FeaturedMay 21 2022

Job moving from La Crosse to Green Bay

News 8 Now (WKBT-TV) reporter Tyler Job is taking a job at NBC 26 (WGBA-TV) in Green Bay. Job joined the La Crosse station in September 2019 as a recent college graduate. With family and friends in Milwaukee, Job’s move to Green Bay puts him closer to home.... - MORE -

Wisconsin stations win 28 regional Murrow Awards

Fourteen WBA member radio and TV stations won 28 regional Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). RTDNA has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Murrow set as a standard... - MORE -

Judge bans cameras from Dane County homicide trial

From mconnors on Morguefile
A Dane County Circuit Court judge will not allow cameras in the courtroom during a homicide trail starting Monday.  Several news organizations in Madison, along with WBA, FOIC, and RTDNA, joined in opposing a motion from the prosecution and defense that forbids livestreaming or rebroadcasting of court proceedings. The motion... - MORE -

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