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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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Make plans to bring a young broadcaster to State Legislative Day
The holiday season will go quickly, which is why your WBA is already making plans for State Legislative Day in Madison on Jan. 24. If you’re not familiar with State Legislative Day, it’s a day at the State Capitol for…
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Weekly Radio Addresses discuss veterans, tax break for unborn children
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol discuss Veterans Day and a tax break for unborn children. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this…
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La Crosse reporter moving to Milwaukee
WKBT-TV reporter Duaa Israr is leaving La Crosse to take a job in Milwaukee. She will join CBS58 (WDJT-TV) as a journalist. “I am so lucky to have learned from some of the best journalists in this industry. I am…
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Aspiring broadcasters to get inspiration at Lambeau Field
Your WBA Student Seminar is coming to Lambeau Field in Green Bay on Feb. 24 and using the opportunity to enhance our efforts to inspire future broadcasters. The event will include unique opportunities to learn, network, and gain hands-on experience….
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Wisconsin Broadcaster available now
The November/December issue of Wisconsin Broadcaster is now available. Highlights from this issue:
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Meekins to retire from TMJ4 News
Carole Meekins will retire from TMJ4 (WTMJ-TV) on Nov. 30 after 32 years at the station and more than 40 years in television. Meekins is an award-winning journalist and the most veteran anchor in the Milwaukee market. She is well…
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Gutiérrez named 10 p.m. co-anchor on WISN-TV
Diana Gutiérrez is the new co-anchor of “WISN 12 News at 10:00 p.m.,” effective Nov. 20. On weeknights, she will work alongside co-anchor Patrick Paolantonio, meteorologist Mark Baden, and Sports Director Dario Melendez. Gutiérrez will also serve in an enhanced…
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Applications accepted for Student Leadership Award
The WBA Student Leadership Award is given to a broadcasting or broadcast journalism student of junior standing or above at a Wisconsin college or university who has most noticeably developed and exercised effective and creative skills in leadership. The student…
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Leverage strengths to find new digital revenue
In the 2023 media landscape, it’s not enough for broadcasters to be just broadcasters anymore. The most successful companies in the industry are reaching beyond their airwaves to find other ways to convert their highly valuable audiences into other businesses….
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EAS test successful
The Nationwide Periodic Test of the Emergency Alert System was a success not only in Wisconsin, but nationwide. I only had a few issues in the state reported to me, and each of those was a station-level problem. After the…
