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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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Eau Claire station uses live network musical to promote local arts
An Eau Claire television station used the NBC live production of the musical “Hairspray” to promote the local performing arts culture. WEAU aired a panel discussion titled “Theater in our Community” after the musical aired Dec. 7. The station invited…
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112,000 lbs. of food collected by pair of TV stations
Two TV stations in Milwaukee worked with the Brewers Community Foundation and Hunger Task Force the day before Thanksgiving to collect more than 112,000 pounds of food from viewers. CBS 58 (WDJT) and Telemundo both did live news segments as…
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Radio group raises more than $50K for numerous causes
Three radio stations in a Madison radio group raised more than $50,000 for community causes during events all in the same week. Mid-West Family Broadcasting station WJJO held a 28-hour radiothon in downtown Madison to help local veterans, raising more…
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Manitowoc radio group uses social media to promote community pride
Seehafer Broadcasting recently launched a social media hashtag campaign to promote community awareness and community pride in Manitowoc. Seehafer stations is promoting the use of the #LoveManitowoc hashtag which is “intended to start a conversation amongst citizens of and visitors…
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Janesville radio stations break holiday donations record
WCLO and WJVL radio helped generate a record number of donations during its annual “12 Hours of Bringing” event at Farm and Fleet of Janesville. The radio stations broadcast for 12 continuous hours on Dec. 9, asking the community for…
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TV investigation prompts policy change at homeless shelter
An investigation by a La Crosse television station prompted a change in policy at a homeless shelter that’s getting more homeless people off the street. Video that WKBT captured in July inspired the Salvation Army to change its policy in…
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Drone journalism training offered at UW
The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is partnering with the Poynter Institute, Google News Lab, DJI Drones, the Drone Journalism Lab at the University of Nebraska, and National Press Photographers Association to host hands-on drone journalism…
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Radio Milwaukee uses personal stories to promote empathy
Community radio station Radio Milwaukee has produced a series of personal stories from Milwaukee neighborhoods in an effort to promote empathy. The series, “National & North” introduces eight people along two of Milwaukee’s longest streets who answer questions that dig…
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Fond du Lac station makes push to help Salvation Army
A Fond du Lac radio station answered the call of the Salvation Army as it struggled to meet a holiday fundraising goal and helped the charitable organization surpass the goal just before the new year. The Salvation issued a called…
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WBA supports proposal to change EEO rule
Your WBA, along with other State Broadcasters Associations representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, recently filed Joint Comments in support of a proposal to change the FCC’s EEO Rule to permit broadcast stations to rely…
