Adriana Mendez will join Milwaukee, Wisconsin NBC station WTMJ as the station’s new morning anchor.
Mendez will co-anchor alongside Tom Durian. She replaces Symone Woolridge, who announced her departure in September.
The station said Mendez started at the station in reception more than a decade ago, commuting each day from Kenosha.
“It’s been an emotional whirlwind, and as I am ready to embark on this new journey I can’t help but reflect on those early days when I would drive from Kenosha to Milwaukee to work as a part-time receptionist at TMJ4,” said Mendez. “Back then, many people questioned why I would make a 50-minute trip just to work a few hours a day, however; deep down, I believed it would be the first stepping stone to something greater.”
After interning in the news and sports departments, she worked in Waco, Texas as a general assignment reporter. She then moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan and Asheville, North Carolina, where she worked as a traffic anchor and multimedia journalist, before returning to TMJ4 in 2018.
“Adriana is one of the hardest working people I know,” said Tim Vetscher, news director. “She’s also the first person to recognize other coworkers for good work. So, not only is she a strong journalist, she is a great teammate. We could not be more thrilled that Adriana is taking this next step with TMJ4 News.”
“For the past six years, I’ve called TMJ4 my second family. I met so many incredible and wonderful viewers who have also felt like extended family and friends,” Adriana added. “I’m so honored that we all can take this next journey together.”
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