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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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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…
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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…
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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. –…
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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…
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Pandemic shows power of broadcasters to bring community together
Simply amazing. There’s no other way to describe the work you and your fellow broadcasters are doing to help your local communities through this devastating pandemic. At the same time, your own businesses are suffering from an incredible loss of…
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Hygiene drive tops $428,000 in donations
The Family Radio Network’s 2020 “Help for the Homeless” hygiene drive collected more than $428,000 worth of donated hygiene and cleaning supplies for 89 crisis agencies in 15 of their listening communities. Agency staff and volunteers collected, counted, and squirreled…
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Weekly Radio Addresses keep focus on response to COVID-19 pandemic
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and Republican Senator Chris Kapenga keep the focus on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are…
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Ruppert retires after 41 years in engineering
WISC-TV Director of Engineering Kevin Ruppert is retiring after a 41-year career in broadcasting. Ruppert started at the Madison station in 1979 as a news stringer while also working at a Wisconsin Dells radio station. That summer he was hired…
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Wisconsin Broadcaster available now
The May/June issue of the Wisconsin Broadcaster is now available. You can download it here [PDF]. Highlights from his issue: WBA Chair Chris Bernier writes about helping communities through the pandemic WBA President and CEO Michelle Vetterkind highlights developments…
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Former Packer John Kuhn joins Milwaukee radio station
Former Green Bay Packer fan favorite John Kuhn is joining 97.3 The Game (WRNW) in Milwaukee as a midday on-air personality. Kuhn will broadcast alongside former Wisconsin Badger Brian Butch on the new “Nine 2 Noon with Kuhn” to discuss…
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4 Wisconsin House members back letter supporting PPP expansion
Four members of the Wisconsin Congressional delegation are getting behind a letter asking for the expansion of a Small Business Administration program to help broadcasters during the pandemic. The letter, led in part by Wisconsin Representative Jim Sensenbrenner, asks House…
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Stevenson named first WBA Young Professional of the Year
One of the founding members of the WBA Young Professionals Committee has been named the WBA’s first Yong Professional of the Year. Terry Stevenson was the highest ranked of the five young broadcasting professionals recognized this year for making a…
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Jacobs Media announces second COVID-19 study for radio
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has affected all aspects of Americans’ lives, from the way they shop, to how they are working (or not), to how they consume media. And since mid-March, when the pandemic first took hold, it seems every…
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Wausau TV stations raise $104K for food bank
WSAW/WZAW-TV in Wausau raised $104,714 for a local food bank with its ‘Singing for their Supper’ campaign. The money was raised for The Neighbors’ Place, Marathon County’s largest food bank. It will help feed those struggling to put food on…
