Member News

Phoebe Petrovic will investigate criminal justice issues for the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism as a Report for America corps member.

MADISON – The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has hired David Callender to be its communication director, the state jobs agency announced Wednesday. Callender, a longtime

Bill Zaferos, who started his career as a journalist in Wisconsin before switching to public relations, has published his first novel, “Poison Pen.”

Amanda Stellberg, a Wisconsin native who spent three years working in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles, has joined The Daily Reporter advertising staff in Milwaukee.

The Juneau County Star-Times has hired Christopher Jardine as its newest reporter, the Mauston newspaper announced last week.

Peter Culver, a 2018 UW-Madison graduate, is the newest member of the Wisconsin Dells Events reporting staff, the newspaper announced last week.

Jake Ekdahl has joined the Sauk Prairie Eagle as a reporter, the newspaper announced Wednesday. He previously reported for the Juneau County Star-Times.

After nearly 12 years with Gannett newspapers, Robert Mentzer will join Wisconsin Public Radio as a rural communities reporter.

Kris Leonhardt, senior editor for Multi Media Channels, introduced herself to readers in two new markets last week as she took on an expanded role with the company.

Scott Peterson, a veteran Milwaukee journalist and president of the WNA Foundation, has been named managing editor of the Watertown Daily Times.