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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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Krieghoff named GM at WMSN-TV
Eric J. Krieghoff has been named general manager at WMSN-TV in Madison. Krieghoff was most recently general manager of the Wisconsin division of Fairway Outdoor Advertising. He has previously held sales management positions at television stations in Madison and Green Bay. He was once an account executive and new business manager at WMSN. Previous GM…
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WBA establishes Legislative Committee
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association is establishing a Legislative Committee made up of WBA members in each of Wisconsin’s eight Congressional Districts. The committee was approved by the WBA Board to increase member involvement in legislative issues. Members of the committee will be involved in planning the WBA State Legislative Day in January, the WBA’s Washington…
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Phase 2 of repack underway; Tools available to help
Phase 2 of the spectrum repack, the second of 10 phases during which many TV stations across the country must move frequencies, began December 1 and will run through April 12, 2019. Numerous tools are available to help the audiences of the 28 television stations in Wisconsin that are part of the repack stemming from…
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Radio Milwaukee honors local musicians
Community radio station Radio Milwaukee (WYMS-FM) presented its annual local music awards last week. More than 8,000 online ballots were cast for the 2018 Radio Milwaukee Radio Awards which were handed out Thursday. The awards show featured performances by House of Renji, Paper Holland, Amanda Huff, Dramatic Lovers, and DJ sets by Moses. A full…
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WBA Awards profiled in Radio World magazine
The WBA Awards for Excellence program was profiled in the most recent issue of Radio World. The article was written by WBA staff members Kyle Geissler and Linda Baun. It was originally printed in the the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives magazine to highlight the success of the awards program. You can see the article here.…
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Station offers viewers health insurance helpline
A Milwaukee TV station hosted a health insurance helpline to help viewers to get health insurance ahead of the Dec. 15 Affordable Care Act open enrollment deadline. WISN-TV hosted experts from the Milwaukee Enrollment Network for four hours on Tuesday. They fielded more than 350 calls on topics like enrollment, eligibility, and how to help…
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Hosts deliver Christmas trees to families needing holiday cheer
The hosts of a Madison radio station delivered Christmas trees to families needing extra holiday cheer this season. Jim McGaw and Teri Barr from McGaw in the Morning on WOLX delivered the trees as part of their “12 Trees of Christmas.” McGaw and Barr delivered 12 trees to Madison area families affected by flooding, job…
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WEAU-TV raises $83K in honor of 3 Girl Scouts, parent killed on highway
A television station in Eau Claire helped raise $83,201 to honor three Girl Scouts and a parent who were killed while cleaning alongside a highway. The incident occurred Nov. 3 in Chippewa Falls when a driver went off the road and struck the volunteer cleanup crew. A fourth Girl Scout was injured. A 21-year-old Chippewa…
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Chappell leaving Milwaukee station
Milwaukee TV anchor Kate Chappell is taking a job in Chicago. Chappell joins WMAQ on Monday as a reporter and fill-in anchor. She’s leaving CBS 58 where she was the 5 and 10 p.m. anchor. She shared the news on her Facebook page. “Thank you for welcoming me into your homes. It was an honor…
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Goetz remembered for contributions to radio in Wisconsin
WBA Hall of Famer Nathan Goetz is being remembered for his contributions to radio in Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association. Goetz died Wednesday at his home in Naples, Florida. He was 92. The Monroe native built the Goetz Broadcasting Corporation from a single station, KMAQ, Maquoketa, Iowa, in 1956-58 to 12 stations in 1990…
