Peter Selkowe

Former Racine Journal Times publisher Peter Selkowe dies at 81

Jun. 10, 2024

Former Wisconsin newspaper publisher Peter "Pete" W. Selkowe died Sunday, June 2, in Bismarck, North Dakota. He was 81.

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Selkowe worked in several roles over the course of his career, including photographer, reporter, editor and publisher, overseeing both the Bismarck (North Dakota) Tribune and The (Racine) Journal Times. After retiring from the latter, he started a local news blog, the Racine Post. 

Tracy Folz

Folz named new editor of Sheboygan Sun

Jun. 7, 2024

Tracy Folz has joined the Sheboygan Sun as its new editor, the newspaper has announced.

Mark Sherry, who has been serving as the part-time interim editor of the Sun, will become managing editor. Sherry also is the editor of the Tri-County News, which serves the greater Kiel, New Holstein and Chilton area. Folz has worked for a number of years as a freelancer for the Tri-County News, covering community events, as well as local government and business.

Richard Brown

Richard Brown to join Wisconsin Watch as director of engagement, growth & innovation

Jun. 5, 2024

Richard Brown will become the director of engagement, growth and innovation for Madison-based nonprofit news organization Wisconsin Watch starting June 17. This new role is funded by Wisconsin Watch donors and the American Journalism Project as part of a collaborative effort to rebuild Wisconsin’s local news ecosystem.

A national media consultant who lives in the Milwaukee area, Brown has served as senior director of retention for The Daily Beast, overseeing retention, engagement and subscription management. Before that Brown held key positions leading digital engagement, sales and retention strategies for Gannett and the USA Today Network, for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and for LPi Liturgical Publications Inc. He also serves on the WNA Foundation Board of Directors.

Former Milwaukee Journal editorial editor David Behrendt dies at 89

Jun. 5, 2024

Longtime Milwaukee journalist David Behrendt has died at the age of 89, reports Tom Daykin of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

A native of Stevens Point, Behrendt earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from UW-Madison. He went on to work as a reporter for the Decatur (Illinois) Review and joined the The Milwaukee Journal as a reporter in 1960. He became a copy editor in 1970 and an editorial writer the following year. Behrendt later served as editor of the newspaper's Crossroads section, and he was a member of the Journal Sentinel editorial board from 1995 — when the newspaper was formed through The Milwaukee Journal and Milwaukee Sentinel merger — until his retirement in 1998. He also was The Journal‘s editorial page editor from 1984 to 1995.

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