Currently resides in Flagstaff, Ariz. Position: Captioner Member since 1981 Graduated from: American Institute of Commerce, Bettendorf, Iowa Theory: Philadelphia Clinic Theory Favorite tip: Never…
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Pillynews.com reported on May 24 that Russell T. Harris Jr., 89, of Philadelphia, a federal court reporter for many years, died Friday, May 16, of…
Nearly two years ago, Kolby Garrison from Greensboro, N.C., enrolled as an online student at Brown College of Court Reporting in Atlanta, Ga. Like other…
In March 2014, Gary Robson participated in TEDxBozeman with a talk posing the question: Does closed captioning still serve the deaf and hard-of-hearing audience for…
More than 1,500 people from 20 different nations competed in Intersteno’s month-long Internet keyboarding contest. “When I received an email [about the contest] in March,…
The Daily Courier of Prescott, Ariz., has reported that Sandra K. Markham, Yavapai County’s clerk of the Superior Court, died unexpectedly on April 27, according…
A May 6 article in the Press-Enterprise featured the handy quilt work of a local court reporter that depicts the folksy stories long-time Riverside (Calif.)…
By Rachel Farbman As an individual who grew up deaf and using American Sign Language, Andrew Phillips cares greatly about his rights to communication access.…
By Dom Tursi It began as a whispered conversation. Noah Collin approached me as I was leaving the seminar and invited me to a small…
Esrom Jayasinghe, CLVS, recently announced that after more than a decade serving on NCRA’s CLVS Council, he is stepping down to focus more time on…
NCRA member Ellen Coulter, RPR, with Coulter Reporting in Louisville, Ky., was recently honored with the opportunity to serve as court reporter for speeches given…
The New York Career Institute, based in New York City, posted a video explaining what court reporters do. The video mentions that court reporters provide…
A recent story that aired on the Anchorage television station, KTUU, featured an interview with the Hon. Charles Ray about his experience using CART to…
The Houston Chronicle recently reported that Vivien Ruth Spitz, RMR, passed away earlier this month. Vivien was a Fellow of the Academy of Professional Reporters…
National Volunteer Week will celebrate its 40th anniversary April 6-12. Many organizations take advantage of this annual event to recognize their volunteers, including NCRA, which…
The New York Times posted online an editorial by NCRA President Nancy Varallo, RDR, CRR. The editorial addresses the important role live court reporters using…
CayCompass.com recently reported that Camar Clarke, an international participating NCRA member, will join three other court reporters currently serving in the Cayman Islands jurisdiction. A native…
On March 19, Cindy Simmons, RPR, of Leavenworth, Wash., attended a “Speed Jobbing” event held at Okanogan High School in Okanogan, Wash. Students rotated among…
When Michelle Houston, assistant campus director of the Long Island Business Institute in New York, needed a way to get the school’s court reporting program…
My father, Thomas C. Melo of Potomac, Md., passed away on Dec. 22 at the age of 94. After graduating from high school in Philadelphia…