Erik Mrotek is one of Newsline 9's senior employees. He grew up in the Clark County town of Loyal, right here in central Wisconsin.
After graduating High School, Erik attended college for 2 years at the U-W Center in Marshfield before transferring to U-W Stevens Point. That's where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Communications.
This is Erik's first job in television. He began working here at TV-9 right after graduating college, back in 1991. Since then, he's won awards for his stories from the Associated Press and the Wisconsin Broadcaster's Association.