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4 to be inducted into WBA Hall of Fame in June
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation is proud to announce the 2026 WBA Hall of Fame inductees: Dave Magnum has turned a network of radio stations into a second generation legacy in Wisconsin. Kelly Radandt’s broadcasting career reflects a rare blend…
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4 to be honored as Local Broadcast Legends
Four Wisconsin broadcasters are 2026 WBA Local Broadcast Legends. Randy Allen, an on-air presence with deep knowledge of country music and unwavering professionalism which has made him a trusted companion to listeners throughout the Green Bay, Appleton, and Oshkosh markets. Dave…
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WBA YP of the Year brings patience, positivity to newsroom
The assistant news director for WFRV-TV in Green Bay, McKenna Rentmeester, is the WBA Young Professional of the Year. Rentmeester was selected by a subcommittee of the WBA Board of Directors from a pool of six YP of the Month…
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WBA 75th anniversary Summer Conference agenda released
The preliminary agenda is now available for your WBA’s Summer Conference celebration of the association’s 75th anniversary will be held June 17-18 at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva. Registration is also open. The registration deadline is May 28….
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Reception to celebrate new WBA Hall of Fame
Your WBA Hall of Fame is now available in a newly renovated, more expansive location in the Hilton Milwaukee and a reception is scheduled for April 2 to celebrate it. The reception is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Registration…
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New education debt relief grant added to WBA Foundation
Your WBA Foundation is adding the Eric Miller PantherVision Education Debt Relief Grant as the third such grant available to Wisconsin broadcasters looking to reduce their debt from post-secondary education. The grant is available to television news producers, photojournalists, or…
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Congratulations to WBA Awards for Excellence Winners
The WBA’s 2016 Awards Gala has just concluded. Congratulations to all winners and thanks to all who participated. Download the Winners PDF for information on all Award Winners. 2016 Awards for Excellence Winners Station of the Year Awards:
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Survey: Key radio listening locations – the home, the car, and at-work – are changing
In Jacobs Media’s new web study of radio listeners, a big story is how radio’s traditional listening locations – the home, the car, and the workplace – are undergoing change. From content consumed to new distribution outlets to emerging gadgetry, the…
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4 new names to be added to WBA Foundation Hall of Fame
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Hall of Fame was created in 1989 to honor broadcasters that have devoted a minimum of 15 years to the broadcasting industry including a minimum of 10 years as a Wisconsin broadcaster. The award recognizes an individual’s…
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4 broadcasters to receive WBA Local Broadcast Legends Awards
Four Wisconsin Broadcasters have been chosen as WBA Local Broadcast Legends and will be recognized during the Keynote Luncheon on Thursday, June 15 as part of the WBA’s Summer Conference. The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Local Broadcast Legends Award was established…
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Media mentors should support student travel
It was a typical, sticky April in rural Arkansas back in 2004. I had traveled 300 miles from home once with my parents on vacation all the way to Graceland. Now, I was in a car bound for DFW. The…
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WBA reaching out to diverse communities
The WBA is initiating an effort to reach out to Wisconsin’s diverse communities. While you will hear much more about this effort in the coming months, we’re already getting started. Lupita Montoto from La Movida in Madison translated our “Your…
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Radio network raises $377K to help homeless
The Family radio network, 91.9/91.5 and 88.5 in Appleton, helped raise $377,000 worth of new hygiene and cleaning products to donate to local crisis programs in 15 northeast and central Wisconsin communities. In its 25th year, “Help for the Homeless”…
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Getting media into the home with Alexa
The past fifteen years have about incredible disruption to broadcasters. It used to be so simple – you created a 24-hour stream of programming, sent it out from your tower to a specific broadcast area, generated ratings, and you were…
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WBA Awards Gala sold out
The WBA Awards Gala, scheduled for May 6 at the Madison Marriott West, is sold out. The reception will begin at 5 p.m. with an open bar until 5:45 p.m. While drinks are complimentary only during the reception, there…
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Chippewa Valley broadcaster dies
A lifelong broadcaster with a career in the Chippewa Valley has died. Michael Anthony Phillips was born in Tennessee and started his broadcasting career in college, getting his first full time job in 1970 at WDGY in Minneapolis. According to…
