Three Wisconsin broadcasters will receive student debt relief grants from the WBA Foundation on June 18 at the WBA Summer Conference at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Gevena. Broadcasters from across Wisconsin applied for the three available grants in March and the recipients were selected by a panel of WBA Foundation Board members.
The Eric Miller PantherVision Education Debt Relief Grant was added this year to the two student debt relief grants offered by the Foundation: The Results Broadcasting Education Grant which was transitioned from a scholarship in 2020, and the Boyd Huppert Education Debt Assistance Grant which was added in 2025. The Eric Miller PantherVision Education Debt Relief Grant was previously managed by the Milwaukee Press Club Endowment as a scholarship when it was established in 2018.
This was the first year that the application process for all three grants was consolidated.
Here are this year’s recipients:
Results Broadcasting Education Grant
Ashley Washburn
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee
The Results Broadcasting Education Grant Is aimed at helping broadcasters pay off their student loans. This grant is available to individuals currently employed in Wisconsin broadcasting or related media.
Boyd Huppert Education Debt Assistance Grant
Breanna Reinhart
WFRV-TV, Green Bay
The Boyd Huppert Education Debt Assistance Grant established to help broadcast journalists with paying off student loans. This grant is available to journalists currently employed in Wisconsin broadcasting or related media.
Eric Miller PantherVision Education Debt Relief Grant
Emmanuel Espino
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee
The Eric Miller PantherVision Education Debt Relief Grant is aimed at helping Wisconsin television professionals who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to excellence in news producing, video photojournalism, video editing, and/or the use of visual technology for journalistic storytelling.
