Story Created:
Jun 18, 2007
Story Updated:
Jun 18, 2007
Jim Peck
Position: Host of Wisconsin's Weekend Morning News
Residence: Milwaukee
Personal File: Married, one son
Joined WTMJ: 2006
Did You Know: Jim hosted several national game shows including "The Joker's Wild" and "Hot Seat". Jim was also a well respected news anchor whose career included stops at WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee, KFTY -TV in Santa Rosa and guest hosting appearances on Good Morning America.
Jim began hosting "Wisconsin's Weekend Morning News", Saturday mornings on WTMJ-AM in 2006.
Born and raised in Milwaukee, Jim Peck has enjoyed a television career which is now in its 39th year. In that time Peck has worked in local and network television as a news anchor, talk show host, interviewer and game show host.
Retiring after 18 years in network television, Jim returned home to Milwaukee where he began "I Remember Milwaukee", an oral history program for Milwaukee Public Television. Now entitled "I Remember" the program is in its 12th year and is still pleasing its many viewers.
Jim Peck has won both an EMMY, for his interview with Barbara Walters and a NATPE award for the best locally produced talk show in the country.
Married, Jim is the father of one son, Jim, Jr., a multiple EMMY award winning TV host/producer/writer/director with Idaho Public Television.
Email Jim Peck at
jpeck@620wtmj.com .
Dick Alpert
Position: Host, Wisconsin's Weekend Morning News - Sunday
Joined WTMJ: 2004
Dick was born and raised in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He got his start in radio at the first high school station in the state, Sheboygan North's WSHS-FM (WSHS also gave us Gene Mueller of 94.5 WKTI's "Reitman and Mueller").
"Thank goodness I took French," Dick says, "because the French teacher doubled as the radio sponsor and that's how I got in to the station."
Dick graduated from UW-Madison with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and started his professional radio career at KFIZ in Fond du Lac. After a stint in La Crosse at WIZM Radio, Dick moved to Milwaukee and landed some part-time positions at WISN, WMKE, and WFMR before accepting a full-time gig at WEMP in 1982. Stints at WISN, WLTQ, WZTR and WEZW followed. He also had a sales career before heading to Radio City and WTMJ in May 2004.
In his free time, Dick enjoys movies, TV and music. He and his wife Debbie have three children, two grandchildren, a dog, and three granddogs.
Email Dick Alpert at dalpert@620wtmj.com .
