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    Bosold to be inducted into Wisconsin FAA Hall of Fame

    WAXX 104.5’s 49-year veteran Farm Director, WBA Hall of Famer, and longtime advocate of FFA, Bob Bosold, will be inducted into the Wisconsin FFA Hall of Fame at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison on June 17. The Wisconsin FFA Hall of Fame was established in 1995 to honor individuals who have made lifelong contributions…

  • Podcast: The Playbook for Aspiring Sports Broadcasters

    WEEI Red Sox Radio Network play-by-play voice Will Flemming and KSDK St. Louis Sports Director Frank Cusumano join hosts Chad Mahoney (MO Broadcasters Assoc.) and Jordan Walton (MA Broadcasters Assoc.) to discuss their paths through sports broadcasting and what an aspiring sports broadcaster can do to break into the ultra-competitive field.

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    Love Always Foundation awards grant to Wisconsin Public Radio 

    The Love Always Foundation has awarded $100,000 to the Wisconsin Public Radio Association for WPR to expand its Classical Music Day initiative that began in Milwaukee into a statewide performing arts and arts education initiative that amplifies student voices to audiences throughout Wisconsin. Funding from the Love Always Foundation grant will allow each WPR regional…

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    Broadcast engineer remembered for career in Fox Valley

    A broadcast engineer who spent his career in east central Wisconsin, William “Bill” Moede, died Thursday. He was 67. Moede worked as a broadcast engineer for Woodward Community Media, The Family Radio Network, and later Cumulus Media. He also served as Technical Support Director for CESA 7, where, according to his obituary, “He was respected…

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    WISN-TV gathers $97K in donations to help kids with cancer

    Through the ongoing ‘WISN 12 Day of Giving’ campaign, $97,633 was raised so children with cancer can enjoy a complete bedroom makeover. On June 3, WISN 12 hosted a phone bank and collected online donations for Special Spaces Wisconsin, an organization devoted to creating dream bedrooms for kids who have been affected by cancer. Generous…

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    WOMT 100 vintage radio collection on display

    As part of its year-long 100th anniversary celebration, WOMT Radio in Manitowoc is collaborating with local collector Steve Kanter to create a curated display of vintage radios. The traveling collection has now arrived at its third host venue: The Manitowoc County Historical Society. Guests at April’s Hungry for History event experienced an exclusive first look…