Racine native Lauren Sklba will join WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee covering Racine County.
Sklba worked as the news editor for The Journal Times in Racine since April 2023. She has prior television news experience, working as a producer for the CBS affiliates in both Madison and Denver.
“Covering Racine County is a critical part of our mission, so we are thrilled to welcome Lauren to the TMJ4 team,” said news director Tim Vetscher. “Her connection to her hometown, along with her impressive journalism and television background, make her the perfect fit to be TMJ4’s Racine County reporter.”
Sklba is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, earning a BA in journalism and mass communication. Her television career began at WISC-TV in Madison in 2017 where she worked as a morning news producer. From there, Sklba moved to Denver where she produced the 10 p.m. newscast on KCNC-TV. Sklba then moved home to Racine to join The Journal Times in 2023 where she has been serving as news editor.
“As a fifth-generation Racinian, it feels incredibly special to continue building on my family’s history of local impact while partnering with a newsroom that is highly regarded across the journalism industry,” Sklba said.
“Racine is a community that deeply intrigues me, and I’m excited to further my ability to tell stories that matter to viewers just as much as to the people in my own household,” Sklba said.
Sklba joins WTMJ-TV on Sept. 15 and will being reporting on the air by mid-October.
