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2025 WBA Hall of Fame Show available now
A half-hour program highlighting four 2025 WBA Hall of Fame inductees is available to view online and available for stations to air. This show features Denise Callaway, Bill Hubbard, Mark Zoromski, and Paul Braun. The show is available to all…
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YP of the Month is ‘unsung hero’ for station group
An announcer and producer at Woodward Community Media in Appleton, Zach Zelinski, is the WBA Young Professional of the Month for the month of November. The WBA Young Professional of the Month is a nominee for the WBA Young Professional…
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Guard presents WBA with commemorative coin
WBA President & CEO Michelle Vetterkind on Oct. 24 visited with our longtime partners and friends at the Wisconsin National Guard, including Maj. Gen. Matt Strub and Brig. Gen. Brion Aderman. During the visit, Vetterkind was honored to receive a…
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Nominations open for WBA Hall of Fame, Local Broadcast Legends
Nominations are now open for the WBA Hall of Fame and the Local Broadcast Legends. The WBA Hall of Fame Committee made a number of changes to the process starting with the 2025 cycle: Nominations for both recognitions must be…
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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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Weekly Radio Addresses tour small businesses, statewide tour
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin Capitol discuss small businesses and visitng every county in Wisconsin. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this week’s…
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Effort launched to bring awareness to veteran suicides
The Medical College of Wisconsin and War Memorial Center recently announced the receipt of a grant from Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment for the development of a Sustainable Public Awareness Campaign to prevent veteran suicides. The project will determine the…
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Lance Allen joins WDJT-TV as sports director
Sportscaster Lance Allan is joining WDJT-CBS 58 in Milwaukee as sports director, starting Dec. 1. With more than three decades of experience, Allan brings a wealth of knowledge and passion for Wisconsin sports to CBS 58. Allan grew up in…
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Education debt assistance grant, writing competition prize to be established in Boyd Huppert’s name
Award-winning and widely acclaimed broadcast journalist Boyd Huppert is being recognized by the WBA Foundation with the establishment of an education debt assistance grant for broadcast journalists and a writing competition prize in his name. Fundraising for the Boyd Huppert…
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Wade to retire from WISN-TV
The president and general manager of WISN-TV in Milwaukee, Jan Wade, will retire at the end of this year, capping a career of more than four decades at leading television stations in seven major markets. “Leveraging her deep industry experience, Jan has led WISN…
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Banks to retire from WISC-TV
After 40 years of leadership, WISC vice president and general manager Lyle Banks will retire at the end of the year. Banks has had a sweeping and successful career as a broadcasting executive, entrepreneur, interim executive and board member for…
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Weekly Radio Addresses discuss veterans, Senate leadership
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol discuss Veterans Day and new leadership in the State Senate. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this…
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Student station leader honored with YP of the Month
The general manager of the UW-Madison student radio station, Kelsey Brannan, is the WBA Young Professional of the Month for the month of November. The WBA Young Professional of the Month is a nominee for the WBA Young Professional of…
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New AI platforms hint at future directions
This fall we’re starting to see the release of many of the AI tools that have been teased all year. Meta.AI, created by the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has upgraded its engine and offers robust text and image…
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Madison station kicks off holiday drive with Veterans Day event
WMTV-TV in Madison is kicking off the 29th’s year of its Share Your Holidays campaign with a Veterans Day Food Drive. It runs from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the West Towne Metcalfe’s location. Viewers can drop off non-perishable…
