NCRF kicked off its 2017 Angels Drive at NCRA’s Convention & Expo in Chicago with a record 66 Angels signing up on site, including 10…
Posts published in August 2016
An article posted by Cleveland.com on Aug. 22, notes that NCRA member Kelly Moranz, CPI, was the recipient of NCRA’s 2016 CASE Educator of the…
Visitors to NCRA’s Membership Booth at the recent Convention & Expo held in Chicago, Ill., earlier this month, had the opportunity to try out the…
By April Weiner To commemorate Purple Heart Day on Aug. 7, NCRA and its charitable arm, the National Court Reporters Foundation, hosted a Veterans History…
By Lisa Richardson I’ve captioned and CARTed a lot of events in my time: graduations, funerals, a wedding, meetings, a bar conversation, and many different…
James A. Woitalla, RDR, CRI, of Minnetonka, Minn., passed away on Aug. 12. He was 58. A principal in Herbert L. Peterson & Associates as…
In May, Cochise County Superior Court started using a new technology to allow a stenographer to document proceedings remotely, according to a July 24 Associated…
A blog posted Aug. 6 by the Northwest Herald, Crystal Lake, Ill., explores how closed captioning has evolved from the 1950s through today. Read more.
NetGuide.com reported on Aug. 8 that a wider range of New Zealanders will get better access to Parliament with the recent launch of live closed…
According to an article in the Aug. 8 issue of Forbes, New York City is the most accessible city in the country for people with…
Our dear friend and colleague Carole A. Bartkowicz of Elmwood Park, Ill., passed away on July 18, 2016, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Carole…
Effective Aug. 1, all televisions in medical facilities in Minnesota are required to have their closed captioning on, due to a law authorized by Minnesota…
A blog posted on Aug. 9 by The Huffington Post addresses 10 misconceptions teachers – and others in the educational system – should know about…
Alabama Court Reporting, Inc., Madison, Ala., recently donated 100 “My Guardian Angel” backpacks to the Birmingham Police Department, to be given to kids who have…
The dates and locations for the Hearing Loss Association of America’s (HLAA) signature Walk4Hearing events fundraisers was announced on Aug. 11 in an article posted…
Professional speaker and humorist John Wagner entertained attendees at the Premier event held Aug. 5 during NCRA’s Convention & Expo at the Hilton Chicago, Chicago, Ill., Aug.…
NCRA member Lynette Mueller, RDR, CRR, Memphis, Tenn., was featured in an article posted Aug. 5 by the Memphis Daily News. The article traces her…
Realtime Contest 2016 Realtime Contest results OVERALL COMBINED SCORES Place Errors Percentage 1 Deanna Boenau, RDR, CRR, CRC 11 99.489% 2 Ronald Cook, RDR,…
Speed Contest 2016 Speed Contest results OVERALL COMBINED SCORES Place Errors Percentage 1 Jeffrey Weigl, RMR, CRR, CRC 52 98.588% 2 Melanie Humphrey-Sonntag, RDR,…
Jeffrey Weigl, RMR, CRR, CRC, from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, won the 2016 Speed Contest, held on Aug. 3, during the 2016 NCRA Convention & Expo…