FeaturedFebruary 6 2026

The verbal fire drill

Heather Poltrock
The following is from WBA Young Professional Committee member Heather Poltrock who works at WSAW-TV in Wausau. There is no feeling worse than being unprepared. In broadcasting, preparation is everything. I remember the first time I filled in at the assignment desk. I’d been at the station about two years,... - MORE -

Dutes leaving WISN-TV to return to Orlando

WISN-TV morning anchor Sheldon Dutes is leaving the Milwaukee station to return to his hometown, Orlando. Dutes will be morning anchor at WESH-TV. While at WISN-TV, Dutes won two Emmy awards for Outstanding Achievement for News Programming. Before coming to Milwaukee, he was a reporter at WNBC-TV in New York... - MORE -

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