Station offers viewers health insurance helpline
A Milwaukee TV station hosted a health insurance helpline to help viewers to get health insurance ahead of the Dec. 15 Affordable Care Act open enrollment deadline. WISN-TV hosted experts from the Milwaukee Enrollment Network for four hours on Tuesday….
Hosts deliver Christmas trees to families needing holiday cheer
The hosts of a Madison radio station delivered Christmas trees to families needing extra holiday cheer this season. Jim McGaw and Teri Barr from McGaw in the Morning on WOLX delivered the trees as part of their “12 Trees of…
WEAU-TV raises $83K in honor of 3 Girl Scouts, parent killed on highway
A television station in Eau Claire helped raise $83,201 to honor three Girl Scouts and a parent who were killed while cleaning alongside a highway. The incident occurred Nov. 3 in Chippewa Falls when a driver went off the road…
Chappell leaving Milwaukee station
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…
Goetz remembered for contributions to radio in Wisconsin
WBA Hall of Famer Nathan Goetz is being remembered for his contributions to radio in Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association. Goetz died Wednesday at his home in Naples, Florida. He was 92. The Monroe native built the Goetz Broadcasting…
Committee approves police body cameras bill
A draft bill that would establish statewide rules for how police use body cameras and handle requests for access to videos has been approved by a Legislative Study Committee that’s been working on the topic since this summer. The committee…
Strachota remembered for contributions to broadcasting, community involvement
Bernie Strachota is being remembered for his contributions during his 19-year career in Milwaukee radio. The WBA Hall of Fame broadcaster died Sunday. He was 96. Strachota started his career in 1959 at what was then WRIT AM/FM and worked…
Ola returns to Wisconsin
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…
Radio station generates 85K meals during holiday fundraiser
A Milwaukee radio station gathered enough food and cash donations to generate 85,839 meals to feed hungry families this holiday season. 991 The Mix (WMYX) held its 21st annual Stuff the Bus event on Nov. 21 outside a Pick N’…
