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4 to be inducted into WBA Hall of Fame in June
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation is proud to announce the 2026 WBA Hall of Fame inductees: Dave Magnum has turned a network of radio stations into a second generation legacy in Wisconsin. Kelly Radandt’s broadcasting career reflects a rare blend…
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4 to be honored as Local Broadcast Legends
Four Wisconsin broadcasters are 2026 WBA Local Broadcast Legends. Randy Allen, an on-air presence with deep knowledge of country music and unwavering professionalism which has made him a trusted companion to listeners throughout the Green Bay, Appleton, and Oshkosh markets. Dave…
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WBA YP of the Year brings patience, positivity to newsroom
The assistant news director for WFRV-TV in Green Bay, McKenna Rentmeester, is the WBA Young Professional of the Year. Rentmeester was selected by a subcommittee of the WBA Board of Directors from a pool of six YP of the Month…
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WBA 75th anniversary Summer Conference agenda released
The preliminary agenda is now available for your WBA’s Summer Conference celebration of the association’s 75th anniversary will be held June 17-18 at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva. Registration is also open. The registration deadline is May 28….
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Reception to celebrate new WBA Hall of Fame
Your WBA Hall of Fame is now available in a newly renovated, more expansive location in the Hilton Milwaukee and a reception is scheduled for April 2 to celebrate it. The reception is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Registration…
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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…
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Engineer remembered for work in Chippewa Valley
A broadcast engineer who spent most of his life in the Chippewa Falls area has died. Lanny E. Roth died Wednesday. He was 78. According to his obituary, Roth was on staff when WCFW-FM went on the air and worked…
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Hall of Fame inductees, Legends to be honored in 2021
The honorees named for the 2020 WBA Hall of Fame and Local Broadcast Legends will be honored in 2021 and no new honorees will be selected in 2021. The WBA Board and Foundation Board voted in July to have the…
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YP Award to be given in 2021
This year’s Young Professional of the Year winner, Terry Stevenson from Seehafer Broadcasting in Manitowoc, will be recognized at the 2021 WBA Summer Conference. Stevenson was to be honored at this year’s Summer Conference in La Crosse, which was cancelled…
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Pflugshaupt to serve as YP Committee Co-Chair
Amy Pflugshaupt from NBC 15 in Madison will serve as co-chair to the WBA Young Professionals Committee. Pflugshaupt has been involved in production of the YP’s Toolbox event at the WBA Summer Conference. Thank you for your service!
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Grassman named chair of Conference Committee
Don Grassman has been named chair of the WBA Conference Committee. He replaces Rick McCoy who retired from Mid-West Family Broadcasting earlier this year. Grassman is President and co-owner of Results Broadcasting and President and co-owner of Tower Road Media…
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Ownership changes prompt dial, format changes at 5 La Crosse stations
Five radio stations in the La Crosse area are undergoing dial position changes or format changes after La Crosse Media Group sold the stations to three new owners. Magnum Media closed last week on its acquisition of 106.3 WQCC-FM, 102.7…
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Radio group promotes Black-owned businesses
A group of iHeartMedia’s radio stations in Milwaukee are launching an initiative to support Black-owned businesses, restaurants, and nonprofits. The Brilliantly Black initiative is being led by radio stations V100.7 (WKKV-FM), FM106.1 (WMIL-FM), 95.7 BIG FM (WRIT-FM), 97.3 The Game…
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Broadcasters to air PSAs to promote voter education
Wisconsin’s radio and TV stations are invited to participate in a nationwide PSA campaign to promote voter education ahead of the 2020 election. The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) partnered with the League of Women Voters to produce and distribute…
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Local Radio Freedom Act gains support of majority of U.S. House
A bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives now supports the Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA) after 12 House Members added their cosponsorship to the resolution opposing “any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge” on local broadcast radio…
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Baun to resign in September
WBA Vice President Linda Baun will resign from the organization in September after 14 years. Baun joined the WBA in 2006 and led numerous WBA events including the Broadcasters Clinic, the WBA Awards for Excellence program and Awards Gala, the…
