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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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500 coats collected during station drive
Milwaukee’s Jammin’ 98.3, WJMR-FM held its annual Stokes Coats Drive, sponsored by the Milwaukee County Office of Equity, at Southeast Sales Powersports on Dec. 15 and gathered more than 500 cold weather items. Jammin’ On Air Personality and namesake of…
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Weekly Radio Addresses discuss inflation, state budget
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol touch on inflation and 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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Janesville stations raise more than $19K in donations
A radio group in Janesville raised more than $19,000 in cash, toys, and non-perishables to benefit local charities. 99.9 WJVL and the stations of Big Radio gathered $14,108 in cash with another $5,000 in toys, non-perishables for local charities ECHO,…
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Former radio station owner dies
A former Wisconsin radio station owner, Ned Hughes, died Dec. 3. He was 75. Hughes pursued a career in advertising and marketing and a variety of business interests, including owning an advertising business, co-owning former station WYNE radio in Appleton,…
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Toya Washington leaving WISN-TV
Anchor Toya Washington is leaving WISN-TV after 20 years at the station. Washington joined WISN-TV in December 2002 as a co-anchor and later anchored the 6 p.m. newscast and for more than ten years has been anchor of the 5…
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Weekly Radio Addresses discuss taxes, supporting veterans
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol discuss taxes and supporting veterans. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this week’s GOP radio address, Joint…
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Long-time Eau Claire TV anchor dies
Long-time Eau Claire TV anchor John Froyd has died. Froyd was and 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. anchor at WEAU-TV from 1991 to 1998 and spent more than 40 years in broadcasting. He began his career in radio serving in…
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Radiothon breaks fundraising record
A radiothon hosted by a radio station in Wausau/Stevens Point raised a record $235,374 to support local children and families in central Wisconsin. Y106.5 (WYTE) hosted the Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon Dec. 1-2. “Thanks to my fantastic staff and all…
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Station hosts toy drive to benefit Children’s Hospital
Milwaukee radio station Sportsradio 1250 The Fan (WSSP) hosted a toy drive that generated donations for Children’s Hospital. The 16th annual toy drive ran Nov. 29 through Dec. 2 and gathered enough toys to fill 16 box crates.
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Milwaukee radio station gathers 74K meals during holiday event
Milwaukee radio station 99.1 The Mix (WMYX-FM) gathered enough donations during a holiday event to provide at least 74,515 meals to Wisconsinites in need this holiday season. The Stuff the Bus event was held Nov. 23 and benefited Feeding America…
