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2026 WBA Awards for Excellence Rulebook available now
Hello Wisconsin Broadcasters, On behalf of your WBA Awards Committee, we hope you have had a great first half of the year, and that you have been saving your potential entries for this year’s contest. You are a part of the largest state broadcaster awards program in the nation, and we can’t wait to see…
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Ambassador program extends to second UW campus
The WBA campus ambassador program is expanding to a second campus after its pilot year at UW-Oshkosh. Two students at UW-Whitewater will serve as WBA ambassadors starting in the fall semester. The ambassador program was launched in 2025 on the UW-Oshkosh campus with two students: Dylan Przybylski and Jacob Link. The students acted as representatives…
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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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Shockleys establish Young Broadcasters Development Fund
WBA Hall of Famers Terry and Sandy Shockley are the founding grantors of the newly established Young Broadcasters Development Fund, aimed at inspiring career building in the broadcast industry. “Our mission with this fund is to inspire and motivate young people to pursue a career in broadcasting,” Terry and Sandy Shockey said. “The rewards are…
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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 is online. It’s available on the WBA website at wi-broadcasters.org/scholarships Students who have completed at…
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FCC Chairman Pai, Sen. Johnson connect with Wisconsin broadcasters
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Sen. Ron Johnson took time June 5 to meet with Wisconsin broadcasters at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center and Pai went on to tour other broadcasters in the state. Chairman Pai was in Wisconsin as part of a “heartland trip” across the Northern Plains to speak to people about how…
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Contest seeks big ideas for broadcasting
Do you have an idea that could change the future of broadcasting? The NAB wants you to share it in an innovation contest. Here’s the PILOT Innovation Challenge 2017 challenge question: What is an unconventional way broadcasters and other local media could serve communities? Local news and information is crucial. Communities need to be informed,…
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Monona LPFM believed to be first in nation to get state award recognition
A low-power FM radio station in Monona is believed to be the first in the nation to be recognized by a state broadcast awards competition, based on consultation with other members of the National Association of State Broadcast Associations. WVMO went on the air in 2015 at 98.7 FM broadcasting out of Monona City Hall.…
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Summer Conference hotel deadline extended
Coming to Summer Conference in Sheboygan? The Blue Harbor resort has extended the hotel reservation deadline to June 2. Get all the Summer Conference information here: Summer Conference Sign up today!
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Madison TV station raises breast cancer awareness with live ‘Race for the Cure’ coverage
A Madison TV station produced a live broadcast from the Komen Race for the Cure in Fitchburg to support breast cancer awareness. WISC-TV personalities covered the May 20 event by talking live to breast cancer survivors and some of the 3,000 participants at the race. Participants told their own stories and stories about people in…
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Vetterkind testifies in support of repealing personal property tax
WBA President and CEO Michelle Vetterkind testified twice to state lawmakers in support of repealing Wisconsin’s personal property tax. She testified on May 24 before the Senate Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues and on June 1 before the Assembly Ways and Means Committee. Vetterkind argued that the personal property tax is a…
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Radiothon raises record $690K for children’s hospital
A radiothon run by a Madison radio group raised $690,684 for American Family Children’s Hospital, the highest amount ever raised during the annual event. Mid-West Family Broadcasting stations 93.1 Jamz (WJQM) and Q106 (WWQM) hosted the radiothon over three days in May from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. The stations talked with families…
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Lytle: You can’t bore people into buying from you
In 1976 there were no cell phones or email. We had a message nail. When you walked into the office, the first thing you did was retrieve all the little pink message slips from the message nail and go through them to see which calls needed to be returned. One afternoon there was a message…
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Judges step up for WBA Awards for Excellence
Radio and television stations from across Wisconsin submitted their best on-air, digital and social media projects from 2016 for the WBA Awards for Excellence. Award submissions totaled 1,783 in dozens of categories. Congratulations to all WBA Awards for Excellence participants. Great Job!! WOW! Another great job for the awards program belongs to that of a…
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WBA thanks awards co-chair for many years of service
Long-time WBA Awards Committee co-chair Lindsay Wood Davis was honored at the awards gala in May for his many years of transformative leadership of the committee. WBA President and CEO Michelle Vetterkind told attendees of the gala that the current awards program was “the vision of one man.” Davis has served on the committee since…
