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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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EEO credit available by supporting WBA Foundation Scholarship
Your WBA can help you earn non-job vacancy specific menu option initiative credits for EEO compliance through support of WBA Foundation scholarships. The scholarships are offered to worthy students on an annual basis. The application process is currently underway with…
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NAB President, CEO extends contract to 2023
The National Association of Broadcasters has extended the contract of president and CEO Gordon Smith through March 31, 2023. Smith became the NAB’s CEO in November 2009, succeeding David Rehr, who resigned suddenly in March of that year after three-and-a-half years…
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School supply drive helps Milwaukee students
Thousands of Milwaukee area students will benefit from a TV station’s annual school supply drive. WISN-TV raised more than $67,000 in its fifth annual Class Act School Supply Drive to benefit Milwaukee Public School District students. In addition to monetary…
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Updates made to WBA awards program
A new brochure shows the changes for the next round of the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Awards for Excellence program. If you haven’t yet gotten it in the mail, you can find it here. What a great event this has evolved into,…
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Wisconsin stations send relief to Hurricane Harvey victims
Numerous radio and TV stations in Wisconsin have stepped up to help victims of Hurricane Harvey. Here are a few of the efforts to raise money and collect supplies: WKOW-TV in Madison partnered with the Wisconsin chapter of the American…
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Wisconsin radio sales manager wins Radio Wayne Award
A general sales manager with Midwest Communication in Wausau/Stevens Point has won a national award from Radio Ink. Bob Jung won the Radio Wayne award Thursday at the Radio Show in Austin, Texas. He’s entering his 44th year in the…
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Retired 38-year broadcast engineer dies
A broadcast engineer who retired in 2015 after 38 years in the business has died. Steve Paugh was a systems design engineer at Morgan Murphy Media in Madison when he retired. He died Sept. 4. Paugh served in the Air…
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Golf event pays tribute to Eau Claire broadcaster
A golf event in Eau Claire paid tribute to a well-known broadcaster who died in 2015. Peter Murphy, known to many as “Mr. Lucky,” had a hole-in-one trophy named after him at the United Cerebral Palsy Hole-in-One Million Dollar Shoot…
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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 two $2,000 scholarships and two $1,000 scholarships. Students who meet eligibility requirements are encouraged to apply for these scholarships. The application process…
