The Rick Jowett Fellowship was established in 2017 by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation to support educational opportunities for photographers and videographers who work in media in Wisconsin.
Recipients of the fellowship can use the grant for professional development in the areas of photography and videography. Applicants must specify how the funds will be used.
Potential uses include but are not limited to courses offered by the National Press Photographers Association, the Poynter Institute, or any accredited college or university.
This fellowship intends to award a total of up to $2,000 in grants annually to multiple recipients to cover part… Continue reading
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation is proud to announce the 2018 Class of the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame:
· Tom Koser, of Rice Lake, a broadcaster dedicated to his local roots and community service,
· Chris Lytle, of Chicago, a pioneer in innovative sales training with worldwide reach,
· Bob Smith, of Madison, who exemplified leadership in television broadcasting, and
· Gary Timm, of… Continue reading
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation has named the panelists who will be asking questions during two televised statewide primary debates scheduled for July.
The primary debate between Democrats in the gubernatorial primary will be held on Friday, July 27 at 7 p.m. at NBC15 (WMTV-TV) in Madison. The debate between Republicans in the U.S. Senate primary will be held Saturday, July 21 at 7 p.m. at WSAW-TV in Wausau.
The panelists for the Democratic gubernatorial primary will be:
Jessica Arp, WISC-TV
Emilee Fannon, WKOW-TV
Leigh Mills, WMTV-TV (social media panelist)
Lupita Montoto. La Movida Radio
Panelists for the Republican U.S.… Continue reading
Fifteen graduates of the Walker Broadcast Management Institute got their briefcases this week as the Institute marked the end of its seventh three-year cycle.
The Institute is designed for broadcast managers and those seeking or being prepared for broadcast management positions. It’s held at the UW School of Business on the UW-Madison campus.
This year the students heard from Linda Gorchels on marketing and the future, Betsy Hagan on developing people around you, and Barry Callen on creativity. Steven Rick, the Chief Economist for CUNA Mutual Group, spoke at the graduation dinner at the Fluno Center.
This year’s graduates are:… Continue reading
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation is changing the date of one of the two televised debates for this year’s statewide primary races.
The primary debate between candidates in the Democratic gubernatorial primary will be held at NBC15 (WMTV-TV) in Madison on Friday, July 27 at 7 p.m. It was previously scheduled for July 13. The debate between candidates in the Republican U.S. Senate race is still scheduled for Saturday, July 21 at 7 p.m. at WSAW-TV in Wausau.
The hour-long debates will be offered to radio and television stations across the state for live or delayed broadcast. Broadcasters in the… Continue reading
Veteran television debate moderator and WBA Hall of Fame inductee Jill Geisler will moderate a WBA Foundation debate for Republican primary candidates in the U.S. Senate race. The debate is scheduled for Saturday July 21 at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast from WSAW-TV.
Geisler holds the Bill Plante Chair in Leadership and Media Integrity at Loyola University Chicago. She’s from Wisconsin and was one of the first female news directors of a major market affiliate when she was news director at WITI in Milwaukee. She’s an author and travels widely to conduct seminars for newsroom managers and leaders.… Continue reading
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation is expanding its election year tradition of hosting broadcast debates by adding debates for this year’s statewide primary races. The hour-long debates for the Democratic gubernatorial race and Republican U.S. Senate race will be offered to radio and television stations across the state for live or delayed broadcast.
“The high level of interest in this year’s elections prompted us to organize debates for the hotly-contested statewide primaries,” WBA Foundation President and CEO Michelle Vetterkind said. “We are proud that Wisconsin’s broadcasters can bring the citizens forums that can help them be informed voters.”
In 2010, the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation Board of Directors created the Educational Support Grant Program. This program awards up to $10,000 annually to assist non-profit college and technical school broadcast education programs to acquire equipment, hardware, software, and/or other teaching materials necessary to conduct broadcast education programs and promote careers in broadcasting.
We would like to invite communications educators to submit grant proposals for 2017 and we encourage educators to spread the word about the WBA Foundation’s Educational Support Grant Program.
In 2017, the WBA Foundation Board approved four grants totaling $7,235. The program has generated excellent response.… Continue reading
A man with a broadcast career spanning 50 years is stepping down from the WBA Foundation Board after years of service to the WBA.
Bruce Grassman also served on the WBA Board of Directors from 1992-1996 and recently came up with the idea for the WBA to create radio and TV ads to promote the WBA Hall of Fame and initiated WBA Local Broadcast Legends.
Grassman also endowed the Results Broadcasting scholarship and is a member of the WBA Foundation Legacy Club.
Grassman’s broadcast career began at the 10-watt college radio station at Mankato State College in Minnesota… Continue reading
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