In George Hesselberg’s 42-year career at the Wisconsin State Journal, he enjoyed the obituary beat the best. Hesselberg will join us to talk about his new book “Dead Lines: Slices of Life from the Obit Beat.”
In a 43-year career with the Wisconsin State Journal, reporter George Hesselberg covered a little bit of everything. Among his favorite assignments was the obituary beat. Hesselberg has assembled dozens of his obituaries and other articles about the dearly departed in a new book from Wisconsin Historical Society press: Dead Lines: Slices of Life from the Obit Beat.
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