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WBA Awards for Excellence contest opens for entries
You can start submitting your award-winning entries for the WBA Awards for Excellence RIGHT NOW! and if you’re looking to get starlight to submitting entries…here’s the The submission deadline is Jan. 9 at 4 p.m. CT. Your WBA Awards Committee…
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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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WTMJ-AM finalist for Crystal Radio Awards
WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee is one of the 50 finalists for the 2023 NAB Crystal Radio Awards. Ten Crystal Radio Award winners will be chosen from the finalists by a panel of judges representing the broadcast industry, community service organizations and…
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Station’s effort generates 1.3 million diapers
A Madison station generated monetary donations combined with physical donations of diapers equaling 1,375,737 diapers during its third annual diaper drive. NBC15 (WMTV-TV) raised the diapers for the Village Diaper Bank which provides diapers to families in need across south…
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Weekly Radio Addresses discuss education, health care
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol discuss education and health care. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this week’s Democratic radio address, Gov….
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Timm to retire as EAS Committee chair
After more than 30 years as Broadcast Chair of the Wisconsin EAS Committee, Gary Timm retired from this position on March 1. The Wisconsin SECC unanimously elected committee member Chris Tarr as Timm’s successor. Tarr is Group Director of Engineering…
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WBA Student Awards for Excellence winners announced
The 2022 Student Awards for Excellence winners were announced at the WBA Student Seminar on Saturday. The complete list of winners is available here. Congratulations to all the winners! Great job! Four scholarship recipients were also recognized, along with the…
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Weekly Radio Addresses continue focus on state budget
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol continue to focus on the state budget. 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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Radio group’s effort supports low income residents
Heartland Communications Group teamed up with a local business in Ashland over the holidays to support the Magic Stocking, an annual initiative that supports the work of The BRICK Ministries. The effort raised $2,185. Magic Stockings were placed in select…
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Pulitzer Prizes to be awarded in Madison
The Pulitzer Prizes are coming to Madison on March 28 with its very first “On the Road” event, to discuss the critical function of local journalism in protecting the health and safety of citizens. The event will take place at The…
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Station gathers Lego sets for children’s hospital
The American Family Children’s Hospital received almost 1,000 Lego sets after a Madison radio station’s annual Lego Drive. Life 102.5 (WNWC) has partnered with the hospital for six years to bring hope to the kids during their stay at the…
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5 Wisconsin House representatives join Local Radio Freedom Act
Five Wisconsin Congressional Representatives are supporting the recently reintroduced Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA) as cosponsors. The resolutions in the House of Representatives and the Senate oppose “any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge” on local broadcast radio…
