Gridiron Awards Dinner
Each spring the club presents the Gridiron banquet, which incorporates the awards ceremony for the Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism contest, the Sacred Cat award and the Headliner award. The Sacred Cat award goes to a prominent national journalist. The Headliner award goes to a worthy civic, community or business leader from the area. See our list of past Sacred Cat winners and Headliners in the Contest & Honors section.
Gridiron Awards Dinner 2025

May 9, 2025

5:30 pm – 9:00 pm

The Pfister Hotel

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Plaques: Awards for Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism

May 23, 2025

8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Deadline

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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.