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Patricia Raab, former News Graphic Pilot managing editor, dies at 85

Jan. 28, 2022

Patricia Raab, who in the 1980s served as managing editor of the (Cedarburg) News Graphic Pilot, died Thursday, Jan. 6. She was 85.

After earning her journalism degree in 1958 from Marquette University, Raab started her journalism career as a columnist for the Peoria (Ill.) Heights Herald. In 1979, she joined the Port Washington Pilot as a reporter. Following a merger with the (Cedarburg) News Graphic, she went on to be named managing editor of the News Graphic Pilot until 1985, when she and her husband moved to Naperville, Ill.

After the couple returned to Ozaukee County in 1992, Raab spent time as night editor for The Milwaukee Journal before rejoining the News Graphic as a staff writer.

Jason Adrians named VP of local news for Lee Enterprises

Jan. 28, 2022

Jason Adrians, who has served as executive editor of the Wisconsin State Journal since September 2020, has been named vice president of local news for Lee Enterprises. Longtime city editor Phil Brinkman has been named interim editor while the newspaper searches for Adrians' replacement.

In his new role, Adrians will be the top news executive for all Lee local news organizations, including the State Journal. He previously had held the role of national editor for Lee since January 2017.

Kevin O’Brien steps down as Tribune-Phonograph editor

Jan. 28, 2022

Kevin O'Brien, longtime editor of The (Abbotsford) Tribune-Phonograph, is stepping down from the role. In a farewell column, O'Brien noted his decision was due to a personal medical issue. He said he hoped to continue his journalism career once his health is back on track.

O'Brien has served as Tribune-Phonograph editor since August 2008. During his time as editor, the newspaper won numerous awards in the WNA Foundation Better Newspaper Contest, including O'Brien's recent first-place honors for local column and general news photo.

Is an ‘8-inch frying pan’ holding you back?

Jan. 27, 2022

In his latest "Ad-libs" column, veteran sales trainer John Foust uses the story of a man who restricted the fish he caught to only those that fit in his frying pan as a comparison to rejecting new ideas and only keeping those that fit the way you've always done things.

Is an "8-inch frying pan," holding you back from reaching new goals?

A sobering trend: Alcohol deaths up sharply in Wisconsin

Jan. 26, 2022

Alcohol-induced deaths rose nearly 25% in Wisconsin in 2020, the biggest one-year increase in at least two decades.

The annual urge to hibernate

Jan. 24, 2022

It’s always this time of winter with the cold and snow that the prospect of hibernation seems pretty darned attractive.

GOP campaign committees start 2022 with more cash than Democrats

Jan. 24, 2022

Republican legislative campaign committees significantly outraised their Democratic counterparts over the last half of 2021 and begin the election year with a big cash advantage, according to Wisconsin fundraising reports reviewed by WisPolitics.com.

Hannah Coyle to cover Hudson for Star-Observer

Jan. 21, 2022

Hannah Coyle, who joined the staff of the (Hudson) Star-Observer full-time in June, has a new beat covering the city of Hudson.

Coyle, who played a major role in O’Rourke Media Group’s efforts to relaunch the River Falls Journal as an online-only publication, previously covered the city of River Falls and Pierce County. She previously contributed as a freelancer for the group of papers along the Wisconsin-Minnesota border. She also served as an intern for the newspapers in summer 2018, when they were still part of RiverTown Multimedia.

Gilbert, Haudricourt announce retirements from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Jan. 21, 2022

Craig Gilbert and Tom Haudricourt, veteran reporters of more than 70 combined years at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, each announced on Twitter this week their plans to retire from the newspaper.

Gilbert, the newspaper’s Washington bureau chief, has spent 35 years as a political reporter for the Journal Sentinel, covering every presidential campaign since 1988 and chronicling Wisconsin’s role as an important swing state in national elections. Through a fellowship with the Marquette Law School’s Lubar Center, he will be doing Wisconsin political analysis that will appear in the Journal Sentinel later this year.

Haudricourt has spent the last 36 years covering the Milwaukee Brewers and Major League Baseball for the Journal Sentinel. He has won numerous awards for his work, including being named Wisconsin sportswriter of the year by the National Sports Media Association four times, including back-to-back honors in 2018 and 2019.

WNA, Rebuild Local News testify on behalf of advertising tax credit bill

Jan. 21, 2022

Members of the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Ways and Means heard testimony on Wednesday in support of a bill that would provide small businesses with a tax credit to advertise in local media.

Speaking on behalf of the members of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association were Mike Hollihan, Multi Media Channels, Richard Lee, Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association, WNA President Gregg Walker, The Lakeland Times (Minocqua) and WNA executive director Beth Bennett. Representatives of Wisconsin-based media were joined in supporting the measure by the Rebuild Local News Coalition.