Good Day Wisconsin on Fox11 News aired a story on Feb. 16 about the 2017 Court Reporting & Captioning Week, featuring Sheri Piontek, RMR, CRR,…
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By Deanna Baker Sheri Smargon, RDR, CRR, CRC, has shared her experiences on social media working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and I thought…
In a letter to the editor, NCRA member Melissa K. Atkinson, RDR, CRR, an official court reporter from Enid, Okla., expressed her frustration with the…
NCRA member Jill Rausch, a broadcast captioner from Phoenix, Ariz., unseated a seven-day Jeopardy! champion when she competed on the television show that aired on…
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky., reported on Feb. 4 that NCRA member Virginia Lee Klapheke passed away. Klapheke was instrumental in reactivating the Kentucky Shorthand Reporters…
John Wenclawski, who retired as president of Stenograph after more than 30 years with the company, was honored by NCRA and NCRF with a resolution…
NCRA member Donna Bealing Elicker, RMR, a freelance court reporter from West Manheim Township, Pa., is running for the district-judge seat that her mother held…
Currently resides in: Madison, Miss. Employment type: Official Court Reporter 11th Chancery Court District Member since: 2007 Graduated from: South Suburban College Theory: Stenograph Computer…
By Sandy Bunch VanderPol Dear colleagues: Please take a moment to reflect upon your experiences as a court reporter or captioner. Is there any colleague…
In a press release issued Jan. 27, Depo International announced that its president Angela Baker, RPR, was featured in an interview in the January 2017…
The JCR reached out to Jeffrey Weigl, RMR, CRR, CRC, a freelance court reporter in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, about his Speed Contest win, practice techniques,…
By Jackie Young While the standard dictionary definition of plateau is “to have something remain at a stable level or on an even keel,” the…
By Debbie Kriegshauser When I was a new reporter, or even when I was a student for that matter, I knew very little about my…
Court reporting students are much like the professionals in the business they are destined to enter: determined, hardworking, dedicated, and devoted. As with any profession,…
NCRA has declared Feb. 11-18, 2017, National Court Reporting & Captioning Week, an event designed to encourage members and students of the court reporting and…
The National Court Reporters Foundation, the charitable arm of the National Court Reporters Association, announced that Nancy Hopp, RDR, CRR, CMRS, of St. Louis, Mo.,…
NCRA member Constance Lee, RPR, owner of Constance Lee & Company, Pittsburgh, Pa., was quoted in a press release issued Jan. 10 about the expected…
On Jan. 9, 9NEWS, Colorado, showcased NCRA member Stacey Potenza, CRC, from Limon, Colo., about her job as a captioner. In the story, Potenza also…
NCRA member Mary Ann Ridenour, RPR, a freelance court reporter from Charleston, S.C., and her husband were featured in an article on Jan. 10 posted…
NCRA member Ginger Baze, Hugo, Okla., owner of Steno Services LLC, was quoted in a press release issued Jan. 6 about the pending shortage of…