I’m an award-winning writer, editor and producer based in Madison, Wisconsin, where I cover the state Legislature, courts and elections as the State Capitol Reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio. 

I’m also the host of the weekly politics roundup TV show Rewind: Your Week In Review, a deep dive into everything Wisconsin state politics. And I contribute frequently to regional, national and international broadcasts, including regularly producing pieces for and appearing on NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered.

In past lives I’ve also:

• investigated modern myth-making (also known as mis- and disinformation) at the late/great DC-based news startup Grid;
• written and edited stories about national politics for Vox and Axios;
• reported on the 2020 election and its aftermath for Wisconsin Watch in Milwaukee;
• and covered local communities in western Michigan and south Brooklyn. (Only one of those included ‘lakeshore erosion’ as part of the beat.)

Originally from the beautiful hills of western Massachusetts, I’m passionate about politics, culture, and the built environment — in other words, the forces that shape the places we call home. My freelance work has appeared in numerous national, regional and local publications, online and in print. Read a small selection of my work here.

My work has been supported by grants and training opportunities from the Solutions Journalism Network, the New York National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and FASPE (Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics).

I hold an M.A. from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, and am a recipient of awards for both reporting and editing, including gold medals from the Milwaukee Press Club, a Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Aubespin Prize from ACES: The Society for Editing.