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2025 WBA Hall of Fame Show available now
A half-hour program highlighting four 2025 WBA Hall of Fame inductees is available to view online and available for stations to air. This show features Denise Callaway, Bill Hubbard, Mark Zoromski, and Paul Braun. The show is available to all…
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YP of the Month is ‘unsung hero’ for station group
An announcer and producer at Woodward Community Media in Appleton, Zach Zelinski, is the WBA Young Professional of the Month for the month of November. The WBA Young Professional of the Month is a nominee for the WBA Young Professional…
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Guard presents WBA with commemorative coin
WBA President & CEO Michelle Vetterkind on Oct. 24 visited with our longtime partners and friends at the Wisconsin National Guard, including Maj. Gen. Matt Strub and Brig. Gen. Brion Aderman. During the visit, Vetterkind was honored to receive a…
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Nominations open for WBA Hall of Fame, Local Broadcast Legends
Nominations are now open for the WBA Hall of Fame and the Local Broadcast Legends. The WBA Hall of Fame Committee made a number of changes to the process starting with the 2025 cycle: Nominations for both recognitions must be…
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2025 WBA Awards for Excellence Rulebook available now
Hello Wisconsin Broadcasters, On behalf of your WBA Awards Committee, we hope you had a great summer and have been documenting and saving your potential entries for this year’s contest. You are a part of the largest state broadcaster awards…
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Aspiring broadcaster shows bright future ahead
It was wonderful to see so many of you at our WBA Summer Conference at the beautiful Hotel Retlaw in Fond du Lac! What a terrific venue! We hope you enjoyed your time in downtown Fond du Lac, and that…
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Know the “3 Cs” when it comes to AI at your station
It’s been a year since the “AI Ashley” headlines crossed-over from the broadcasting trade magazines to the mainstream press. Stories on the first AI-DJ appeared in publications ranging from local newspapers to Fox Business. “AI Ashley” is the voice of…
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Robb Edwards remembered for radio career, ballpark announcing
Radio broadcaster, former WTMJ radio host, and former Brewers in-stadium voice Robb Edwards (Romant) died June 26. Edwards, 79, was the host of the morning show on WTMJ from 1985 until 2000. He also spent time at WOKY-AM and WRIT-AM…
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Woodward to buy 7 stations in Illinois
Woodward Communications Inc. (WCI) has agreed to acquire seven radio station brands from Neuhoff Media in Springfield and Bloomington, Illinois. The company said the brands align with WCI’s focus on local community media properties in certain market sizes that serve…
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Weekly Radio Addresses discuss Pride, Chippewa Valley
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are about Pride Month and supporting the Chippewa Valley.. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — Gov. Tony Evers…
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Jowett Fellowship recipient passionate about visual storytelling
A passionate photographer and videographer is the 2024 recipient of the Rick Jowett Fellowship. Re’Nesha Donson has worked at WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee, WKOW-TV in Madison, and at WSIL-TV in Caterville, Illinois. She’s a photojournalist who also has experience as a…
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Long-time western Wisconsin TV GM dies
WXOW-TV/WQOW-TV General Manager Dave Booth died Friday at the age of 59. Booth worked at multiple television stations during his 37-year career, including WQOW-TV in Eau Claire, KOLN/KGIN in Lincoln, Nebraska, and WHBF in the Quad Cities. In 1992, he…
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Magnum donates 50/50 raffle winnings
Dave Magnum, owner own Magnum Media, won the 50/50 raffle at the WBA Summer Conference in Fond du Lac, and donated his winnings back to the Foundation. A total of $1,110 was raised for the Foundation. Thank you Dave!
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WBA Foundation announces date for U.S. Senate debate
The WBA Foundation Board will continue its 34-year tradition of holding statewide televised debates for Wisconsin’s voters by airing a general election debate in the 2024 Wisconsin U.S. Senate race. Qualifying U.S. Senate candidates Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and…
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Broadcasters flock to Fondy for Summer Conference
Broadcasters from across Wisconsin traveled to beautiful downtown Fond du Lac last week to join the WBA Summer Conference. The conference was held at the historic Hotel Retlaw, with sessions and a luncheon hosted at the Thelma Sadoff Center for…
