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Radio and television stations from across Wisconsin came together Saturday to celebrate their award-winning work at the 2026 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Awards Gala. The awards were handed out at the Madison Marriott West in Middleton with 350 in attendance. Competition for this year’s awards was as strong as ever with 1,322 award entries. A total…

The WBA Foundation Board will continue its 36-year tradition of holding statewide televised debates for Wisconsin’s voters by airing a general election debate in the 2026 Wisconsin gubernatorial race. Qualifying gubernatorial candidates will be invited to participate in a debate on Oct. 9 at 7 p.m., hosted by Milwaukee PBS. Radio and television stations from…

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. The hotel booking deadline is May 25. Speakers for this year’s conference include: Keynote: Curtis…

A broadcasting family in northern Wisconsin is mourning the loss of Linda Grassman. Linda and Bruce Gassman moved to Shawano in 1984 where they purchase radio stations WTCH and WOWN and created Results Broadcasting. She worked at the stations as a receptionist and bookkeeper. She retired in 2005. Grassman died Tuesday. She was 72. A…

A Madison native is returning to the city to take over mornings on WRIS, The Resistance. Pat Gallagher worked in alternative radio in Madison for 27 years before joining Mid-West Family Madison for a brief time then heading to WCNR, Charlottesville, Virginia to host a morning show. “Pat helped define alternative music in Madison,” said…

Good Karma Brands will assume operations and control of ESPN Radio Chicago effective Sept. 29. The company reached a long term local marketing agreement and lease with ESPN Radio. Good Karma Brands CEO Craig Karmazin said the company’s Midwest roots have afforded the company s the opportunity to see the passion of Chicago sports fans…

Radio and TV stations throughout the state can take an easy step toward being prepared for an emergency by getting Broadcaster Emergency Personnel ID cards for engineering staff members. Many stations already participate in the Broadcaster Emergency Personnel ID program, but all WBA member stations are invited to participate. Broadcaster Emergency Personnel ID cards are…

Recordings of two webinars held last week are now available for members to view. A link to the webinar with David Oxenford about preparing for license renewal can be found here. A link to the webinar with Don Backus about saving on transmitter costs can be found here. These and many other archived webinars are…

Milwaukee TV station WISN-TV and radio station WKLH-FM raised more than $46,000 for classroom supplies during the seventh annual “Class Act School Supply Drive.” The stations teamed up with the Salvation Army to host a phone bank Wednesday and dedicated airtime to raise money and fill a school bus with backpacks, notebooks and other needed…

The WBA has a new member app to more closely integrate member services. The new app is available now and includes: –Member directory –News headlines –Job postings –Podcast directory –Other WBA resources This is a fairly new app from our database vendor and we expect many new features to be added in the near future.…

A fellowship is available to cover expenses for attendees of the Broadcasters Clinic. The Don Borchert Fellowship honors the founder of the Broadcasters Clinic conference and provides all expenses to attend the Clinic in Madison Oct. 15-17.  The application is available here. This fellowship program is possible through the financial support of all four Wisconsin…