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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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Black inspired students while leading UW campus station
Republished with permission. Dave Black, who inspired generations of students as general manager of UW–Madison’s student radio station WSUM 91.7, has died at age 66. Dave started work on WSUM in 1993 as a graduate student in the School of Journalism…
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Fish returns to Madison to host ‘Fish with Friends’
Mid-West Family Madison has announced the return of Fish Calloway to mornings in Madison. Starting Feb. 21 Q106FM (WWQM) will be the new home of “Fish with Friends.” “We’re so happy to have him back in Madison,” said Randy Hawke,…
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Maguire named to lead content for GKB Milwaukee
Ryan Maguire has been named director of content for Good Karma Brands Milwaukee. Maguire has an extensive background in news, talk and sports brands, including as Director of News and Programming at News/Talk KIRO in Seattle. While there, he led a team that earned…
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Weekly Radio Addresses touch on heart disease, medical marijuana
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol puts the focus on heart disease and legalizing medical marijuana. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this…
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Sullivan returns to Wisconsin as GM of MRA
Chuck Sullivan is named general manager of the Milwaukee Radio Alliance (MRA). MRA is a group of three radio stations co-owned and operated by Times Sharrock Communications and All-Pro Broadcasting. Sullivan was previously GM for the Audacy stations in Madison…
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Weekly Radio Addresses discuss tourism, education
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol discuss tourism grants and education reform. 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,…
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Marquette student to be recognized as ‘true leader’
The Executive Director of the Marquette Wire will be recognized with the WBA Student Leadership Award at the WBA Student Seminar. Aimee Galaszewski was nominated by Marquette Director of Student Media, Mark Zoromski who said Galaszewski is, “a true leader,…
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Career radio broadcaster Michael Gahagan dies
A career radio broadcaster who spent much of his career in Wisconsin has died. Michael Gahagan died Jan. 27. He was 68. Gahagan was born in Ireland and raised in Madison where he attended the Edgewood School followed by the…
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Four to be awarded scholarships at WBA Student Seminar
Four scholarships will be given out during the WBA Student Seminar on March 5 to students studying broadcasting in Wisconsin. Learn more about the WBA Student Scholarship program and apply here. Interested in supporting the scholarship program? Learn more here….
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Weekly Radio Addresses discuss extra state funds
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin Capitol are focused on extra money in the state’s general fund. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this…
