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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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Public radio, TV to host State Supreme Court debate
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Rebecca Dallet and Michael Screnock will discuss issues central to their campaigns for a seat on the state’s highest court in a debate that be will be broadcast statewide 7 p.m. Friday, March 30. Live from the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, the 2018 State Supreme Court Debate will be broadcast on…
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Bellport to retire from WMTV-TV morning show
WMTV-TV anchor and morning show host Christine Bellport will retire in mid-May. Bellport worked in television for 28 years, and was morning show anchor on NBC15 for 14 years. Bellport’s broadcast career began in 1990 at WAGE Radio in Leesburg, Virginia, and she then worked at WTOP-FM in Washington, D.C. She also worked at KUSI-TV…
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Geisler to moderate GOP primary debate in Wausau
Veteran television debate moderator and WBA Hall of Fame inductee Jill Geisler will moderate a WBA Foundation debate for Republican primary candidates in the U.S. Senate race. The debate is scheduled for Saturday July 21 at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast from WSAW-TV. Geisler holds the Bill Plante Chair in Leadership and Media Integrity at…
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Scripts available: Live code tests scheduled for April 12
STARTING THURSDAY – APRIL 5, please air PSA’s (:15 & :30 scripts) for the Live-Code Tests (scheduled to take place on April 12). In cooperation with Wisconsin Emergency Management, the National Weather Service will conduct two tests of the real Tornado Warning EAS Code, one in the afternoon and a second one in the evening,…
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WBA Foundation expands debates to statewide primaries
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation is expanding its election year tradition of hosting broadcast debates by adding debates for this year’s statewide primary races. The hour-long debates for the Democratic gubernatorial race and Republican U.S. Senate race will be offered to radio and television stations across the state for live or delayed broadcast. “The…
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Website helps viewers know when to rescan for repack
A FCC website can help television viewers know when they should rescan their televisions to avoid losing channels because of the spectrum repack. The FCC’s DTV reception maps now include information on when stations are scheduled to change frequencies for the repack, which is when viewers will have to rescan their televisions to continue getting…
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Madison TV station welcomes new meteorologist
Madison TV station WKOW-TV has a new meteorologist. John Zeigler debuted Monday on 27 News weeknights at 5 and 10 p.m. He comes to Madison from WJZY in Charlotte, North Carolina where he was the chief meteorologist. His previous experience includes morning meteorologist at KOLR in Springfield, Missouri as well as positions at KQDS in…
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Commercial, public radio teams up to highlight local hip hop
A commercial radio station and public radio station are teaming up to produce a local hip hop show in the Chippewa Valley. 95.9 jamz (WEAQ) and Blugold Radio (WDRK) are collaborating on “Midwest Hip Hop” which will air Sundays at 9 p.m. on 95.9 jamz, and Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on Blugold Radio 99.9 FM.…
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Radio station’s polar plunge breaks fundraising record
More than 1,000 people came out into subzero wind chills to watch more than 80 people plunge into a lake in northern Wisconsin during a WRJO event to help raise a record $42,000 for to help kids attend Camp Angel. The ice on Spirit Lake was 16 inches thick on Jan. 6 for the WRJO/Angel…
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WBA Foundation Educational Support Grant Program taking applications now
In 2010, the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation Board of Directors created the Educational Support Grant Program. This program awards up to $10,000 annually to assist non-profit college and technical school broadcast education programs to acquire equipment, hardware, software, and/or other teaching materials necessary to conduct broadcast education programs and promote careers in broadcasting. We would…
