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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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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 radio and television PSAs in English and Spanish that were shared with stations across the…
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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 stations. The resolution, which signals Members of Congress’s opposition to any potential legislation that imposes…
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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 Student Seminar, the winter and summer conferences, and numerous other WBA events including countless social…
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Magnum closes deal for 3 NRG stations
Magnum Communications has completed the purchase three southern Wisconsin radio stations from NRG Media. Included in the deal are Kool 106.5 (WKCH) in Whitewater, 107.3 WSJY in Fort Atkinson, and News/Talk 940 WFAW in Fort Atkinson. The deal was first announced in December. NRG Media is based in Iowa and owns radio stations in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, and…
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Eau Claire station flips to sports format
An iHeartMedia station in Eau Claire flipped Friday to a sports format. Classic Hits station “98.7 The Brew” is now “The Fan” 98.7/1400 (WBIZ-AM). The station will broadcast Chippewa Valley area high school sports and professional sports including Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Vikings and Milwaukee Bucks. “The Chippewa Valley is often a house divided…
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Weekly Radio Addresses address unemployment insurance claims and WisCovered program
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from the Wisconsin Capitol highlight the issues of unemployment insurance claims and the WisCovered program. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — Rep. Romaine Quinn in this week’s GOP radio address criticized the Evers administration’s response to…
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Green wraps up broadcasting career with final radio appearance
WBA Hall of Famer Marty Green is putting a wrap on his broadcasting career today by making his last appearance on Sportstalk 105.1 (WAYY) in Eau Claire. Green retired for the first time in 2003 after a career that began in 1960 with WEAW radio in Evanston, Illinois as a disc jockey. A four-year stint…
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Selvey remembered for leadership at TV stations
A Madison man who worked in sales and management at numerous Wisconsin television stations has died. Bob Selvey died July 14 at the age of 85. Selvey started his carrier in television in 1967 as an account executive at WAOW-TV in Wausau. Two years later he transferred to WKOW-TV in Madison where he served as…
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Learn about selling digital, digital and social legal issues, and livestreaming video
Your WBA hosted three FREE webinars for WBA members last Thursday and the recordings are now available for those who missed the live events: Digital and Social Media Legal Issues with David Oxenford from Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer As broadcasters seek to find ways to monetize their digital offering and social media followers, legal issues arise.…
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Madison radio sales legend remembered for industry-wide influence
Madison radio advertising sales legend and WBA Hall of Famer Phil Fisher has died. Fisher began his nearly 40-year career at WISM radio in Madison. He became widely known throughout the Wisconsin radio industry for his early in-house sales training programs in the 1960’s. Over his career he developed many industry sales standards and systems…
