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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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Gutiérrez named co-anchor of ‘WISN 12 News at 6 p.m.’
Diana Gutiérrez will be the new co-anchor of ‘WISN 12 News at 6 p.m.,’ effective June 3. She joins co-anchor Patrick Paolantonio, Chief Meteorologist Mark Baden, and Sports Director Dario Melendez on the weekday evening newscast. In addition to this…
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Good Karma stations to air UW women’s volleyball
Good Karma Brands (GKB) stations 1000.5 ESPN Madison (WTLX) and 620 WTMJ in Milwaukee will serve as the new home for University of Wisconsin women’s volleyball, beginning in the 2024-2025 season. UW Women’s Volleyball completed the 2023 season at No….
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Date set for 2 to join KISS FM morning show
Katie Schurk and Nick Vitrano will join Otis Day on 95.9 KISS FM (WKSZ-FM) in Green Bay on June 10. The move was announced in January and will happen now that a non-compete clause is expiring. “The question I get…
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New radio, TV spots promote updated WBA Hall of Fame
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation is releasing new radio and TV spots promoting the WBA Hall of Fame at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center. The spots feature WBA and WBA Foundation President and CEO Michelle Vetterkind. They feature recent changes made to…
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Garbaciak to step away from anchor desk
WISN-TV anchor and WBA Hall of Fame member Joyce Garbaciak is stepping away from the anchor desk at the Milwaukee station and will take on a role as a special projects contributing correspondent. Garbaciak will anchor her final newscast on…
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Weekly Radio Addresses focused on environment, antisemitism
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol focus on Earth Day and antisemitism. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this week’s Dem , Gov….
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Beno to retire from WBA Education Committee
WBA Education Committee Chair Ken Beno is retiring from the committee. He’s shared the following thoughts. Thank you for your service Ken! I have recently made the very difficult decision to step aside as Chair of the WBA Education Committee….
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Jezo named Brand Ambassador for Mid-West Family Madison
Amanda Jezo has been named Brand Ambassador for Mid-West Family in Madison. In her role, she will act as a marketing manager for the group. Jezo started with Mid-West Family in 2021 and has completed Center for Sales Strategy Training…
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SBE releases broadcast station self-inspection guides
The Society of Broadcast Engineers has released new Broadcast Station Self-Inspection Guides for FM and TV broadcast stations. The SBE partnered with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to produce the documents, which are the first part of a planned…
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Magnum station makes move to southern Wisconsin
A Portage radio station owned by Magnum Media, WBKY, has moved to the Stoughton-Janesville area. Dave Magnum said the process took 21 years. “My two sons, Reid and Ty, were just lads when we started this process,” Magnum said. “Whenever…
