
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
2012 Corey Stingley death: Murder charges now filed against 2 men
Two men are charged with felony murder in the 2012 death of Corey Stingley. Stingley died after being restrained following a shoplifting incident at a West Allis convenience store in December 2012.
Records detail Greenfield police chief’s rise despite disciplinary history
New records show how Greenfield Police Chief Jay Johnson returned to the department and rose to chief despite a history of discipline before facing a misconduct charge.
Milwaukee police officer shot during standoff, man sentenced
A Milwaukee man convicted of attempted homicide and more tied to the shooting of a police officer and a standoff is due in court for sentencing.
Open Record: Benched
In this episode of Open Record, FOX's Carl Deffenbaugh, Bryan Polcyn and Bill Miston recap the Judge Hannah Dugan trial, the political fallout and what comes next.
Pregnant Milwaukee woman's death a homicide, medical examiner says
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office is calling a young, pregnant woman's death a homicide. The investigation unfolded near 26th and Hadley.
Judge Hannah Dugan pension likely preserved, labor attorneys say
A federal court jury found Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of a felony. But FOX6 News is learning she might get to keep her pension.
Milwaukee February police shooting; 27th and Highland, no charges
Prosecutors cleared Milwaukee officers in a February shooting that killed an armed man and wounded an officer, as newly released records detail the suspect’s drug use and erratic behavior.
Franklin strip club tied to county-wide human trafficking probe; 4 charged
Four men face human trafficking charges after a years-long FBI investigation led to early morning raids across Milwaukee County and the arrest of a strip club manager.
Judge Dugan guilty of felony obstruction; case is far from over
While a federal court jury reached a split verdict in the Judge Hannah Dugan trial on Thursday, Dec. 18, the case is far from over.
Milwaukee County Judge Dugan trial: Live updates Thursday, Dec. 18
A jury found Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan guilty on Thursday of a felony charge of obstructing federal agents at the courthouse earlier this year, but not guilty of a misdemeanor charge of helping an undocumented immigrant evade those agents who were there to arrest him.








