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.
WISCONSIN BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION
UPCOMING
The 2009 Walker Management
Institute will take place on May
12-14. Registration deadline is coming soon!
To register online click
here.
Walker Broadcast Management Institute
Adds 7 More Graduates and Conducts 4th Annual
Graduate School Session
The 2008 WBA
Foundation Management Institute, held May 13-15,
was a hit with a record 30 broadcasters taking
part. An additional 10 broadcasters attended the
4th
Annual Graduate School Session. The Institute -
the first of its kind sponsored by a state
broadcasters association organization, was
again, for the 11th year in a row, held on the
campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in
conjunction with the UW School of Business. We
were thrilled this year to have 7 more graduates
from the 3-year module, bringing our total
number of graduates up to 55.
The 4th Annual
Graduate School Session was held this year for
past attendees who have graduated after
completing the Management Institute’s 3-year
cycle. It was held on Wednesday afternoon,
concurrently with the Institute sessions. The
Graduate School sessions featured “The 2008
Economy: The Housing & Credit Crisis” by Steven
Rick, Senior Economist, CUNA Mutual & Lecturer
UW-Madison Department of Economics on Money &
Banking, Macroeconomics and Microeconomics and
"Differentiating Your Broadcasting Business" by
Kay Plantes, PhD., Corporate Strategist &
Instructor, UW-Madison School of Business on
Social Entrepreneurship. This
year’s 3-day Management Institute spent full
days on the following topics: Financial
Management For Broadcasters (Part II), Customer
Service, and Managing Organizational Change &
Managing Motivation.
Graduate and Institute
attendees came together on Wednesday evening for
dinner followed by a delightful conversation
between WBA Foundation President John Laabs and
Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley
Abrahamson.
We would like to extend our deepest
appreciation to the estate of William R.
Walker which graciously donated funds to
endow the WBA Foundation Management
Institute. The gift is the largest single
contribution ever received by the
Foundation.
The following are graduates of the three-year
module:
2008
Joe Daguanno, Mid-West Family Radio,
Stevensville, MI
Dave Doetsch, Mid-West Family Radio,
Springfield, IL
Glen Gardner, Mid-West Family Radio,
Madison
Jim Gifford, Mid-West Family Radio, St.
Joseph, MI
Brian Michaels, Family Radio, La Crosse
Geoff Shields, WMTV-TV, Madison
Rick Trautschold, Mid-West Family Radio,
Springfield, MO
2007
Nan Blom Roach, WISC-TV,
Madison
Tim Bremel, WCLO/WJVL,
Janesville
Joe Calgaro, Woodward
Communications, Appleton
Don Rosen, WRJN/WEZY, Racine
Ken Scott, WCLO/WJVL,
Janesville
Jeff Ver Voort, WISC-TV,
Madison
Tom Yunt, Woodward
Communications, Dubuque, IA
2006
Steve Brown, Woodward
Communications, Appleton
Randy Hawke, Mid-West Family
Radio, Madison
John Hunt, Mid-West Family
Radio, Madison
Kevin Kavanaugh, Family
Radio, La Crosse
Al Lancaster, WSAW-TV,
Wausau
Kristy Nix, Family Radio, La
Crosse
John “Sly” Sylvester,
Mid-West Family Radio, Madison
John Wanie, Woodward
Communications, Appleton
2005
Scott Chorski, WKBT-TV, La
Crosse
Jason Effinger, WMTV,
Madison/WEAU-TV, Eau Claire
Steve Scadden, WISC-TV,
Madison
2004
Dave Black, WSUM-FM, Madison
Carmelyn Daley, WISC-TV,
Madison
Tim Etes, WRJN/WEZY, Racine
Steve Lavin, WEAU-TV, Eau
Claire/WBAY-TV, Green Bay
Scott Lopas, WTKM AM/FM,
Hartford
Barb Renbarger, WEAU-TV, Eau
Claire
2003
Greg Bell, Woodward
Communications, Appleton
Bob Dailey, WCLO/WJVL,
Janesville
James Hodges, WBKV/WBWI,
West Bend
Brian Howell, Madison
Magazine, Madison
Dayton Kane, Woodward
Communications, Appleton
Michelle Vetterkind, WBA,
Madison
Jolene Neis, Mid-West Family
Radio, Madison
Pat O’Neill, Mid-West Family
Radio, Madison
Kelly Radandt, Woodward
Communications, Appleton
Scott Robert Shaw, Family
Radio, La Crosse
George Smith, WSUP-FM,
Platteville
Ted Waldbillig, Mid-West
Family Radio, Madison
2002
Wilfred Tremblay, WSUW-FM,
Whitewater
2001
Ken Beno, Lake Land College,
Mattoon, IL
Leonard Charles, WISC-TV,
Madison
2000
Mary Jo Berner, WERL/WRJO,
Eagle River
Tom Bier, WISC-TV, Madison
John Laabs, WBA, Madison
Bob Miller, WKOW-TV, Madison/Discover Mediaworks,
Milwaukee