Category Archives: News

Spigner to anchor, report for WISN-TV

Rheya Spigner is joining WISN-TV in Milwaukee as co-anchor of WISN 12 News at 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. beginning the week of Oct. 20. She will anchor alongside Derrick Rose, Diana Gutiérrez, Blake Eason, Dario Melendez and Chief Meteorologist Mark Baden. In addition to her anchor duties, Spigner will... - MORE -

WBA hosting online event to highlight reporting on victims

Your WBA is hosting an online event with the Wisconsin Newspaper Association on Nov. 11 at noon titled, “Reporting with Care: Media, Victims, and Marsy’s Law in Wisconsin.” Here’s a description of the session: The news media plays an important role in covering the impact of crime on communities and ... - MORE -

Engebretson joins WFRV-TV anchor desk

Award-winning veteran journalist Stacy Engebretson joined the WFRV Local 5 News team and is set to debut alongside Tom Zalaski on the anchor desk. Engebretson, who has more than 25 years of journalism experience, with 23 of those years in Green Bay, will co-anchor the evening news with Tom Zalaski... - MORE -

Andrea Albers named morning co-anchor on WTMJ-TV

Andrea Albers will step into the role of morning co-anchor on TMJ4 News Today on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee. Albers joined the station in 2021 as a reporter and anchor. Most recently, she has been guiding the Milwaukee area through the morning commute as TMJ4’s traffic anchor, and as the station’s... - MORE -

Column: ‘No comment’ is no help to the public

As homelessness grows across Wisconsin, social service agencies are feeling a crunch. The federal government is slashing funding for tackling the problem, and state lawmakers aren’t helping much either.  Reporters for Wisconsin Watch, the nonprofit news organization for which I work, unpacked those challenges in a . They noted the... - MORE -

Karl Winter joins WKOW-TV as Sports Director

Karl Winter will join the 27 News team as Sports Director starting today. Winter will join anchors Amber Noggle, Brandon Taylor, and 27 Storm Track Chief Meteorologist Cameron Hopman weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m. Winter comes to WKOW-TV from WGBA-TV in Green Bay, where he covered Packers games, the... - MORE -

Racine journalist joins WTMJ-TV

Racine native Lauren Sklba will join WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee covering Racine County. Sklba worked as the news editor for The Journal Times in Racine since April 2023. She has prior television news experience, working as a producer for the CBS affiliates in both Madison and Denver. “Covering Racine County is... - MORE -

Fargen named news director at WMTV-TV

WMTV 15 News in Madison has named Bridget Fargen as News Director starting Sept. 8. Fargen has more than 15 years of experience in local broadcast journalism, with what the station describes as a proven track record of newsroom leadership, community engagement, and award-winning news coverage. A Wisconsin native, Fargen... - MORE -