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WTMJ-TV awarded 2012 Station of the Year

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.

19 years later, shooting still a vivid scene

Published May 2, 2013

Nineteen years ago this week, Bob Vermiglio remembers his life nearly flashed before him in the viewfinder.

Promotion can be tricky for TV, radio stations

Published March 13, 2013

That's the thing, you don't even have to be the best. You just have to be better than the other guy at telling the story. It's the art of patting yourself on the back.

"Dexter" may soon come to an end

Published March 7, 2013

Earlier this week, a comment on the show's future has launched fans into an intertwined uncertainty, which sent network executives scrambling.

WISN earns ratings crown in latest sweep

Published March 1, 2013

To truly win the ratings race, in the eyes of the community, it is a strong statement when a station can claim victory at 10 p.m. and sign-on to sign off. After the latest sweep, WISN-TV Ch. 12 can make that claim.

Brainerd proves to be the ultimate utility player

Published Feb. 27, 2013

Sportscaster Bob Brainerd gets tapped once again to fill in on Big 12 Sports coverage.

No more talk on the "Talk of the Town"?

Published Feb. 26, 2013

At 10 a.m. today, WMCS-AM 1290 changed formats and informed staffers of a change in direction.

For Olivares, calling Brewers games is a dream come true

Published Feb. 8, 2013

When he was a child in the Dominican Republic, he'd watch baseball games on TV and turn the volume down. He'd watch the players approach the plate and await the pitch, providing his own play-by-play. Now, Andy Olivares is preparing for this sixth season delivering play-by-play for the Brewers on WRRD-AM ESPN Deportes 1510.

Family-friendly film series offers movie experience for $2

Published Feb. 6, 2013

There's a natural wonderment when one spends a day at the movies, however, for some, a trip to the theater is simply out of reach. That's where the Kids Dream Winter Film Series comes into play.

WISN 12's Dario Melendez heading to ESPN

Published Jan. 30, 2013

"This is like the mecca in football, like Lambeau Field. This is the mecca of the sports broadcasting world," said WISN-TV Ch. 12 sports anchor Dario Melendez. For him, he's going to that mecca in Bristol, Conn., the international headquarters of ESPN.

WISN 12, Hunger Task Force make milk donation happen

Published Jan. 28, 2013

The reporting by WISN-TV's Nick Bohr and the work done by Sherrie Tussler of the Hunger Task Force, led to the donation of 128,000 gallons of milk from the closed Golden Guernsey plant in Waukesha.

WTMJ's Dan O'Donnell moves over to WISN

Published Jan. 25, 2013

"There were talks here and there, and things were finalized on Monday," said Dan O'Donnell, who this week jumped from WTMJ-AM 620 over to news and talk rival WISN-AM 1130.

UWM hoops should have stayed downtown

Published Jan. 21, 2013

The decision by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee athletic director Andy Geiger to move the men's basketball program out of Downtown and onto campus was a mistake.

When snow flies, TV crews grab the snow boots

Published Dec. 20, 2012

Ever since the National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings and the state declared an emergency, local media outlets went into severe weather coverage.

Local faces, places in Channel 12's "Season to Celebrate"

Published Dec. 13, 2012

Once a staple of local broadcasting, holiday productions like the one that will air at 7 p.m. tonight are not as common as they once were across the country. WISN-TV's "12's Season to Celebrate" program truly is a "labor of love" and captures the spirit of the community.

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