Wisconsin paper names new business reporter

Brad Star

Brad Star is the new business reporter at the Appleton Post-Crescent newspaper in Wisconsin.

Star writes, “As The Post-Crescent’s new Buzz reporter, I hope to continue delivering the high caliber of business coverage that you’ve grown accustomed to from The Buzz.

“I’ve worked behind the scenes as a producer for The Post-Crescent and USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin since July 2019. Before that, I received a bachelor’s degree in economics while minoring in journalism at Beloit College. My work has previously been featured in the Colorado Springs Gazette, Salt Lake Tribune and Washington Times. I also wrote content for the Beloit Snappers, a minor-league baseball team that plays in the same league as the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.

“I’m excited to get to know the people behind Fox Cities businesses — the pulse of our community— and to tell the unique stories of Appleton’s business owners and entrepreneurs.”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.