Carl Deffenbaugh Email & Phone Number

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

• Informative, personable and entertaining host for FOX6 WakeUp, Milwaukee's No. 1 morning show.• Responsible for live, in-studio segments featuring actors, athletes, entertainers, politicians, business leaders and more. • Emmy Award-winning storyteller who excels in finding compelling characters and crafting powerful feature pieces. • Creator and host of the Deff-initely Milwaukee podcast, featuring in-depth conversations with leaders in business, arts and entertainment, sports and… Show more • Informative, personable and entertaining host for FOX6 WakeUp, Milwaukee's No. 1 morning show.• Responsible for live, in-studio segments featuring actors, athletes, entertainers, politicians, business leaders and more. • Emmy Award-winning storyteller who excels in finding compelling characters and crafting powerful feature pieces. • Creator and host of the Deff-initely Milwaukee podcast, featuring in-depth conversations with leaders in business, arts and entertainment, sports and more. Show less

• Emmy Award-winning reporter for Milwaukee’s No. 1 morning newscast, showcasing fresh activities, events and businesses for viewers to check out around southeast Wisconsin.• Highlights included skydiving for the first time, flying with the USAF Thunderbirds, dunking with the Bucks’ trampoline team, performing with Cirque du Soleil, dancing with the Milwaukee Ballet, riding roller coasters at Six Flags and so much more.• Most segments were completed as live reports, where there are no… Show more • Emmy Award-winning reporter for Milwaukee’s No. 1 morning newscast, showcasing fresh activities, events and businesses for viewers to check out around southeast Wisconsin.• Highlights included skydiving for the first time, flying with the USAF Thunderbirds, dunking with the Bucks’ trampoline team, performing with Cirque du Soleil, dancing with the Milwaukee Ballet, riding roller coasters at Six Flags and so much more.• Most segments were completed as live reports, where there are no second-chances and you have to roll with whatever happens, good or bad. Show less

Mishawaka, In

• Covered Notre Dame athletics – including the Music City and Pinstripe Bowls, academic fraud investigations, NCAA Basketball Championships and the school’s entrance into the ACC – Chicago and Indianapolis pro teams, the Senior PGA and the local sports scene.• Field reporter for Chicago Bears and Blackhawks training camp coverage.• Co-anchor for weekly Friday Night Fever high school football and basketball shows.• Produced weekly features on Outstanding Student Athletes in our… Show more • Covered Notre Dame athletics – including the Music City and Pinstripe Bowls, academic fraud investigations, NCAA Basketball Championships and the school’s entrance into the ACC – Chicago and Indianapolis pro teams, the Senior PGA and the local sports scene.• Field reporter for Chicago Bears and Blackhawks training camp coverage.• Co-anchor for weekly Friday Night Fever high school football and basketball shows.• Produced weekly features on Outstanding Student Athletes in our area.• Enhanced department’s online presence through Twitter, Facebook and web-only content.• Regular contributor on WSBT Radio’s Weekday Sportsbeat talk show. Show less

• Covered ACC football, basketball and baseball championships, the Russell Athletic Bowl, the Chick-fil-A Bowl, NASCAR races at Martinsville and PGA events at the Greenbrier.• Reported on ACC conference realignment and Seth Greenberg’s firing at Virginia Tech.• Produced features for weekly Friday Football Extra post-game show.• Conducted in-depth athlete interviews for weekly Virginia Tech Sports Today program.• Created weekly Point After podcast featuring conversations with UVa… Show more • Covered ACC football, basketball and baseball championships, the Russell Athletic Bowl, the Chick-fil-A Bowl, NASCAR races at Martinsville and PGA events at the Greenbrier.• Reported on ACC conference realignment and Seth Greenberg’s firing at Virginia Tech.• Produced features for weekly Friday Football Extra post-game show.• Conducted in-depth athlete interviews for weekly Virginia Tech Sports Today program.• Created weekly Point After podcast featuring conversations with UVa and VT athletes. Show less

• Covered Stephen Strasburg’s professional debut, Michael Vick’s return to football and the Hershey Bears’ second-straight Calder Cup championship.• Co-anchor and feature reporter for weekly High School Game Night pre-game and post-game football show. 2011 Mid-Atlantic Emmy nominee for Best Sports Program Series.• Created department’s web presence through Double Coverage blog, Twitter and Facebook.

• Reported for evening newscasts and weekly Fifth Quarter high school sports show.• Covered Tom Izzo and Michigan State’s March Madness run.• Produced segments for the “March to Glory” pre-NCAA Tournament Special.

Bachelor Of Science, Journalism

Bsj, Broadcast Journalism

Activities and Societies: Northwestern News Network, NNN Sports, WNUR Sports, Club Ultimate Frisbee team.