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Joel DeSpain signs off and hits the road
Joel DeSpain’s career took him from TV journalist to law enforcement public information officer.
May 6, 2021 8:49 AM
Doug Moe
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Photo by Sharon Vanorny
When Joel DeSpain landed his first full-time job in journalism   running WISC-TV News 3’s nascent Rock County bureau in the early 1980s   his office was at the airport between Janesville and Beloit. The only people he saw regularly were a group of guys who lurked at the end of a long basement hallway. DeSpain thought they were airport maintenance, noting, “I couldn’t figure out why they wouldn’t talk to me.” ....

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