FeaturedApril 19 2021

Milwaukee TV station add hour to morning news

Milwaukee TV station CBS 58 is adding an hour to its weekday morning news with news from 8-9 a.m. on WMLW. Beginning April 26, the morning news broadcast will add an additional hour giving viewers two hours of live news and weather every weekday morning on WMLW, The M from... - MORE -

Iowa anchor joins Madison TV station

An anchor at a TV station in Des Moines, Iowa is joining the anchor desk at NBC15 (WMTV-TV) in Madison. Maria Lisignoli previously worked at the NBC affiliate WHO 13 for more than three years as an anchor and multimedia journalist. She graduated from Iowa State University with her bachelor’s... - MORE -

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