SPJ honors State Journal reporter

NEW ORLEANS — The Society of Professional Journalists honored Wisconsin State Journal reporter David Wahlberg on Saturday at its annual awards banquet. Wahlberg was honored for his 11-part series on health care in rural Wisconsin. The series won the award for non-deadline reporting for newspapers with circulation between 50,000 and 100,000. The banquet served as a kick off for the SPJ-RTDNA Excellence in Journalism conference in New Orleans.