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Longtime WBAY anchor Chuck Ramsay has passed away at the age of 91. https://www.wbay.com/2026/01/09/long-time-wbay-tv-news-anchor-chuck-ramsay-dies

WLUK/WCWF general manager Jay Zollar is calling it a career. He has held the position since 1998, and his final day is this Wednesday. https://fox11online.com/news/local/green-bay/jay-zollar-retirement-wluk-wcwf-general-manager-career-retrospective-fox-11-packers-family-night-building-addition-food-drive-golden-apple-awards-best-of-the-class-commentary

Overdue in mentioning the passing of longtime WFRV meteorologist Tom Mahoney several days ago, at the age of 75. https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/former-wfrv-meteorologist-tom-mahoney-passed-away-he-was-75/

WBAY has hired WPSD meteorologist Nolan Cain to be their new weekend met (replacing Keith Gibson). Freelance meteorologist Colleen Mehlberg, who has worked the weekend broadcast following Gibson's departure, will continue to make sporadic appearances. https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/entertainment/2025/08/27/nolan-cain-is-wbay-tvs-new-weekend-meteorologist/85855432007/

Another longstanding era in Green Bay news is coming to an end. Juli Buehler, news director at WLUK for the last 30 years, is retiring. She had actually announced her retirement back in March, but the station aired a tribute to her just minutes ago. https://fox11online.com/news/local/wluk-fox-11-news-director-juli-buehler-retiring-background-biography-tributes-bill-weir-jim-willi-jay-zollar-drew-smith-michelle-vetterkind#

Bill Jartz's successor at WBAY has been announced, and once again they've looked to the sports department. Chris Roth will make his debut tonight as Cami Rapson's co-anchor. Update: Dave Schroeder has been promoted to sports director following Chris' move to the anchor seat. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AcxtHvZxb/

After a 25-year career in TV news, WFRV's news director, John Laughrin, is leaving the business. He has also worked with WLUK and WGBA (the latter as their news director), before being hired back at WFRV in 2021. https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/john-laughrin-reflects-on-25-years-in-green-bay-news-launches-four-leaf-communications/

Longtime WBAY anchor Bill Jartz has announced that he will be leaving the desk on May 23rd. Don't worry, Packer fans - he *will* be remaining at the mic for Lambeau home games. https://www.wbay.com/2025/03/03/bill-jartz-announces-retirement-wbay-tv/

After 30 years at WBAY, reporter/anchor Jeff Alexander is retiring from the business. He will be returning to Washington state to take care of his mother. He had stepped down from his normal roles at the station earlier this summer, but continued to appear on the station's popular "Small Towns" series. Morning anchor Emerson Lehmann will take over "Small Towns". https://www.wbay.com/2024/12/17/small-towns-host-jeff-alexander-announces-full-retirement/

.......any intel on who would've handled WBAY's "2 Power" campaign? I'm suspecting it to be a Klein& job, but a little browsing back in this thread gave some mention of Peters working with them at one time. https://www.wbay.com/2022/03/17/wbay-69-journey-through-decades-green-bays-original-tv-station/ (most of the 1979 promos; I don't think I can embed them)

(post temporarily deleted; FB embed wasn't working, and I'll need to make sure the jingle in question hasn't been posted before.)

WBAY's morning/noon anchor, Kevin Rompa, is calling it a career after 32 years at the station. Next month will be his last newscast. https://www.wbay.com/2021/02/19/after-32-years-kevin-rompa-to-retire-from-wbay/

"Feud" is going to WGBA. Expanding the 4PM show isn't too surprising to me; WFRV's 4PM is also 1 hour. The 9A is interesting, though.....

WGBA's Stacy Engebretson is calling it a career after 20 years. https://www.nbc26.com/news/local-news/saying-goodbye-to-stacy-engebretson

Longtime WFRV meteorologist Dave Miller is retiring. https://www.wearegreenbay.com/local5live/local-5s-meteorologist-dave-miller-retiring/