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Adrienne Pedersen is leaving Milwaukee's WISN-TV (Channel 12) and television news; Gerron Jordan is named co-anchor of the morning newscast

WISN-TV (Channel 12) anchor Adrienne Pedersen is leaving the station, and television news.
WISN-TV (Channel 12) anchor Adrienne Pedersen is leaving the station, and television news.

Adrienne Pedersen, morning news co-anchor at WISN-TV (Channel 12) since 2018, is leaving the ABC affiliate — and TV news.

Channel 12 announced Monday that Gerron Jordan, who joined the station's morning news team as live desk anchor in November, will take Pedersen's place as co-anchor of the morning newscasts alongside current co-anchor Diana Gutiérrez, meteorologist Lindsey Slater and News Chopper 12 reporter Matt Salemme.

Gerron Jordan, who joined Channel 12 as live desk anchor in November, has been promoted to co-anchor of the ABC affiliate's morning newscast.
Gerron Jordan, who joined Channel 12 as live desk anchor in November, has been promoted to co-anchor of the ABC affiliate's morning newscast.

Pedersen, who according to Channel 12 is "leaving the industry for a career outside of television," will have her last day at the station June 3.

Pedersen joined Channel 12 in 2016 as weekend evening co-anchor and weekday evening reporter. She was named co-anchor of the weekday morning newscast in 2018; in 2019, she also was named host of "Upfront," the station's Sunday morning public-affairs program formerly hosted by Mike Gousha.

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Jordan, a Chicago native, came to Milwaukee from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he worked as a co-anchor at WVLA/WGMB-TV. Before that, he was at stations in St. Louis and in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

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Contact Chris Foran at chris.foran@jrn.com. Follow him on Twitter at @cforan12. 

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