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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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UW diversity and inclusion expert to address Walker Institute
Binnu Palta Hill, the Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Wisconsin School of Business, will be the guest speaker at the 2020 Walker Broadcast Management Institute dinner. The dinner will be held at April 15 at…
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Milwaukee station raises more than $238K for children’s hospital
Milwaukee radio station FM106.1 (WMIL) raised more than $238,000 to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This was third time the station hosted the two-day radiothon. The radiothon featured FM106.1 on-air personalities who encouraged listeners to donate on-air and online…
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Hosts deliver trees to share holiday cheer
Madison radio station WOLX-FM is delivering holiday cheer to families nominated by their listeners. Jim McGaw and Teri Barr from McGaw in the Morning on WOLX delivered the trees as part of their “12 Trees of Christmas.” The hosts also…
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Station helps collect 65K pounds of food
Milwaukee TV station CBS 58 (WDJT-TV) was part of a team that collected 1,215 turkeys and 65,000 pounds of food during a drive-thru food drive. CBS 58 worked with Hunger Task Force and the Milwaukee Brewers Community Foundation to host…
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Radio station collects $19K granting holiday wishes
Magic 98 (WMGN) in Madison has raised $19,775 for local families by granting holiday wishes for its listeners. The “Holiday Wishes” campaign has been around for 30 years. For 12 hours last Friday the station played any song requested by…
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Student Awards competition opens today
The WBA Student Awards for Excellence competition opens today and closes Jan. 17 at 4 p.m. CT. Students can submit their work here. High school students are also invited to participate in the high school award categories. Award categories remain unchanged…
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Madison station provides grant to dental care nonprofit
Madison radio station 106.7 The Resistance (WRIS) is providing a $15,000 community awareness grant to a nonprofit that provides access to quality dental care to Medicaid, BadgerCare, and uninsured populations in south central Wisconsin. The Mid-West Family Community Awareness grant…
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Espeseth remembered for starting WAXX, leading, WEAU-TV
A lifelong broadcaster is being remembered in Wisconsin for starting radio station WAXX-FM and serving as general manager at WEAU-TV, both in Eau Claire. Allan Howard Espeseth, 81, died Nov. 20 near his home in Roseville, CA. His obituary states…
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Station raises $133K for Milwaukee food bank
A Milwaukee TV station’s phone bank raised $133,082 to support the city’s only free and local food bank. WISN-TV partnered with Hunger Task Force for the “Food For Families Phone Bank” which is in its eighth year. The campaign ran…
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Think about setting when considering customer service
As Disney explains in “Be Our Guest: Perfecting The Art of Customer Service”, setting includes the work of maintaining and enhancing the environment and objects within in. Even the best-designed setting must be continuously maintained and improved. In broadcasting, our setting goes beyond our office buildings….
