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PBS WISCONSIN NEWS

Providing context to issues at the forefront of Wisconsin

PBS Wisconsin provides comprehensive news coverage and innovative documentary investigations to deliver essential, trusted information on the issues that matter most to Wisconsin. We provide a forum for the lively, civil, and meaningful exchange of ideas. Learn more about supporting designated gifts for journalism.

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The PBS Wisconsin News team. (Source: PBS Wisconsin)
The PBS Wisconsin News team. (Source: PBS Wisconsin)

The PBS Wisconsin News team. (Source: PBS Wisconsin)

STATEWIDE ELECTION COVERAGE

Connecting Wisconsin residents with candidates for public office

Here & Now Journalist Nathan Denzin reports at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. (Source: PBS Wisconsin)

Here & Now Journalist Nathan Denzin reports at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. (Source: PBS Wisconsin)

In a year of elections, PBS Wisconsin’s news and public affairs coverage ensured that Wisconsinites had access to key information about candidates seeking to represent them in state and national offices.

PBS Wisconsin reporters traveled to the 2024 Republican and Democratic Conventions in Milwaukee and Chicago, offering analysis and commentary that appeared nationally on PBS News Hour and locally on Here & Now, our flagship weekly news program. Daily comprehensive and trusted election news coverage was also reported on Wisconsin Vote.

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Wisconsin Vote now helps Wisconsin residents search the candidates that represent their address, enhancing engagement with the races that affect each community locally.

NEW & AWARD WINNING COVERAGE

Wisconsin in Black & White and In Focus with Murv Seymour

PBS Wisconsin News was honored with a national Edward R. Murrow Award for the broadcast special and Here & Now series, Wisconsin in Black & White, which also received a National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Award. Wisconsin in Black & White is a partnership project with Nehemiah Community Development Corporation.

Here & Now also produced a new monthly digital series in 2024, In Focus with Murv Seymour. Special Projects Journalist Murv Seymour presents in-depth interviews with community and cultural leaders about their hopes and efforts to impact Wisconsin. These intimate conversations explore a variety of issues and reveal the personalities who help influence the state’s character.

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PBS Wisconsin News reporters Nathan Denzin and Murv Seymour pose at the ceremony for the Edward R. Murrow Awards. (Source: PBS Wisconsin)
PBS Wisconsin News reporters Nathan Denzin and Murv Seymour pose at the ceremony for the Edward R. Murrow Awards. (Source: PBS Wisconsin)

PBS Wisconsin News reporters Nathan Denzin and Murv Seymour pose at the ceremony for the Edward R. Murrow Awards. (Source: PBS Wisconsin)

Wisconsin in Black & White

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Wisconsin in Black & White

Explore the history of racism in the criminal justice system, education, the racial wealth gap and health disparities with an eye toward efforts to right these wrongs.
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In Focus with Murv Seymour

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In Focus with Murv Seymour

Special Projects Journalist Murv Seymour presents in-depth interviews with community and cultural leaders about their hopes and efforts to impact Wisconsin.
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