Another Retirement?

Posted At : May 9, 2011 9:35 AM | Posted By : Liz Koerner
Related Categories: Behind the scenes, Retirement

Yes, it's true. This time it's me. This is the last Monday I'll be working in my office in Vilas Hall on the UW-Madison campus and Monday is the day I've been putting odd bits of behind the scenes updates on this blog. I must admit that even though heading into a life of leisure is appealing, I feel very sad to leave my large extended family here at Wisconsin Public Television. My first job here began in September of 1979 when I was in college. I was hired and trained to run a studio camera. Since then I've had the good fortune to be trained on-the-job for a whole range of jobs culminating in my work as a field producer for In Wisconsin and producer of some of the multi-camera remote music productions we do every year. It's been a career filled with challenges and a long list of very special people. Thanks to everyone at WPT for helping me experience such a rewarding career.

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We'll Miss You Friend

Posted At : November 17, 2010 9:01 AM | Posted By : JoAnne Garrett
Related Categories: Retirement

As I'm sure you've read, if you're following these blog posts, our colleague Art Hackett is hanging up his WPT reporter hat. I've worked with Art for as long as I've worked for WPT. His departure will be keenly felt.

All of us have a different take on Art's talents, I would point out Art's wizardry with words. That talent was most apparent, I think, when Art tackled features. As I recall, he once described a piece of equipment as looking as "gaudy as one of Elvis Presley's belt buckles". That paints a picture, doesn't it?

I was cheered when Art told me that he plans to write a mystery novel in his retirement. It will be set in Texas, (Art's birthplace). Somehow radioactive waste was part of the plot. I'm looking forward to it.

Keep pen to paper buddy.

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