The Milwaukee Press Club established the Milwaukee Media Hall of Fame in 1975 to honor the men and women who shaped journalism here. The club's Past President's Council nominates the inductees, with those nominations going to the club's board of governors for approval. In 1988, the club added a posthumous honor. It is now customary to annually induct five living and five deceased journalists into the hall. The inductions are made during a fall banquet.

Honorees

2011

Willie Davis

Lance J. Herdegen

Mike Miller

Epluribus C. Reynolds

Joanne Williams

2011 (Posthumous Class)

Vernon J. Biever

Roger Jaynes

2010

Mike Drew

Gordon Hinkley

Jack Orton

Jim Peck

Jerry Resler

Sue Ryon

2010 (Posthumous Class)

Don Dooley

Richard Kienitz

Marie Jacque Schanen

William F. Schanen Jr.

2009

Barbara Dembski
William Meyer
Andy Potos
Greg Stanford
Jerry Taff

2009 (Posthumous Class)

Constance Daniell
David Doege
Mildred Freese
Al Kalmbach

2008

Vern Arendt
Clayborn Benson
Whitney Gould
Paul Joseph
Jim McLoone
Paul Salsini

2008 (Posthumous Class)

Duane Gay
Bruce Gill
James Pluta
Ray Taylor
Lynise Weeks

2007

Fran Bauer
Rosemary Gernette
T. Lee Hughes
Steve Olszyk
Dan Patrinos

2007 (Posthumous Class)

Howard Gernette
Dennis Getto
Dale Guldan
Gordon MacQuarrie
Leonard Sykes

2006

James Clifford
Quincy Dadisman
Jack Kole
Ray Lapine
James Slocum
Roger Stafford

2006 (Posthumous Class)

Gerry Hinkley
Don Olesen
John Wells

2005

Erwin Gebhard
Dale Hofmann
Beth Slocum
Keith Spore
Sprague Vonier

2005 (Posthumous Class)

Jim Auer
Elisabeth "Ello" Brink
George Comte
Thomas Smith
Mattiebelle Woods

2004

Bernice Buresh
Bud Lea
George Lockwood
Mike McCormick
Jim Spaulding

2004 (Posthumous Class)

Walter L. Jones
Stan Kalish
Walter Monfried
Harry Pease
Bob Wolf

2003

Stephen Maersch
Elliott Maraniss
Mary Beth Murphy
Bruce Nason
Harold Schwartz

2003 (Posthumous Class)

Edwin Bayley
Lindsay Hoben
Eldon Knoche
George Pitrof
Howard Pollock
Jay Reed

2002

Warren Bovee
Colleen "Koky" Dishon
Ed Hinshaw
Jo Sandin
Avery Wittenberger

2002 (Posthumous Class)

Mel Kishner
Ray McBride
Tony McBride
Howard "Buck" Herzog
Fred Remick

2001

Frank Aukofer
Ethel Gintoft
Loren Osman
Ken Roesslein
Bill Taylor

2001 (Posthumous Class)

Cal Holm
Russ Lynch
Ralph Schauer
Webster Woodmansee

2000

Margo Huston
Bill Janz
Bill Sanders
Joseph Savage
Melodie Wilson

2000 (Posthumous Class)

Alan Gass
Don Richards
Ray Grody
Rod Van Every

1999

Lois Blinkhorn
Lou Chapman
Sherman Gessert
Tom Hopper
Jim Irwin

1999 (Posthumous Class)

Beulah Donohue
Robert H. Dumke
Harry Hill
Perry C. Hill
Edward K. Thompson

1998

David Behrendt
Richard Bradee
Gene Cunningham
John Drilling
Lil Kleiman

1998 (Posthumous Class)

J. Anthony Josey
Wallace "Chink" Lomoe
Carl Sandburg
Russ Winnie

1997

Richard Bauer
John Patrick Hunter
Charles "Chuck" Johnson
Don Parcher
Joe Shoquist

1997 (Posthumous Class)

Harriet Cramer
Herman Ewald
Edna Ferber
Patt Barnes
James J. Colby

1996

Tom Barber
Jay Joslyn
Robert O'Meara
Walter Morrison
Bunny Raasch

1995

Marta Bender
Don Froehlich
Paul Hayes
Alex Thien
Robert Witas

1994

Sandy Cota
Howard Fibich
George Koshollek
Wade H. Mosby
Hank Stoddard

1993

H. Russell Austin
Ray Doherty
Bob Heiss
Laurie Van Dyke
Bob Wills

1992

Victor Berger
Gene Harrington
Ruane Hill
Jean Otto
Neil Shively

1991

John W. Ahlhauser
Larry Clark
Don L. Johnson
Jessica Knowles
George Reedy

1990

Alicia Ann Armstrong
Laurence C. Eklund
Frank J. Marasco
John McCullough
Jim Schlosser

1989

Trueman E. Farris, Jr.
J. Donald Ferguson
D. Raymond Kenny
Otto F. Schlaak
Ellen G. M.Wilson

1988

Marvin H. Creager
Cyrus F. Rice
Ruth A. Wilson
Henry A. Youmans, Jr.
Carl Zimmermann

1987

Art Olszyk
Aileen Ryan
Harry Sonneborn
John Thompson
Robert Wells

1986

Edna Dunlop
Earl Gillespie
James M. Johnston
Richard H. Leonard
Ross A. Lewis

1985 (Press Club Centennial)

Dorothy Witte Austin
Mel Ellis
Ione Quinby Griggs
Dion Henderson
Robert J. Riordan

Journalist of the Century

Richard S. Davis
The Story of the Century
The Progressive Era
Semi-Sacred Cat Award
Jack DuBlon

1984

Donald B. Abert
Humphrey E. Desmond
Leo Kissel
William A. Norris
Chase Salmon Osborn

1983

William Carlsen
Harry J. Grant
Lloyd G. Larson
Irwin Maier
Paul Ringler

1982

Woods O. Dreyfus
Charles A. LaForce
Roger W. LeGrand
Jeremiah L. O'Sullivan
Billy Sixty

1981

Jack E. Krueger
Lucius W. Nieman
General Rufus King
Walter G. Wegner

1980

Louise Cattoi
Walter J. Damm
Richard S. Davis
Arville Schaleben
Harvey W. Schwandner

 

*deceased