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WNA Foundation celebrates newspaper pioneers during Hall of Fame banquet

Nov. 11, 2022

The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation inducted five new members to the Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame during a banquet on Thursday, Nov. 10, at The Madison Club in Madison, Wisconsin.

Inductees included Peter Fox, a former editor of The (Racine) Journal Times who served as director of the WNA from 2004 to 2010, and Chuck Gauger, who retired as general manager of the Trempealeau County Times in 2019 after a nearly 50-year career in newspapers. Three inductees were honored posthumously. They included Emma Brown, co-founder of Fort Atkinson's first newspaper and the state's first successful female publisher, Dickey Chapelle, a pioneering journalist and photographer known for her work as a war correspondent, and Phil Muench, a longtime pressman at the Grant County Herald Independent who died in 2020 following a battle with COVID-19.

5 to be inducted into the Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame

Oct. 28, 2022

The deadline to purchase tickets to the Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame banquet is Thursday, Nov. 3.

The WNA Foundation will induct the following newspaper leaders during a ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 10, at The Madison Club, 5 E. Wilson St., Madison: Emma Brown (posthumous), The Wisconsin Chief, Fort Atkinson; Dickey Chapelle (posthumous), Shorewood native, photographer and one of the first female war correspondents, killed in Vietnam; Charles "Chuck" Gauger, Trempealeau County Times, Whitehall; Peter Fox, Wisconsin Newspaper Association; and Phil Muench (posthumous), Grant County Herald Independent, Lancaster.

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Civics Games editorial contest deadline extended until Nov. 14

Oct. 26, 2022

The deadline for the Wisconsin Civics Games Editorial Writing & Cartoon Contest, presented by the WNA Foundation, has been extended until 11:59 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14. With the extension, winners will now be announced in early January, at which time winning entries will be made available for publication by WNA newspapers.

Thank you to the many members who have published stories and ads to help promote the contest. Any assistance in publicizing the extended deadline would be much appreciated!

WNA Foundation seeking sponsors, congratulatory ads for Hall of Fame Banquet

Oct. 20, 2022

As part of the WNA Foundation’s mission to increase public awareness and appreciation of newspapers, it annually recognizes visionaries and innovators in the industry. This year’s Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame banquet will be held on Thursday, Nov. 10 at The Madison Club, 5 E. Wilson St., Madison.

Your support — through sponsorships and congratulatory ads — helps us better celebrate inductees and helps support the WNA Foundation.

RELATED: Register for the Hall of Fame banquet by Nov. 3

Oneida County sheriff to be honored with open government award

Oct. 14, 2022

Oneida County sheriff Grady Hartman will be honored with the Wisconsin Newspaper Association's inaugural Sunshine in Government award.

The award, launched this year by the WNA Board of Directors, recognizes efforts by Wisconsin citizens and public officials to protect and strengthen open government. It will be presented during the Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame Banquet on Thursday, Nov. 10, at The Madison Club in downtown Madison.

Civics Games so much more than a contest

Oct. 12, 2022

In an effort to help the WNA Foundation spread the word about its second annual Wisconsin Civics Games Editorial Writing & Cartoon Contest, the Wisconsin State Journal is making its recent editorial about the competition available to WNA members.

As we approach the Oct. 24 submission deadline, we hope newspapers will consider publishing it in print and online.

WNA Foundation annual Civics Games Editorial Writing & Cartoon Contest

Sep. 23, 2022

The WNA Foundation is excited to announce annual Wisconsin Civics Games Editorial Writing & Cartoon Contest, which aims to increase civic education and engagement while celebrating the rights established by the First Amendment.

The contest is open to all Wisconsin middle and high school students, including home-schooled students. Essays and cartoons should focus on the importance of the First Amendment. Students are encouraged to draw from personal experiences, current events and historical examples.

Brown, Lee join WNA Foundation Board

Sep. 9, 2022

The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation Board of Directors has two new members — Richard E. Brown and Richard Lee.

Brown, of Milwaukee, is the senior director of retention for The Daily Beast. Lee is president of the Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association.

Mission accomplished: Photo found for every veteran honored on Vietnam memorial

Aug. 12, 2022

After more than two decades of effort, at least one photo has been found for each of the 58,281 service members whose names are inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, according to a press release from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.

For newspaper publisher Andrew Johnson — a driving force behind the Wall of Faces campaign — the search was personal.

Dodgeville publisher Pat Reilly elected WNA president

Jul. 29, 2022

J. Patrick "Pat" Reilly, co-owner of The Dodgeville Chronicle, has been named president of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association.

WNA Past President Gregg Walker passed the gavel to Reilly during the Better Newspaper Contest awards banquet on Friday, June 24, in Madison, and the appointment became official on Thursday following a unanimous vote at the WNA annual meeting, which was held virtually. In addition to Reilly and Walker, who will serve a term as past president, the following members were elected to serve as officers on the WNA Board: George Stanley, editor and senior vice president of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Kris O’Leary, publisher of The (Edgar) Record Review and Jeff Patterson, president of APG Media of Wisconsin.