The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association
Foundation contribution to broadcasting in Wisconsin
encompasses a strategic, long term vision for enhancing,
promoting and supporting the broadcast industry by
encouraging the preservation of broadcast history,
participating in public affairs activities in the State
of Wisconsin and providing educational opportunities for
professional broadcasters and those who seek future
careers in the broadcast industry.
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WBA Foundation Awards 2008 Scholarship
Winners
The WBA Foundation
Scholarship winners for 2008 pictured, left to
right, are Sara Siekierski, UW-Whitewater;
Cheryl Ann O’Brien, UW-Milwaukee; presenter John
Laabs, WBA Foundation President; Christina
Taylor, UW-Madison; and Lauren Young, New York
University -Gallatin School of Individualized
Study
A total of four WBA Foundation scholarship
awards were presented on February 16 at the 2008
WBA Student Seminar. This year’s winners were:
Cheryl Ann O’Brien, Sara Siekierski, Christina
Taylor, and Lauren Young. Lauren Young, New York
University - Gallatin School of Individualized
Study, received a $2,000 WBA Foundation
Scholarship; Cheryl Ann O’Brien, UW-Milwaukee,
was named the Howard Gernetzke Scholar and
received a $2,000 Scholarship; Sara Siekierski,
UW-Whitewater, was named the Morgan Murphy
Scholar and received a $2,000 Scholarship; and
Christina Taylor, UW-Madison was named the
Results Broadcasting, Inc. Scholar and received
a $2,000 Scholarship.
2008 Hall of Fame Inductions
Four new members were inducted into the
Wisconsin Broadcasters Hall of Fame at a gala
dinner that closed the Wisconsin Broadcasters
Association 2008 Summer Conference on Thursday,
June 19, at the Stone Harbor Resort in Sturgeon
Bay. The four new inductees are: Terry Havel,
Willie Davis, Jonathan Little and
Mike
McCormick. To learn more about these
giants in Wisconsin broadcasting go to the
Hall of
Fame archive on the web site. You will be
able to read a brief biography of each of them
and view a commemorative video of each of them
that was played during their induction ceremony.
And while you're in the archive, take the time
to learn about each of the 98 members of the
Wisconsin Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
2008 Educational Support Grants
The WBA Foundation Board of Directors has
awarded six grants under its Educational Support
Grant Program for 2008. Recipients included,
Cardinal Stritch University, UW-Green Bay, UW-La
Crosse, UW-Madison, UW-Rivers Falls and WSUM-FM,
the UW-Madison campus student radio station.
There six 2008 grants totaled $10,334.90,
bringing the total grant funds awarded for the
first eight full years of the program to nearly
$90,000. For complete details on the grants
awarded this year and more information on the
Educational Support Grant Program go to the
Scholarships and Grants section of the web
site.
Foundation Board Elects 2008 Officers
At its January meeting, The WBA Foundation
held its annual election of Officers. Re elected
to positions they held in 2007 were: David Sanks,
Chairman; Laurin Jorstad, Vice Chairman, Dick
Record, Secretary, Ed Hinshaw, Treasurer, John
Laabs, President & CEO/Assistant Secretary/
Treasurer. These Officers will hold their
positions for one year until 2009 elections
early in the next calendar year.
Foundation Retains Historian
The WBA Foundation has retained the services
of Dr. Ellen Langill, author of 13 history books
and numerous historical articles, as its
official Historian. Langill began her
service with the Foundation in January, 2008.
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