Mike Curkov, Anchor
Mike Curkov has anchored the CBS 58 Morning News since 2016. Wake up with him and the morning team from 4:30-7:00 a.m. on CBS 58 and 7:00-8:00 a.m. on WMLW The M.
Mike is also known as "Iron Mike Curkov." Pro-wrestling (no joke!) with Great Lakes Championship Wrestling, SSW Entertainment and One Fall Entertainment with matches in Waukesha, Theinsville, Ashippun, Kenosha, Sheboygan Falls, Cedarburg, and Grafton. Iron Mike even won the GLCW tag team championship in 2022 with WWE legend Al Snow.
Since joining CBS 58, Mike has covered the Bucks Championship Parade, the Super Bowl, witnessed a total solar eclipse on the line of totality, flown in a fighter jet, kissed a sea lion, ridden the Giant Slide at the Wisconsin State Fair 58 times in a row, jumped the mail boat in Lake Geneva, and swam in Lake Michigan in February. He's also won eight Wisconsin Broadcasters Association awards and been nominated for five regional Emmys, including a 2023 Emmy win for a story about why we seem to be using subtitles more often.
Mike works with local non-profits raising money and volunteering with the MACC Fund, Wisconsin Humane Society, Operation Finally Home, Pink Heals Sheboygan County, Grafton Little League, and more.
Before news, Mike was a sports guy, covering sports in Vermont, Wichita, KS, and Rockford, IL.
He lives in Ozaukee County with his wife, Allison, two sons, and beagle, Fern.
Articles by Mike Curkov
- Eye on AI: Make AI complete your to-do list
- Mike Curkov enjoys a ballgame while tailgating at AmFam Field
- Oral History: 30 Years since the end of The Bowling Game on TV 58
- Wisconsin a 'melting pot' of pool cue makers like McDermott Cue
- 'It's kind of wonderful to be able to do this for a living': Costume creator finds niche with fantasy footwear
- Hoof shoes: One-of-a-kind and Wisconsin-made
- Final Act: New Berlin theater-themed home for sale
- MKE Influencers: Jake Daggett helps students and parents decode literacy
- MKE Influencers: Hula-hooping and fire-eating draws an audience for Taylor Flows
- Craig Counsell Park sign vandalized after Brewers manager leaves for Cubs
- Wisconsin Culver's-esque Trick-or-Treat house Wows on Halloween
- Organ, pizza still piping at Organ Piper Pizza in Greenfield
- Wheel of (mis)Fortune at Milwaukee Halloween house
- Couple rides from the 'End of the World' to Milwaukee for Harley Homecoming
- Newcomers and veterans of all kinds fill Summerfest lineup
- 'The best songs come from the heart': Impact of AI technology on songwriting
- 'Oh, Milwaukee!' Can AI write good music?
- Bucks will open 2023 playoffs Sunday at 4:30 p.m.
- AEW Pro Wrestling coming to Milwaukee April 12
- Why we're using subtitles more often while watching and streaming shows and movies
- Iron Mike fans raise $565 for Wisconsin Humane Society at Blizzard Brawl 2022
- See morning anchor 'Iron' Mike Curkov wrestle this Saturday
- Elderly woman found dead, man shot by police, officer injured in overnight incident
- Free Blockbuster pops up in Cedarburg
- Military family gifted mortgage-free home by Operation Finally Home
- Halloween haunts: Area homes with over-the-top scary decor
- Southeast WI shows off Halloween love with yard displays
- Novak Manor impresses in 10th year of home haunting
- Fromm Petfest bounds, leaps, prowls across Summerfest grounds this Saturday
- Waukesha 4th fireworks postponed
- MKE Co. Exec Crowley talks violence and complex solutions on CBS 58
- Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Live Returns to Milwaukee
- Loved ones bid farewell to beloved ‘horror host’ Deadgar Winter
- Cast celebrates the life of Racine's 460-year old Rock N Roll Vampire
- 'Midnight in Milwaukee' Brookfield native Nora Collins released new single from Nashville
- Find your family, city, and celebrities with new 1950 Census search
- Clever solution: Engineer designs 'floating staircase' over eroding Lake Michigan bluff
- Inspired by a sled, a unique project on Lake Michigan's bluffs will provide beach access
- Reports: Rodgers signs Packers extension worth about $150M guaranteed
- WATCH: 'Feather in your _a_?' blunder on Wheel of Fortune
- Aaron Rodgers posts deep thoughts on gratitude
- CBS 58 COVID study: Masks vs. no masks
- Bucks fan releases Giannis 'Encanto' parody song
- 'I love the outdoors. I love the lake. And I love personal challenges. This is like the perfect intersection of all three': Whitefish Bay man challenges himself to daily dips in icy Lake Michigan
- Daily dips in Lake Michigan, even in the snow, slush and ice
- Ex-WWE star to donate Blizzard Brawl proceeds to Waukesha parade victims
- "I didn't approve of it." Rittenhouse attorney says film crew followed Rittenhouse for Fox News doc
- Wisconsin biggest local pro-wrestling show is coming to Waukesha in December
- Check out this wild Halloween house on 84th in Milwaukee
- Halloween skeletons with masks and vaccines: Grafton man's front yard message
- Bay View home turns into a creepy clown circus for Halloween
- 'It's not a place that I fit': Milwaukee experimental noise musician Peter Woods on art, music, and expectations
- WWE Legend Mick Foley performs at Turner Hall tonight
- AEW's Paul Wight talks CM Punk, Brewers, Uecker, and Kal Herro on CBS 58
- 'Normally I wake up and I go to the lake right away'; Life on the water for internationally ranked water skier
- Bucks' parade celebration will last in fans' memories for decades
- 'One more game, one more win': Bucks national anthem singer gives pre-game boost
- 'It's been the best experience of my life'; Bucks anthem singer provides good luck charm for home team
- Tell Me A Dad Joke! Father's Day dad jokes in Milwaukee
- Lake Geneva hosts 105th mail boat jumper tryouts
- Lake Geneva hosts 105th mail boat jumper tryouts 🏃✉️
- CBS 58 Congratulates the Class of 2021 Primetime Special 🎓
- Cedarburg's Kal Herro makes AEW pro wrestling debut
- Rock out with 'Exit 92': Talented Grafton High School seniors graduating after making musical mark
- Uecker bobbleheads and more! Brewers unveil promotional schedule
- 'Jeopardy!' guest-hosting gig brings out some of Rodgers' quirks
- 'Don't pick your nose/butt' Rodgers leaves himself notes on 'Jeopardy!' lectern
- 'Correct!' Packers Aaron Rodgers gets it right to start Jeopardy! week two
- 'Jeopardy!' contestant shares Packers connection on Rodgers' fourth episode as guest host
- Rodgers lets loose in third 'Jeopardy!' episode
- Rodgers' 'Jeopardy!' playbook closely matches Trebek's
- Walgreens will adjust Pfizer second dose scheduling, host two clinics in MKE
- 'It's possible to do both': Aaron Rodgers says he could be permanent host of Jeopardy!
- Signing the Milwaukee Brewers' new home: American Family Field
- Ozaukee Co. photographer strives to capture the perfect Wisconsin sunrise
- Local leaders discuss when large scale events could return to Milwaukee
- Report: Wisconsin ranks in top of emergency preparedness among states, experts say it’s not enough
- Infectious disease specialist: What to do after getting vaccinated
- What we lost: A grim year of pandemic in Wisconsin
- Coronavirus One Year: Remembering two lives lost nearly a year apart