{"id":6,"date":"2014-11-26T20:49:30","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T20:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wtmjsearch\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-03-04T21:53:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:53:41","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wtmjsearch\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wtmjsearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/618\/2022\/08\/wtmj-banner.jpg\" alt=\"WTMJ-TV News Search\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"400\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-notice uwm-p-notice--info\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-info fa-fw\"><\/i><div class=\"uwm-p-notice--content\"><div class=\"uwm-p-notice--title\"><strong>This page has been archived and is not updated<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-notice--message\">If you need assistance with this page, please use this form to make a request:<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/digital-collections\/digital-collections-request-for-accessible-web-content-form\/\">\u00a0https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/digital-collections\/digital-collections-request-for-accessible-web-content-form\/<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><video autoplay loop muted playsinline controls width=\"100%\">\n\t<source src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/618\/2019\/05\/wtmj_promo.mp4\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WTMJ-TV News Archives 1950-1980\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/618\/2019\/05\/wtmj_poster.jpg\">\n  <\/video>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">WTMJ-TV News Search&nbsp;is a catalog of nearly 50,000 news stories broadcast from 1950 to 1980 by WTMJ-TV, an NBC-affiliated station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Stories cover all aspects of Milwaukee history including politics, business and industry, sports, entertainment, and social justice movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">The catalog includes basic description of stories from various series, including the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wtmjsearch\/about\/#daily\">daily news<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wtmjsearch\/about\/#report\">special reports<\/a>, and&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wtmjsearch\/about\/#newsreel\">The Milwaukee Newsreel<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wtmjsearch\/about\/#assignment\">Special Assignment<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;programs. A small amount of news footage has been digitized and may be viewed without appointment in the Archives of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-search\">Search<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class='uwm-file-php'><form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" class=\"uwm-c-form wtmjsearch-form\" action=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wtmjsearch\/wtmjnewsarchive\/\">\n    <div class=\"uwm-form-group\">\n        <label>\n            <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Search WTMJ-TV News<\/span>\n            <input type=\"search\" class=\"search-field\" placeholder=\"Search WTMJ-TV News\" value=\"\" name=\"_search\" title=\"Search WTMJ-TV News\">\n        <\/label>\n    <\/div>\n<\/form><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">Browse<\/div><ul>\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wtmjsearch\/wtmjnewsarchive\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Browse All<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wtmjsearch\/wtmjnewsarchive\/?_series=daily-news\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Daily News<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wtmjsearch\/wtmjnewsarchive\/?_series=milwaukee-newsreel\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Milwaukee Newsreel<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wtmjsearch\/wtmjnewsarchive\/?_series=special-assignment\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Special Assignment<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wtmjsearch\/wtmjnewsarchive\/?_series=commercials\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Commercials<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a 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