Association News

Associations ask court to restore nearly 30 years of public access to traffic and boating crash records
Jefferson City,

Missouri Department of Public Safety Director Mark James urges Congress to pass the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act as soon as possible.

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2026 MBA Awards recipients!!
Winners are listed by alphabetical categories.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., February 20, 2026 – The Missouri Broadcasters Association announced Friday that eight MBA Foundation Scholarships were awarded to Missouri students studying to be broadcasters.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., December 15, 2025 – The Missouri Broadcasters Association announced Monday that seven broadcasters will be inducted into the MBA Hall of Fame in 2026.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., March 7, 2025 – Frank Absher, who worked as announcer at KFAL in the ‘60s, has been honored by the Missouri State House of Representatives for his work preserving Missouri history.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., February 26, 2025 – The Missouri Broadcasters Association announced Wednesday that 15 MBA Foundation Scholarships were awarded to Missouri students studying to be broadcasters.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., December 20, 2024 – A Missouri law passed in 2023 that required a blanket redaction rule for all witness and victim names in court filings is unconstitutional and unenforceable,

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., December 9, 2024 – The Missouri Broadcasters Association announced Monday that six broadcasters will be inducted into the MBA Hall of Fame in 2025.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., December 2, 2024 – The Missouri Broadcasters Association (MBA), along with several lawyers, journalists and Gray Local Media, is challenging the constitutionality of the Missouri law that prohibits use of all witness and victim names in Missouri court records.

On behalf of the Missouri Department of Public Safety, l am writing to express support for keeping AM broadcast radios in passenger vehicles and for the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act to be brought up for a floor vote in each house of Congress as soon as possible.  AM radio is essential to ensuring warnings and protective information can reach Americans during times of crisis.

The Missouri Broadcasters Association presented 264 MBA Awards, inducted six people into the MBA Hall of Fame and presented the Distinguished Broadcaster Award during its annual convention held May 30 and June 1 at Margaritaville Lake Resort. The Distinguished Broadcaster Award was presented to KSNF-TV General Manager John Hoffmann.

Today two lawyers, one journalist, and the Missouri Broadcasters Association filed a lawsuit in Cole County Circuit Court seeking to restore transparency to Missouri’s judiciary.  The petition argues that the stealth statute violates both the U.S. and Missouri Constitutions. If this challenge succeeds, citizens and journalists alike will regain crucial insight into our state’s legal proceedings and those who participate in them.