Will Kenneally
Will Kenneally is production assistant with Wisconsin Life. He hosts an R&B show on WSUM-FM and — fun fact — is in love with the Madison flag.
Donna Crane
Donna Crane is an associate producer and project manager at PBS Wisconsin who loves stories, traveling, and starts her day by (usually) solving KenKen, Sudoku and crossword puzzles.
Bob Chiarito
Bob Chiarito is a Chicago-based freelance reporter who writes for The New York Times, Reuters, Agence France-Presse and a host of others.
Shannon Henry Kleiber
Shannon Henry Kleiber is a producer for “To the Best of Our Knowledge,” from Wisconsin Public Radio and PRX. She’s a former staff writer and columnist for The Washington Post and author of two non-fiction books.
Steven Salmon
Steven Salmon is an author with severe Cerebral palsy who lives in Madison, Wisconsin. He writes with Morse code using his head since he unable to use his hands. His book, “It’s A New Life!
Tim Peterson
Tim Peterson is a producer for “Central Time” on Wisconsin Public Radio. He previously worked for NPR in Washington, D.C., and stays busy exploring Wisconsin’s fine parks, beers and cheeses, with a reporter’s tenacity.
Emily Julka
Emily Julka is a producer and storyteller for the “Wisconsin Life” project. She tries to make the best of all four seasons in Wisconsin, and considers the Upper Peninsula of Michigan “definitely part of our state.”
Mary Pokorney-Donelan
Mary Pokorney-Donelan is a reporter for the “Wisconsin Life” project who is also the producer of the film series “Director’s Cut.” When she’s not rewatching every episode of “The Great British Bake Off” over and over again, you can find her hiking and fishing with her family across the state of Wisconsin.
Alana Watson
Alana Watson is a transplant from Nashville, TN and is Wisconsin Public Radio’s 2nd Century News Fellow. She loves exploring Milwaukee, eating all of the food at the Milwaukee Public Market, and working out after.
Corrinne Hess
Corri Hess is Wisconsin Public Radio’s education reporter based in Milwaukee. She has been on a mission to find the state’s best nachos.
Rob Mentzer
Rob Mentzer is a Wisconsin Public Radio reporter based in Wausau. A central Illinois native, he’s lived in Wisconsin since 2007. This year he developed numerous detailed opinions about the proper methods of chopping and stacking firewood – so, yes, he’s become a true Wisconsinite.
Alex Peek
Alex Peek is a film student at Columbia College Chicago and 2019 graduate of Madison East High School. When not involved in her studies, you can find her either exploring downtown Chicago, working on crew for the next theater event she could get her hands on or hanging out with friends.
Courtney Everett
Courtney Everett is a producer for “The Morning Show” on Wisconsin Public Radio. She made the trek from Illinois, where she grew up, just for the cheese.
Inside Stories
Storytelling has a way of amplifying voices and lowering fences in our communities. “Inside Stories” podcast explores Madison one story at a time. In each episode, Takeyla Benton and Jen Rubin feature a story that was told in front of an audience in Madison, then interview the storyteller to dig deeper into the story and how they crafted it.
Victoria Davis
Victoria Davis is a multi-media freelance journalist for publications across the U.S. such as Isthmus, Capital Times, SDNews and Hidden Remote. A city girl through-and-through, Victoria loves all things arts and entertainment.