Jessica Tighe signed off this week at CBS 58 (WDJT-TV) in Milwaukee.
Tighe has been with station for seven years. In her last appearance on the air she said, “It’s time for a fresh start.”... - MORE - 
WBA Board Chair Steve Lavin is writing about local newsrooms in his last newsletter column of his tenure.
In his column, Lavin said he’s talked to a lot of viewers who believe the news has a right or left bias. He says local newsrooms are here to inform and... - MORE - 
WSAW-TV reporter Brian Will is leaving the station and the business for a public relations role at Sentry Insurance.
Will started his broadcast career in Wausau in June 2017 as producer, working his way up to reporter and fill-in anchor. His last day at WSAW is Jan. 10.... - MORE - 
The State Bar of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association are offering you, at no cost, a new version of the Wisconsin News Reporters’ Legal Handbook.
For more than 40 years, this handbook has served as a reference for new journalists and experienced reporters covering Wisconsin courts. It covers... - MORE - 
Shannon Sims is adding to her anchoring duties on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee.
In addition to her current weekday newscasts at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. with co-anchor Charles Benson, Sims will co-anchor the 10 p.m. newscast with Steve Chamraz starting today.
Sims joined WTMJ-TV in 2013 as a weekend evening... - MORE - 
If you’ve been putting off submitting your entries for the WBA Awards for Excellence, you need to end the procrastination TODAY.
The deadline for entries is next Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 11:59 p.m.
If you’re the type that thinks, “Less than a week!? That’s plenty of time!”…check this out:
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Just shy of two years ago, this column explored the heightened importance of open government when public health is at risk. Multiple examples showed the government was not sharing timely information with the public, or even other branches of government, on issues such as clean drinking water and chronic wasting... - MORE - 
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