Episode 310: Sight Unseen
Whether it's daily words of wisdom coming from an unexpected place or defying expectations, you never know when or where you'll find that spark. In this episode of Open Record, FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn invites FOX6 anchor and reporter Carl Deffenbaugh on to talk about two recent feature stories that have one thing in common.
Open Record: The Unscheduled Interview
What happens when a person we want to interview for a story doesn't want to sit down with a reporter?
Episode 309: The Unscheduled Interview
In the news business, much of what we do revolves around scheduled interviews where a reporter asks the questions and an interviewee shares information, insight, and reaction. But not everyone we want to interview for the news wants to be interviewed.
Open Record: Something Shady
Contact 6's Jenna Sachs highlights two recent consumer issues to hit the FOX6 inbox.
Episode 308: Something Shady
A Waukesha solar installation company closes and leaves customers with unfulfilled contracts. Now, the FBI is investigating that company for fraud.
Open Record: Private Lessons
FOX6 files an open records request for the public records and investigation reports into the case against a former Oak Creek High School teacher charged with sexually assaulting a student.
Episode 307: Private Lessons
An April trial date is set for the former Oak Creek teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student. FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn invites FOX6 reporter Sam Kraemer on to talk about the case and more specifically, the open records request Sam made.
Open Record: The Magician
We take a look at the career of long-time FOX6 special projects editor Dave Michuda.
Episode 306: The Magician
FOX6 editor Dave Michuda was recently one of six local television journalists inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 'Silver Circle.' It's an honor given to television journalists who have excelled at their craft for more than 25 years in the profession.
Open Record: Part of the Job
There's been a surge in public demand for body camera video, so why do police now want to charge you for something that's currently part of the job?
Episode 305: Part of the Job
There's been a surge in public demand for body camera video, so why do police now want to charge you for something that's currently part of the job?
Open Record: The Mismatch
There's a renewed push by Children's Wisconsin to recruit Spanish-speaking families to become foster parents.
Episode 304: The Mismatch
FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn invites FOX6 reporter Darronte Matthews on to talk about the foster program through Children's Wisconsin.
Open Record: Uninhabitable
A seemingly old-fashioned landlord-tenant dispute turns out to be so much more, prompting a four-month FOX6 investigation.
Episode 303: Uninhabitable
A Milwaukee landlord accuses a former tenant of trashing his rental property. It's a claim he made after two young children were poisoned in his house. FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn explains the story of a home so dangerous, the city of Milwaukee ordered everyone out.
Open Record: Potholes and Propane
Contact 6's Jenna Sachs explains two consumer issues in the FOX6 inbox: Fixing potholes in Milwaukee alleyways and how to properly dispose of portable propane tanks.
Episode 302: Potholes and Propane
FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn invites Contact 6's Jenna Sachs on to talk about two consumer issues impacting our viewers: Potholes and propane tanks.
Open Record: One Will Be Appointed
A long wait for legal help continues to plague criminal defendants across Wisconsin, but it's not just the defendants paying the price.
Episode 301: One Will Be Appointed
FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn digs into the question of, 'how long is too long?' for defendants to sit in jail without representation.
Open Record: The CurderBurger
What started as a joke becomes reality for a Wisconsin-based restaurant chain.