NCRA member Rena Nathanail, a broadcast captioner and owner of National Captioning Canada, Calgary, Alberta, was recently honored by her alma mater, the Northern Alberta…
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John T. “Jack” Loynd, Sr., who was an associate member of the National Shorthand Reporters Association (which became the National Court Reporters Association) for many…
On June 21, CBS Minnesota aired a story about the court reporting profession that featured NCRA member Merilee Johnson, RDR, CRR, CRC, of Paradigm Reporting…
Currently resides in: Ceresco, Neb. Employment type: Official Member since: 1988 Graduated from: American Institute of Business, Des Moines, Iowa Theory: Computer-compatible Stenograph theory What…
Barbara Lynn Schneiter Jackson, RPR, CRR (Ret.), Flagstaff, Ariz., passed away on June 18. Read more.
Currently resides in: Jacksonville, Fla. Employment type: Freelance reporter in criminal court Member since: 2002 Graduated from: Stenotype Institute Theory: Thyra Ellis What are your…
By Jennifer Porto Jessie Frey has just celebrated her first year working as a freelance deposition reporter. She was a stellar student with infectious enthusiasm.…
By Sheryl Teslow and Lori McGowan In 2013, the U.S. State Department held a public comment hearing in Grand Island, Neb., as part of the…
In a June 15 post on his blog, Carl Hessler Jr., a journalist who covers the Montgomery County (Pa.) Courthouse, praised the professionalism of NCRA…
The Observer-Reporter, Washington, Pa., posted a press release on June 17 announcing that NCRA member Amanda Lundberg, RPR, CRC, recently has earned the nationally recognized…
The Sun-Sentinel reported on June 17 that retired NCRA member Alan Roberts, FAPR, RPR, passed away in Boca Raton, Fla. Roberts was a past president…
Some of the greatest contributions to the profession of court reporting have been those made by persons who never were court reporters. So it was…
The Houston Chronicle reported on June 14 that former NCRA member Mike Clepper of Houston, Texas, passed away on June 2, after a brief battle…
When I entered our profession in 1960 and was living in New York City, I knew of Mr. Roberts by reputation, even “across the river”…
The Fresno Bee (Calif.) posted an announcement on June 4 about NCRA member Lesia Mervin, FAPR, RMR, CRR, CRC, earning the Certified Realtime Captioner certification.…
NCRA members Cyndi Larimer and Mindie Baab recently explained their jobs as official court reporters as part of a mock trial that a handful of National…
By Danielle Griffin Shelley Duhon, an official court reporter, was always interested in court reporting ever since she saw court reporters writing on their machines…
Currently resides in: Boise, Idaho Employment type: Firm owner, freelance reporter, and CART and broadcast captioner Member since: 2000 Graduated from: Boise Court Reporting Institute…
NCRA recently learned that retired member and firm owner Larry Luzod, Troy, Mich., passed away in December 2016. Read more.
Earlier this month, NCRA member J. Dax Parise, CLVS, was honored with the Locker Room Leadership Award from Light of Life Rescue Mission, a nonprofit…