Nick Penzenstadler

Nick Penzenstadler is an investigative reporter at USA TODAY where he works on national investigations. He has piloted reporting collaborations at USA TODAY with ProPublica, The Center for Public Integrity, Tegna broadcasting and Kaiser Health News. He has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, NBC and NPR promoting his work.

Before joining USA TODAY, he was a city hall reporter at The Post-Crescent in Appleton, Wis. He served as the state’s correspondent for USA TODAY’s national news desk. Previously, he worked as a military and general assignment reporter at the Rapid City Journal in South Dakota. Penzenstadler graduated from UW–Madison in 2010 with with a B.S. from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Department of Political Science. He served as a reporter, editor and publisher at The Badger Herald from 2006-2010. He lives in New Berlin, Wisconsin with his wife Kate and twin daughters.