Clips + Photos
Below is a bit of what I feel is some of my best work in writing and photography. I do have other work on file and will provide it upon request. Click on the link listed with each item to learn more.
Featured Clips:
How Little Boulder Junction Went Big on Bringing Broadband to Town
UpNorthNews
August, 2022
When the approximately 950 residents of Boulder Junction, WI decided they were sick of a particular problem, they also decided to stop complaining and start helping themselves. In this first example of statewide reporting, I went up north to Boulder Junction and wrote and filmed a piece on their efforts to upgrade the internet in the area.
Dying to live
The Spruce Grove Examiner and Stony Plain Reporter
August, 2019
Cory Kaminsky is raising a newborn son he may not live to see graduate high school and in this 2019 award-winning piece, I chronicled his journey to raise more than $60,000 for key medical care down in the United States.
Meet the toddler needing millions to live past the terrible twos
The Spruce Grove Examiner and Stony Plain Reporter
August, 2020
Heroes can be found in any tragedy, dark clouds have silver linings, and Amanda and John Hanki certainly embody those sayings. In this award-winning work from 2020, I profiled two parents working to raise millions so their daughter could get a single dose of what is some of the world’s most expensive medicine and live a much longer life.
Additional Clips + Media:
Spruce Grove refugee recalls flight from war in Africa
The Spruce Grove Examiner and Stony Plain Reporter
June, 2019
Patrick Kizehe ran for his life to come to Canada. This story is written with a WSJ structure and shares the story of a refugee who came to Canada after the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He was profiled in the wake of a new refugee assistance center starting in the community.
Evan J. Pretzer: Border restrictions shouldn’t get in the way of true love
The Spruce Grove Examiner and Stony Plain Reporter
July, 2020
I never thought for much of my life in Canada that my path to true love would end in America. These days, most people, in Canada and elsewhere, typically marry someone who is already a citizen of the country they live in. This item was my first-ever nationally published article. I wrote about how hard it is to be a bi-national couple during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Photography
Samples of some pictures I have taken.
Evan J. Pretzer 