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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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Weekly Radio Addresses discuss PFAS, legislative session
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are about PFAS and the recent legislative session. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this week’s Democratic ,…
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WBA Summer Conference agenda revealed
The agenda for the WBA Summer Conference is available now and registration is open. The conference will be held at Hotel Retlaw in Fond du Lac June 19-20. Registration is also open for the annual golf outing, this year happening…
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AI brings mixed bag of highs and lows
As the new Director of Digital Revenue and AI for Jacobs Media, I’m going to be a regular contributor to this newsletter. My goal is to help clear the fog about AI to help broadcasters better understand how to use…
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4 to be honored with membership in WBA Hall of Fame
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation is proud to announce the 2024 WBA Hall of Fame inductees: Steve Brown is a career broadcast engineer with a reputation for giving back and thinking of the future. (Woodward Community Media, Appleton) Matt Lepay…
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Don’t put off succession planning
You bought it, you built it, worried about it, lost sleep over it, and celebrated it. It fed you, clothed you, bought you housing, and you enjoyed a life in your community few can understand. BUT… have you given any serious thought…
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4 to be recognized as Local Broadcast Legends
Four Wisconsin broadcasters are 2024 WBA Local Broadcast Legends. JD Barber, an on air host with a huge and hilarious personality entertaining southern Wisconsin for 27 years. (posthumous) Jim Callow, a lifelong broadcaster who’s earned a reputation for service to…
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WBA recognizes outstanding young broadcasters
Young professionals are making their mark on broadcasting in Wisconsin and the WBA is recognizing them. The WBA Young Professional of the Year Award seeks to recognize young broadcasters who have made a significant impact on their stations and communities….
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Celebrate Women’s History Month, recognize women in media
In efforts to be present in recognizing important celebrations, I would like to take a moment to highlight the contributions, accomplishments, and the importance of women in media, especially in radio and TV and the initiatives that the Wisconsin Broadcasters…
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Reedsburg station hosts record breaking radio auction
A Reedsburg radio station raised a record amount during a radio auction in January to benefit nonprofits in the community. The United Fund WRDB Radio Auction was held Jan. 22-26 and raised money for more than 30 nonprofit organizations in…
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Midwest Regional Broadcasters Clinic reveals new logo, welcomes SBE meeting
Your Broadcasters Clinic is making some exciting changes and we can’t wait for you and your fellow broadcast engineers to experience it when we meet in September! A new logo is giving the Midwest Regional Broadcasters Clinic its own identity…
