Monthly Archives: December 2018

Judge sides with media in open records case

From mconnors on Morguefile The Wisconsin Court of Appeals issued a decision on Dec. 5 siding with the media in a Racine County case that’s been sealed off to the public. The court ruled that Racine County Circuit Court Judge Eugene Gasiorkiewicz should determine which specific documents involving an open-records case filed by Racine... - MORE -

41 year news radio veteran retires

Steve Benton A radio host and news anchor with 41 years of experience in the Beloit area is retiring. Steve Benton’s last day on the air at WCLO-AM in Janesville was Nov. 9. Benton went to Brown College in Minneapolis to get a degree in radio broadcasting. He started his career in... - MORE -

Overnights at the State Capitol

How did you sleep last night? Most reporters on the State Capitol beat didn’t sleep at all: I heard lore when I started as a Capitol reporter a few years ago of days when lawmakers and reporters were in the building overnight, until the sun rose. Today, I am going... - MORE -

Time to enter your work for WBA Awards for Excellence

The WBA Awards for Excellence competition is officially underway. There are many updates to the contest this year. The largest change is that the social and digital media awards will now count toward Station of the Year, which means stations will now compete in their regular market sizes in these... - MORE -