About Us

The Ashland Current LLC serves as a resource for Chequamegon Bay Area residents seeking information about their community through interactive, web-based applications and traditional forms of media, including news reports, analysis, and commentary.

We believe the community doesn't want to accept news on someone else's terms – readers want a direct and interactive say in what gets covered by the media. Moreover, readers expect opportunities to express their opinions.

Being a part of a community has become more complex with the advent of web-based technologies. Here at the Ashland Current we respect communication in whatever form it takes. We are focused on listening to and responding to readers' needs, while dedicating ourselves to the compilation and creation of credible and quality information that will benefit the community at large.

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Who We Are

Andrew Broman

Andrew is the managing editor of the Ashland Current. He earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and worked as a reporter for the York Daily Record in Pennsylvania and for The Daily Press of Ashland. He also spent time at the Washington, D.C., Bureau for the Houston Chronicle, served as the opinion editor for The Daily Cardinal at UW-Madison, and did radio reporting for WORT, also in Madison. Andrew is well-laureled, having won awards from from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association for investigative reporting, enterprise reporting, and photography. In Pennsylvania, Andrew obtained a first-place Keystone Press Award for general news reporting.

Claudia Broman

Claudia is the publisher of the Ashland Current. She attended Macalester College, receiving her B.A. in environmental studies and English. More recently she graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Superior with an M.A. in communicating arts. Claudia hails as a former reporter and interim editor for THE-BEE of Phillips, Wisconsin, and as reporter and night editor for The Daily Press of Ashland. National venues where her writing has appeared include Organic Gardening magazine, CURRENTS magazine, and the journals Writing Nature and Terrain.org. Claudia has received awards from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association for investigative reporting and photography, and from the Inland Press Association for profile writing and explanatory journalism.

Tristan Fitzgerald

Tristan is the information technology director of the Ashland Current. He is a technological guru, having spent the past five years researching website development, networking, open-source software and project management, server configuration, web usability, and business management. He has developed IT solutions for clients, including Luci Daum Design, the Alliance for Sustainability, Stagenorth, and the Bayfield Chamber of Commerce. His specialties are web server management, dynamic website deployment, file system backups, and customized coding.