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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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Get to know first two 2024 Young Professional honorees
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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Creative radio pioneer Bill Vancil dies
WBA Hall of Famer and creative radio pioneer Bill Vancil died Jan. 3 after a long illness. He was 82. Vancil grew up in Kewanee, Illinois. While attending Wesleyan University, he hit the air at KSTT, Davenport, Iowa in the…
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Weekly Radio Addresses focus on education, new year
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are about education and the new year. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this week’s Republican radio…
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2023 – The Year of the Rocket Ship or The Tortoise?
As we come to the end of another interesting, yet challenging year for broadcasters, we are constantly asked to try to put things in perspective. Unlike many years, 2023 had two main themes. One was like a rocket ship, potentially…
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Broadcasters making themselves heard from Lambeau to the Capitol
We hope you’ve had a relaxing holiday season, because your WBA is off to a running start in 2024! You’ve no doubt already heard a lot about our Student Forum at Lambeau Field on Feb.24. We’re hearing from schools in…
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AI is great, but don’t forget to keep the human touch in broadcasting
As the year comes to a close, I am filled with excitement and gratitude. I am excited to see where the future of the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association is headed with our updated image and dedication to ushering in a younger…
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WSAW-TV holiday campaign raises $166K
WSAW NewsChannel 7’s annual Share Your Holidays campaign raised $166,834 and thousands of pounds of non-perishable food during its 21st year. The money will be split between the Wausau Salvation Army and The Neighbors’ Place. Food that was donated will…
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Koehn to retire after 46 years in broadcasting
WISC-TV anchor Mark Koehn is retiring after 46 years in broadcasting. Over the course of his career, Koehn has traveled to Super Bowls, Rose Bowls, political conventions, and much more. Behind the scenes, he has been a mentor to many…
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Wittkopp named Market President for iHeartMedia Madison
Monica Wittkopp has been named Market President for iHeartMedia Madison. In this new role, Wittkopp will continue to lead the sales efforts and is adding oversight of programming and general operations for iHeartMedia Madison, working closely with Dan Lenz, Senior…
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Katie, Nick set to join Otis Day on 95.9 KISS FM
Katie Schurk and Nick Vitrano will join Otis Day on 95.9 KISS FM (WKSZ-FM) in Green Bay. “Since I started at KISS FM the overwhelming request from the community has been to bring my friends Katie and Nick back to…
