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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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Early bird rates kick off Broadcasters Clinic registration
Registration is now open for the Broadcasters Clinic, which will be held Oct. 15-17 at the Madison Marriott West in Middleton. The agenda for the three day engineering conference is available here. There you will also find information about hotel reservations and the speakers who are scheduled to appear at the Clinic. Early bird pricing…
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Rosen takes PD duties at WSSP
WSCR Chicago Program Director Mitch Rosen is taking up PD duties at 105.7 The Fan (WSSP) in Milwaukee. Program Director Tom Parker is retiring. He was PD at WSSP since 2009. Rosen will split his time between Milwaukee and Chicago. He’s been PD at WSCR since 2005.
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Two Janesville sellers named Wayne Award finalists
Two radio salespeople working for WCLO/WJVL in Janesville are finalists for the Radio Ink Magazine Radio Wayne Awards. Shar Hermanson is one of five finalists for the Local Sales Manager of the Year award and Amanda Jezo is one of eight finalists for the “Streetfighter of the Year” award. Finalists for the Wayne Awards come from…
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Wisconsin radio, TV stations join First Amendment campaign
Wisconsin’s radio and television stations are joining a national public awareness campaign to bring attention to the importance of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association joins more than 20 state broadcast associations and state press associations in the “Think F1rst” campaign. The WBA has asked its radio and TV members…
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Wilson named news director at Fox 6
FOX 6 (WITI-TV) in Milwaukee has named Jim Wilson the station’s news director. Wilson was previously the Assistant News Director at the station, a position he has held since 2017. He will now oversee all aspects of newsroom operations. “I’ve had a chance to watch Jim lead the day-to-day operations of our newsroom, continuing to…
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Broadcasters Clinic awarded by SBE
The Society of Broadcast Engineers has named the 2018 Broadcaster Clinic the Best Chapter Regional Event. The award was announced Friday. This is the tenth time the Broadcasters Clinic has won the honor. “The WBA Broadcasters Clinic Committee has consistently dedicated itself to making this event a success and its members deserve congratulations,” WBA Vice…
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Severson reduces schedule, Slater named to WISN morning team
WISN-TV veteran meteorologist Sally Severson is reducing her schedule to appear exclusively on “WISN 12 News at 11 a.m.” and meteorologist Lindsey Slater is replacing Severson on “WISN 12 News This Morning.” Severson has been on the air for more than 30 years and on WISN-TV’s morning show since 1988. “I absolutely love doing it,…
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Hubbard named SBE Educator of the Year
WBA Clinic Committee member Bill Hubbard has been named the 2019 James C. Wulliman Educator of the Year by the Society of Broadcast Engineers. Hubbard recently retired from a long career in broadcast engineering. He is one of the charter members of Chapter 80. Among his service with the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Hubbard spent…
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Green Bay radio personality dies
Green Bay radio personality, Dennis Nuetzel, died Wednesday at the age of 60. Nuetzel, known on the air as Dennis Mitchell, majored in broadcast journalism at UW-River Falls. During his career he worked at WDUZ in Green Bay, WDUX in Waupaca, a radio station in Alabama, and was most recently working at Y100 (WNCY-FM). He…
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Green Bay meteorologist retires
WFRV meteorologist Dave Miller is retiring after 29 years at the station over two stints, most recently for 24 years. Miller signed off on Thursday after talking about how the business changed over the years and the charities he’s volunteered for during his time on the air. He also talked about his work with Dr.…
