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  • 4 to be inducted into WBA Hall of Fame in June
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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…

  • 4 to be honored as Local Broadcast Legends
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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…

  • WBA YP of the Year brings patience, positivity to newsroom
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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…

  • WBA 75th anniversary Summer Conference agenda released

    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….

  • Reception to celebrate new WBA Hall of Fame

    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…

  • New education debt relief grant added to WBA Foundation

    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…

  • Weekly Radio Addresses discuss environment, supporting mothers

    Weekly Radio Addresses discuss environment, supporting mothers

    This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are about the environment and supporting mothers. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this week’s , Gov….

  • Elizabeth Murphy Burns remembered as broadcast pioneer
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    Elizabeth Murphy Burns remembered as broadcast pioneer

    Longtime leader of Morgan Murphy Media and WBA Hall of Famer, Elizabeth Murphy Burns, has died. She was 79. A Duluth-Superior native, her early broadcast career was served at television stations in Tucson and San Diego and in radio ownership…

  • Eau Claire broadcaster, Hall of Famer, dies
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    Eau Claire broadcaster, Hall of Famer, dies

    Legendary Eau Claire area broadcaster and WBA Hall of Famer, Mike Sullivan, died Monday following a battle with leukemia. He was 75. Sullivan worked in almost every aspect of radio broadcasting from DJ to station manager during his decades-long career,…

  • Milwaukee music director awarded student debt relief grant
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    Milwaukee music director awarded student debt relief grant

    The music director of 88Nine, a Radio Milwaukee Station (WYMS-FM) is the recipient of the 2025 Results Broadcasting Education Grant. Erin Wolf joined the station in 2022, after many years of hosting a show on WMSE and also following the…

  • Weekly Radio Addresses discuss election results, NFL Draft

    Weekly Radio Addresses discuss election results, NFL Draft

    This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol discuss the recent State Supreme Court election results and the NFL Draft coming to Green Bay. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the…

  • Hygiene drive breaks new record
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    Hygiene drive breaks new record

    The Family Radio Network’s 33rd annual Help for the Homeless Hygiene Drive broke another record raising $723,000 worth of new hygiene and cleaning supplies for 137 crisis programs in 22 communities across Wisconsin. More than 1,050 businesses, churches, and schools…

  • New podcast highlights work of state broadcaster associations

    New podcast highlights work of state broadcaster associations

    The National Alliance of State Broadcaster Associations (NASBA) is publishing a new podcast to highlight the work of state broadcast associations from across the United States. Check out the first episode and subscribe here and on YouTube.

  • WBSD marks 50 years on the air
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    WBSD marks 50 years on the air

    Radio station WBSD recently marked 50 years of broadcasting at Burlington High School. The station hosted a reunion for former staffers at the station and presented a video about the history and impact of the station. Congratulations!

  • Strehlow to step down from weekday anchor role at CBS 58

    Strehlow to step down from weekday anchor role at CBS 58

    After more than four decades in television news, veteran Milwaukee news anchor Mike Strehlow has announced his plan to “semi-retire” from CBS 58 (WDJT-TV). Strehlow will step down from his role as anchor of the ‘CBS 58 News at Noon’…

  • Weekly Radio Addresses discuss health care, state budget

    Weekly Radio Addresses discuss health care, state budget

    This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are about health care and the state budget. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this week’s ,…