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Patty Loew Patty Loew is a producer for Wisconsin Public Television and host of In Wisconsin, WPT's weekly news and public affairs news-magazine program that spotlights intriguing stories about people, places and issues distinctly Wisconsin. Loew previously co-hosted WPT's award-winning WeekEnd program that aired statewide for 10 years. Before coming to WPT, she worked as a news anchor and reporter for Madison's WKOW-TV where she did environmental reporting, documentary production, public speaking and special projects. Loew also was a feature reporter at KATU-TV in Portland, Ore. She co-hosted PM Magazine in Spokane, Wash., and was a news anchor and reporter for WXOW-TV and WKTY-AM and WSPL-FM radio in La Crosse. Loew is also an associate professor in the University of Wisconsin Department of Life Sciences. She is a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe and award-winning author of "Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal." The book won the Wisconsin Library Association's 2002 Outstanding Book Award. Her second book, "Native People of Wisconsin," won the 2003 Best Juvenile Non-fiction Award from the Wisconsin Writers Council. Her documentary, Way of the Warrior, which received the 2008 Unity Award from the Radio and Television News Directors Association, aired on PBS stations across the country in the fall of 2007. Her freelance feature articles and guest columns have appeared in The Capital Times, Madison Magazine and the Wisconsin State Journal. She has authored numerous scholarly and general interest articles on Native American topics and produced several award-winning documentaries, which have appeared on commercial and public television stations throughout the country. Among the many awards Loew has received for her work, is a Media Excellence Award, several Best of Madison awards, an Orchid Award, the Writer's Cup Award and the Portland Mayor's Award. Contact Patty Loew: InWisconsin@wpt.org |
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Joel Waldinger Joel Waldinger manages an experienced team of reporters, producers and videographers responsible for the weekly news magazine show In Wisconsin. In this position, he oversees production of the award-winning weekly half-hour program that focuses on Wisconsin life, culture and the environment. Contact Joel Waldinger: Joel.Waldinger@wpt.org |
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Frederica Freyberg Frederica Freyberg is a reporter for In Wisconsin and anchor of Here and Now on Wisconsin Public Television. After nearly twenty years as a commercial television reporter, in markets including Madison, Green Bay, Milwaukee and Minneapolis, Freyberg joined the WPT staff in 2003. In addition to many other awards, she is a three time winner of the Edward R. Murrow Award for her In Wisconsin reporting. Originally from Madison, Freyberg is a journalism graduate of UW Madison. She and her husband, Gary, have three children. Contact Frederica Freyberg: Frederica.Freyberg@wpt.org |
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JoAnne Garrett Jo Garrett has been a producer for Wisconsin Public Television for more than 25 years. This Wisconsin native has a deep love for the state and a great enthusiasm for the natural world. During her tenure at WPT, Garrett has produced more than a dozen national documentaries for PBS including: "Rape: The Boundaries of Fear", "Houdini!", "A Lynching in Marion", "The Flood of '93", and "Follow the Flag". Garrett's work has been honored with awards from the World Television Festival, the International Film and Television Festival of New York, the Chicago Film Festival, and the most prestigious award in broadcast journalism, the Alfred I. DuPont Columbia Journalism Award for her 1992 PBS documentary, "Move Over: Women and the '92 Campaign". Her most recent award was an Emmy for her five part series on timber wolves in Wisconsin. Garrett's most recent documentary was the hour special, "On the Trail: the Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail". In the last year, she traveled to Panama with videographer Frank Boll and sound recordist Brad Wray for an upcoming documentary on the plight of neo-tropical migrants, those birds that winter in Central and South America and then migrate back to their breeding grounds in Wisconsin. She believes that Wisconsin is one of the most beautiful places in the world and feels lucky to live here. "We've got two Great Lakes, the Mississippi River, 15,000 lakes, and 30,000 miles of rivers and streams. If you want to have fun, just head outside. It's waiting for you." - Jo Garrett Contact JoAnne Garrett: JoAnne.Garrett@wpt.org |
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Art Hackett Art Hackett has been a member of the Wisconsin Public TV News and Public Affairs staff since 1980. Hackett currently works as a reporter for In Wisconsin and Here and Now. He also fills in as the host of Here and Now. Hackett previously worked on other WPT programs including, Weekend, The Wisconsin Magazine, 7 Central and Wisconsin Week. He has also produced numerous documentaries which have taken him to locations as diverse as the Mississippi Delta and Russia. Before moving to Madison, Hackett worked in commercial television and radio news in Iowa, Nebraska and his home state of Texas. He's a graduate of North Texas State University. He double-majored in political science and speech/drama. Hackett lives in Madison. Contact Art Hackett: Art.Hackett@wpt.org |
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Liz Koerner Producer/Director Liz Koerner has been creating programs for Wisconsin Public Television since 1982. She has extensive experience in all stages of production, from program conception to completion and has expertise both in the studio and on location, live and post-produced formats. In 1998/1999 she added Web producing and non-linear editing to her production skills. Her projects include partnership efforts with University and non-profit organizations as well as programs for station clients. Koerner has been a contributing producer to In Wisconsin since 2003. Her most recent documentary, Food Fight: Wisconsin’s Biotech Crops, won a first place award in the documentary category from the Northwest Broadcast News Association. Koerner’s 2007 musical production, Wisconsin Young Artists Compete: The Final Forte, won a first place award in the special events category from the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association. Contact Liz Koerner: Liz.Koerner@wpt.org |
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Andy Soth Andy Soth joined Wisconsin Public Television in 1991. In addition to producing stories for In Wisconsin, Soth is the content editor of WisconsinVote.org, Wisconsin Public Television and Radio’s election Web site. Soth has worked on many WPT projects to inspire greater civic participation including serving as pilot producer for the education series democracy it is!, as well as work on the PBS series Citizens '96 and State of the Union. Soth contributed two segments to the national Emmy award-winning The :30-second Candidate and produced its companion Web site, www.pbs.org/30secondcandidate, a Yahoo "Pick of the Day" selection. Soth graduated from Oberlin College where he majored in Art History and met his wife, Ruth. They have two daughters and live in Madison. Contact Andy Soth: Andy.Soth@wpt.org |
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John Steele John Steele is the In Wisconsin production manager. Steele juggles the ever-changing schedule of shoots and edits needed to keep the show on the road. He also produces Wisconsin Public Television's election-year service, Candidate Statements, as well as many of Wisconsin Public Television's live News and Public Affairs events such as the governor's annual State of the State Address. Contact John Steele: John.Steele@wpt.org |
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Christine Sloan-Miller Christine Sloan-Miller is the Executive Producer of News and Public Affairs for Wisconsin Public Television. Sloan-Miller oversees productions such as WPT's two weekly, local series, Here and Now and In Wisconsin, as well as debates, documentaries and live coverage of events such as the State of the State and State Budget Addresses. She also oversees WPT arts and culture programming such as the Wisconsin Gardener series, Concerts on the Square and the 30 Minute Music Hour. Sloan-Miller joined WPT in 1999 as the Associate Producer of WeekEnd. Prior to moving to Madison, Sloan-Miller worked for seven years during the 1990's in Miami, including stints at Miami's CBS and ABC affiliates and the Archdiocese of Miami's television production studio as an award-winning producer. She traveled in the mid-90's to Haiti, Honduras and Cuba to produce documentaries. While with WPT, Sloan-Miller has received several awards from the Northwest Broadcast News Association and the Milwaukee Press Club. Under her guidance, the work produced by In Wisconsin has also won multiple Edward R. Murrow awards and four consecutive USC Annenberg Walter Cronkite National Awards for Excellence in Political Journalism. Sloan-Miller was born in Minneapolis and lived in several small towns throughout Northern Wisconsin before returning to the Twin Cities to earn a B.A. in Speech-Communications from the University of Minnesota. Sloan-Miller lives in Madison with a band of rowdy boys…her husband and two young sons. They only occasionally pine for the balmy South Florida weather. Contact Christine Sloan-Miller: Christine.Sloan-Miller@wpt.org |
