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Reporter"s Notebook

WTMJ news anchor & reporter Adam Roberts goes beyond the headlines to provide not just the "what" but also the "why" when it comes to the media"s coverage of some of the biggest stories in the state of Wisconsin & across the country. Every week Adam will talk with members of the WTMJ newsroom, as well as reporters from newsrooms around the state, to get the full picture when it comes to the stories they choose to tell. In addition to the weekly podcast, you can also hear Reporter"s Notebook every

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12:33

November 26th, 2025: Lou Chukman on sketching the...

Reporter"s Notebook ·

2025/11/26

Courtroom sketch artist Lou Chukman was in the room while Morgan Geyser, the "Slenderman" stabbing assailant, received her extradition hearing in Cook County, Illinois following her disappearance from a Madison group home and subsequent arrest in a Chicago suburb. Chukman joins Reporter's Notebook to share what Geyser was like in court, how quickly the deadline can be for sketches, and what has kept him in an ever-changing industry for 50 years.

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38:20

November 16th, 2025: The DNR Aeronautics Program,...

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2025/11/15

This week on Reporter's Notebook, WTMJ's Jessica Gatzow shares her fly-along experience with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' Aeronautics Program. Also, music and entertainment reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Piet Levy offers his insight on capturing the emotions of a live show, and the health of Milwaukee's concert and music scene.

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37:03

November 9th, 2025: Government shutdown update,...

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2025/11/08

This week on Reporter's Notebook: WTMJ's Adam Roberts provides a look back at the Milwaukee Pro Soccer development, including a related effort unfolding in Green Bay. Also, WTMJ's Nazir Spencer shares his experience covering the Milwaukee Christmas Tree harvest, and IndiJ Public Media President and CEO Katie Oyan details an upcoming ICT bureau with a focus on reporting Native American news in Milwaukee.

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22:20

October 12th, 2025: Cutting through the noise of a...

Reporter"s Notebook ·

2025/10/11

Each week on Reporter's Notebook, WTMJ news anchor & reporter Adam Roberts goes beyond the headlines to provide not just the ‘what’ but also the ‘why’ when it comes to the media’s coverage of some of the biggest stories in the state of Wisconsin & across the country.This week on the show, CNN's Chief Capitol correspondent and anchor of "Inside Politics Sunday" Manu Raju discusses how he cuts through the clutter on Capitol Hill as a government shutdown continues with no end in sight.

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30:00

October 5th, 2025: The art of listening, Bucks media...

Reporter"s Notebook ·

2025/10/03

WTMJ news anchor & reporter Adam Roberts goes beyond the headlines to provide not just the ‘what’ but also the ‘why’ when it comes to the media’s coverage of some of the biggest stories in the state of Wisconsin & across the country.This week, Adam discusses how reporters listen for important details while on assignment, WTMJ's Nazir Spencer recaps Bucks media day, and WTMJ's Jessica Gatzow breaks down two environmental stories that may have flown under your radar.

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33:39

September 28th, 2025: Gubernatorial moves, The future...

Reporter"s Notebook ·

2025/09/26

WTMJ news anchor & reporter Adam Roberts goes beyond the headlines to provide not just the ‘what’ but also the ‘why’ when it comes to the media’s coverage of some of the biggest stories in the state of Wisconsin & across the country.This week, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Tom Daykin breaks down a study that could recommend the demolition of both the UWM Panther Arena and the Miller High Life Theatre in downtown Milwaukee. And former Poynter Institute instructor Al Tompkins discusses

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31:51

September 21st, 2025: The role of open records, Human...

Reporter"s Notebook ·

2025/09/20

WTMJ news anchor & reporter Adam Roberts goes beyond the headlines to provide not just the ‘what’ but also the ‘why’ when it comes to the media’s coverage of some of the biggest stories in the state of Wisconsin & across the country.This week: Adam explores a story involving six children found locked in a storage facility on Milwaukee's north side, and the role open records request play in the coverage. A jury questionaire teases what potential jurors will be asked in the trial of Milwaukee

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30:30

September 14th, 2025: Covering Charlie Kirk's...

Reporter"s Notebook ·

2025/09/13

WTMJ news anchor & reporter Adam Roberts goes beyond the headlines to provide not just the ‘what’ but also the ‘why’ when it comes to the media’s coverage of some of the biggest stories in the state of Wisconsin & across the country.This week: A lookback at the assassination of Charlie Kirk, including reaction from Wisconsin politicians. WTMJ's Nazir Spencer describes the scene at the War Memorial Center in Milwaukee on the 24th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. A conversation with

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12:49

An exclusive conversation with new Milwaukee...

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2025/09/11

The Milwaukee streetcar faces an uncertain future amid consistent maintenance issues, an unclear path towards funding expansion and questions over how to make the system profitable.Additionally, the position of city streetcar system manager was vacant for months following the resignation of Andrew Davis-Lockward in October of 2024 which city records note was "in lieu of discharge"," according to city records". That position has now been filled, with the city electing to hire an outside name with

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35:00

September 7th, 2025: Trial date set for Judge Hannah...

Reporter"s Notebook ·

2025/09/05

WTMJ news anchor & reporter Adam Roberts goes beyond the headlines to provide not just the ‘what’ but also the ‘why’ when it comes to the media’s coverage of some of the biggest stories in the state of Wisconsin & across the country. This week, Adam chats with WTMJ's Nazir Spencer about his experience at the Federal Courthouse in Milwaukee where a judge set a trial date for Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan. Also, WTMJ's Greg Matzek explains how "Wisconsin't Midday News" plots continuing

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36:15

August 31st, 2025: Emotional coverage in Minneapolis,...

Reporter"s Notebook ·

2025/08/29

WTMJ’s Reporter’s Notebook takes a deeper dive on some of the biggest stories of the week, as told by the reporters covering the news. The show also explores stories that deserve an extra examination. This week, WTMJ's Adam Roberts examines what it sounds like when emotions show through during coverage of school shootings, as well as his question for Vice President JD Vance during an event Thursday in La Crosse. Also, WOJB General Manager Karl Habeck explains how his station is preparing for the

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14:43

A community liason: The future of WOJB in northwest...

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2025/08/29

On August 1, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced plans to wind down operations by September 30th of this year, • • save for a small transition team that will remain employed until January. How this will fully impact the landscape of public media in the US still remains unclear. In northwestern Wisconsin, the state's only independent native radio station already is navigating these murky waters. WOJB based just

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47:46

August 24th, 2025: Examining the use of graphic video...

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2025/08/22

WTMJ’s Reporter’s Notebook takes a deeper dive on some of the biggest stories of the week, as told by the reporters covering the news. The show also explores stories that deserve an extra examination.This week, TMJ4's Jenna Rae explains the editorial decision to show unedited video of a collision on Water Street in downtown Milwaukee that severely injured two young women the night of July 20th. Also, former WTMJ assignment editor Alex Crowe and reporter Tony Bettack look back on the station's

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36:22

August 17th, 2025: Historic flooding hits Southeast...

Reporter"s Notebook ·

2025/08/15

WTMJ’s Reporter’s Notebook takes a deeper dive on some of the biggest stories of the week, as told by the reporters covering the news. The show also explores stories that deserve an extra examination.This week, WTMJ's Adam Roberts, Sean Brynda and Nazir Spencer recap coverage of historic floods across Southeast Wisconsin. Also, Storm Team 4 Chief Meteorologist Brian Niznansky details how the station handled wall-to-wall flood coverage Saturday night. And WTMJ's Greg Matzek mashes up a week's worth

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2:47

Pizzas, Meatballs and Mammoths: The economics of...

Reporter"s Notebook ·

2025/08/11

What do frozen pizzas, supper clubs and mammoths all have in common? Each one has been used as an alternative identiy for a professional baseball team this summer.And if you talk to the leaders of the actually-named Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Beloit Sky Carp and Erie SeaWolves respectively, they all wonder why they didn't try it out sooner. WTMJ's Adam Roberts explores the phenomenon of minor league baseball temporary rebrands, including how much money the theme nights bring in.

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16:33

The State of Wisconsin Ag with Pam Jahnke

Reporter"s Notebook ·

2025/08/08

Host of "The Midwest Farm Report" Pam Jahnke joins Reporter's Notebook with a look at where the agriculture industry currently sits in Wisconsin, including what new technology is reshaping the industry.

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34:30

August 10th, 2025: Politicians at the Wisconsin State...

Reporter"s Notebook ·

2025/08/08

WTMJ’s Reporter’s Notebook takes a deeper dive on some of the biggest stories of the week, as told by the reporters covering the news. The show also explores stories that deserve an extra examination. The featured stories included in this episode: WTMJ's John Mercure explains how Wisconsin's Afternoon News handles the plethora of Wisconsin politicians who want airtime at the Wisconsin State Fair. Host of "The Midwest Farm Report" Pam Jahnke discusses the current state of Wisconsin

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34:37

July 27th, 2025: Tragedy in La Crosse, Governor Evers...

Reporter"s Notebook ·

2025/07/25

WTMJ’s Reporter’s Notebook takes a deeper dive on some of the biggest stories of the week, as told by the reporters covering the news. The show also explores stories that deserve an extra examination. This week on the show:WTMJ's Adam Roberts analyzes the disappearance and death of 22-year-old Eliotte Heinz, who drowned in the Mississippi River after a weekend night out in La Crosse. WTMJ's Kristin Brey breaks down what happens next now that Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has decided not to seek a

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38:12

July 20th, 2025: The art of sourced reporting,...

Reporter"s Notebook ·

2025/07/18

WTMJ’s Reporter’s Notebook takes a deeper dive on some of the biggest stories of the week, as told by the reporters covering the news. The show also explores stories that deserve an extra examination.The featured stories included in this episode: WTMJ's John Mercure shares the process of culitvating sources following his report that Governor Tony Evers is not planning on seeking a third-term in office. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's trending political reporter Hope Karnopp examines the lasting

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35:47

June 29th, 2025: Covering an officer-involved...

Reporter"s Notebook ·

2025/06/29

WTMJ’s Reporter’s Notebook takes a deeper dive on some of the biggest stories of the week, as told by the reporters covering the news. We also explore stories that deserve an extra examination.The featured stories included in this episode: WTMJ News Director Tiff Pua analyzes the importance of facts over fast relating to the coverage of an officer-involved shooting June 26th on Milwaukee's north side. CBS Pentagon Reporter Eleanor Watson explains the role of the Pentagon press corps after

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