its legacy is just an…
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La Crosse Hall of Famer remembered as ‘amazing broadcaster’
A La Crosse broadcaster who was inducted into the WBA Hall of Fame with his father has died. Mike Kearns was part of a father-son team that was the Voice of WKTY radio when it signed on the air in 1948. His father, Charlie hosted WKTY’s morning show, “The Lead Balloon” from the day it…
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Christensen to lead Midwest stations in Duluth
Scott Christensen is the new VP/Market Manager for Midwest Communications’ stations in Duluth. In an internal company release, CEO/President Duke Wright said, “I know that nothing will stop (Scott) from fulfilling the successful vision he has for the Duluth/Superior market.” Christensen served as director of sales for Red Rock when their stations were acquired by…
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NAB announces leadership transition
National Association of Broadcasters President and CEO Gordon H. Smith will be transitioning into an advisory and advocacy role effective Dec. 31 after 12 years as head of the NAB. Chief Operating Officer Curtis LeGeyt will step into the role of NAB president and CEO on Jan. 1 after nearly a decade with the association.…
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Kallenbach to retire after 35 years at WPR
After 35 years, Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) Senior Regional Manager and host of “The West Side” Dean Kallenbach is retiring. Kallenbach joined WPR’s bureau at UW-Stout in 1986 as a reporter and local host for NPR’s “Morning Edition.” The Menomonie campus bureau was part of an effort to expand WPR’s local journalism and community connections…
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Weekly Radio Addresses discuss use of federal funds, state Supreme Court ruling
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol discuss the use of federal relief funds and a State Supreme Court ruling. 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 announced his intention to invest…
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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 3 at 9:30 p.m. and CW 14 will air it Sunday, April 4 at 5…
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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 the achievements of past faculty and staff that helped to create the student-first culture the…
