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Ali Khan

Ali Khan is a producer for Wisconsin Life. He consumes diaspora-related content, curates all-too-niche playlists, and aspires to be Culver’s future global brand ambassador.

Arif Ahmad

Arif Ahmad is a cardiologist, writer, and outdoorsman from Madison, Wisconsin. His award-winning book, “A Piece of Me,” is favorably reviewed by Kirkus, Booklife, and Foreword Reviews. In addition, it has been included in the Library of Congress, the Yale University Library, the University of Wisconsin/Wisconsin Historical Society Library, and the Madison Public Library.

Tom Kertscher

Tom Kertscher is Wisconsin Watch fact checker and contributes to its collaboration with the The Gigafact Project to fight misinformation online. Kertscher is a former longtime newspaper reporter, including at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, who has worked as a self-employed journalist since 2019.

Ezra Wall

Ezra Wall manages WPR’s southwestern Wisconsin bureau based in La Crosse and hosts the weekly talk show, “Newsmakers.” Following a long career in both commercial and public broadcasting in Mississippi, Ezra returned to his home state of Wisconsin in late 2019 to focus on his life’s main priority as a shareholder of the Green Bay Packers.

Gaby Vinick

Gaby Vinick is the 2022-23 Lee Ester News Fellow with WPR. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2022 with degrees in political science and journalism. She became the managing editor of the student newspaper The Daily Cardinal her junior year, and later interned for Madison Magazine, News Not Noise, and PBS Wisconsin, and completed a political reporting training program with POLITICO.

Briana Rupel

Briana Rupel is a graduate of UW-La Crosse who grew up catching frogs and building forts in the woods of Wisconsin. These days she takes in all the adventure and inspiration that Lake Superior has to offer, living in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as a freelance writer.

Lynn Sill

Lynn Sill is a student Producer for the “Wisconsin Life” project and she enjoys sharing the stories of people far and wide across Wisconsin!

Alejandro Miranda Cruz

Alejandro Miranda Cruz is a Native filmmaker in the Great Lakes. He and his wife Noel head Bravebird productions which seeks to depict diverse stories with dignity. When not filming, Alejandro enjoys exploring the outdoors with his family.

Joe Schulz

Joe Schulz is the Green Bay reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio. Born and raised in the Fox Valley, Joe is passionate about sharing his fellow Wisconsinites’ stories. He’s also a diehard Green Bay Packers fan and a Marvel comics aficionado.

Sophia Abrams

Sophia Abrams was a Developmental Project Assistant for “Wisconsin Life.” Currently based in Minneapolis, she is a writer, curator, and filmmaker.

Trina La Susa

Trina La Susa is a broadcast engineer at Wisconsin Public Radio. She previously worked as an editor at a national dairy and cheese publication, reported on sustainability and environmental news in Wisconsin, and lent her hosting and production talents to WSUM 91.7FM for several years.

Callie Donavan

Callie Donavan studies Journalism, Advertising and Media Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is passionate about reading, watching movies and audio storytelling.

Colleen Leahy

Colleen Leahy is a producer on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time.” She grew up in a place that rhymes with “L’indiana” and feels that Wisconsin offers better trees than her home state.

Jonah Beleckis

Jonah Beleckis is a digital content producer for Wisconsin Public Radio. He’s from Oak Park, Illinois and spent five years as a newspaper reporter in Janesville, Wisconsin. He’s a big fan of (and advocate for) Uncrustables, soccer and “The Lion King.”

Mark E. Griffin

Mark E. Griffin is a storyteller who writes about science, nature, and any other places in life where discovery occurs. He lives in Madison with his life partner and daughter.

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