Milwaukee Press Club

Milwaukee Press Club to Induct Journalists into Media Hall of Fame

Event Details

Fri, October 23, 2009
5:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Cost: $55.00 Per Person / $440.00 Table of 8
Location: Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Woodland Dreams Ballroom
1721 W. Canal St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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Milwaukee Press Club to Induct Journalists into Media Hall of Fame

MILWAUKEE, WI-August 10, 2009- The Milwaukee Press Club's Past Presidents Council once again has nominated an outstanding slate of journalists and media professionals for induction into the Milwaukee Media Hall of Fame, set for Friday, October 23, 2009.

"This year's slate of award winners includes some of the most distinguished and respected members of the journalism and communications fields in Milwaukee and Wisconsin," said Jim Nelson, deputy business editor at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and president-elect of the press club. "We are honored to have them take their places among our past Hall of Fame honorees."

The 2009 inductees to be inducted into the Milwaukee Media Hall of Fame are:

  • Barbara Dembski, retired reporter and senior editor at the Journal and Journal Sentinel  
  • William Meyer, retired long time and award winning photographer for the Journal, Sentinel, and Journal Sentinel
  • Andy Potos, former general manager Channel 6
  • Greg Stanford, retired reporter, columnist and editorial writer for the Journal and the Journal Sentinel
  • Jerry Taff, retired long time anchor for Channel 12 
  • Constance Daniell, long time reporter for the Journal (deceased)
  • David Doege, long time courthouse and police reporter for the Sentinel and Journal Sentinel, legal reporter for the Business Journal (deceased)
  • Mildred Freese, long time reporter for the Journal, frequently specializing in consumer affairs (deceased)
  • Al Kalmbach, prominent Milwaukee area publisher (deceased)

For additional information about the Milwaukee Press Club and previous inductees to the Milwaukee Media Hall of Fame, visit www.milwaukeepressclub.org and click on "Honors."  To sponsor the Hall of Fame dinner or other Press Club events, contact Joette Richards at (262)894-2224.

Relatives, friends and co-workers of the inductees, as well as members of the Milwaukee Press Club and the general public, are invited to attend.  The event will take place at Potawatomi Bingo Casino in the Woodland Dreams Ballroom at 1721 W. Canal Street in Milwaukee, with a reception at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. The induction ceremony will begin immediately after dinner.  Tickets are $55 per person; tables of eight are available for $440.  (All attendees must be age 21 or older.)

The Milwaukee Press Club, founded in 1885, is the oldest continuously operating press club in North America. Proceeds from the Milwaukee Press Club programming benefits the MPC Endowment, Ltd., and its scholarship fund. 

Mark you calendars for other upcoming MPC events:

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - City of Milwaukee 164th Birthday Party:  Milwaukee's Media Legacy

Saturday, April 24, 2010 - Gridiron Award Dinner will be held at the Italian Conference Center, Inc., located at 631 East Chicago Street in Milwaukee, with a reception at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m.

For additional information about events or the inductees, contact Joette Richards at milwaukeepressclub@gmail.com or call (262) 894-2224.

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