Milwaukee Press Club

Knights of the Golden Quill

This is a Milwaukee Press Club membership designation reserved for a select few. The honor is rarely bestowed, and is done so on nomination of the Press Club's Past Presidents Council with approval from the Press Club board of governors. Knights are invested during the club's annual meeting in September. It is bestowed upon members of the journalism profession and allied fields, and occasionally to others, in recognition of selfless deeds, untiring leadership and exemplary civic leadership.

Knights of the Golden Quill Honorees

• Frank Aukofer The Milwaukee Journal, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• Charles O. Benson* Milwaukee Press Club manager
• August Derleth* Wisconsin author
• Ed Hinshaw   WTMJ Journal Broadcast Group
• Margo Huston The Milwaukee Journal
• Irwin Maier* The Milwaukee Journal
• John F. Kennedy* United States President
• William F. Knowland* Oakland Tribune, U.S. House of Representatives
• Richard H. Leonard The Milwaukee Journal
• Frank J. Marasco Sr.* Milwaukee Sentinel
• John McCullough WTMJ-TV
• Sharon M. Murphy  Marquette University College of Journalism
• Jean H. Otto The Milwaukee Journal; Rocky Mountain News
• Jay Reed*  The Milwaukee Journal, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• George E. Reedy* Pres. Lyndon Johnson press office; Marquette Univ. College of Journalism
• Susan J. Riordan WISN-TV, WITI-TV, Gov. Lee Dreyfus press secretary, Wisconsin Gas Co.
• Harrison Salisbury* The New York Times
• Arville Schaleben* The Milwaukee Journal
• Harvey Schwandner*  Milwaukee Sentinel, The Milwaukee Journal
• James Schlosser  WTMJ Radio and TV
• Bill Sixty Sr.* The Milwaukee Journal
• Laurie Van Dyke The Milwaukee Journal
• Walter “Chick” Wegner* Milwaukee Sentinel
• Melodie J. Wilson WTMJ-TV, WITI-TV
• Mike Gousha Today's TMJ4
• Jim Peck Marquette University
     

*deceased