Joel Patenaude has been named managing editor of The (Janesville) Gazette, replacing the recently departed Ann Fiore, the newspaper announced Friday.
Patenaude has served as a Wisconsin-based correspondent since February for the online publications NetZero Insider and RTO Insider. He previously was associate editor of Madison Magazine from January 2017 to November 2020.
A 1994 UW-Madison graduate, Patenaude’s past experience also includes 12 years as managing editor of Silent Sports Magazine from 2004 to 2016 and two-plus years as managing editor of The Mille Lacs Messenger in Isle, Minn., from August 2001 to February 2004.
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Fiore departed last month following a career with The Gazette dating back to August 1995. During her tenure, Fiore served in several roles, including entertainment editor, chief copy editor and managing editor.
A Marquette University graduate, Fiore earned her journalism degree in 1989. Prior to joining The Gazette, she spent time as a freelance reporter for Journal Communications and as a reporter for The Catholic Herald, both in Milwaukee.
