Jane Genske
Jane Genske is the Wisconsin Life/Wisconsin 101 intern for summer 2019. She’s a true Sconnie because she loves a day on the lake and a brat on the grill.
Clara Neupert
Clara Neupert grew up in Beloit. She attends UW-Eau Claire, where she is also an intern at Wisconsin Public Radio. She has a sinking suspicion that she’s developing lactose intolerance — an unfortunate condition in the dairy state.
MG21 High School Students
During the 2018-2019 school year, Monona Grove Liberal Arts Charter School, or MG21, high school students created radio pieces for Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Wisconsin Life.” The final stories were featured on the radio and online through the “Classroom Frequency: Student Voices From Wisconsin” project.
Kristen Durst
Kristen Durst works in community relations. She’s a contributor to Wisconsin Life and a former Wisconsin Public Radio host and reporter.
Mary Kate McCoy
Mary Kate McCoy is a digital content producer at Wisconsin Public Radio. A lifelong Wisconsinite, she’s an enthusiastic euchre player and biker. In her free time, you can usually find her with a book or playing just one more game of ping pong.
John K. Wilson
John K. Wilson is a digital news editor at Wisconsin Public Radio and host of the WPR Politics Podcast. He also goes curling on Sunday nights and falls asleep in meetings if he hasn’t had enough tiny americanos.
Taylor Pomasl
Taylor Pomasl is an intern at Wisconsin Public Radio and senior journalism major in Eau Claire. She grew up in the Northwoods and is a massive Wisconsin sports fan. She loves her home-state because of its dairy-heavy diet.
Esteban Touma
Esteban Touma is a writer and comedian adjusting to life in the US. His comedy has been featured in Comedy Central and NPR. The U.S. government has officially declared him an “authorized legal alien with a reentry permit.”
Karl Christenson
Karl Christenson is a producer at Wisconsin Public Radio. He enjoys taking his family on cross-country holiday road trips to theme parks and eating bologna sandwiches and parking in the last spot so he can get out of there first.
Tressa Versteeg
Tressa Versteeg is an independent producer with Midwestern roots. She makes radio about the intersection of geography, art, and human nature.
Josh Kappler
Josh Kappler is a producer and editor for “Wisconsin Life” and enjoys sharing stories about the people and places of the Midwest.
Marisa Wojcik
Marisa Wojcik is a multimedia journalist at PBS Wisconsin and enjoys working on the “Wisconsin Life: Food Traditions” project.
Sigrid Peterson
Sigrid Peterson is an online content editor at PBS Wisconsin and enjoys working on the “Wisconsin Life: Food Traditions” project.
Molly Zeinemann
Molly Zeinemann is the production assistant for the “Wisconsin Life” project and enjoys playing volleyball.
Stanislaw Luberda
Stanislaw Luberda is an animator and storyteller for “Wisconsin Life” project and enjoys watching movies at outdoor drive-in theaters.