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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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What we learned at the 2019 Podcast Movement Conference
Podcast Movement is the largest podcasting conference in the world. This year, more than 3,000 podcasters headed to Orlando to attend the event. For the third year in a row, our company, Jacobs Media Strategies, hosted the Broadcasters Meet Podcasters track – three days of sessions specifically geared towards broadcasters. Podcasting is for both radio…
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Food drive aims to help hungry veterans
A radio group in the Appleton/Green Bay area generated 10,329 meals for hungry veterans in an inaugural food and donation drive. Woodward Radio Group partnered with Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin for the Combat Hunger Drive-Thru Food Drive held Sept. 7. The event was promoted on six radio stations with live broadcasts on 105.7 WAPL, 95.9…
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The Family Radio Network marks 50 years
The Family Radio Network celebrated 50 years on the air with a free concert, inflatables, games, fun for the kids, and a free picnic supper for the first 1,000 guests. The concert with Sanctus Real was held Aug. 29 at Pierce Park in Appleton. The “family” gathering was to celebrate and thank the listeners who…
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Wright joins WBA Legislative Committee
Jeff Wright is joining the WBA Legislative Committee as the liaison for the 8th Congressional District. The committee, formed in 2018, is involved in planning the WBA State Legislative Day in January, the WBA’s Washington DC trip in February, and other events and meetings as needed, including in-district meetings with legislators. Wright serves Duke Wright’s…
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Nationwide EAS test reveals FEMA equipment problem
On August 7, 2019 at 1:20 p.m. CDT, FEMA conducted a Nationwide EAS Test. The test was only partially successful in Wisconsin. There are two parts to every National EAS Test. The first is that our State EAS Network is capable of distributing the alert to all corners of our State, and the second is…
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Deadline quickly approaching for YP nominations
There are only a few weeks left to submit your nominations for the WBA Young Professional of the Year. We will recognize six finalize and award the YP of the Year at the 2020 WBA Summer Conference. The nomination deadline is Sept. 30. Submit nominations here. SBE National coming to Broadcasters Clinic Planning for the…
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Find out how on air talent feels about the industry
If you missed the Jacobs Media webinar this week about a survey of on air talent, you can watch the recording and view the slide deck. The materials are available to members here. Jacobs Media, in partnership with Don Anthony and Talentmasters, conducted the radio industry’s only anonymous survey designed for radio talent. They asked…
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Get your Digital Checkup from Seth Resler
Looking to step up your station’s digital game? As a FREE service from YOUR WBA, you can get a personalized assessment of your station’s digital strategy from Jacobs Media’s Digital Dot Connector, Seth Resler. Seth will get some basic information from you and teleconference with you (and your team, if you like) on Oct. 23.…
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Take time to appreciate broadcasting’s strength
I was in a training session with some of the station staff in mid-August. I reviewed my notes this week to try to spark an idea for this column. I have to admit, I have a ton of ideas of topics to write, but I often struggle as to whether the readers would care. One…
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Daniels signs extension with Entercom
Entercom’s Chase Daniels will continue his operations manager duties for the company’s stations in Madison. He recently signed a multiyear extension to continue to oversee WOLX, WMMM, and WMHX. Daniels joined Entercom in 2013 in Indianapolis and joined the Madison stations in 2016.
