Erica Ayisi named Indigenous Affairs Multimedia Reporter for PBS Wisconsin News and ICT

PBS Wisconsin News and ICT (formerly Indian Country Today) have selected Erica Ayisi as an Indigenous Affairs Multimedia Reporter for a collaborative partnership between PBS Wisconsin and ICT’s parent company, IndiJ Public Media. An independent journalist and media educator, Ayisi…
Randy Hawke promoted to Mid-West Family Market Manager

Randy Hawke has been promoted to Market Manager at Mid-West Family Marketing Madison. In this role, Hawke will be responsible for ensuring the best media products are serving the community, and the marketing team is building strong strategic marketing plans…
Belling transitioning to podcast series

Milwaukee conservative radio talk host, Mark Belling, announced that he will be moving his daily radio show on WISN to a weekly podcast series available on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard. “The Mark Belling Podcast,” which will…
La Crosse TV journalist named YP of the Month

WKBT-TV multimedia journalist Allyson Fergot is the WBA Young Professional of the Month for the month of October. The WBA Young Professional of the Month is a nominee for the WBA Young Professional of the Year Award. The award seeks…
Eason added to updated WISN-TV anchor team

WISN-TV in Milwaukee is announcing its new weekday evening anchor teams, effective Nov. 11. Blake Eason as the new co-anchor of ‘WISN 12 News at 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.,’ alongside current WISN 12 co-anchors Kristin Pierce and Diana Gutiérrez….
Scott named brand manager for WDEZ

Bryan Scott is the new Brand Manager for WDEZ at Midwest Communications in Wausau. Scott joined Midwest Communications in Green Bay on Y100 (WNCY-FM) in 2006. He came to WDEZ in 2011 as the morning host. Scott had been handling a…
Wisconsin Public Media remembers Executive Director Heather L. Reese

Wisconsin Public Media (WPM) is announcing the death of Heather L. Reese, executive director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison division that, in partnership with the Educational Communications Board (ECB), provides statewide access to public media through PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin…
Wisconsin Public Radio names latest News Fellows

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,…
Bultena named associate director of WPR

Wisconsin Public Radio has named Kealey Bultena associate director. In this role, Bultena oversees WPR operations, including human resources, finance, digital services, broadcast operations, and engineering. She joins WPR’s senior leadership team and serves as deputy to WPR Director Sarah…