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George Stanley to lead Wisconsin Watch

From Wisconsin Watch: George Stanley, a nationally respected veteran news leader and longtime Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editor, has been named CEO of Wisconsin Watch, effective Oct. 16. “We are pleased that a journalist of George’s stature will lead Wisconsin Watch into the future,” said Brant Houston, chair of Wisconsin... - MORE -

Fulton to join WKOW-TV morning show

Meteorologist Dana Fulton is joining WKOW-TV’s 27 News Wake Up Wisconsin weekday mornings from 4:30-7a.m. Fulton served four years as a meteorologist at WISC-TV in Madison. Prior to moving to Wisconsin, Fulton was chief meteorologist at WACH in Columbia, South Carolina. During her time there she also worked as a... - MORE -

Washington to join Morgan Murphy Media as coach, mentor

Toya Washington is joining Morgan Murphy Media to coach and mentor anchors and reporters across the company. For Washington, this is a return to Morgan Murphy Media after interning, reporting and anchoring at WISC-TV in Madison from 1997-2002. For the past 20 years, she’s been a fixture on Milwaukee newscasts... - MORE -

Garbaciak to exclusively co-anchor 6 p.m. on WISN-TV

WISN-TV’s Joyce Garbaciak will co-anchor “WISN 12 News at 6:00 p.m.” exclusively starting Monday. Garbaciak made the decision to transition from also co-anchoring “WISN 12 News at 10:00 p.m.” to allow more time for her family. “Joyce brings tremendous leadership and expertise to our newsroom every day,” said Jan Wade,... - MORE -

Column: Government lists are public information

As part of doing business, government agencies often maintain contact lists or distribution lists. These days those are typically email addresses, but they also can contain physical addresses or even phone numbers.  Your state legislator probably has a list of email addresses to send newsletters. Your local governmental units might... - MORE -

WPR journalist honored for audio documentary

In 1947, fourteen years before the famous Freedom Rides of the early 1960s, a small group of courageous civil rights activists boarded buses and trains to fight segregation laws in the South. Their little-known story was captured by Wisconsin Public Radio’s Robin Washington, who brought the survivors of the ride... - MORE -

Column: Strike a balance on student privacy

In recent years, public schools in Wisconsin and across the country have come under intense scrutiny. At issue are some of the most politically engaging, high-stakes issues of our time: what we teach children about race, gender and identity; how we police the line between free speech and anti-discrimination law;... - MORE -