NCRA today presented posthumously the 2016 Distinguished Service Award to past member William Greenley, who was a seasoned freelance reporter, official court reporter, and firm…
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Local television station KSHB Television, Johnson County, Kan., aired a story on Aug. 2 featuring NCRA member Cindy Isaacsen, RPR, an official court reporter from Olanthe,…
Local radio station KJZZ, Phoenix, Ariz., posted an interview on Aug. 2 with NCRA Secretary Treasurer Doreen Sutton, RPR, Scottsdale, about the shortage of court…
NCRA member Carole Bartkowicz, RPR, CMRS, passed away July 18 after a long battle with cancer. Bartkowicz, a freelance court reporter from Elmwood Park, Ill.,…
NCRA member Kelly Ann Powers, 57, an official court reporter from Kaukauna, Wis., passed away unexpectedly on July 18. Powers served as an NCRF Trustee…
On July 11, 2016, retired freelance reporter and NCRA member Stuart Myles Simen, RPR, FAPR, passed away in Los Angeles, Calif., after a long battle…
NCRA member Kathy Cortopassi, RMR, CRR, CRR, a broadcast captioner from Crown Point, Ind., was recently featured in a July 21 article by the Chicago…
The East Bay Times posted a story on July 19 about NCRA member Monyeen L. Black, San Ramon, Calif., who recently earned the Registered Professional…
A June 24 blog post by Toby Osbourn discussed the value of having captioning at conferences for a variety of attendees. The post was prompted…
The top three Americans to place in the English as a mother tongue group of the Intersteno Internet Keyboarding Contest, which was held April 11…
The National Court Reporters Foundation has announced that Natasha Jones, a student from Hoffman Estates, Ill., who attends Prince Institute – Great Lakes, was named…
By Donna Cascio, RDR, CMRS Currently my husband and I live in a rural setting about 70 miles away from downtown Pittsburgh, but I lived…
Rick Levy, RPR, a firm owner from Miami, Fla., was recently named recipient of the Emily Mann Distinguished Service Award by the Florida Court Reporters…
By Connie Lee I love hockey. I especially love the Pittsburgh Penguins. They are my team. I have been providing in-stadium captioning for the Pittsburgh…
The Medina [Ohio] Gazette posted an article on June 3 about Practical Tips for Trial Attorneys: A Conversation with Judge James L. Kimbler, which was…
A press release issued June 2 announced that NCRA member Constance Lee, RPR, a freelance reporter from Pittsburgh, Pa., provided closed captioning for game one…
More television shows are including court reporters in courtroom and other scenes, but working reporters know the chagrin of seeing an inaccurate portrayal. Several shows…
The Des Moines Register reported on May 19 that NCRA member Jane Fitzgerald, RMR, an official court reporter from Pleasant Hill, Iowa, served as one…
The Denton Record-Chronicle posted an article on May 12 about NCRA member Karen Schoeve’s quest to find a new home for her housebroken pet buffalo,…
The Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, N.Y., reported on May 11 that the courtroom located at Fort Drum was rededicated in honor of Henry V. Cumoletti,…