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Ambassador program extends to second UW campus
The WBA campus ambassador program is expanding to a second campus after its pilot year at UW-Oshkosh. Two students at UW-Whitewater will serve as WBA ambassadors starting in the fall semester. The ambassador program was launched in 2025 on the UW-Oshkosh campus with two students: Dylan Przybylski and Jacob Link. The students acted as representatives…
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Wisconsin Broadcaster available now
The September/October issue of Wisconsin Broadcaster is now available. Highlights from this issue:
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Shockleys establish Young Broadcasters Development Fund
WBA Hall of Famers Terry and Sandy Shockley are the founding grantors of the newly established Young Broadcasters Development Fund, aimed at inspiring career building in the broadcast industry. “Our mission with this fund is to inspire and motivate young people to pursue a career in broadcasting,” Terry and Sandy Shockey said. “The rewards are…
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Engineers gather in Wisconsin for Midwest Regional Broadcasters Clinic
I’m pleased to report that the 70th Midwest Regional Broadcasters Clinic was a tremendous success. This annual event, a collaborative effort between the engineering teams of the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association and the Minnesota Broadcasters Association, attracted attendees from 36 states, Washington, D.C., and four countries, making it one of the most geographically diverse Clinics to…
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Student scholarship competition underway
Do you know a student who could use assistance with educational expenses? The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation offers three $2,500 scholarships and one $1,500 scholarship. Students who meet eligibility requirements are encouraged to apply for these scholarships. The application process is online. It’s available on the WBA website at wi-broadcasters.org/scholarships Students who have completed at…
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WPR station to air in Barron County, call letters honor Gene Purcell
Wisconsin Public Radio is bringing WPR Music to northwest Wisconsin with a new station in Barron County. WPR will begin broadcasting on 90.7 FM, WEPP in Rice Lake starting June 13. WEPP was named to honor former Wisconsin Public Media Executive Director Gene Purcell, whose given name was Eugene Patrick Purcell. Purcell died after being…
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Dan Markus exits WVBO after more than 50 years on the air
Veteran broadcaster Dan Markus is leaving radio after more than 50 years in broadcasting. He was the midday host at Cumulus Broadcasting’s WVBO in Oshkosh. Markus’ career began at his college radio station and took him through stations in Milwaukee (WISN-AM and WISN-TV, WKLH-FM, WEMP-AM) and Springfield, Illinois where he launched Cool 101.9 (WQQL) as…
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Madison station named Christian Music Broadcasters’ Medium Market Station of the Year
Life 102.5 (WNWC) in Madison has been named Medium Market Station of the Year by Christian Music Broadcasters (CMB). The station received the honor at CMB’s annual Momentum conference in Orlando. “We are honored to be recognized as the CMB Medium Market Station of the Year,” said Steve Young, Life 102.5 station manager. “We have…
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Longtime Wisconsin radio and TV broadcaster dies
A broadcaster involved in radio and TV in the Milwaukee and Wausau areas for more than 50 years has died. Richard Mueller, known on the air as Skip Taylor, died May 18 at the age of 77. After enlisting and serving with Armed Forces Radio and Television, Mueller started his career in 1969 at WOKY…
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Groat marks 30 years at WLUK-TV
Production and newscast director for WLUK-TV in Green Bay, Chris Groat, is marking 30 years at the station. Groat’s anniversary is May 26. Congratulations!
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Wisconsin stations win 27 regional Murrow Awards
Twelve WBA member radio and TV stations won 27 regional Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). RTDNA has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Murrow set as a standard for the profession of electronic…
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WOLX personality Jim McGaw dies
WOLX personality Jim McGaw died Sunday. “Jim was the hardest working and thoughtful person in radio,” an article from the Madison radio station stated. “He was always willing to help and wanted to do whatever he could to make the place where he worked better.” McGaw was on the air in Madison for about 40 years.…
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Green Bay anchor awarded student debt relief grant
An anchor at Green Bay TV station WBAY-TV is the recipient of the 2024 Results Broadcasting Education Grant. Aisha Morales joined the station in 2016 as a weekend anchor/MMJ after graduating from the Walker Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University in 2011 and working in the Yuma, Arizona and Colorado Spring, Colorado markets.…
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Weekly Radio Addresses discuss politics, mental health
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol discuss state politics and mental health. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this week’s GOP , Senate Majority Leader Devin LaMahieu says Gov. Tony Evers “plays politics” while Republicans are working to…
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WRJN adds local voices, full service format
Civic Media’s WRJN radio (1400 AM, 99.9 FM, and 98.1 FM) is changing to full-service programming to better inform and entertain the Racine community. The station’s new lineup will feature Don Rosen in the morning, local, state, and agricultural news every hour, and will bring back timeless hits throughout the day. WRJN has broadcasted from…
