Greg Borowski, who has worked at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for the last 25 years, has been named the top editor of his hometown newspaper. He succeeds George Stanley, who retired at the end of last year after serving more than 43 years in journalism.
The announcement was made by Ray Rivera, the executive editor of The Oklahoman, who oversees Gannett Co.’s Middle America Region, which includes the Journal Sentinel, wrote Bill Glauber. Rivera was joined by Amalie Nash, senior vice president of local news and audience development at USA TODAY Network.
“I just feel that Greg is extremely well-prepared for the position,” Nash said. “He is an extremely strong ‘Big J’ investigative journalist. He champions digital growth and transformation. I think he’s well positioned in a unique way to understand what audiences want and to position the Journal Sentinel to be a relevant part of their lives.”
Borowski, 55, was born and raised in Milwaukee and graduated from Messmer High School and Marquette University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1989.
Borowski’s dream was to work at a Milwaukee newspaper. Prior to joining the Journal Sentinel, he worked as a business reporter for the (Marion, Ind.) Chronicle-Tribune, and then he covered politics and state government for the Lansing (Mich.) State Journal.
In 1998, he joined the Journal Sentinel, where he covered politics and issues of local importance as the Milwaukee City Hall reporter for a decade. He then began working closely with Stanley and his predecessor, Marty Kaiser, who was the paper’s top editor for 17 years.
In 2009, Borowski was named editor of the watchdog team. In the role, he oversaw projects that won national awards, including the Pulitzer Prize. He also served as editor of PolitiFact Wisconsin, which began in 2010.
During the last four years, he served as deputy editor for news, projects and investigations. Most recently, he has worked with all 11 news staffs of the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin, wrote Glauber.
