Daniel “Dan” Manoyan, who started his career at the Kenosha News and spent the final 17 years with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, died Monday, April 20. He was 69.
Manoyan was born Sept. 30, 1950, in Waukegan, Ill., to Edward and Elaine (Fox) Manoian. He graduated from Waukegan High School in 1968 and went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1972.
Shortly after graduation, Manoyan joined the Kenosha News sports department. After five years there, he left to work at his hometown newspaper, the Waukegan News-Sun, where he would remain for the next 11 years of his career.
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In 1988, Manoyan joined the Dallas Morning News, which boasted one of the leading sports sections in the country. Four years later, he returned to Wisconsin to take a position on the sports staff of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Manoyan covered a variety of sports during his time in Milwaukee, including the Green Bay Packers, UW football and basketball, and several PGA Tour events. He retired from the newspaper in 2009.
In 2007, he published his first book, “Men of Granite.” The book earned Manoyan a spot in the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2013. He also published “Alan Ameche: The Story of the Horse” in 2012.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 11. Those wishing to attend should contact Randall Manoyan (847-668-0259 or manoyan1@gmail.com) for more information.
