Each year, the Milwaukee Press Club recognizes the service and commitment of individuals whose distinguished journalism careers have impacted our community. This year's Milwaukee Media Hall of Fame Dinner will be held Friday, Oct. 23, at Potawatomi Bingo Casino in the Woodland Dreams Ballroom. You will receive an invitation in mid-September and we hope you will join us for this special event.
The following professionals will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009:
Living
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
Deceased
Constance Daniell, long time reporter for the Journal
David Doege, long time courthouse and police reporter for the Sentinel and Journal Sentinel, legal reporter for the Business Journal
Mildred Freese, long time reporter for the Journal, frequently specializing in consumer affairs
Al Kalmbach, prominent Milwaukee area publisher
Once again, we are reaching out to Milwaukee Press Club members and friends to ask you for your support through Leadership Gifts in honor of the Hall of Fame inductees. We are hoping you will consider a Leadership Gift of $100. Your generous response goes directly to the MPC Endowment Ltd., the charitable arm of the Press Club, to support scholarships and press club programs to promote excellence in journalism. Your support helps us to better celebrate our honorees and recognize the underlying values of the Club such as editorial craftsmanship, integrity and trust.
Your leadership gift can recognize another journalist - either one of this year's Hall of Fame inductees or any other journalist or mentor who influenced your career. Leadership givers (and any person they name for recognition) will be listed in this year's Hall of Fame Dinner program as well as in an upcoming Cat Tales article. Leadership Gifts sponsors whose reply is received by Wednesday, Sept. 3, will also be listed in the invitation. All gifts to the MPC Endowment, a 501(c)(3) organization, are tax deductible.
Please help us to support the Milwaukee Press Club and this important event with your Leadership Gift by following this link to the donor form at www.milwaukeepressclub.org/files/2009-leadership-gift.pdf. Return the completed form by Wednesday, Sept. 3. (Gifts will be accepted after that date, but the donors will not be listed on our invitation.) For more information, contact Joette Richards at (262) 894-2224 or milwaukeepressclub@gmail.com. We hope you will join us for this special event in October
Originally published: Tuesday, August 18, 2009