WDJT-Produced Commercials Will Move You
Weigel Broadcasting’s CBS affiliate WDJT Milwaukee (DMA 35) has hired Amanda Porterfield to co-anchor the Weekend News along with Eric Levy. She begins today, Monday, March 7. She will be […]
WDJT Ups Eric Steckling To Assistant News Director
Weigel Broadcasting-owned CBS affiliate WDJT Milwaukee (DMA 35) has promoted Eric Steckling to assistant news director. Steckling has been with the station since October 2014 as the evening executive producer. […]
WDJT Meteorologist Lance Hill Recovering From Stroke
WDJT To Expand 9 P.M. Newscast On WMLW
Weigel Broadcasting-owned CBS affiliate WDJT Milwaukee (DMA 35), is expanding the local newscast it airs at 9 p.m. on co-owned independent WMLW to a full hour beginning Monday, Jan. 18. […]
WDJT Launches New News Studio, Set
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WDJT Unveils New Set, State-Of-The-Art Studio
Things have changed at Weigel Broadcasting’s CBS affiliate WDJT Milwaukee (DMA 35). On Monday, the station unveiled its new state-of-the-art news studio on the CBS 58 News at 10. Anchors […]
WDJT Welcomes Anchor Kathryn Chappell
CBS affiliate WDJT Milwaukee (DMA 35), has added Kathryn Chappell to its CBS 58 Morning News team. Beginning Aug. 10, Chappell will anchor weekday newscasts from 4:30 to 7 a.m. […]
WDJT Hires Mark Hanner As Asst. News Director
Weigel Broadcasting’s CBS affiliate WDJT Milwaukee (DMA 35) has added Mark Hanner as assistant news director. Hanner comes to WDJT with more than 30 years of television newsroom experience. He […]
WDJT, WTMJ And The Battle For Third Place
The acting news director of Weigel’s Milwaukee CBS affiliate gets the job permanently.
WDJT News Director Garner Reportedly Fired
Weigel Broadcasting’s Milwaukee CBS affiliate WDJT News Director Genie Garner has reportedly been fired. Her departure was announced to staffers Monday. She had just returned from vacation last week.
Weigel Broadcasting’s Milwaukee CBS affiliate is expanding its news footprint, adding weekday newscasts at 4 p.m. and an hour of local news Sunday mornings.
Drew Burgoyne Replaces Mark McGinnis At WDJT
WDJT Replacing TouchVision With Decades
Rentrak Adds Seven More Weigel Stations
The TV station group’s Chicago and Milwaukee join its South Bend, Ind., stations in subscribing to Rentrak’s local ratings service.
WDJT Expands Weather Team With Rebecca Schuld
Weigel Broadcasting’s CBS affiliate WDJT Milwaukee (DMA 35) has added meteorologist Rebecca Schuld to the First Alert Weather team. Schuld joins from WBAY Green Bay, Wis., and holds the AMS […]
Guesstimating how many hours of television news air in Milwaukee is a how-much-wood-could-a-woodchuck-chuck calculation since it’s different for each station. By my back-of-envelope calculations, WITI has the most local news — a whopping 10.5 hours per day, if you count its two hourlong, sometimes topical chat shows Real Milwaukee and Studio A, and I reluctantly do.
The former GM of Time Warner Cable SportsChannel as well as WTMJ in the market will oversee CBS affiliate WDJT and Telemundo affil WYTU as well as numerous subchannels.
WDJT Starting Morning Newscast Earlier
The CBS affiliate is offering an extra half hour of local news beginning at 4:30 a.m. “We feel it is important to give our viewers an even earlier start to their morning,” says Genie Garner, WDJT news director. “When you wake up, what happened overnight, and what the weather is going to be for the day ahead is very important information.
Nate Kuester Joins WDJT Morning News
Weigel Broadcasting’s CBS affiliate WDJT Milwaukee (DMA 34) has added Nate Kuester to the anchor team for its CBS 58 Morning News. Kuester joins WDJT from KLEW Lewiston, Idaho, where […]
Anchor Alleges Sex Discrimination Against WDJT
WDJT Uses LiveU Xtender For Traffic Cam
Earl Arms Joins WDJT Sports Department
Weigel Broadcasting-owned CBS affiliate WDJT Milwaukee (DMA 34) has added Earl Arms to its sports staff. Arms joins the station from WEYI Flint, Mich., where he was both a sports […]
Tonight, the country will have the opportunity to watch the final 2012 presidential debate. In what is expected to be a very tight race, the pressure is on for both parties […]
Speed, Accuracy Vary In Shooting Coverage
Milwaukee TV stations covered Sunday’s shootings at a Sikh temple with varying degrees of speed and accuracy. There were conflicting reports of the numbers of victims and gunmen throughout the morning. And WTMJ grappled with a unique dilemma: whether to show news of a breaking local story of national significance or continue with NBC’s Olympics coverage.
WDJT Upgrades To HD ENG With JVC
Paywall Not Slowing Milwaukee’s JSOnline
In Milwaukee, the market’s online leader, the Journal Sentinel, implemented its metered paywall in January and so far has seen digital subscriptions and revenue grow. Coupled with new apps as part of its JS Everywhere initiative, the paper is intent upon keeping its grip on Milwaukee’s digital scene. But WISN, WITI and WDJT are closing the gap.
Milwaukee News Race Tight Between WISN, WTMJ
Michael Schlesinger Joins WDJT Weather Team
Weigel Broadcasting-owned CBS affiliate WDJT Milwaukee (DMA 34) has hired meteorologist Michael Schlesinger. He joins the station from WNWO Toledo, Ohio, where he was an environmental reporter and morning weathercaster. He […]
Beginning May 2, Tom Durian joins the morning news team of Weigel Broadcasting’s CBS affiliate WDJT Milwaukee (DMA 35). He will co-anchor the 5-7 a.m. newscast with Jennifer Tomazic and […]
Weigel Broadcasting CBS affiliate WDJT Milwaukee (DMA 35) today announced that Meteorologist Lance Hill will be joining the station starting the week of March 7. Hill is a Certified Broadcast […]
