Broadcaster and reporter Mike Lucas, who has covered University of Wisconsin sports for more than 50 years, has rejoined The Cap Times as a regular freelancer, the newspaper has announced.
Lucas started his career in the Madison newsroom more than 52 years ago, he wrote in his first column since rejoining the publication. He covered sports at the paper for 39 years before leaving in 2010 to become the senior writer for UWBadgers.com, where his initial responsibility was creating a bulk of the content for Varsity, an online magazine.
In his new role, Lucas will write a sports column and provide coverage of UW athletics, in addition to other local sports.
“It’s been 13 years since I’ve worked with a newspaper,” Lucas said in the announcement. “I’ve got a great passion for this and no one can ever take that away from me. This is my wheelhouse.”
Going forward, Lucas will branch out from focusing only on UW athletics.
“We were looking for a way to bring back sports coverage to the Cap Times … and we were thrilled when Mike presented that opportunity,” said editor Mark Treinen. “With his deep and rare mix of experience in journalism and the UW athletics program, Mike will give our readers great stories and insights in sports — and the Cap Times will add a coverage area that’s important to the people of Madison and Wisconsin.”
