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  • New education debt relief grant added to WBA Foundation

    New education debt relief grant added to WBA Foundation

    Your WBA Foundation is adding the Eric Miller PantherVision Education Debt Relief Grant as the third such grant available to Wisconsin broadcasters looking to reduce their debt from post-secondary education. The grant is available to television news producers, photojournalists, or…

  • New WBA Hall of Fame at Hilton Milwaukee

    New WBA Hall of Fame at Hilton Milwaukee

    Your WBA Hall of Fame is now available in a newly renovated, more expansive location in the Hilton Milwaukee. As part of a wider renovation project at the hotel, the Hall of Fame recently reopened at its new location in…

  • Four to be awarded scholarships during Student Forum at Lambeau
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    Four to be awarded scholarships during Student Forum at Lambeau

    Four scholarships will be given out during the WBA Student Forum at Lambeau Field on Feb. 28 to students studying broadcasting in Wisconsin. Learn more about the WBA Student Scholarship program and apply here. The recipients are: Lexi Hull Lexi…

  • Join young broadcasters for ‘Coffee, Critiques, and Community’

    Join young broadcasters for ‘Coffee, Critiques, and Community’

    Join your fellow young broadcasters (within the first years of working in the profession) for professional development through conversation, helpful critiques, and getting your questions answered at Lambeau Field on Saturday, Feb. 28. Schedule:9-9:30 a.m. Coffee and networking9:30 am. –…

  • Agenda announced for 2026 Student Forum at Lambeau Field
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    Agenda announced for 2026 Student Forum at Lambeau Field

    The agenda for the 2026 Student Forum at Lambeau Field on Feb. 28 is available now! The keynote address will be delivered by Bill Jartz, legendary WBAY-TV anchor and PS announcer for the Green Bay Packers. Watch for updates as…

  • ‘It is time’ to submit your 2021 WBA Awards entries

    ‘It is time’ to submit your 2021 WBA Awards entries

    It is time. Those were the words uttered by the late Kevin Greene, Pro Football Hall of Famer and former outside linebackers coach for the Green Bay Packers. He uttered those words to his top player, Clay Matthews, in Super…

  • Wausau station raises 146K for local charities

    Wausau station raises 146K for local charities

    WSAW NewsChannel 7’s annual Share Your Holidays campaign raised $146,822. One hundred percent of the money is split between the Wausau Salvation Army and The Neighbors’ Place. “We’re so humbled and honored that you trust Share Your Holidays to help…

  • Appreciate employees during challenging times

    Appreciate employees during challenging times

    The start of 2022 holds a mixed bag of headlines for broadcasters, and some are quite challenging.  Our news gatherers continue to find themselves needing to define the difference between fact and opinion with a growing number of listeners/viewers. Fake…

  • Grant offers college debt relief for broadcasters

    Grant offers college debt relief for broadcasters

    Results Broadcasting has established a $2,000 Education Debt Assistance Grant to help broadcasters pay off their student loans. This grant is available to individuals currently employed in Wisconsin broadcasting or related media. Applicants must meet the following criteria: Must be…

  • Wisconsin Broadcaster available now

    Wisconsin Broadcaster available now

    The January/February issue of the Wisconsin Broadcaster is now available. You can download it here [PDF].   Highlights from his issue: WBA Chair Don Vesely writes about appreciating your employees WBA President and CEO Michelle Vetterkind shares ideas for getting…

  • 6 digital trends that will affect broadcasters (and all of us) in 2022
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    6 digital trends that will affect broadcasters (and all of us) in 2022

    As we are writing this, our plan is to head out to the CES (once known as the Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas the first week of January. For the last dozen years, we have used this event as…

  • WBA Hall of Famer Terry Baun remembered for long engineering career

    WBA Hall of Famer Terry Baun remembered for long engineering career

    WBA Hall of Famer Terry Baun died Saturday. He was 74. Known to all as Terry, his broadcast career started in 1967 at Milwaukee’s classical music station, WFMR-FM. After ten years there, he began a series of moves into corporate…

  • Dukelow leaving WHBY

    Dukelow leaving WHBY

    Josh Dukelow is leaving WHBY in Appleton after almost six years in radio. WHBY hired Dukelow in 2016 to host ‘Fresh Take with Josh Dukelow,’ with the goal of sharing conversations and topics important to the people of Wisconsin, all…

  • Beunling to end 25 years in TV meteorology

    WAOW-TV meteorologist Mike Breunling is retiring after 25 years in the business. His last weathercast is Friday. Breunling worked more than seven years at WAOW-TV in Wausau and more than 17 years before that at WSAW-TV, also in Wausau. In…

  • Sinclair stations raise nearly $175K for tornado relief

    Sinclair stations raise nearly $175K for tornado relief

    Sinclair Broadcast Group reports nearly $175,000 was raised through Sinclair Cares: Tornado Relief, a partnership with the American Red Cross to assist those affected by the devastating tornadoes in the South and Midwest. Individual donations totaled nearly $150,000, with Sinclair…