DMA 34 (MILWAUKEE)
Melinda Davenport Joins WISN Anchor Team
Hearst-owned ABC affiliate WISN Milwaukee (DMA 34) has added Melinda Davenport as the new breaking news anchor on WISN 12 News This Morning. Beginning mid-March, Davenport will join Patrick Paolantonio and Marianne Lyles weekdays from 4:30 to 7 a.m. Davenport will bring the viewers of southeastern Wisconsin breaking news and trending stories from the WISN 12 breaking news desk.
Davenport comes to WISN from its sister station WMUR Manchester, N.H. Davenport was an anchor/reporter at the Hearst-owned ABC affiliate for more than two years. Most recently, she anchored the station’s weekday noon newscast and weekend evening newscasts.
Davenport brings multi-market and multi-platform reporting experience to her new post. Prior to joining WMUR, Davenport reported for WCAX Burlington, Vt. She also freelanced for The New York Times Co., writing and publishing online articles, and worked in the public relations industry.
Davenport received her bachelor’s degree from University of Houston. She followed that with a master’s degree in communication from Northeastern University in Boston.
Comments (1)
Summer McLennan says:
March 27, 2014 at 6:49 pm
My wife and I are sorry to know that Melissa Davinport has left WMUR TV in Manchester NH. She was a professional newscaster and we looked forward to her reporting. She will be a great addition to your reporting team and you are fortunate to have her. As much as we will miss Melissa, we wish her the best of luck.