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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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WLUK-TV celebrates 4 milestone employee anniversaries
Four employees at WLUK-TV in Green Bay are marking milestone anniversaries. On March 9, Amy Hanten will mark 30 years with FOX 11. She is the host of lifestyle show FOX 11 Living with Amy. On March 5, Michelle Melby…
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WBA Student Awards for Excellence winners announced
The 2021 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 discuss election investigation, worker recruitment
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s lawmakers they focus on election investigations and worker recruitment. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this week’s Democratic…
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Broadcasters take issues to Washington DC
Wisconsin broadcasters recently visited lawmakers and regulators in Washington D.C. to talk about issues like a performances tax and bills that would support journalism. A group of eight Wisconsin broadcasters visited Washington DC between Feb. 28 and March 2 to…
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‘HYFIN’ to focus on Black music
Radio Milwaukee’s (WYMS-88.9FM) new Urban Alternative channel will be called HYFIN, a name that signals the full spectrum of Black music that will be played. “A hyphen is a connector that bridges the gap between words or parts of words,…
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Weekly Radio Addresses highlight bills about teaching, elections
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol highlight the veto of a bill about teaching about race in the classroom and election reform bills passed by lawmakers. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see…
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Station’s listeners connect with love
Listeners to a Madison radio station are helping gather needed items for a children’s hospital for Valentine’s Day. For the last five years, Life 102.5 listeners have shown love every Valentine’s Day to the kids and their families at the…
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New radio, TV spots promote WBA Hall of Fame
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation is releasing new radio and TV spots promoting the WBA Hall of Fame at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center. The spots feature WBA and WBA Foundation President and CEO Michelle Vetterkind. you can download…
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Wisconsin Rapids stations cut ribbon on new location
A group of radio stations in Wisconsin Rapids is coming together in a newly renovated building. In April 2021, AM 1320 WFHR was purchased by Heart of Wisconsin Media, joining 105.5 FM WIRI and 106 FM WCWI. A new building…
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Weekly Radio Addresses discuss State of the State, empowering parents
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are about the State of the State and empowering parents. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this…
