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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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WBA Awards brochure updated after printed versions mailed
WBA member, You might have recently received the 2020 WBA Awards for Excellence brochure in the mail. The WBA Awards Committee issued a revised brochure today that is available here. Here’s an explanation from Awards Committee Co-Chair Kelly Radandt: Dear WBA Membership (especially our radio play by play sports announcers), We heard you…
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2 photographers awarded Jowett Fellowship
A television photographer working in La Crosse and another working in Superior/Duluth are the 2020 recipients of the Rick Jowett Fellowship. Justin Runberg works at WKBT-TV in La Crosse. He was awarded $1,000 to take classes to further his skills to make a greater impact on the communities he covers. He said he was motivated…
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Linda Baun’s dedication will leave permanent mark on your WBA
To say that it’s difficult to summarize all the ways in which our Linda Baun has left her mark on your WBA is an understatement… Lin has given 14 years of dedicated service to your WBA. She’s earned her reputation for her dedication to broadcasting, amazing work ethic, and boundless kind-heartedness. She put in countless…
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Meteorologist Daji Aswad joins WISN-TV
Meteorologist Daji Aswad is joining WISN-TV’s Weather Watch 12 team. Aswad will join anchor Ben Wagner on weekend evening newscasts at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Saturdays, along with Sundays at 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. She starts Sept. 29. “We’re lucky to have Daji become a part of the WISN 12…
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Chairman Pai to appear at virtual Broadcasters Clinic, agenda released
FCC Commission Chair Ajit Pai is scheduled to appear at the WBA’s virtual Broadcasters Clinic. The three day conference will take place online Oct. 13-15. The virtual Clinic will include three days of sessions about the latest developments in broadcast engineering. Topics include: –NAB Technology Update –Implications of new cloud technology –Working from home –Preparing…
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Respond to pandemic’s ripple effects with solutions
No business category (except for possibly airlines) has felt the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic like broadcasters. As entire communities shut down, ad budgets disintegrated, virtually overnight. Many of us have lived through economic downturns and thought the Great Recession of 2008 was the worst we’d see in our lifetimes. And then along comes the…
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Weekly Radio Addresses discuss school reopening and student debt
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol touch on the topics of school reopening during the pandemic and the Governor’s Task force on Student Debt’s final report. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — Sen. Luther Olsen in this week’s GOP…
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No need to reinvent the wheel… but don’t be the dinosaur
I started my career as an account executive. I helped create effective commercials and advertising schedules for clients. It will always be one of the most rewarding aspects of my career. Since then, I have always been the person in the room who looks up at the television during commercials and back down to my…
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WBA Awards to recognize momentous work done in 2020
Greetings from the WBA’s Awards Committee. Yes, we’re still here. And yes, we’re already working on the Awards of Excellence for 2021. First, I would like to thank everyone who participated and watched our very first virtual awards gala. 2020 has been quite the year, and while celebrating our finest 2019 achievements in person wasn’t…
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WBA members adopt revised bylaws
The member stations of the WBA this summer approved changes to the WBA bylaws. The changes were initially approved at the WBA Winter Conference and the second vote was to occur at the membership meeting at the Summer Conference. Because the membership could not meet this summer, the vote was conducted remotely through the submission…
