TV season finales showcase art of the cliffhanger
Published May 17, 2013
When a series ends a run, but knows there will be another run of stories, writers go into overdrive to create the compelling cliffhanger.
Published May 17, 2013
When a series ends a run, but knows there will be another run of stories, writers go into overdrive to create the compelling cliffhanger.
Published May 16, 2013
There was a lot of birth and death this week in media land. Here is a roundup of some of the notables.
Published May 16, 2013
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, represents the 4th District in Congress and on the "Colbert Report" on Comedy Central.
Published May 15, 2013
When news broke that Department of Justice secretly moved to obtain the phone records of the Associated Press, it didn't come at a huge surprise.
Published May 14, 2013
The Journal Sentinel just hired someone named David Paulsen to be its new Breaking News Editor. Paulsen comes to the paper after stints as a reporter in Wausau and Poughkeepsie, N. Y. and two years at Fox News. Well, when the announcement was made the cries from staffers in the newsroom in Downtown Milwaukee could be heard throughout the civilized world.
Published May 14, 2013
In an effort to get a few headlines of her own and steal NBC's thunder, Barbara Walters' official announcement of her exit comes mere hours before NBC's Upfront ... It was masterful timing.
Published May 13, 2013
As the spring weather finally takes hold and the ice that covered area lakes and streams melts away, anglers have been prepping their rods and reels to go after the big one. Fishing season is upon us, and that means so are the outdoors shows.
Published May 10, 2013
LinkedIn updated its "LinkedIn Today," which works much like a wire newsfeed on a business-based magazine site does.
Published May 9, 2013
It is hard to believe, but the show "Cops" has been on the air for 25 years. With more than 900 episodes under its belt, the production will end its run on Fox this season.
Published May 9, 2013
This week, Tony Clark, who serves as the reporter about town on WITI-TV Fox 6 mid-morning show "Real Milwaukee," announced he was leaving the station.
Published May 8, 2013
The Milwaukee Radio Alliance, the ownership group behind WLUM-FM 102.1, announced Wednesday that morning show host Jon Adler will create a new show at the station.
Published May 8, 2013
Milwaukee Police Department Chief Ed Flynn called a news conference on Monday and went after one station for using video of an officer without disclosing all of the details to entice people to watch the story airing at 10 p.m. on Monday night.
Published May 7, 2013
Here is a list of Milwaukee and other Wisconsin winners in the 2012 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association awards.
Published May 7, 2013
WTMJ-TV Ch. 4, WTMJ-AM 620 and WLUM-FM 102.1, were the winners of the WBA large market Station of the Year awards in television, news and talk radio and music radio, respectively.
Published May 6, 2013
When news came out last week that cast members of "Storage Wars" on A&E were getting the David Hester treatment, it didn't come as a big surprise.