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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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Personality dies after 66 years in radio
A Wisconsin radio personality with 66 years in the business has died. Theodore S. Krawczyk, better known as “Bernie Phillips” on the radio, died July 15 from injuries suffered in a hit-and-run crash on April 8 in Berlin. Bernie started his career at WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee before he graduated from high school. After college he…
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WMSE hires account manager
Jeff Redmon has joined WMSE-FM as its new account manager. Redmon will handle all underwriting, sponsorships and day to day contact with the radio station’s partners while creating new relationships within the community. Redmon is a key member of Made In Milwaukee, a cultural advocacy group dedicated to the exposure, growth, and advancement of the…
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Radio group starts golf outing to benefit men’s health
iHeartMedia Milwaukee will host an inaugural Men’s Health Golf Outing with benefitting Tomorrow’s Hope, a local organization committed to facilitating health-related research, education and support in areas such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and other life-limiting illnesses. The event will take place Sept. 9 at the Bog in Saukville. Attendees will get the…
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Brewers host broadcasters for Sports Workshop
Broadcasters from across Wisconsin spent a morning behind the scenes at Miller Park before enjoying a Brewers win for the 2019 Doug Chickering WIAA Sports Workshop. The Sports Workshop started Wednesday morning in the Brewers media room with a briefing from Todd Clark and Wade Labecki from the WIAA. They talked about recent and upcoming…
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Young Professionals Committee welcomes new members
The WBA’s Young Professional Committee is welcoming two new members. Katie Warren is digital sales manager for Midwest Communications for Green Bay, Appleton, Sheboygan, and Duluth. Cory Gylock is the local sales manager for WLAX/WEUX in La Crosse. Both will join the Young Professionals Committee when it holds its next meeting in September. The current…
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WTMJ extends partnership with Milwaukee Brewers
WTMJ-AM and the Milwaukee Brewers have extended their radio rights agreement with a multi-year extension, according to the Brewers and Good Karma Brands, which owns and operates WTMJ. “The Brewers and WTMJ have one of the longest partnerships in Major League Baseball and we are mutually committed to delivering exceptional programming and content,” Rick Schlesinger,…
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Dori Zori named APD for Radio Milwaukee
Dori Zori has been named assistant program director for Radio Milwaukee (WYMS-FM). Zori will continue to host the station’s 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. weekday morning show, which she has helmed since 2012. “Dori’s 20-plus years in non-commercial radio makes her the perfect fit for the role,” Program Director Jordan Lee said. “Dori will also…
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Support WBA Foundation’s new celebrity golf outing
The WBA Foundation is planning its first ever WBA Celebrity Golf Outing. Mark your calendars for Aug. 4, 2020 and plan to join us at SentryWorld Golf Course in Stevens Point. SentryWorld was recently ranked the number 34 best public course in America! A committee of WBA members has been working the past few months…
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Theme set, fees to increase for WBA Awards
Are you ready for an evening in Paris? That’s the theme for the 2020 WBA Awards Gala as decided by the WBA Awards Committee. The committee also approved fee increases for the 2019 Awards competition. The new fees are: Radio: $35/entry TV: $45/entry LPFM: $20/entry Other changes to the awards categories were also approved at…
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Hodges to lead stations in Bemidji
James Hodges has accepted the position of General Manager and Sales Manager for Hubbard Broadcasting‘s five station radio cluster in Bemidji, Minnesota (Paul Bunyan Broadcasting). One of the stations, KB 101, has won six NAB Crystal Awards and its morning host, Todd Haugen, has been a top five nominee finalist for a Marconi Award twice.…
