Reporter/anchor Mary Jo Ola is returning to Wisconsin after working at WATN/WLMT in Memphis. Ola said via social media that she’s taken a position as a reporter at WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee. It’s her last week in Memphis. Ola previously worked at WISC-TV in Madison.
Patrick Paolantonio will join Joyce Garbaciak to create the new co-anchor team of WISN 12 News at 6:00 p.m., effective today. The transition follows the retirement of Kathy Mykleby. “Patrick’s been an integral part of our station and anchor teams for more than 15 years, and Joyce has been a respected mainstay across southeastern Wisconsin… Read More: Paolantonio joins WISN-TV 6 p.m. newscast »
A Legislative Study Committee has completed work on a bill that would regulate the use of police body cameras in Wisconsin. Legislation on body cameras passed in the Assembly but was not brought up for a vote in the Senate before the end of the last session. The study committee included lawmakers who supported two… Read More: Committee finishes work on police body camera bill »
NPR’s David Folkenflik is in Wisconsin this week and met Wednesday morning, the day after the general election, to talk to supporters of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. Based in New York City, Folkenflik serves as media correspondent for NPR News and as host and editor of On Point from NPR and WBUR, along with Meghna… Read More: NPR’s David Folkenflik visits Wisconsin »
A man known for being a consumer watchdog for Milwaukee area viewers has died. Tom Hooper worked in local news for 35 years, mostly as the watchdog reporter for WITI-TV. He died Oct. 19 in Georgia. He was 85. Hooper’s reports changed Wisconsin, leading to changes in laws dealing with the monitoring of abused children,… Read More: Retired WITI consumer watchdog dies »
The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council held an event Tuesday at the State Capitol to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The Council and its supporters gathered in the Assembly Parlor to hear about the beginnings of the Council and the many efforts it has taken over the years to promote openness in government and protect the… Read More: Wisconsin FOIC marks 40 years of protecting openness »
WTMJ-AM Director of Programming and News Eric Brooks is leaving Milwaukee for San Francisco. Brooks will be Assistant News Director at News Radio KCBS San Francisco. Brooks was at WTMJ for eight years and is credited with making countless contributions to the station. Most recently, he designed and oversaw the station’s coverage during the Brewers playoff run.… Read More: Brooks leaving WTMJ-AM for San Francisco »
A panel discussion at the Broadcasters Clinic talked about the safety of broadcasters and journalists in light of new threats. The panel discussion titled “Personal Safety in Today’s Broadcasting Environment” was led by WLUK-TV News Director and WBA Board member Juli Buehler. The panel included RTDNA Executive Director Dan Shelley, Quincy Media Regional Vice President… Read More: Watch panel discussion about threats against broadcasters »
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the NAB Education Foundation this week released its new Reporting on Religion toolkit. The website provides guidelines and recommendations for local radio and television station newsrooms, as well as journalism students, for covering religion and/or faith-based stories and issues. The online line toolkit contains good, credible, practical content… Read More: NAB releases toolkit for reporting on religion »
The Madison chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is partnering with UW-Madison’s Center for Journalism Ethics to host a panel discussion Nov. 7 on journalism ethics and the challenges of covering politics in highly polarized times. The event — which is free and open to the public — will be held in the Promenade Room at… Read More: Journalists host post-election discussion in Madison »
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