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Podcast: Lifeline: Inside the Broadcasters Foundation of America
The Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFOA) reaches across the United States and Puerto Rico to provide an anonymous safety net for radio and television broadcaster professionals who find themselves in acute financial need due to an illness, accident, or emergency….
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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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Engineers gather in Wisconsin for Midwest Regional Broadcasters Clinic
I’m pleased to report that the Midwest Regional Broadcasters Clinic—a collaborative effort between the engineering teams of the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association and the Minnesota Broadcasters Association—was a success. Now in its 69th year, the Clinic was well attended, drawing participants…
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2025 WBA Awards for Excellence Rulebook available now
Hello Wisconsin Broadcasters, On behalf of your WBA Awards Committee, we hope you had a great summer and have been documenting and saving your potential entries for this year’s contest. You are a part of the largest state broadcaster awards…
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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…
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Sports Workshop returns to Lambeau Field
The WBA Doug Chickering – WIAA Sports Workshop was at Lambeau Field in Green Bay on Thursday, during Packer’s training camp. After an introduction from WBA President and CEO Michelle Vetterkind and Doug Chickering, attendees heard first from Doug Russell,…
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High school students to participate in Student Awards For Excellence
The WBA Education Committee is going to pilot a “Student Awards for Excellence” competition for high school media students. The awards, which are for work done during 2017, will be presented at the Student Seminar on Saturday, February 24, 2018…
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Are 45 second ads a better fit for stations, clients?
Try this sometime…just sit down and write a radio ad. Don’t worry about the length of the script. Simply include what you think is needed to make your point. Nothing more, nothing less. Probably have a little creativity…maybe an attention-grabbing…
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Broadcasters ID gets new cards, upgraded features
The WBA’s Wisconsin Broadcasters Emergency Personnel ID Card program is getting upgraded with new cards and important new features as it moves into a new partnership with Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM). The WBA is moving the program to WEM which…
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Former Green Bay TV production manager dies
A Green Bay man who spent more than 30 years working in local television has died. David A. Campbell Sr., 80, died Oct. 12. Campbell worked briefly at WFRV before moving to WLUK. “His passion for architecture and design, coupled…
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Details released for Student Awards for Excellence
The details of the 2018 WBA Student Awards for Excellence were released Tuesday. The program can be found here. Submissions for the awards will begin Dec. 11 and will close Jan. 12, 2018. The awards will be handed out Feb….
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Longtime director of Wisconsin Public Broadcasting to retire
Malcolm Brett, longtime director of Broadcast and Media Innovations (BAMI) with the University of Wisconsin-Extension — the home of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) and UW Extension’s (UWEX) Instructional Communications Systems (ICS)— has announced plans for his…
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Historic broadcasts added to Wisconsin Broadcasting Museum
Two programs featuring historic broadcasts from radio and TV stations in southeast Wisconsin have been added to the Wisconsin Broadcasting Museum. A video shows historic video from WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee and a recording from WRJN in Racine looks back on…
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Broadcast engineering event brings more than 300 to Madison
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association’s Broadcasters Clinic wrapped up three days of speakers and events Thursday at the Madison Marriott West. The event, in its 61st year, drew more than 100 broadcast engineers from across the Midwest and 53 exhibitors from…
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Award will recognize coverage of judicial system
The submission deadline is approaching for an award from the State Bar of Wisconsin that recognizes media coverage that enhances the public’s understanding of the justice system. The State Bar sponsors the Golden Gavel Awards because it “recognizes that most…
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Tools available to help stations facing repack
Numerous tools are available to help the 28 television stations in Wisconsin that are affected by the recent broadcast spectrum incentive auction. The National Association of Broadcasters has built a website with resources for station as well as information for…
