If you were in New Glarus on Saturday, you may have heard the sounds of bells and yodels floating on the cold January air. If you had followed those sounds […]
Refrangible Podcast on The Access Hour
Refrangible is a podcast from UW-Madison’s Center for Design and Material Culture hosted by WORT’s evening news producer, Jonah Chester, and the Center’s Producer-in-Residence, and WORT Contributor, Gianofer Fields. Each episode […]
Saying farewell to Jonah Chester ⭐
Jonah Chester, WORT’s Assistant News Director, will be leaving his position in early November. He has accepted a full-time reporting position at the Public News Service, where he’ll be reporting […]
The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes
In 2003, Stanford drop-out Elizabeth Holmes founded Theranos, a med-tech company that promised to revolutionize the world of blood testing. At its height, it was valued at $9 billion, with […]
First-Class Mail: The History and Future of the U.S. Postal Service
On Friday, the U.S. Postal Service instituted a new policy that will mean slower deliveries and higher costs for certain packages and letters. It’s part of U.S. Postmaster General Louis […]
WORT News Wins 5 Milwaukee Press Club Awards
The WORT News Department won five awards in the Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism Awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, including two gold awards. WORT competed with radio broadcast outlets across […]