WAOW-TV meteorologist Mike Breunling is retiring after 25 years in the business. His last weathercast is Friday. Breunling worked more than seven years at WAOW-TV in Wausau and more than 17 years before that at WSAW-TV, also in Wausau. In a blog post announcing his retirement, Beunling wrote that his interest in meteorology started at… Read More: Beunling to end 25 years in TV meteorology »
Milwaukee television news veteran Jessie Garcia is joining CBS 58 (WDJT-TV) as news director. Garcia will lead all news programming efforts on television and digital platforms for CBS 58, WMLW “The M” and Telemundo Wisconsin. She joins CBS 58 from WTMJ-TV where she most recently served as the editorial director. In her more than 25-year… Read More: Garcia to lead WDJT-TV newsroom »
Newsradio 620 WTMJ is excited to name Vince Vitrano, longtime morning news anchor at TMJ4 News, as the new host of “Wisconsin’s Morning News,” replacing Gene Mueller, who announced his retirement after 44 years in Milwaukee radio. Mueller will retire in February 2022 as Vitrano segues into the role. For Vitrano, the move to 620… Read More: Vitrano moving to morning radio host »
Bill Kiefer is retiring after an inspirational career 34-year career as a broadcast journalist at WLUK-TV in Green Bay. Kiefer is an award-winning producer of newscasts and documentaries. He also served as a member of the WBA Awards committee. Since 1995, Kiefer has been the Assistant News Director at WLUK-TV. During his time there he created… Read More: Kiefer retires after 34 years at WLUK-TV »
Dani Maxwell has been named News Director at WKOW-TV in Madison. “Dani has been an integral part of our newsroom the minute she arrived,” said WKOW-TV General Manager Anna Engelhart. “Her experience along with her inquisitive nature, positive attitude and effective communication skills make her an excellent fit for this role.” Maxwell has been with… Read More: Maxwell to lead WKOW-TV newsroom »
Melissa Langbehn is marking 30 years on the air at WAOW-TV in Wausau and the station is marking the anniversary Friday. Langbehn joined the station in 1991. She is the lead anchor at News 9, anchoring the 5 p.m. news and co-anchoring the 6 p.m. news. As a reporter, she continues to discover and share… Read More: Langbehn marks 30 years at WAOW-TV »
Matt Sinn is WISN-TV’s new news director. Previously, Sinn was the assistant news director at the station. Sinn brings decades of experience to this position, having served in diverse roles across broadcast journalism – ranging from producing cutting-edge newscasts to managing dynamic newsrooms. “Following an extensive nationwide search, I was drawn back to our own… Read More: Sinn promoted to lead WISN-TV newsroom »
If you’re looking to freshen up your broadcast writing and speaking skills, a recent WBA webinar, free to WBA members, is now available to view on demand. “Writing and Speaking for Broadcast” is focused on how to make your writing and speaking conversational. It needs to be HUMAN. We shouldn’t sound like we’re reading a… Read More: Freshen up your writing, speaking skills »
Wisconsin Public Radio is hosting a live debate for the candidates in the race for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District seat. The debate will air Oct. 26 at 10 a.m. and will feature the incumbent Democratic candidate Ron Kind, La Crosse, and Republican challenger Derrick Van Orden, Hager City. Ezra Wall, host of WPR’s La Crosse-based… Read More: WPR to host live debate for Wisconsin 3rd Congressional District… »
Erin Sullivan joined the NBC 15 (WMTV-TV) team Monday as a weekday anchor and reporter for The Morning Show. She will work on the “News Now” desk, following breaking news updates. Sullivan comes to Madison from Joplin, Missouri where she worked at the NBC affiliate KSNF for more than three years. There, she worked as… Read More: Sullivan joins NBC 15 morning show »
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