View Post NBC Affiliates | Reporting | ShopTalk | TVBiz Appeals Court Backs Former Milwaukee Reporter in Defamation Lawsuit By Kevin Eck on Oct. 18, 2013 - 11:24 AM Former WTMJ reporter John Mercure, along with WTMJ and its parent company Journal Broadcasting have been cleared of defamation by a Wisconsin appeals court. The suit sprung from Mercure’s investigation into a local wedding v ...