Milwaukee Radio: Eric Brooks New PD At WTMJ

Eric Brooks

E.W. Scripps/Milwaukee has announced that APD Eric Brooks has been promoted to Program Director at News/Talk WTMJ 620 AM.

Scripps Milwaukee radio operations VP/GM/Scripps VP News-Talk president Tom Langmyer comments, “Eric has been an invaluable partner in handling day-to-day programmingWTMJ responsibilities for WTMJ. In his new and expanded role, he will now lead our content team on a daily basis in programming, news, and sports. Eric will work directly with our fulltime program hosts; the news team; and with the digital content team. Between the recent addition of Dayton Kane as program manager of [co-owned country WKTI] and Eric’s new role with WTMJ, both stations have strong and dedicated programming leadership.”

Brooks remarked, “I have always been humbled to be a part of a prestigious heritage station like WTMJ. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to work with our team every day; this place is truly special. Our goal always will be to have great local programming and a strong commitment to being ‘Wisconsin’s Radio Station.'”

Before joining WTMJ four years ago as news anchor/producer, Brooks was a news director in Jacksonville, Illinois at WLDS-AM and WEAI-FM.