By Kris Leonhardt Editor-in-chief Part VII and final part of our series on WBAY’s history The 1960s also brought about color television at WBAY and the station’s growth continued to take off. In the early 1970s, Jerry Burke came to WBAY from FM radio, when FM was fairly new, and worked as news director. He …
By Kris Leonhardt Editor-in-chief Part V in our series on WBAY’s history As the country entered the “Golden Age” of television, what had been viewed as just a communication tool was realizing its full potential as an entertainment and mass education medium. Some also viewed television as a tool for reuniting the family, as they …
By Kris Leonhardt Editor-in-chief Part IV in our series on WBAY’s history The station went on the air on March 17, 1953, to serve an area that was considered both heavily industrialized and a rich dairy land. WBAY was the first television station in Green Bay and second in the state – second only to …
By Kris Leonhardt Editor-in-chief Part III in our series on WBAY’s history Under Haydn Evans’ watch, sister radio stations WTAQ and WHBY were profitable within a year. The staff in those days consisted of 9-10 people, including a salesman, traffic manager, two announcers, chief engineer, managing director, secretary and one or two engineers at the …
By Kris Leonhardt Editor-in-chief GREEN BAY/DE PERE – While Green Bay’s WBAY marks its 70th anniversary of coming into Green Bay area homes, its roots go much deeper than televised broadcasting. “So WBAY actually started at St. Norbert College with an interest in crystal radios. This was around 1922,” explained Ted Miller, WBAY web manager/digital …
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By Brad SpakowitzCorrespondent The start of the month brought mostly pleasant weather with comfortable temperatures, low humidity and several rain events, which helped nourish young crops and keep grass green. But by mid-month, heat, humidity and severe weather took over the headlines. The morning of June 14 started out foggy, damp and comfortable, with sun …
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By Brad Spakowitz Correspondent NORTHEAST WISCONSIN – Warm summer nights lure people outdoors, and with that comes a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the night sky. If you live within city limits, the bright lights will lessen your ability to see much in the night sky, so traveling to a rural location is suggested if you …
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By Brad Spakowitz Correspondent After dragging its heels all through April, spring finally arrived to stay in May. The early days of the month were still chilly with scattered frost on the morning of May 4 – the last frost threat here, a few days before the average last frost date of May 9. A …
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Reporter Jeff Alexander stopped by our office to learn more about what we are doing
Longtime morning news anchor retiring this month By Greg Bates Correspondent GREEN BAY – It’s almost 4:30 a.m., and Kevin Rompa is his normal chipper self. As he approaches his chair to deliver the morning news to his WBAY viewers, the veteran anchor is whistling a tune from his heyday. “The 1970s rock genre is …
