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  • 2025 WBA Hall of Fame Show available now

    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…

  • YP of the Month is ‘unsung hero’ for station group
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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…

  • Guard presents WBA with commemorative coin

    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…

  • Nominations open for WBA Hall of Fame, Local Broadcast Legends

    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…

  • 2025 WBA Awards for Excellence Rulebook available now

    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…

  • Racine journalist joins WTMJ-TV

    Racine journalist joins WTMJ-TV

    Racine native Lauren Sklba will join WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee covering Racine County. Sklba worked as the news editor for The Journal Times in Racine since April 2023. She has prior television news experience, working as a producer for the CBS…

  • Podcast: Broadcasting’s Ongoing Evolution
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    Podcast: Broadcasting’s Ongoing Evolution

    Digital Content Creator, Journalist, and Producer Dana Schaeffer joins the podcast to discuss the future of broadcasting, including innovation, local relevancy, and engaging the next generation. Learn more about Dana on her website: https://www.danaschaeffer.com/

  • Madison station wins 2 national Murrow awards

    Madison station wins 2 national Murrow awards

    Madison TV station WMTV-TV has won two national Edward R. Murrow Awards from RTDNA. The awards are for small market Breaking News Coverage for a piece about a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School and for Digital for a piece…

  • Fargen named news director at WMTV-TV

    Fargen named news director at WMTV-TV

    WMTV 15 News in Madison has named Bridget Fargen as News Director starting Sept. 8. Fargen has more than 15 years of experience in local broadcast journalism, with what the station describes as a proven track record of newsroom leadership,…

  • Morgan Murphy Media announces leadership promotions
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    Morgan Murphy Media announces leadership promotions

    Morgan Murphy Media today announced three strategic executive promotions in enhanced leadership roles, effective immediately: Chris Cornelius is named Chief Operating Officer. Cornelius joined Morgan Murphy Media in 2014 as VP of Business Development and will now drive operational excellence…

  • ‘Auction for Ozzy’ raises $1,800 to fight Parkinson’s
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    ‘Auction for Ozzy’ raises $1,800 to fight Parkinson’s

    Appleton radio station 105.7 WAPL raised $1,800 for the Wisconsin Parkinson Association through a July 28 event titled “Auction for Ozzy.” Listeners to WAPL Morning’s with Laura Lee & Cutter vied for a unique piece of rock memorabilia: A 1999…

  • ‘Changing Landscape for Local Media’ session to be held in La Crosse

    ‘Changing Landscape for Local Media’ session to be held in La Crosse

    LeaderEthics, in partnership with the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethical Leadership at Viterbo University, will present The Changing Landscape for Local Media at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at Viterbo’s Nola Starling Recital Hall, 929 Jackson St., La Crosse. This Constitution…

  • YP of the Month described as ‘Voice of Manitowoc News’
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    YP of the Month described as ‘Voice of Manitowoc News’

    A reporter and anchor at Seehafer Broadcasting in Manitowoc, Steven Devine, is the WBA Young Professional of the Month for the month of August. The WBA Young Professional of the Month is a nominee for the WBA Young Professional of…

  • Morrissey, Kihmm promoted at WKOW-TV

    Morrissey, Kihmm promoted at WKOW-TV

    Madison TV station WKOW-TV is promoting two journalists on its news staff. Chloe Morrissey is being named weekend anchor. She was previously serving as a multimedia journalist. Morrissey has been with the station for almost two years. “Chloe is an…

  • Sports Workshop returns to Lambeau Field

    Sports Workshop returns to Lambeau Field

    The WBA Doug Chickering – WIAA Sports Workshop was at Lambeau Field in Green Bay on Thursday, during Packer’s training camp. After an introduction from WBA President and CEO Michelle Vetterkind and Doug Chickering, attendees heard first from Doug Russell,…