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  • WBA Awards for Excellence contest opens for entries

    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…

  • 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…

  • ‘Saint or Scrooge’ raises money for children’s hospital

    ‘Saint or Scrooge’ raises money for children’s hospital

    A promotion named Saint or Scrooge on Appleton classic rock station 105.7 WAPL raised $6,000 for Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Listeners would call in for a $200 prize. They would then decide whether to be a Saint and donate all…

  • Station gathers more than 1,500 holiday shoeboxes from listeners

    Station gathers more than 1,500 holiday shoeboxes from listeners

    Madison radio station Life 102.5 (WNWC) gathered more than 1,500 shoeboxes was filled with toys, toiletries, and other necessities for local children in need. The station has partnered with W.I.N.R.S. For Christ on the Shoebox Gifts for Kids effort for…

  • Weekly Radio Addresses tout tourism grants, criticize Evers veto

    Weekly Radio Addresses tout tourism grants, criticize Evers veto

    This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol discuss tourism and entertainment grants and criticize the vetoing of a bill regarding literacy. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from…

  • Lenz named to lead sales for iHeartMedia

    Lenz named to lead sales for iHeartMedia

    Daniel Lenz has been elevated to Senior Vice President of Sales for both the Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin markets. As Senior Vice President of Sales, Lenz will be responsible for overseeing the markets sales strategy and leading a team of…

  • WBA Student Awards competition gets underway

    WBA Student Awards competition gets underway

    The 2021 WBA Student Awards for Excellence competition is OPEN starting today! The WBA Education Committee reorganized and changed some of the categories to make sure more students’ works can be included in this year’s contest. Be sure to check…

  • Station helps ‘Backyard Dreams’ come true

    Station helps ‘Backyard Dreams’ come true

    A charity started by an Eau Claire radio station helps make dreams come true for kids and adults. “Backyard Dreams” was started by WAYY Sports Talk 105.1. It recently helped a 14-year-old boy who has a rare eye disease that…

  • Radiothon generates holiday gifts for kids

    Radiothon generates holiday gifts for kids

    Madison radio station WIBA-FM recently partnered with Blain’s Farm and Fleet for the annual Operation Toy Drive event to make sure every child in southern Wisconsin has something under the tree this holiday season. Listeners were encouraged over a two-day…

  • Weekly Radio Addresses discuss inflation, money for schools

    Weekly Radio Addresses discuss inflation, money for schools

    This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are on the topics of inflation and COVID relief money for Wisconsin schools. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics:…

  • Radio Milwaukee announces name, menu for new café

    Radio Milwaukee announces name, menu for new café

    Radio Milwaukee (WYMS-FM 88.9) revealed the name and menu for its new “sound café” at a community reception on Wednesday. The new space for creativity, collaboration and community will be called Deadwax and will feature an eclectic, ever-changing food and beverage program. “Deadwax is…

  • More than $256K raised for families affected by Waukesha parade tragedy

    More than $256K raised for families affected by Waukesha parade tragedy

    Communities across southeastern Wisconsin have come together to help those affected by the incident that occurred at the Waukesha Christmas Parade. Following a donation effort hosted by Milwaukee TV station WISN 12, $256,198 was raised to benefit the families impacted…