Category Archives: News

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 -

Milwaukee TV anchor Kate Chappell is taking a job in Chicago. Chappell joins WMAQ on Monday as a reporter and fill-in anchor. She’s leaving CBS 58 where she was the 5 and 10 p.m. anchor. She shared the news on her Facebook page. “Thank you for welcoming me into... - MORE -

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 -

A 30 year veteran of TV news describes himself as a “true believer” in social media and is sharing his Facebook tips with other journalists. Boyd Huppert works for KARE-TV in Minneapolis and will be the keynote speaker at the WBA Student Seminar on March 2. Was was interviewed for... - MORE -

Attorney David Oxenford is drawing attention to a session at the WBA Broadcasters Clinic last month that focused on safety and security for broadcasters and broadcast stations. Oxenford was a member of the session panel and wrote about the session today on his blog. In his blog post, Oxenford... - MORE -

The Madison chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is pleased to announce that UW-Madison journalism students with unpaid or underpaid internships will be the recipient of proceeds from the annual Holiday Party and Raffle. Money from the raffle will go into the annual fund of the UW-Madison School of... - MORE -