Full Circle
- Mar. 20, 2026

Scott Cohn ’81, whose first paying job in journalism was as a news reporter and anchor at Wisconsin Public Radio while a student, has returned to his radio roots as a news anchor for KCBS All News Radio in San Francisco. Cohn also continues as a special correspondent for CNBC, which he helped launch in 1989, and as the owner of Twiddlewater Media, Ltd., a full-service production company based in San Francisco and Santa Cruz, CA. He also serves on the Board of Visitors for the UW’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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Following a distinguished 27-year military career that began with University of Wisconsin–Madison ROTC in 1989, Paul Olsen ’89 continued his service as a university leader at Old Dominion University. Building on a career of leadership in public se...
Through mutual friends, I agreed to meet Heidi Matz for coffee at the Memorial Union in September 1988. I was leaning against a column by the Babcock ice cream counter when she walked through the main entrance. I knew she was special when she said...
William Mark Caplan, beloved husband, father, brother, and uncle. Anchored his family with gentle wisdom, deep compassion, and infinite generosity. Lived a life of mitzvot. Proud graduate of the University of Wisconsin and the Washington Universit...
Effective December 31, 2025, Hertel Law S.C. closed its practice. Helping thousands of injured persons and people accused of breaking the law came to an end. Two former partners now serve as judges, and Harry R. Hertel JD’76 felt satisfied with t...
Following a distinguished 27-year military career that began with University of Wisconsin–Madison ROTC in 1989, Paul Olsen ’89 continued his service as a university leader at Old Dominion University. Building on a career of leadership in public se...
Through mutual friends, I agreed to meet Heidi Matz for coffee at the Memorial Union in September 1988. I was leaning against a column by the Babcock ice cream counter when she walked through the main entrance. I knew she was special when she said...
William Mark Caplan, beloved husband, father, brother, and uncle. Anchored his family with gentle wisdom, deep compassion, and infinite generosity. Lived a life of mitzvot. Proud graduate of the University of Wisconsin and the Washington Universit...
Effective December 31, 2025, Hertel Law S.C. closed its practice. Helping thousands of injured persons and people accused of breaking the law came to an end. Two former partners now serve as judges, and Harry R. Hertel JD’76 felt satisfied with t...





