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  • New education debt relief grant added to WBA Foundation

    New education debt relief grant added to WBA Foundation

    Your WBA Foundation is adding the Eric Miller PantherVision Education Debt Relief Grant as the third such grant available to Wisconsin broadcasters looking to reduce their debt from post-secondary education. The grant is available to television news producers, photojournalists, or…

  • New WBA Hall of Fame at Hilton Milwaukee

    New WBA Hall of Fame at Hilton Milwaukee

    Your WBA Hall of Fame is now available in a newly renovated, more expansive location in the Hilton Milwaukee. As part of a wider renovation project at the hotel, the Hall of Fame recently reopened at its new location in…

  • Four to be awarded scholarships during Student Forum at Lambeau
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    Four to be awarded scholarships during Student Forum at Lambeau

    Four scholarships will be given out during the WBA Student Forum at Lambeau Field on Feb. 28 to students studying broadcasting in Wisconsin. Learn more about the WBA Student Scholarship program and apply here. The recipients are: Lexi Hull Lexi…

  • Join young broadcasters for ‘Coffee, Critiques, and Community’

    Join young broadcasters for ‘Coffee, Critiques, and Community’

    Join your fellow young broadcasters (within the first years of working in the profession) for professional development through conversation, helpful critiques, and getting your questions answered at Lambeau Field on Saturday, Feb. 28. Schedule:9-9:30 a.m. Coffee and networking9:30 am. –…

  • Agenda announced for 2026 Student Forum at Lambeau Field
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    Agenda announced for 2026 Student Forum at Lambeau Field

    The agenda for the 2026 Student Forum at Lambeau Field on Feb. 28 is available now! The keynote address will be delivered by Bill Jartz, legendary WBAY-TV anchor and PS announcer for the Green Bay Packers. Watch for updates as…

  • Veteran GM named to run WISC-TV

    Veteran GM named to run WISC-TV

    Morgan Murphy Media has appointed veteran broadcasting executive Lyle Banks as vice president and general manager of WISC-TV in Madison. He will oversee television, digital, and magazine operations at the company’s flagship. Most recently, Banks was the VP and GM…

  • Weekly Radio Addresses highlights Pompeo visit, need for college students to wear masks

    Weekly Radio Addresses highlights Pompeo visit, need for college students to wear masks

    This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol highlight this week’s visit by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the need for college students in Wisconsin to wear masks. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they…

  • Student scholarship competition underway
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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 four scholarships. Students who meet eligibility requirements are encouraged to apply for these scholarships: David L. and Rita E. Nelson…

  • Agenda available for 2020 Broadcasters Clinic, plans for 2021 announced

    Agenda available for 2020 Broadcasters Clinic, plans for 2021 announced

    The 2020 Virtual Broadcasters Clinic is less than a month away and your official Broadcasters Clinic brochure is AVAILABLE NOW.   You won’t want to miss these three days of amazing sessions, featuring an appearance by FCC Commission Chair Ajit…

  • Get tips for national sales staffers

    Get tips for national sales staffers

    Are any of your stations running syndicate programming? Whether a weekend countdown, or a weekday mainstay, all formats are airing more network programming. Veteran broadcast exec Kipper McGee unveiled in a recent WBA webinar how he took WDBO/Orlando to its…

  • Weekly Radio Addresses promotes safe voting, census participation

    Weekly Radio Addresses promotes safe voting, census participation

    This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are about safe voting and participating in the census. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — Sen. Kathy Bernier…

  • WBA says goodbye, thank you to Linda Baun

    WBA says goodbye, thank you to Linda Baun

    WBA Vice President Linda Baun heard from WBA members and friends of the WBA from across Wisconsin and beyond during a retirement celebration Wednesday on Zoom. Baun’s last day is Friday. Baun joined the WBA in 2006 and led numerous…

  • The Family Radio Network buys station in Eau Claire

    The Family Radio Network buys station in Eau Claire

    The Family Radio Network is expanding with the purchase of a radio station in Eau Claire. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Foundation’s BluGold Radio LLC is selling Converge Radio 99.9 (WDRK) Cornell/Eau Claire. The Family is a group of Christian radio…

  • The pros of negative audience feedback
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    The pros of negative audience feedback

    “Angry viewer email.” Those three words likely triggered an involuntary eye roll or sigh. No one enjoys being criticized, but there is a benefit. No industry sees the volume of complaints quite like food service. And if you’ve ever worked…

  • Wisconsin Broadcaster available now

    Wisconsin Broadcaster available now

    The July/August issue of the Wisconsin Broadcaster is now available. You can download it here [PDF].   Highlights from his issue: WBA Chair Chris Bernier writes about preparing for the election season. WBA Vice President Linda Baun is retiring in…