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Life out of a suitcase: the sports reporter's world


Published Oct. 16, 2009 at 11:22 a.m.


Working as a reporter for MLB Network obviously requires a lot of travel, but to be completely forthright, I asked for this situation. I could have done more studio work, but I chose the planes, trains and automobiles over the office alternative.

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OK, fine, I'm Tweeting


Published July 27, 2009 at 10:56 a.m.


If anyone wants to know what I'm doing on a daily basis, they're probably already reading the 830 articles and blogs I've published over the years on OnMilwaukee.com. That's why I've avoided Facebook, and up until this weekend, Twitter.

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JSOnline starts charging for online content ... sort of


Published May 18, 2009 at 12:52 p.m.


The concept of paying for online content is beginning to creep into the Web site of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. But it's clear the daily newspaper hasn't quite figured it out yet.

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Milwaukee Talks: CBS 58 news anchor Shari Dunn


Published March 4, 2009 at 12:32 p.m.


Shari Dunn, the new morning anchor of the CBS 58 morning news, didn't follow a regular career path to wind up working in her hometown. Before the Nicolet and Marquette grad landed a job in TV in Milwaukee, she worked as an attorney here in town, in Washington and in New York. We caught up with her in this Milwaukee Talks.

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The newspaper death march is on


Published Feb. 26, 2009 at 9:29 a.m.


I'm not alone proclaiming that newspapers are dead, so I realize that I'm not breaking any news here. I do think they will eventually die off -- maybe in 20-30 years from now. Marketing guru Seth Godin wholeheartedly agrees.

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Wait, these people aren't on Milwaukee TV anymore?


Published Feb. 18, 2009 at 7:07 p.m.


The other day I was surfing around Wikipedia and I stumbled upon the pages of our local stations. Each one listed current and former talent, and I found myself surprised to find that some of these reporters have been off the air in Milwaukee for some time.

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Did you SMS on V-Day?


Published Feb. 16, 2009 at 3:59 p.m.


The text message tally for this St. Valentine's Day is in. Verizon Wireless says that its customers sent 1.4 billion text messages on Saturday.

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Just when Grandma was getting into Facebook...


Published Feb. 5, 2009 at 9:28 a.m.


As middle-aged and senior citizens swell the ranks of Facebook, you wonder if a shocking story like the one in New Berlin will be a deterrent.

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Final, NSFW Super Bowl musings


Published Feb. 4, 2009 at 11:14 a.m.


Not since Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction has one Super Bowl yielded so many silly controversies. Three days after the big game ended in stunning fashion, tidbits continue to trickle out, some significant and others less so.

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Hey Journal Sentinel, the Yankees don't need your help


Published Nov. 19, 2008 at 12:59 p.m.


As if trying to sign CC Sabathia wasn't hard enough, it looks like the local paper may have helped make the Brewers' task a little harder this week.

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