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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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Nominations open for Local Broadcast Legends Award
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association is now requesting and accepting nominations for the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Local Broadcast Legends Award. The Local Broadcast Legends Award nomination process is open and will run through Feb. 15, 2019. Submissions should be made on the official nomination form (enclosed) and sent to the WBA office. Selected nominees will receive…
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WBA, WBA Foundation offer programs for engineers
The WBA and the WBA Foundation appreciate those who have chosen broadcast engineering as a profession. We realize that all broadcast engineers must stay current in broadcast engineering knowledge, skills, practices, and technologies, and that involves an investment of time and money. As the broadcast industry evolves, so must our understanding of how to implement…
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NPR’s David Folkenflik visits Wisconsin
NPR’s David Folkenflik is in Wisconsin this week and met Wednesday morning, the day after the general election, to talk to supporters of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. Based in New York City, Folkenflik serves as media correspondent for NPR News and as host and editor of On Point… – MORE –
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WPR names new morning show host
Kate Archer Kent has been named host of “The Morning Show” on The Ideas Network of Wisconsin Public Radio. She will begin her permanent hosting duties on Dec. 3. Archer Kent joined WPR in 2016 as fill-in host for both “The Morning Show” and “Morning Edition.” As interim host of “The Morning Show,” she and…
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Wisconsin media educators are here to serve
The importance of bringing savvy, conscientious, and principled young people into our profession is as important now as at any point in our history. Media are a bigger part of everyday life today than at any point in our history with not only the ubiquitous radio and television but also the new human appendage known…
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Details released for Student Awards for Excellence
The details of the 2019 WBA Student Awards for Excellence were released Tuesday. The program can be found here. Submissions for the awards will begin Dec. 10 and will close Jan. 18, 2019. The awards will be handed out March 2 during a luncheon at the Student Seminar to be held at the Madison Marriott…
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Edwards to retire from WUWM
WUWM-FM General Manager Dave Edwards has announced his plans to retire on May 30, 2019. Edwards joined the public radio station in Milwaukee in 1979 to create a news department. He later served as program director before being named general manager in 1985. He was recently awarded the 2018 U:SA Madison Hodges Innovator Award for Public…
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Morrissey recognized for dedication to WBA Newsroom
I hope everyone has been enjoying our beautiful (for the most part) Wisconsin fall weather. As a life-long Wisconsinite (with the exception of a couple of years in Chicago), I must say fall is my favorite season…even if it means that the season that begins with a “W” will soon follow. I would like to…
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Milwaukee station flips to country
An adult hits station in Milwaukee is changing to a country format today. Magnum Media-owned WVTY is now known as “92.1 VTY Country.” The change comes the same day that WKTI in Milwaukee changed from a country format to sports. Magnum also owns country station WMBZ in West Bend. Both stations serve Milwaukee but will…
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Chair’s Column: For The Birds
Have you ever seen those huge flocks of starlings flying in formation, changing directions in the blink of an eye? They look like giant clouds of birds moving in the same general direction before they inexplicably change course. According to Smithsonian Magazine, hundreds of starlings can change direction in half a second. I saw one…
