Lake Effect producer and co-host Bonnie North is away from the WUWM station for a few weeks, but she's still working. Bonnie is participating in a journalism fellowship through the RIAS Berlin Commission that will take her to several European countries.
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"The Commission was set up when reunification happened in Germany to, basically, give German and American journalists a chance to meet each other and learn how we do our jobs in different countries," North explains.
She arrived overseas a few days ago and spent the first two days in Brussels at the European Commission and visiting NATO. North checks in with Mitch in Cologne, Germany, via Skype after visiting a few German broadcasting stations to explain what she’s up to:
You can also follow Bonnie's journey and see additional photos through her blog, Radio Free Bonnie, that she’s writing on location.