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Lindsey Slater joins TMJ4’s Storm Team 4

TMJ4 (WTMJ-TV) in Milwaukee has hired veteran meteorologist and Milwaukee native Lindsey Slater as the newest member of Storm Team 4. Slater has nearly two decades of forecasting experience, including the last 10 years serving viewers in southeast Wisconsin. She…

Lakyra Banks joins WISN-TV weekend anchor desk

Lakyra Banks is the new weekend morning news anchor of “WISN 12 News This Morning,” on WISN-TV in Milwaukee. She starts July 25. Banks will anchor the newscast on Saturdays and Sundays from 5-6 a.m. and 7-9 a.m. In addition…

Station to host gubernatorial primary debate

WISN 12 in Milwaukee will host and broadcast a live debate on July 28 from 7-8 p.m. The debate, part of the station’s ongoing ‘WISN 12 Commitment 2026’ coverage, includes the primary candidates vying to become the Democratic nominee in…

Hackler joins CBS 58 as Capitol correspondent

Meredith Hackler joined CBS 58 (WDJT-TV) in Milwaukee in April as the station’s Capitol correspondent. Hackler has spent her career covering state and local government in Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota, and said she has developed a strong belief that the…

Three to receive student debt relief grants

Three Wisconsin broadcasters will receive student debt relief grants from the WBA Foundation on June 18 at the WBA Summer Conference at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Gevena. Broadcasters from across Wisconsin applied for the three available grants in…

Recently retired leader of PBS Wisconsin dies

The recently retired Emeritus Director of Television for PBS Wisconsin, Jon Miskowski, died Saturday following a long battle with cancer.  Miskowski started as a volunteer for public television more than 40 years ago. A statement from PBS Wisconsin said, “Jon’s…