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Chali Pittman

Madison

News Director and Editor at WORT-FM (Madison, WI)

News, talk, and public affairs director/editor at community radio @wortradio, @wortnews. I spend my time listening. 🎧☕️

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Articles

  • Dugan Arrest Was “In The Extreme," Says Retired Judge

    1 week ago | wortfm.org | Chali Pittman

    More than 150 retired judges from around the country are speaking out against the arrest of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan.

  • WORT Wins WBA Awards

    1 week ago | wortfm.org | Nate Carlin |Chali Pittman

    WORT volunteers and staffers were honored over the weekend at the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association’s Awards For Excellence. From an open-records driven investigation into consultant pay at the Universities of Wisconsin to the rise of a local worker cooperative to the history of the sex business in Madison, the awards celebrated the breadth of coverage you can find on WORT. WORT competed in the Large Market Radio category, against many professional newsrooms much larger in size.

  • After Election Twist, Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford Says She'll Accept Alder Seat

    1 month ago | wortfm.org | Chali Pittman

    Dina Nina Martinez Rutherford didn’t campaign for her second term as alder. She suspended her campaign in mid-January for a variety of reasons — reasons she outlined at a press conference this morning. “Like many of us, and like many of our transgender siblings and family, I found myself overstretched with an impending new administration, and planned surgery that would have taken me out of the race for three weeks… And I’m also searching for a new place.

  • Spring Election Guide: City Council Edition

    1 month ago | wortfm.org | Chali Pittman

    About this guideThis year, April 1st is no joke. In addition to April Fool’s Day, it’s also the Spring Election. In Wisconsin, elections held in the spring are for nonpartisan offices: offices where there’s no (D), (R), or other party signifier next to a candidate’s name.

  • WORT Welcomes Sara Gabler To Staff

    Jan 31, 2025 | wortfm.org | Chali Pittman

    WORT is excited to welcome Sara Gabler as our newest Talk Producer.  Sara comes to the role with serious chops as a reporter, producer, journalist, writer, intellectual, and artist. She first came aboard at WORT in 2023 as a general assignment reporter, and quickly tackled nuanced investigative stories and the art of open records. She’s covered everything from prison lockdowns to anti-camping statutes to consultant spending.

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10 Apr 25

RT @NYTObits: Robert W. McChesney, an influential media critic who argued that corporate ownership was bad for American journalism and that…

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9 Apr 25

RT @WORTnews: The last couple of weeks have brought on yet more federal funding cuts. Wisconsin nonprofits across a variety of sectors are…

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9 Apr 25

She unexpectedly won her re-election after suspending her campaign. Today, @dinaninaformsn said she's made the decision to return as District 15 alder. It came with caveats. — for @wortnews https://t.co/mHOK144Yxf