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April 2013 Chair’s Column Join Us For The WBA Sponsored By: By Dean Maytag Special Awards Gala May 4! or Note - NEW Location (Alliant Energy Center) oin us as your Wisconsin Broadcasters Association recognizes the outstanding achievement of our Special Jvalued members at the WBA’s Awards For Excellence Gala, which will take place the evening of Saturday, May 4th at the Exhibition Hall in the Alliant Energy Center, Madison (NOTE the new interest location this year, as we have outgrown our former venue). We once again had a record number of ’ve always felt entries this year, with a grand total of 1355, so it’s sure to be a highly spirited, fun, evening. Ithere was some- The WBA Awards Gala Reception will begin at 5 p.m., with an open bar until 5:45 p.m. While thing unsavory about drinks are complimentary during the reception, there will be a cash bar available if you wish to special interest re- purchase drinks during the dinner and awards presentations. The dinner and awards presentations quests. Seeking special favors not available will begin promptly at 6 p.m. The WBA Awards Gala is sponsored by the Wisconsin Army National to others has always struck me as a bit un- Guard. If you get a chance, please thank them for their support. Dress Attire for the evening is Semi principled. However, the annual WBA trip Formal or Formal. th to Washington DC changed my mind….. We Why not make it a weekend adventure! Your WBA has blocked rooms for the night of May 4 broadcasters have a special responsibility; at the Sheraton Hotel (across from the Alliant Energy Center). To make a room reservation, you conferred in the First Amendment “Congress may either use the link on the WBA’s website or else you may contact the Sheraton directly at 608- shall make no law ….abridging the freedom 251-2300 Please mention you are with the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association to get the reduced of speech or of the press”. In addition, we $119 rate! The hotel deadline is Friday, April 19. have a special obligation “to serve the public PLEASE NOTE: Because we have to guarantee a meal count AND a ticket count, the WBA interest”. Together, they form a unique “spe- will not refund any cancellations. *We will also invoice for all “no-shows”.* cial” challenge for broadcasters. Letters will be sent to the General Managers of those stations that are finalists. Registration So when we ask for “special” treatment information is also available at www.wi-broadcasters.org for: • Better systems for emergency informa- We look forward to celebrating with you on May 4th! tion • FM chips in phones • Closed captioning for the hearing impaired• Jobs for more local and political coverage • Defense against an April 18 – Wisconsin’s Annual unfair “performance tax” • Free, over the air entertainment . We are special. We are the trustees of a Live-Code Test Statewide unique and precious resource: the public’s airwaves, the number one way that Wiscon- Tornado Drill sinites get their local news, information and By Gary Timm, Wisconsin SECC Chair entertainment. We have a responsibility to ust a quick reminder regarding an EAS event on the horizon. As part of Tornado Awareness preserve and grow this unique system for JWeek, on April 18 at 1:45PM the National Weather Service will conduct a test of the real Tornado the future. Once diminished, this cannot be Warning “TOR” EAS Event Code over NOAA Weather Radio (NWR). All broadcasters in the reclaimed. Therefore, we are not just an- state will receive this alert either by monitoring NWR directly or from the LP-1 or SR station they other special interest group clamoring for an monitor. Since the real TOR EAS Code will be used, if your EAS unit is set to forward Tornado advantage, we are the stewards of a special Warnings then it will forward this test on your air. In addition, the TOR will be preceded at 1:00PM resource codified in the US Constitution and by the real Tornado Watch “TOA” EAS Event Code. While Starting April 11, please air backed by decades of service the public. most stations do not rebroadcast the TOA, if your EAS unit is PSA Scripts for the We are special set to forward Tornado Watches then it will forward this TOA Live-Code Test on April 18 test on your air as well. Visit www.wi-broadcasters.org to WBA 2013 Summer While stations have the option to abort the test, your WBA find scripts (:15 & :30 available) and the State EAS Committee request that you do air the test if Conference possible. Although the voice announcement will say “This is a Test”, the TV crawl text will NOT say it is a test – because the real Tornado Warning EAS Code is being used. Therefore, we ask that information will be all TV stations carrying the test display a “This is a Test” graphic behind the TV crawl during the test. sent out shortly and In addition, we are asking all broadcasters to air PSAs during the week preceding the test (starting April 11) to inform the public of the coming live code test. Please see the “2013 Tornado & Severe will be available at Weather Awareness Drill” link on the WBA website homepage (in red) for PSA scripts and more www.wi-broadcasters.org detailed information on the April 18 test. Thank you for your attention to this important matter. 2013-2014 OFFICERS Similar to the reports we provided last fall during the Chair of the Board Elections, we will be providing you with a DEAN MAYTAG WISN-TV, Milwaukee WBA/WisPolitics Weekly Report again, Vice Chair - Radio/Chair Elect thru the Spring Elections. Kelly RADANDT Woodward Communications You can again find it on our homepage in the top Appleton/Green Bay Vice Chair - Television right-hand corner www.wi-broadcasters.org along with SCOTT CHORSKI WKBT-TV, La Crosse the updated WBA Weekly Addresses – Treasurer Governor’s & Democratic Response. JEFF TYLER Clear Channel Radio, Madison/Milwaukee Secretary Virginia L. “Jini” Severson TOM ALLEN he amazing and vibrant Virginia L. “Jini” Severson, a woman whom none of us shall ever for- WKOW-TV, Madison Tget, died Tuesday, March 12, in Venice, Forida, after a valiant 8-month battle with lung cancer. Immediate Past Chair Born March 23, 1924 to Don and Ester Reynolds in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Jini graduated from BILL HURWITZ Sturgeon Bay High School and attended college at Northwestern University, Columbia University, WMCS-AM/WLDB-FM/WLUM-FM, Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin. On December 28, 1946, Jini wed John E. “Jack” Severson, to President & CEO whom she was married for over 66 years. MICHELLE VETTERKIND, CAE Jini worked alongside her husband as Secretary-Treasurer of CUB Radio in Manitowoc, Wisconsin [email protected] until her retirement in 1990. She also served two terms on the Manitowoc Board of Education, and is a past resident of the Manitowoc-Two Rivers Shrine Auxilliary, Manitowoc County Republican Vice President - Administration LINDA BAUN Women’s Club, and the Lion’s Club Women’s Auxiliary. She was a member of the Venice Presby- [email protected] terian Church Mary Circle and the PEO sisterhood. Jini is survived by her husband, Jack in Venice; sister, Jean (Reynolds) Pooler; son, Eric and 44 E. Mifflin Street, Suite 900 Madison, WI 53703 his wife, LeThuy; son, John and his wife, Suzanne; son, Dave and his wife, Mary; daughter, Karin Phone: (608) 255-2600 (Severson) Harrison and her husband, Bob; grandchildren, Michelle, Erinn, Erik, Autumn, Katy, Toll Free: (800) 236-1922 Steve, Liz, Anh, Carrie, and Nicole; great grandchildren, Josiah and Sarai; and one great grandchild FAX: (608) 256-3986 on the way (Nicholas). Website: www.wi-broadcasters.org Published in the Herald Tribune from March 20 to March 21, 2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS DAVID BOOTH GENE PURCELL WXOW-TV WI ECB La Crosse Madison JOSEPH DENK DICK RECORD WFRW-TV Family Radio Green Bay La Crosse NANCY DOUGLASS JON SCHWEITZER WLKG-FM Midwest Communications Lake Geneva Sheboygan Wisconsin Broadcasters DON GRASSMAN CHUCK STEINMETZ Association Results Broadcasting WITI-TV Shawano Milwaukee KERRY JOHNSON STEVE WEXLER WMSN-TV Journal Broadcast Group Madison Madison What happened in 2013 SCOTT LOPAS RICHARD WOOD WTKM AM/FM Resonant Resultls Hartford Cottage Grove at your station that should be LUPITA MONTOTO VANESSA YOUNGER WLMV (La Movida) WISC-TV held for the WBA Awards for Madison Madison Ex Officio - NAB Board ROGER UTNEHMER Excellence Entries? DoorCountyDailyNews.com, Sturgeon Bay 2 Wisconsin Broadcaster President’s Column By Michelle Vetterkind, CAE he WBA’s 2013 DC Trip is one that will be Tiffany. Tremembered for quite some time. As I said The Joint Finance Committee still has several weeks of agency to the group on several occasions, “someday we briefings, along with public hearings around the state to gather input on WILL laugh about this”. the Governor’s initial budget. A special thank you to the 28 hearty souls who What can you do at this point? Check in with me to see if your ended up being able to go on the Trip. And…a respective Members of the Assembly/Senate have indicated support special thank you, as well, to the 10 additional (beyond this list of co-sponsors). In addition, what you can ALWAYS hearty souls who I know tried their best to make do (and should do on a continued basis, regardless of if we have a it to DC, despite all the cancelled flights from specific “ask” or not), is invite them into your station for a tour and/or Wisconsin to DC.