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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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Milwaukee station raises $130K for hurricane victims
Milwaukee TV station WISN-TV partnered with the American Red Cross to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Ida. The ‘WISN 12 Hurricane Relief Drive’ raised $130,505 from local viewers to deliver urgent assistance for those affected by the natural…
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Former student named to lead WSUM
A former student who worked at the student-run radio station on the UW-Madison campus is returning to serve as general manager. Kelsey Brannen previously worked as the assistant program director at The Current and as the afternoon show manager at…
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Bennett named GM at Radio Milwaukee
Cheryl Bennett, a professional with more than 28 years of experience in accounting, finance, human resources and business administration, has been named general manager of 88Nine Radio Milwaukee (WYMS-FM 88.9), the station announced Monday. Bennett joined Radio Milwaukee in 2015 and has previously served…
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Viewers raise $58K in school supplies
Milwaukee TV station WISN-TV collected more than $58,000 in school supplies to help local students at the beginning of the school year. WISN 12’s “Class Act School Supply Drive” delivered essential school supplies to children in the Milwaukee area who…
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Weekly Radio Addresses celebrate back to school, raise concerns about refugees
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol talk about back to school and Afghan refugees coming to Wisconsin. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In…
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Should you buy a home if you have a short-term contract?
It’s undoubtedly one of the biggest decisions in a person’s life – buying a house. But how do you know if you’re ready? Or if it’s even a good move, given the fact you most likely have a contract that’s…
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Crane to step down as WPR director
After more than 11 years as director of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), Mike Crane has announced his resignation. “It has been an honor and privilege to be director of WPR and to have worked with the station’s talented staff this…
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Four inducted to WBA Hall of Fame
Four new names were added to the WBA Hall of Fame on Thursday night during the induction event at the Blue Harbor Resort in Sheboygan as a part of the WBA Summer Conference. The four inductees are: …
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Weekly Radio Address touts funding for Wisconsin farmers
This week’s Weekly Radio Address from Wisconsin’ Capitol talks about$50 million in new funding for Wisconsin farmers. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In this week’s…
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2021 WBA Awards brochure released
The 2021 WBA Awards for Excellence brochure is out and it includes some changes. Copies are in the mail, but you can also download it here. Here’s an update from Your WBA Awards Committee Co-Chairs: Do Scott and I…
