OLD NEWS with Dan & Carrie

OLD NEWS with Dan & Carrie

Former morning news co-anchors Dan Presser and Carrie Cokins reunite behind the microphone after 20+ years! Join Dan & Carrie as they catch up with old newsroom friends and explore new topics. What's old is new again! **Podcast photo and Zoom background images courtesy of photographer, Gregg Schieve of Schieve Photo. https://etsy.me/3S2wucP

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May 21, 2025 44 mins

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When Pam Tauscher Coshun got her first broadcast news job, she knew she wasn't in Kansas anymore. Decades later, the former TV news anchor fondly remembers that first job. Today, she's no longer doing news but her journalism roots still serve her well in TV and real estate. Listen in as she tells her story to Dan and Carrie in this episode of Old News!

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WKOW-TV Meteorologist Bob Lindmeier may be retiring from TV weather, but this "Local Broadcast Legend" says he still has work to do educating the public about climate change.  Hear how drastically weather forecasting has changed during his 45-year career...plus his scariest moment while chasing tornadoes!

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Monique Ming Laven didn't start out with plans to be a journalist but it didn't take long before she knew it was the career for her. Seattle's KIRO 7 anchor talks about the big stories she's reported and the people she's met along the way. Monique's newest venture has her talking to successful people about lessons they learn from life's moments of failure. Listen in as she shares her...

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Tod Pritchard has pretty much done it all when it comes to covering news...from "rip and read" radio news to TV production, reporting, shooting video, producing, and eventually earning the title of News Director!  While he's left the news biz, his broadcast journalism skills remain front and center in his new career at the Wisconsin Foundation & Alumni Association.  Go behind-the-scenes in news room...

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It all started operating a teleprompter in local TV news. Today, Mike Ladisa, is part of network news and weather coverage of some of the biggest stories...from hurricanes to elections. In the meantime, this photojournalist, director and producer has managed to build his production business, Kylight Cinema, from the ground up near his Florida home. 

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We are honored to have Dr. Patty Loew as our guest today!  Dr. Loew was recently inducted into the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame, and it’s easy to see why!  She has truly done it all…radio broadcasting, local TV news (at our old station!), and Wisconsin Public Television.  She’s authored numerous books about Native Nations and created documentaries including Way of the Warrior.  Dr. Loew has taught j...

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December 27, 2024 55 mins

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Former TV General Manager Steve Rohrer started his broadcast career in the control room. From there, he went on to do it all...from promotions to sales...to management. Through it all, his humanity, work ethic and professionalism led to a successful career that spanned three decades. Steve talks to Dan & Carrie about the changes in the TV business over the years, and his definition of success. Listen along.

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Award winning journalist Steve Chamraz gives us the inside scoop on how he became a main news anchor in Milwaukee.  Hear how he rose through the ranks and why you may have to step back in market size to move up in the industry.  Plus, how his work has changed laws, why he’s evolved his investigative approach (hint, no jumping out of the bushes!), and Steve’s best TV bloopers. Oh, and why he’s (kind of) a Swiftie.

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December 1, 2024 25 mins

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Our old friend Shannon Payette Seip spent the start of the Holiday Season performing in the Western Australia Premiere of Come From Away. This episode she checks in with an update on her experience in the show and in Perth, Australia.

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Former TV News Reporter Tami Kou's perseverance is a lesson for us all.  She set her sights on what she wanted and was relentless in her news and career pursuits.  Kou's decade working in TV news gave her the skills to flip from asking tough questions to answering them.  Learn how Kou Communications helps businesses by doing what Tami does best.

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Radio was his medium but the Golden Age of TV delivered one of former journalist, Steve Sabatke's favorite stories.  Listen in as Steve tells us about his conversation with TV Dad, Fred MacMurray of the 60's sitcom My Three Sons. Steve also talks about covering news in his hometown of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin and how it shaped his later career.

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In Part 2 of our conversation - Professor Emeritus James Hoyt's push to get Bob Teague into the UW Athletic Hall of Fame.  Teague was a successful journalist, UW-Madison grad, and the first black starter on the UW-Madison football team. Plus political ads and political coverage.  And how Professor Hoyt was instrumental in getting cameras into courtrooms in Wisconsin and other states in the 1970s and beyond!
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Professor Emeritus James Hoyt was (and still is!) a legend on the University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus.  Not only did he teach 16,000+ students in the Journalism School, he has done everything in broadcasting from installing rooftop TV antennas as a teenager to taking the call at NBC the morning of the Watergate Scandal to winning prestigious journalism awards. While he’s not one to toot his own horn, he has picked ...

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How does a guy who grew up in Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin get to be known as TV Boss Bob in Ireland? Find out as Bob Miller continues his conversation with Dan & Carrie on Old News. Plus, find out what's still on this former broadcast industry manager's bucket list.

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These days, Bob Miller tells his stories from the coast of Ireland. But, it all started in the Northwoods of Wisconsin for this former broadcast manager and innovator. In part one of our interview with Bob, find out how his career impacted TV weather, graphics and video editing. 

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In 2004, Peg Cokins was diagnosed with bladder cancer.  It was slow growing and treated as more of a nuisance than a life-threatening situation. Things took a turn when the cancer spread to a kidney, which was removed. In 2016, Peg received devastating news…the bladder cancer cells had spread to her lymph nodes, which meant Stage IV cancer.  The next year, it spread to the liver.  Without treatment, Peg was given only...

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Stories have always been a big part of our guest's life. From childhood to a career in TV...to touring with one of the greatest Rock & Roll Bands of all time -- The Rolling Stones...Justin Bomberg has drawn plenty of Satisfaction from his life's adventures. In this episode of OLD NEWS with Dan & Carrie, he takes you behind the scenes on the tour and through his career.

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Dan & Carrie wrap up Season 1 before taking a short summer break!  

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Just in time for a short Summer Break, Old News introduces a new segment...The Used Book Club. Carrie's brother-in-law, Jeff Rood, joins the podcast and explains how his wife's book club has led to many great, and some not-so-great reads for him. Jeff, Carrie and Dan talk about some of the books they've read and ask you to join The Used Book Club with your suggestions.

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A video clip of Sarah Carlson anchoring the news while having an epileptic seizure went viral in the early 2000s.  It was just the start of her long, difficult journey with epilepsy.  Now a new medication has changed everything.  In this episode of OLD NEWS with Dan & Carrie, Sarah shares her incredible story...from hitting rock bottom to living a healthy,  joyful life!  Learn how she endured the difficult days an...

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