GREEN BAY — Bill Jartz, a fixture on Green Bay television for more than four decades, announced today he would be retiring from WBAY-TV.
Raised in Clintonville, Jartz earned All-State recognition as a high school football player and received an athletic scholarship to attend Northwestern University.
After graduating in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism, he began his broadcasting career as the 10 o’clock sports anchor in Wausau. In March 1983, he joined WBAY as a sports reporter.
“There is just no one like Bill. Our viewers will miss him, his co-workers will miss him, and I will miss him,” said WBAY’s General Manager, Steve Lavin.
Read the full announcement HERE.
Jartz last broadcast will be May 23, 2025. He also serves as the Packers’ public address announcer at Lambeau Field and will continue with that role.
