Tag Archives: WBA

A panel discussion at the Broadcasters Clinic talked about the safety of broadcasters and journalists in light of new threats. The panel discussion titled “Personal Safety in Today’s Broadcasting Environment” was led by WLUK-TV News Director and WBA Board member Juli Buehler. The panel included RTDNA Executive Director Dan Shelley, Quincy Media Regional Vice President… Read More: Watch panel discussion about threats against broadcasters »

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the NAB Education Foundation this week released its new Reporting on Religion toolkit. The website provides guidelines and recommendations for local radio and television station newsrooms, as well as journalism students, for covering religion and/or faith-based stories and issues. The online line toolkit contains good, credible, practical content… Read More: NAB releases toolkit for reporting on religion »

The Madison chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is partnering with UW-Madison’s Center for Journalism Ethics to host a panel discussion Nov. 7 on journalism ethics and the challenges of covering politics in highly polarized times. The event — which is free and open to the public — will be held in the Promenade Room at… Read More: Journalists host post-election discussion in Madison »

The panelists for the WBA Foundation’s gubernatorial debate on Friday night are meeting Thursday to finish preparing questions for the candidates, Gov. Scott Walker and State Superintendent Tony Evers. The debate will be held at WMTV-TV in Madison. WBA Hall of Famer Jill Geisler is moderating the debate and the panelists include: Jessica Arp, WISC-TV;… Read More: Preparations underway for WBA gubernatorial debate »

A panel discussion on Wednesday talked about the safety of broadcasters and journalists in light of new threats. The panel discussion titled “Personal Safety in Today’s Broadcasting Environment” was led by WLUK-TV News Director and WBA Board member Juli Buehler. The panel included RTDNA Executive Director Dan Shelley, Quincy Media Regional Vice President Tom Allen,… Read More: Panel talks about dangers facing journalists »

The moderator and five panelists taking part in the WBA Foundation’s U.S. Senate debate met on Friday to prepare for Saturday’s debate in Wausau. Moderator Jill Geisler spent the afternoon with local journalists Holly Chilsen, Chris Conley, Melissa Langbehn, Ben Meyer, and Jeff Thelen talking about topics and questions for the debate which is set… Read More: Journalists working hard on the U.S. Senate debate »

An anchor at a Green Bay TV station is retiring after 50 years in TV news. Tom Milbourn started as a rookie radio announced at age 15. He’s been in Wisconsin for more than 40 years, and in the Green Bay area for more than 30 years. He served as news director and anchor in… Read More: Milbourn retires after 50 years in TV news »

NAB President and CEO Sen. Gordon Smith wrote a guest blog today for Broadcasting and Cable defending press freedoms established by the Founding Fathers. “Raucous voices on social media and commentary-based cable programming may pervade and dominate our daily discourse,” Smith writes. “But viewers and listeners should try, always, to distinguish between fact-based reporting and… Read More: NAB President defends media freedoms »

Anchor and reporter Kathy Mykleby will retire after 38 years at WISN-TV. Shewill deliver her final news broadcast in late November. Mykleby is a renowned journalist, receiving awards and recognitions from numerous organizations, including the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, the Milwaukee Press Club, the Associated Press (AP), and the United Press International (UPI). She was inducted… Read More: Mykleby to retire after 38 years at WISN-TV »

A year-long discussion about law enforcement and the media in the Wausau area continued Wednesday night with a panel discussion about race. The panel included Chris Conley, Operations Manager at Midwest Communications in Wausau and representatives from the Wausau Police Department, a local school, clergy, a women’s group, and the local newspaper. The panel discussed… Read More: Wausau media joins discussion about race, police »