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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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Google News Labs Training coming to UW-Madison
Journalists, students and educators are invited to join a free training hosted by Google News Labs in the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication Friday, Feb. 10. Trainers will cover a range of tools useful in reporting and other…
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Afternoon and Evening Statewide Tests of Tornado Warning EAS Code On April 20
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, on April 20, 2017 as part of Tornado…
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Radio station segment helps rescue animals
A Lake Geneva radio station is using an on-air segment to find new home for animals at a no-kill animal shelter. The on-air feature titled “Wet Nosed Wednesday” airs weekly on WLKG. The manager of Lakeland Animal Shelter visits ‘Curt…
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Training will help with sales recruitment
The WBA is working with Media Staffing Network to provide member stations with a new program, Local Sales Recruitment. The program will help bring you the best and brightest sellers. We’ve heard you: it’s difficult to find and keep sellers. Since 1993, Media Staffing…
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More than 20,000 toys donated in radio station drive
An annual toy drive held by a Milwaukee radio station collected more than 20,000 toys for kids during the holidays. WTMJ ran the Kids 2 Kids Christmas Toy Drive as a grassroots program that allows people in the community the…
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Podcast explores technology and broadcasting
A podcast produced by Jacobs Media highlights what they found for broadcasters while visiting CES in Las Vegas. CES is North America’s largest trade show, with over 3,800 exhibitors and 170,000 attendees. Every year, companies debut new technological innovations here….
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FCC Commission makes changes to public inspection file requirements
From Scott R. Flick at Pillsbury: At the first public meeting of the Pai FCC, the Commission today voted to eliminate the requirement that Letters and Emails from the Public be retained by stations in their public file. This clears the…
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Successful Winter Conference
Thank you to everyone who attended the Winter Conference this week! We hope you got a lot out of the event. Please let us know what you thought as we’re already planning the summer conference scheduled for June 14-15 in…
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Ajit Pai named new FCC chairman
President Donald Trump has picked a fierce critic of the Obama-era “net neutrality” rules to be chief regulator of the nation’s airwaves and internet connections. Monday afternoon, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai announced that Trump has selected him to succeed Tom Wheeler and…
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TV station helps collect toys for 13,950 children
A television station in Madison was part of a holiday effort to collect toys for children ahead of the 2016 holiday season that gathered toys for 13,950 kids in Dane County. WKOW has sponsored Toys for Tots for 28 years….
