Wisconsin Public Radio, in its continuing commitment to providing opportunities for early career journalists, has two new reporting fellows who have joined the WPR news team for the next year. Nick Rommel, a recent graduate of the University of Chicago, reports from Milwaukee as WPR’s Second Century Fellow. Originally from Lexington, Mass., Rommel completed a… Read More: Wisconsin Public Radio names latest News Fellows »
Bob Schaper will join E.W. Scripps’ WGBA-TV in Green Bay as news director starting Oct. 28. Schaper is currently news director at WOWK-TV in Charleston, West Virginia. He will be filling a vacancy left by Ryan Scott, who moved to WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee, also owned by E.W. Scripps. “Bob has a track record of success… Read More: Schaper named news director at WGBA-TV »
The Mid-West Farm Report has added Ben Jarboe from Paxton, Illinois to its team of reporters. Jarboe grew up on a corn and soybean operation. He attended Illinois College in Jacksonville, where he received a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness management. During his time at Illinois College, Jarboe was a four-year member of the baseball team.… Read More: Mid-West Farm Report adds reporter, intern »
Duke Carter is WISN-TV’s new weekend morning news anchor at the Milwaukee station effective July 1. Carter will work alongside meteorologist Molly Bernard on ‘WISN 12 News This Morning’ from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Along with his weekend anchor duties, Carter will also report… Read More: Carter to anchor weekend newscasts on WISN-TV »
Twelve WBA member radio and TV stations won 27 regional Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). RTDNA has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Murrow set as a standard for the profession of electronic… Read More: Wisconsin stations win 27 regional Murrow Awards »
Zoie Henry is the new live desk anchor of ‘WISN 12 News This Morning’ which airs weekdays from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. Henry steps into this role starting June 3 to deliver breaking news, live updates, and cover the latest developments of stories impacting southeastern Wisconsin. She will join the news desk co-anchors Gerron… Read More: Zoie Henry named weekday live desk anchor for WISN-TV »
Diana Gutiérrez will be the new co-anchor of ‘WISN 12 News at 6 p.m.,’ effective June 3. She joins co-anchor Patrick Paolantonio, Chief Meteorologist Mark Baden, and Sports Director Dario Melendez on the weekday evening newscast. In addition to this new role, Gutiérrez continues to serve as co-anchor of ‘WISN 12 News at 10 p.m.’… Read More: Gutiérrez named co-anchor of ‘WISN 12 News at 6 p.m.’ »
WISN-TV anchor and WBA Hall of Fame member Joyce Garbaciak is stepping away from the anchor desk at the Milwaukee station and will take on a role as a special projects contributing correspondent. Garbaciak will anchor her final newscast on May 31. “Joyce has had an immeasurable impact on our local community for many, many… Read More: Garbaciak to step away from anchor desk »
The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host its 15th annual journalism ethics conference at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery on Friday, April 5, 2024, in Madison, Wisconsin. The conference is free, open to the public and made possible by generous sponsorships from craig newmark philanthropies and the Evjue Foundation. Called… Read More: UW to host “Journalism Ethics & the AI Challenge” online… »
Gerron Jordan is the new anchor of WISN 12 News at 11 a.m. effective Monday. This expanded role for Jordan follows last year’s announcement that Diana Gutiérrez, previous anchor of the midday newscast, would be the co-anchor WISN 12 News at 10 p.m. “Gerron has that raw talent, empathy and keen journalistic ability, which is… Read More: Jordan named anchor of WISN 12 midday newscast »
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