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Honoring Wisconsin Public Television Reporter Art Hackett
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Art Hackett, news reporter for Wisconsin Public Television, has passed away at 74.
Art Hackett, the primary political news reporter at Wisconsin Public Television for 31 years, has passed away at 74 and is celebrated and honored by PBS Wisconsin and for his work and spirit.
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Honoring Wisconsin Public Television Reporter Art Hackett
Clip: Season 2300 Episode 2317 | 1m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
Art Hackett, the primary political news reporter at Wisconsin Public Television for 31 years, has passed away at 74 and is celebrated and honored by PBS Wisconsin and for his work and spirit.
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Finally, tonight we are super sad to report that fellow colleague and former PBS Wisconsin journalist Art Hackett passed away last weekend after battling illness.
>> I'm one of those odd folks who knew what they wanted to be when they were in the fourth or fifth grade and managed to do it for over 40 years.
30 of them here in Wisconsin.
>> Art was an institution here.
Our primary political news reporter for 31 years, his award winning work included a documentary titled Water Rich, Water Poor, a program his daughter tells us was among those he was most proud of.
>> Since people have been asking whether Wisconsin has enough water to share, we decided to ask the question.
>> Art was keenly smart, intrepid and hardworking.
He reported for several news programs over the years, and I'm told he never missed a deadline.
Art retired in 2010 and lived near family in Iowa.
Art Hackett near family in Iowa.
Art Hackett
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