Jan Wade, a television broadcaster whose experience includes senior positions within leading TV stations in six different markets, joined Hearst Television as president and general manager of WISN-TV, the ABC affiliate in Milwaukee, in 2007.

Prior to her arrival in Milwaukee, Wade had served since 1994 as president and general manager of WATE-TV, the Young Broadcasting-owned ABC affiliate in Knoxville. Milwaukee is the nation’s 35th largest TV market; Knoxville is the 60th.

Before joining WATE, Wade served with WKRN-TV, Young Broadcasting’s ABC affiliate in Nashville, first as marketing and programming director. After serving for two years as marketing director at WFLA-TV, the Media General NBC affiliate in Tampa, she returned to WKRN as operations manager and programming director.

Before WKRN, she served in senior marketing roles at WLNE-TV, the Freedom Communications CBS affiliate in Providence and at WCCO-TV, the CBS owned station in Minneapolis and one of the country’s most-honored stations. She began her career as an assistant promotion manager at Louisville CBS affiliate WLKY-TV, at the time owned by Gannett Television and now a Hearst station.

Wade holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Ball State University, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude as a Journalism and Broadcasting double major. She currently serves on the boards of the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (WBA) as a member of the Executive Committee and co-chair of its Diversity and Inclusion Committee; the Wisconsin Broadcasters Foundation; the Pabst Mansion Board, where she is governance co-chair; Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO); the Florentine Opera Board, where she is chair of the Artistic Advisory Committee; and as a National Association of Broadcaster’s Ambassador.

Jan has a dog named Remy and is a huge animal lover, an avid golfer and tennis player, and loves to travel.