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Joy Cardin Signs Off

Frederica Freyberg:

Now for our Wisconsin look segment. In a celebration of a public broadcasting icon who retired today after 31 years at Wisconsin Public Radio. For the past nearly 15 years, Joy Cardin has been the host of “The Joy Cardin Show.”

Joy Cardin:

I'm Joy Cardin talking with Joe and Terry.

Frederica Freyberg:

You heard her every morning from 6:00 till 9:00. A steady, friendly, informed voice behind the microphone of Wisconsin Public Radio. In her more than three decades, she was everything from beat reporter to news director and beyond.

Frederica Freyberg:

Hello. I’m Frederica Freyberg.

Joy Cardin:

And I'm joy Cardin.

Frederica Freyberg:

Joy lent her news chops to WPT collaborations over the years and has won several awards for reporting, editing and hosting. And it was as host of her namesake show, where she expanded the boundaries of the state from a 7th floor studio.

Joy Cardin:

31 years I've been doing a lot of different things. But it was all in the mission of inspiring and serving and engaging listeners in the state of Wisconsin. And I can’t think of a higher purpose. So that kept me going. I am going to miss Wisconsin Public Radio and my coworkers and my colleagues at Wisconsin Public Television. I am going to — I am going to miss the listeners. I’m going to miss the guests. But I am not going to miss getting up at 1:00 in the morning. I’m not going to miss my early morning morning schedule.

Frederica Freyberg:

Thank you, Joy, and congrats on your last day.