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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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Nominations open for Hall of Fame Award
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation Hall of Fame Committee is now requesting and accepting nominations for the Wisconsin Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Download nomination form The Hall of Fame nomination process is open and will run through Feb. 15, 2017. Submissions should be made on the official nomination form (enclosed) and sent to the…
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Chair: WBA Foundation in ‘great shape’
I am pleased to have had the honor of serving as Chair of the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation during 2016. The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation (WBAF) has had another productive year under the leadership of Michelle Vetterkind. I am happy to report that your Foundation is in great shape and well positioned to be a…
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Use WBA awards to motivate your station
By Andrew Felix, WEAU-TV, Eau Claire One positive thing you can say about the broadcast industry is there is no shortage of awards programs or awards you and your station can win. Our industry really shines when it comes to ways to honor the hard work of individuals and stations. The key is to understand…
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2016 Broadcasters Clinic ‘renowned’ success
By Leonard Charles, Clinic Committee Chair The 2016 Broadcasters Clinic was another renowned event with a strong session agenda and an extensive exhibit hall. After winning the 2015 National Society of Broadcast Engineers Best Chapter or Regional Educational Event award, this year’s Clinic kept the winning tradition alive. Speakers, VIPs, and vendors from around the…
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What’s going on with Twitter?
By Kyle GeisslerWBA Director of Communications Even if you don’t use Twitter, you’ve probably noticed that Twitter is in the news a lot lately. What does the Twitter news about layoffs for broadcasters? Twitter isn’t going anywhere….for now. They tried to sell and now that no one will buy them, they’re trying to make their business…
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WBA’s internship program can assist with your EEO compliance
Your WBA is always looking for ways to assist our member stations with EEO credits. As part of the WBA Assistance Action Plan for EEO Compliance we are proud to offer the WBA Broadcast Internship Program! As stated in the WBA’s Assistance Action Plan for EEO Compliance: “The FCC also allows one full credit per…
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UW-Platteville to suspend media studies program
By: Rob Snyder Administration at UW-Platteville has announced its intention to initiate the process to suspend the Media Studies program at UW-Platteville. This means that there will be one less source of qualified entry level job applicants for the industry. To request more information on how to best share your concerns with this decision to…
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U.S. Senate candidates debate issues in WBA Foundation sponsored debate
U.S. Senate candidates Sen. Ron Johnson and challenger Russ Feingold debated Friday night in Green Bay at a one-hour televised event sponsored by the WBA Foundation with funding provided by the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. It was aired by more than 75 television and radio stations throughout the state. The debate was…
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Help the American Red Cross in the Hurricane Matthew Response
Hurricane Matthew created a path of destruction from the Caribbean up through Virginia and the Red Cross is responding with a multi-faceted effort. As of today, 100% of Red Cross Wisconsin’s local Emergency Response Vehicles are outside the state, carrying food, water, cots and clean-up materials in Florida, North and South Carolina. The Wisconsin Region…
