One constant I’ve noticed in myself as I’ve grown older is that I’ve become more reflective. Perhaps that comes with age, but there are times when I see or hear something and it makes me physically stop and reflect.
Joann Schrauth, an accomplished writer and photographer for The (Fond Du Lac) Reporter since 1979, died on Tuesday, Jan. 16, in Fond du Lac. She was 82.
She began freelance writing in 1971 and joined The Reporter in 1979. Her work included covering local village board and school board meetings, as well as her own personal stories of miscarriages and loss. She was known for having a true sense of journalism and taught her children about bylines, shorthand, punctuation, proper use of quotation marks and Robert's Rules of Order. She received awards for her work from the WNA’s Better Newspaper Contest.
Lawrence "Larry" Robert Brunet, a former manager of the Milwaukee Journal office in Green Bay, died on Tuesday, Jan. 2, in Green Bay, after a prolonged battle with COPD. He was 84.
Born in Milwaukee, his family relocated to the Fond du Lac area during his childhood. A standout athlete, Brunet graduated from Goodrich High School and UW-Oshkosh, where he earned a full football scholarship. In 1961, he served in the reserves as a Marine before moving to Green Bay in his late 20s. During this time, he ran the Journal's Green Bay bureau.
Longtime sports journalist Tim Sullivan has joined APG Wisconsin as news editor for the Watertown Daily Times and the (Fort Atkinson) Daily Jefferson County Union.
A native of Michigan with roots in southeastern Wisconsin, Sullivan is a 2008 graduate of the University of Michigan. Prior to joining APG, his work focused primarily on collegiate sports journalism, covering his alma mater for seven years and, for the past eight years, Virginia Tech football and basketball.
John Blais, who previously served as general manager for Capital Newspapers, has been named the CEO and publisher of the Colorado-based multimedia company Ballantine Communications.
In addition to his work in Madison, he previously served as executive director for the St. Jude League/Claretian Publications. During that time, one of its publications U.S. Catholic Magazine, was named Magazine of the Year by the Catholic Media Association in 2022 and 2023.
Clarice Case, who has worked as a journalist for the (Mayville) Dodge County Pionier since 2021, has been named editor of the newspaper and two other Multi Media Channels publications, the Kewaskum Statesman and the Campbellsport News.
She succeeds Mitchell B. Keller, who stepped down in December to accept a deputy editor position with a global construction magazine. During her time at the Poinier, Case has covered sports, government, schools and local events.
Laura Hughes, who worked at The Monroe Times for more than four decades, has retired.
She began her career with Monroe Publishing in August 1982 as a secretary and classified order taker. Three years later, she joined the sales team at The Times, and in 2004, she was named advertising manager. Hughes said she is looking forward to traveling with her husband and spending time with her family. Her last day at the newspaper was Wednesday, Jan. 31.
Stephen Maersch, a longtime Wisconsin journalist and member of the Milwaukee Press Club's Media Hall of Fame, died on Friday, Jan. 12, in Greendale. He was 86.
His early experiences included part-time roles at the Sheboygan Press and the The (Madison) Capital Times, as well as stints at the Chicago Tribune, Melbourne (Australia) Herald and Durban (South Africa) Daily News. In 1969, he landed a job as a copy editor with The Milwaukee Journal. "It was his best career move ever," he wrote in the obituary he penned himself. He worked at the paper for 25 years, retiring in 1995.
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Sixteen high school and middle school students have been recognized by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation for their submissions to the 2023 Wisconsin Civics Games Editorial Writing & Cartoon Contest.
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