The Badger Report is a newscast by students in Journalism 425: Video Journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The course turns into a working newsroom where students research, write, record, edit and produce a weekly newscast. Watch the newscast live on Thursdays at 4:00 on YouTube.
The Badger Report team
ALYSSA HUI
- Year: Senior
- Major: Journalism and Mass Communication (Reporting and Strategic Communications), certificate in Asian American Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies
- Hometown: Chicago, IL
- If you could interview anyone (dead or alive) who would it be? Barack Obama
- Dream job: Reporter and Anchor for ABC7 News in Chicago
ALESHA GUNTHER
- Year: Senior
- Major: Journalism and Mass Communication and Political Science
- Hometown: Berlin, WI
- If you could interview anyone (dead or alive) who would it be? Margaret Thatcher
- Dream job: Lawyer
CHRIS ZHANG
- Year: Senior
- Major: Journalism and Mass Communication and Economics
- Hometown: Beijing, China
- If you could interview anyone (dead or alive) who would it be? Jing Chai
- Dream job: Hotel Tester
CAITLIN ROWE
- Year: Senior
- Major: Journalism and Mass Communication and Theatre
- Hometown: Chicago, IL
- If you could interview anyone (dead or alive) who would it be? Pat Hastings
- Dream job: Saturday Night Live company member or Challah Braider
ELLIE SPADACCINI
- Year: Junior
- Major: Journalism and Mass Communication (reporting) and Spanish
- Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
- If you could interview anyone (dead or alive) who would it be? Taylor Swift
- Dream job: I want to report on arts, culture, and entertainment. My dream job is a Rolling Stone magazine writer
LAURA BUNN
- Year: Graduate student
- Major: International Public Affairs
- Hometown: Madison, WI
- If you could interview anyone (dead or alive) who would it be? Jeannette Walls
- Dream job: Public Policy Analyst/Journalist
LEXI SCHWEINERT
- Year: Senior
- Major: Journalism and Mass Communication (Reporting and Strategic Communication)
- Hometown: Brookfield, WI
- If you could interview anyone (dead or alive) who would it be? Erin Andrews
- Dream job: I hope to one day be either a sports or entertainment reporter! My dream job for sports would be an ESPN sideline reporter for football. For entertainment, it would be an anchor for E! News
LUCAS LATTERELL
- Year: Junior
- Major: Journalism and Mass Communication and Political Science
- Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
- If you could interview anyone (dead or alive) who would it be? Abraham Lincoln
- Dream job: Marine Officer. My hope for the future is to own a dog and change the world
MONTANA LEGGETT
- Year: Super senior
- Major: Journalism & Mass Communication (Reporting and Strategic Communications)
- Hometown: Evansville, WI
- If you could interview anyone (dead or alive) who would it be? Reggie Fils-Aimé
- Dream job: I hope to work in a marketing/social media position in the entertainment industry
MACKENZIE CHRISTMAN
- Year: Senior
- Major: Journalism and Mass Communication and Political Science, certificate in German
- Hometown: Oconomowoc, WI
- If you could interview anyone (dead or alive) who would it be? Meryl Streep
- Dream job: I’d love to do some traveling after graduation and eventually go to law school. I’m really interested in media law and I’d like to become a lawyer focusing on that.
MEGGIE ARMSTRONG
- Year: Senior
- Major: Journalism and Mass Communication
- Hometown: Lake Forest, IL
- If you could interview anyone (dead or alive) who would it be? John Oliver
- Dream job: My dream job would be writing for late-night television
SASHA VANALLEN
- Year: Senior
- Major: Journalism and Mass Communication and Communication Arts
- Hometown: Chicago, IL
- If you could interview anyone (dead or alive) who would it be? Kobe Bryant
- Dream job: Sports analyst for ESPN
TAHLEEL MOHIELDIN
- Year: Super Senior
- Major: Journalism and Mass Communication
- Hometown: South Milwaukee, WI
- If you could interview anyone (dead or alive) who would it be? Ava DuVernay
- Dream job: Anything that involves human interest storytelling and travel
VERA ROSENBACK
- Year: Junior
- Major: Video Production
- Hometown: Copenhagen, Denmark
- If you could interview anyone (dead or alive) who would it be? Quentin Tarantino
- Dream job: Independent video producer, traveling around making great real-life TV-stories
WILL KENNEALLY
- Year: Senior
- Major: Journalism and Mass Communication
- Hometown: Madison, WI
- If you could interview anyone (dead or alive) who would it be? Mel Brooks
- Dream job: To be a crotchety old reporter covering some state capitol