Frederica Freyberg is an American television anchor and producer who currently hosts Here and Now on PBS Wisconsin.[1]
A Madison native, Freyberg is the daughter of esteemed UW Law School professor and former United Nations official Carlisle Runge. Freyberg attended school for a time in Switzerland. Freyberg attended Sarah Lawrence College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and was a reporter at NBC 15, WFRV and Milwaukee Public Television.[2] She was a general assignment reporter at WCCO in the Twin Cities in the late 1990s. In 2002, Freyberg became the Capitol reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio.[3]
In her role with PBS Wisconsin, Freyberg has interviewed the state's biggest newsmakers, moderated debates between candidates for Wisconsin's highest offices, and produced various hourlong documentaries.[4] In 2011, Freyberg received a Midwest Emmy for Outstanding Achievement for News Specialty Report/Series for her story on the tumult surrounding the Act 10 budget repair bill in Wisconsin.[5] [6] Freyberg was named one of the top journalists in the state by the Milwaukee Press Club and is a three-time recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award.