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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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Pai calls for Apple to activate FM chip
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says Apple needs to turn on FM chips to promote public safety and he’s asking Apple CEO Tim Cook to “do the right thing.” Read more here.
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TV, radio stations team up for hurricane relief
A TV station and radio group in northeast Wisconsin teamed up to raise more than $100,000 for hurricane relief through the American Red Cross. WBAY-TV 2 and radio stations owned by Woodward Radio Group held an 18-hour “media-thon” on Sept…
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Influential Minnesota broadcaster dies
A Minnesota broadcaster responsible for stations heard from South Dakota to Wisconsin and far northern Minnesota has died. Minnesota Valley Broadcasting and Radio Mankato CEO John Linder died Friday morning at the age of 63 after a nine-month, hard-fought battle…
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Former RAB President/CEO Gary Fries dead at 76
Former Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) President/CEO Gary Fries died Friday at age 76. “It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of our friend and colleague, Gary Fries,” said RAB President/CEO Erica Farber in a statement. “During his…
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SBE President Elect Leifer to speak at Broadcasters Clinic
The incoming President of the Society of Broadcast Engineers will visit Madison in October to speak at the WBA’s Broadcasters Clinic. Jim Leifer will be speaking after lunch on Oct. 11, the second day of the clinic. Leifer has a…
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Red Cross offers hurricane-related PSA materials to stations
Radio and TV stations in Wisconsin can help the American Red Cross spread the word about the need for hurricane relief after hurricanes Harvey and Irma and the potential arrival of Hurricane Maria. Public service announcement materials are available from…
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Madison TV station raises $120,000 for hurricane relief
A Madison TV station helped the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Red Cross raise $120,000 for hurricane relief during two 18-hour telethons. WKOW earlier held a telethon for victims of Hurricane Harvey, raising about $95,000. On Sept. 13, the station…
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NCSA/PEP program offers many benefits
The following information discusses some of the advantages offered by the NCSA/PEP programs that are run by the WBA and other state broadcasters associations. If your station is not airing the NCSA/PEP spots we send you, please give this article…
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Wisconsin broadcasters represented at NAB Small Market TV Exchange
Wisconsin’s TV stations were represented this week at the NAB Small Market Television Exchange in Denver. During the conference, WBA President and CEO Michelle Vetterkind caught up with Morgan Murphy Media owner Elizabeth Murphy Burns and NAB Executive Vice President,…
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Wausau area broadcasters help raise money for families of shooting victims
TV and radio stations in the Wausau area were part of a fundraising effort to benefit the families of four people who were killed in a string of shootings in the Wausau area. The four people were killed March 22 in…
