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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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Beno named ‘Top 50 VIP’
Ken Beno, WBA Education Committee Chair and member of the WBA Hall of Fame, has been selected by the Lake Land College Foundation in Mattoon, Illinois, as one of the “Top 50 VIP’s” in honor of the College’s 50th anniversary. This award was recently established to recognize those who have made a “significant contribution to…
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Stations can get personalized digital roadmap at Summer Conference
At this year’s WBA Summer Conference at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center, Jacobs Media’s Digital Dot Connector, Seth Resler, will hold one-on-one meetings with broadcasters to take an in-depth look at their station’s digital strategy. These meetings will take an individualized look at your station’s strategy, including everything from email marketing to social media to…
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Cumulus promotes Kane to position in Appleton/Oshkosh
Cumulus has promoted Dayton Kane to Operations Manager and Program Director of WPKR-FM and WWWX-FM in Appleton/Oshkosh. Kane was previously Program Director of Cumulus stations WKRU-FM and WOGB-FM in Green Bay. “Dayton has demonstrated strong programming leadership qualities and produced outstanding results within Cumulus-Wisconsin,” John Rowe, Vice President/Market Manager, Cumulus Media-Appleton/Oshkosh, said. “We’re excited to…
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Get the WBA member app
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association has an app to serve its members throughout Wisconsin. The app is available in the Apple App Store and Google Play. It’s also available on iPad. Members will enjoy the following features: –Push alerts for timely WBA headlines and information –Calendar of WBA events –A directory of stations and members –A…
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Date changed for Democratic gubernatorial primary debate
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation is changing the date of one of the two televised debates for this year’s statewide primary races. The primary debate between candidates in the Democratic gubernatorial primary will be held at NBC15 (WMTV-TV) in Madison on Friday, July 27 at 7 p.m. It was previously scheduled for July 13. The…
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Chicago native joins The Family in Appleton
A Chicago native with a passion for Christian radio is joining The Family in Appleton as Assistant Program Director. Caleb Williams was born and raised in Chicago and grew up listening to and working with Chicago radio personalities. Williams said he believes God is using radio to change the lives of listeners around the world,…
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Walker re-elected to NAB Board
Mid-West Family Broadcasting President Tom Walker will serve two more years on the National Association of Broadcasters Radio Board. Walker was reelected to the Board in voting that ended this week. His two year term will commence in June. A full list of the NAB Board election results is available here.
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Antonelli named to lead Scripps stations in Green Bay
Joe Antonelli has been named to the position of vice president and general manager of WGBA and WACY in Green Bay starting April 16. Antonelli is currently director of sales for Scripps station WFTX in Fort Myers, Florida. In his new role, Antonelli will have direct responsibility for the station’s sales operations in addition to…
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Rutledge named 2018 Distinguished Wisconsin Watchdog
Originally published by WisconsinWatch.org Raquel Rutledge, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, has been named the 2018 recipient of the Distinguished Wisconsin Watchdog Award. The award recognizes an individual’s extraordinary contributions to open government or investigative journalism in Wisconsin and is a highlight of the eighth annual Wisconsin Watchdog Awards reception…
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Kiernan returns to WTMJ-TV in new role
A former news director at WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee is returning to the station in a new role. Jeff Kiernan has spent the last 15 years working for CBS managing several legacy newsrooms around the country and is now returning to WTMJ-TV in a new leadership role as senior director of local content. He will oversee…
