Chris Roth joins Cami Rapson to anchor the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. news at WBAY-TV

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - It’s the start of a new era at Action 2 News!

You’ve seen him anchoring the 4:30 p.m. newscast and sports segments, and Tuesday night, Chris Roth joins Cami Rapson to anchor the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. news on WBAY!

Chris Roth is taking over for Bill Jartz, who retired last week after more than four decades with Action 2 News.

Chris joined WBAY-TV as Sports Director in 1999. In 2020, he also became the anchor of Action 2 News at 4:30. He follows a tradition of transitioning from sports to news, just like Bill Jartz and Chuck Ramsay before him. Chris will also continue to anchor the 4:30 newscast.

Chris came to WBAY after four years with WISN-TV (ABC) in Milwaukee. As WISN’s primary beat reporter on the Green Bay Packers, he had the opportunity to cover both Super Bowl XXXI and XXXII. Milwaukee is also where Chris began his career, taking a job as a part-time editor and sports producer upon graduating from Marquette University.

His first on-air job came in La Crosse as a reporter, and eventually sports director. During his time there, he worked on the state broadcasts of the WIAA Boys and Girls State Basketball Tournaments.