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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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4 inducted to Hall of Fame, scholarship announced
Four new names were added to the WBA Hall of Fame on Thursday night and the creation of a new scholarship available through the WBA was announced Thursday night during the induction event at the Osthoff Resort. The announcement of the David L. Nelson Scholarship came from his family. Nelson was inducted Thursday to…
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WBA brings broadcasters together at Summer Conference
The WBA Summer Conference brought together broadcasters from throughout Wisconsin to the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake. The two-day conference was held June 12-13. On Wednesday, members heard from WKBT-TV News Director Anne Paape and Kevin Benz from i-Media Strategies about finding ways to go investigative reporting everyday. Benz also lead a session about building…
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Moreau promoted to lead Cumulus stations in Green Bay
Cumulus has promoted Chris Moreau to Vice President/Market Manager of the company’s five-station cluster of radio stations in Green Bay. Moreau was previously director of sales for the five-station Cumulus cluster in Appleton/Oshkosh. Cumulus Green Bay includes NASH FM 104.9 (WPCK-FM), Sports Radio 107.5 and 1400 The Fan (WDUZ-AM/FM), STAR 98 (WQLH-FM), 106.7 The Big Dog (WKRU-FM), and 103.2 WOGB…
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Wausau TV veteran dies
A retired Wausau TV veteran died unexpectedly last week. Mark Oliver, 65, died Wednesday at his home. He worked for WAOW-TV for 40 years as the station’s marketing director. He retired in September 2017. “Mark was truly a friend to everyone he met and a wonderful example of how one person can quietly have such…
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Madison stations raise $711K for Children’s Hospital
Two Madison radio stations raised $711,278 during its 14th annual UW Health American Family Children’s Hospital Radiothon. Today’s Q106 (WWQM) and 93.1 Jamz (WJQM) broadcast live for 39 hours during May 8-10 in the fundraising effort. Three other Mid-West Family radio stations participated with continuous 13 hour broadcasts including Magic 98 (WMGN), La Movida (WLMV)…
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WBA joins radio executives at NAB fly-in
The WBA was on hand today for a NAB “Fly-In” event in Detroit. The fly-in was for radio executives and focused on the automotive industry. Attendees learned about the future of audio consumption, how that future is being viewed by the auto industry, and maintaining radio’s prominence in the dashboard. NAB officials also provided updates…
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O’Brien to retire from Janesville stations
The general manager of two Janesville radio stations is retiring. Mike O’Brien made the announcement after Bliss Communications announced the sale of WCLO/WJVL on Monday. He said he had intended to announce the retirement earlier this year but was asked to wait until after the announcement of the sale. He told the Janesville Gazette his…
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YP Corner: 3 Keys to your financial future
It’s likely the toughest lesson any 20-something has ever learned. You can’t spend money you don’t have. We get it. You’re young and you want to live—what’s wrong with putting a vacation or new clothes on a credit card? Brent Welch is a a Retirement Wealth Adviser for Business & Estate Advisers of WI, LLC.…
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Owner of WWIS Radio dies
The owner of WWIS Radio in Black River Falls, Robert “Bob” Smith, has died. Smith died Monday at Red Cedar Canyon Assisted Living in Hudson. He was 90. Smith has owned WWIS since 1968. Visitation will be June 7 at 1 p.m. followed by a funeral at 3 p.m. at Ezekiel Lutheran Church in River…
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Bliss to sell Janesville radio stations to Ben Thompson
Bliss Communications announced Monday it will sell its two Janesville radio stations (WCLO-AM/WJVL-FM) to Ben Thompson, CEO of Big Radio. The Janesville Gazette also reported that Bliss’ numerous newspapers, including the Gazette, are being sold to Adams Publishing Group. Terms of the agreements have not been disclosed. FCC consent for the transfer of the radio…
