Bill Miston
Bill Miston is an award-winning journalist, currently working for WITI-TV FOX6 in Milwaukee. He has more than ten years of journalism and reporting experience, having worked for Chicago, Champaign, Ill., Rockford, Ill., Green Bay, Wis., and Oklahoma City news operations.
Bill came to WITI from its Oklahoma City sister station, KFOR-TV, in April 2019 where he spent more than two years covering wildfires, state politics, crime, and local and federal courts. He also served as a fill-in anchor.
If Bill looks familiar to FOX6 viewers, that’s because he is. He previously worked as a reporter and fill-in anchor at WLUK-TV Fox 11 News in Green Bay for four-plus years, covering business/municipal development, crime, state and federal politics, and features reporting.
In 2016, Bill won the award for Best Sports Reporting Award in the state from the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association for the story of a high school athlete and college recruit forced to quit football because of concussions, and the effects that continued to impact his life.
Bill’s work as been featured on NBC, CNN, FOX News, The Associated Press and other television stations across the country.
Before arriving in Green Bay in 2011, he spent more than three years as a multimedia journalist, producer and fill-in sports anchor at Rockford’s NBC affiliate, WREX-TV. Bill also spent time working as a field producer, writer, editor and photographer in Chicago and Champaign, Ill. television newsrooms.
A native of Chicago’s south suburbs, he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2008, specializing in political science and speech communication.
Bill’s journalism career began at the University of Illinois, starting as a reporter with Illini Media Company — the independent, student-run media organization — in 2004.
Bill is excited to be back in Wisconsin. When he’s not working, you can usually find him hiking, camping, downhill skiing, or on an area body of water with (or without) one or two skis strapped to his feet. Bill is a show skier, 3-event competitive water skier, and certified ski instructor.
The latest from Bill Miston
Milwaukee lead pipe replacement, city gets $41M in federal funds
There are millions of lead water service lines across the country, and Milwaukee's got more than 60,000 of them. The Biden Administration announced it's sending $41 million to the city to help.
UW-Milwaukee war in Gaza protests continue, synagogue responds
The protesters' takeover of Mitchell Hall's south lawn remained in place on a third day of protesting on Wednesday, May 1.
Milwaukee mother killed, man in custody in Minnesota for homicide
A Milwaukee man is accused of first-degree reckless homicide in the death of Tomitka Stewart, a mother to 10 kids and three stepchildren.
Milwaukee pursuit, fatal crash; man charged with killing 2 people
A Milwaukee man is charged with killing two people, and a whole lot more, after police say he ran a red light during a chase and crash.
Milwaukee County traffic deaths increased, rest of Wisconsin dropped
Milwaukee County traffic fatalities have increased drastically compared to 2002, while statewide those numbers have dropped.
Former Kewaskum officer accused of bestiality appears in court
A former Kewaskum school resource officer appeared in Fond du Lac County on bestiality charges Wednesday, April 24. Cash bond was set at $100,000.
Former Kewaskum officer accused of bestiality, back in jail
A former Kewaskum school resource officer, already accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student, is now charged with bestiality.
Milwaukee teen accused in 2 homicides; killings happened days apart
A Milwaukee teen is now charged in connection to not one but two homicides – and those killings happened just days apart.
Sade Robinson: Sonar boat searches Lake Michigan for any remains
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office utilized a boat equipped with sonar to search Lake Michigan for more possible human remains of Sade Robinson, on Friday, April 19.
2024 Milwaukee crime data; homicides down 39% in 1st quarter of year
Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman, Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Office of Violence Prevention Director Ashanti Hamilton, on Tuesday, April 16 will present the city's crime numbers for the first three months of 2024.