Nominations are now open for the WBA Hall of Fame and the Local Broadcast Legends, and there are changes to the nomination process.
The WBA Hall of Fame Committee will now require all Hall of Fame nominations to come from a WBA member station, a retired Wisconsin broadcaster, member of the Foundation Board, or Hall of Fame inductee. Nominees must have served a minimum of 25 years in Wisconsin broadcasting. Nominees will be evaluated based on their “integrity, leadership, and impact on their station(s), communities served, and the state of Wisconsin broadcast industry.”
For Local Broadcast Legends, nominations must be supported by the manager of the station or group employing the nominee, and the nominee must have 25 years of service in one specific Wisconsin market or community.
Nominations for both recognitions must now also be submitted through an online form. Those forms are available here:
Nominations are due on Jan. 15. The 2024 Hall of Fame inductees will be recognized at the WBA Hall of Fame dinner on June 20. The 2024 Local Broadcast Legends will be recognized at a luncheon on June 20. Both events are a part of the WBA Summer Conference which will be held at Hotel Retlaw in Fond du Lac.
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Hall of Fame was established in 1989 and formally dedicated by then FCC Chairman Alfred Sikes. Its purpose is to honor individuals who have dedicated their professional lives to the advancement of broadcasting in Wisconsin. Since then, 160 broadcasters have been inducted.
Nominations for the WBA Hall of Fame must be submitted annually. The committee will only review Hall of Fame nominations submitted for the current year. Nominations submitted in prior years must be resubmitted for consideration. If you wish to check whether an individual has been nominated, direct inquires to Liz Boyd in the WBA Foundation office at (800) 236-1922 or lboyd@wi-broadcasters.org.
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Local Broadcast Legends Award was established in 2015 under the direction of Bruce Grassman, owner/president of Results Radio. The Local Broadcast Legends Award is a great honor and recognition for individuals that work behind the scenes and within their communities fulfilling the commitment broadcasters have made to serve their local communities. They are individuals that exemplify localism. This award is a means to extend recognition of these individuals beyond their local communities.
The Local Broadcast Legends Award Committee, which is a part of the Hall of Fame Committee, may select a nominee from each of the four (4) districts of the state represented on the WBA Board of Directors. The number of awardees will be determined by the Committee.
