Media Hall of Fame 2024
Media Hall of Fame 2024
Event Details
Join us for the annual Media Hall of Fame event.
The Milwaukee Press Club is pleased to announce the outstanding journalists who will be inducted into the club’s Media Hall of Fame for 2024.
“Our Hall of Fame keeps getting better and better,” said Maryann Lazarski, press club president. “This year’s honorees represent the best in local journalism. It’s so critically important to celebrate their impactful work and dedication to our industry and community.”
The 2024 inductees to the Media Hall of Fame are:
- James Angeli, Today’s TMJ4
- Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Sentinel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Gretchen Ehlke, Associated Press
- Jessie Garcia, CBS 58, Telemundo Wisconsin, WMLW, WTMJ-TV
- Tom Haudricourt, MLB, Brewers, Milwaukee Sentinel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Ron Smith, Neighborhood News Service, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Kent Wainscott, WISN Channel 12
Please join this year’s honorees as the Milwaukee Press Club celebrates the newest members of the Media Hall of Fame. The event, which is open to the public, will be held on Friday, October 25 at Saint Kate, The Arts Hotel, 139 E. Kilbourn Avenue in Milwaukee. The reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. and dinner begins at 6:30 p.m., with the induction ceremony immediately after dinner.
For additional information about the Milwaukee Press Club and previous inductees to the Media Hall of Fame, click on “Honors.” Click here for advertising or sponsorship opportunities for the Hall of Fame dinner or contact Lexie Deblitz, executive administrative director, at (262) 573-9675.
The Milwaukee Press Club, founded in 1885, is the oldest continuously operating press club in North America. Proceeds from Milwaukee Press Club programming benefit the MPC Endowment, Ltd., and its scholarship fund.
Booking
Register for Event
The registration deadline is Fri., Oct. 18 and can be done by booking below. Registration is $95 per person; tables of eight are available for $740; corporate table sponsor $1,200 (includes a table of eight individuals, company logo in printed program and verbal recognition during the program).
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Entrée Selections:
- (Beef) Braised Beef Short Rib Bourguignon (GF)
- (Chicken) Smoked Amish Chicken Breast
- (Vegetarian) Maple Glazed Sweet Potato with Ancient Grain Risotto (this entree is also vegan)
(Please contact us for any special dietary needs.)
***If you would like to be seated near or with one of the honorees, please note that in the comment section when you register.***
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The endowment carries out its mission by providing scholarships to students, funding journalism-related education programs and supporting activities of the Milwaukee Press Club.
Membership
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Support journalistic excellence in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin and become part of the oldest continuously operating press club in the country, founded in 1885. The Press Club also supports the MPC Endowment Ltd., which awards annual journalism scholarships to students and provides grants to journalism programs.
Media Hall of Fame 2017
MPC Endowment
Contribute to Journalism Excellence
The endowment carries out its mission by providing scholarships to students, funding journalism-related education programs and supporting activities of the Milwaukee Press Club.
Membership
MPC Membership
Support journalistic excellence in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin and become part of the oldest continuously operating press club in the country, founded in 1885. The Press Club also supports the MPC Endowment Ltd., which awards annual journalism scholarships to students and provides grants to journalism programs.
