Reporter's Notebook

WTMJ news anchor & reporter Adam Roberts goes beyond the headlines to provide not just the 'what' but also the 'why' when it comes to the media's coverage of some of the biggest stories in the state of Wisconsin & across the country. Every week Adam will talk with members of the WTMJ newsroom, as well as reporters from newsrooms around the state, to get the full picture when it comes to the stories they choose to tell. In addition to the weekly podcast, you can also hear Reporter's Notebook every Sunday morning at 10am on 620 WTMJ.

Reporter's Notebook is a news podcast hosted by 620 WTMJ, with 78 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

620 WTMJ hosts Reporter's Notebook, a news show with 78 episodes published.

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  Episode #32

  September 25th, 2026: Journalists blocked in Milwaukee, Jay Johnson misconduct report, Public interest vs victim privacy

  Sep 25, 202631 minS2

  On this week’s episode, we analyze video taken by The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Mary Spicuzza of herself and her colleague David Clarey being denied entry into a veterans roundtable event led by Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany. Also, WTMJ's Elizabeth Lintonen breaks down a new 700-plus page internal probe by the City of Greenfield into allegations of misconduct against Police Chief Jay Johnson, we explore a Brown County judge's decision to deny a motion permanently sealing evidence in the Josh Jacobs battery case, and dig into the latest news on a potential Milwaukee professional football expansion team.

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  Episode #31

  September 18th, 2026: QPR Gatekeeper Training

  Sep 18, 202611 minS2

  *Content Warning: This episode discusses the topic of suicide. If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or text “Hopeline” to the National Crisis Text Line at 741-741. On this week's episode, WTMJ's Adam Roberts sits down with President and CEO of The Frienship Circle Levi Stein and Milwaukee Alderwoman Sharlen Moore to discuss QPR Gatekeeper training, an intervention tool that helps individuals learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis. It comes amid National Suicide Prevention Month, and on the eve of the two-year mark since the death of former alderman Jonathan Brostoff, who lost his life to suicide in November of 2024.

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  Episode #29

  August 28th, 2026: Pressing for transparency, A Milwaukee mother's emotional plea, African journalists visit WTMJ

  Aug 28, 202638 minS2

  This week on Reporter's Notebook, WTMJ's Nazir Spencer recounts the unusual end to a Milwaukee Department of Emergency Communications press conference that left reporters with more questions than answers about a mishandled 9-1-1 call involving a 99-year-old woman attacked in her own home. Also, WTMJ Community Reporter Tory Lowe learns more about Shamarla Hare, whose mother says died standing up for herself in the face of accused murderer Thomas Zollicoffer. And WTMJ's Steve Scaffidi chats with a trio of African journalists who recently visited the WTMJ newsroom.

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  Episode #28

  August 21st, 2026: Welcome to the data team, Whose poll is it, anyway?, Restoring Juneau Park's sword

  Aug 21, 202631 minS2

  On this week's episode, Adam discusses his role in the upcoming Wisconsin Broadcaster's Association gubernatorial debate October 9, analyzes an uptick in political polls, and learns more about a plan to restore part of a Milwaukee County Parks art installation stolen decades ago. Also, WTMJ's Neil Doyle details the legal fight brewing over prediction markets in Wisconsin, and WTMJ Community Reporter Tory Lowe interviews a woman from Milwaukee who says a Flock Alert error that publicly connected her to a homicide investigation could put her family in danger.

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  Episode #27

  August 7th, 2026: The Wisconsin Primary Preview

  Aug 7, 202640 minS2

  This week on Reporter's Notebook, WTMJ's Adam Roberts is joined by WTMJ reporter Neil Doyle to analyze the upcoming August 11th Wisconsin partisan primary election. Included is a break down of the governor's race, congressional primaries, important state elections, a data center advisory referendum, and what you need to know before heading to the ballot box.

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