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Jana Rose Schleis

Jana Rose Schleis is a M.A. student at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Previously, Jana Rose worked at Wisconsin Public Radio for five years as a Production Assistant, Producer of “The Morning Show,” and finally Network Producer for The Ideas Network. She’s from a small Wisconsin town located on the Lake Michigan shore. Jana Rose loves live music, radio and reading.

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Jana Rose Schleis with her mom, Betty Schleis. (Courtesy of Jana Rose Schleis)

May 11, 2023

How to be beautiful: A lesson from mom

Many of us are grateful for everything our mothers taught us. For Jana Rose Schleis, she’s thankful that her mom — Betty Schleis of Two Creeks, Wisconsin — taught her ...

Frozen pizzas made in Wisconsin are on their way to being wrapped, packaged and then shipped to groceries stores across the Midwest. (Photos by Jana Rose Schleis)

February 28, 2023

Gimme pizza: Wisconsinites love of frozen pizza helps fuel production

In a manufacturing facility off the interstate in northeast Wisconsin, more than 30 employees work in unison on a production line that churns out one of the state's growing exports: ...

Junior, a hybrid macaque, looks up from inside an enclosure Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at Primates Inc. in Westfield, Wis.

October 12, 2021

Old World Monkeys Retire In Rural Wisconsin

There’s a small animal sanctuary tucked away in a quiet rural area in Marquette County. At Primates Incorporated, you’ll find nine monkeys living in habitats close to their natural environment. ...

Maureen McCollum2021-08-10T15:32:08-05:00