
A.J. Bayatpour
@AJBayatpour • 10,162 subscribers
Reporter & Weekend Evening Anchor for @CBS58 Milwaukee. Direct storytelling? Yes. Dutiful stenography? Nah. Chicago-raised, #MizzouMade, but Wisconsin is home.
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We walked through the Madison encampment this evening, keeping our camera at waist level to avoid making a scene. Nobody granted access or anything. Most didn't notice us or care - a couple people were actually welcoming. Two guys were arguing at one point, otherwise it was quiet
A.J. Bayatpour51,939 次观看 • 19 天前

Folks, we found her. Gigi grew up in Oshkosh and is now studying journalism at Arizona State. She doesn't regret shoving a pair of Bears who tried to Lambeau Leap into her Sunday. "One of them jumped straight into my mom, so I was like, 'That's my protective mode.'"
A.J. Bayatpour1,182,891 次观看 • 1 年前

I asked Francesca Hong about the writing on her hat amid some right-wing claims it's a '666.' "Years ago, when my son was learning how to write his name, he was excited to write the letter 'G'...I don't think he was expecting writing on one of my hats to become a big issue"
A.J. Bayatpour233,290 次观看 • 3 个月前

V.P. Vance says he saw a letter from Mayor Johnson stating Milwaukee did nothing improper during the 2020 election. He compares it to his kid saying without prompting he didn't eat the cookies. "It makes me wonder, why is that guy protesting so aggressively? It's a little odd."
A.J. Bayatpour66,154 次观看 • 1 个月前

Our Duaa Israr CBS 58 asked David Crowley today if Gov. Evers' endorsement came too late to make a real difference. "I can be critical and say Governor Evers' endorsement came a little too late. I would've loved to have Gov. Evers' endorsement earlier, but this is where we are today"
A.J. Bayatpour21,729 次观看 • 15 天前

What would Crowley and Rodriguez tell voters who say this is establishment party politics, all done to stop Francesca Hong? Crowley: "I want to be very clear; there was no establishment process." Rodriguez: "What I would ask people is to look my website. Look at what I've done."
A.J. Bayatpour41,593 次观看 • 1 个月前

NEW: Minocqua Brewing Co. owner Kirk Bangstad announced today he's running for governor. The FBI recently contacted Bangstad over his offer to give out free beer the day President Trump dies. "I'm not gonna stand for this anymore, and I'm gonna run for governor of Wisconsin"
A.J. Bayatpour46,168 次观看 • 3 个月前

At Schimel's event, Sen. Ron Johnson said he didn't like these expensive races. I asked how to take money out of politics. Johnson's response: -compared campaign spending to what Americans spend on peanut butter -thanked Elon Musk for buying Twitter -called me "leftist media"
A.J. Bayatpour134,130 次观看 • 1 年前

Noticeable difference between what Mandela Barnes told Meredith Hackler about Sara Rodriguez vs what his campaign said. Campaign: "This level of gross mismanagement of finances and staff is unheard of" Barnes: "If they feel misled, that person is certainly entitled to feel that way"
A.J. Bayatpour12,881 次观看 • 1 个月前

An emotional Carlos Gomez Four3rTeen (4:13) wanted to share how much Bob Uecker meant to him. Gomez says Uecker's encouragement helped him get through early struggles in Milwaukee. "At least I had the opportunity to share with him how important he was for me in my career."
A.J. Bayatpour114,635 次观看 • 1 年前

The superintendents of Wisconsin's "Big 5" districts (Milwaukee, Madison, Racine, Kenosha, Green Bay) want the Legislature to reconvene and take up strictly the $300M in special education funding from the failed Evers-GOP surplus deal. "That's still real money to kids this year"
A.J. Bayatpour27,367 次观看 • 3 个月前

The Wisconsin Legislature is indeed now enforcing a rule that only approved people, including credentialed media, can record legislative hearings. Until now, we've never been asked to show a press pass before recording committee meetings. So, I wore a GoPro to them today:
A.J. Bayatpour43,890 次观看 • 7 个月前