February 8th, 2026: Milwaukee County contract conundrum, What does Giannis want?, WisconsinEye Returns

from Reporter's Notebook · host Adam Roberts

Every week on Reporter’s Notebook, WTMJ’s Adam Roberts talks with members of the WTMJ newsroom, as well as reporters from newsrooms from around the state, to get the full picture when it comes to the stories they choose to tell. On this week’s episode, WTMJ's Neil Doyle talks with Adam about the lapse of a Milwaukee County healthcare contract that led to subsequent political issues for County Executive David Crowley last week. Also, Milwaukee Bucks beat writer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jim Owczarski joins to break down his exclusive interview with Giannis Antetokounmpo published under 24 hours before the NBA trade deadline. Adam provides another update on the situation involving public affairs network WisconsinEye. And in our first Black History Month Highlight, we tell the story of investigative journalist Ida B. Wells.

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Every week on Reporter’s Notebook, WTMJ’s Adam Roberts talks with members of the WTMJ newsroom, as well as reporters from newsrooms from around the state, to get the full picture when it comes to the stories they choose to tell. On this week’s episode, WTMJ's Neil Doyle talks with Adam about the lapse of a Milwaukee County healthcare contract that led to subsequent political issues for County Executive David Crowley last week. Also, Milwaukee Bucks beat writer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jim Owczarski joins to break down his exclusive interview with Giannis Antetokounmpo published under 24 hours before the NBA trade deadline. AAdam provides another update on the situation involving public affairs network WisconsinEye. And in our first Black History Month Highlight, we tell the story of investigative journalist Ida B. Wells.

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