Carroll Kraus, copy editor, dies at 84

Carroll Kraus, a distinguished copy editor with a notable career at The Milwaukee Journal, died on Dec. 5 in Milwaukee — one day after his 84th birthday.

Before joining the U.S. Army, where he was a public information officer, Carroll served as editor of the Daily Nebraskan and as a reporter for the Lincoln Journal. After his military service, he joined the copy desk at the Des Moines Register. In 1970, he moved to Milwaukee, joining The Milwaukee Journal, where he worked for more than 40 years.

Kujawski is new reporter at Antigo Daily Journal

Michael Kujawski, who previously served as a wire editor and sports editor at several newspapers in Wisconsin, has joined the Antigo Journal as a reporter.

Kujawski earned a bachelor's degree in English and journalism from UW-Madison and recently returned to Wisconsin after teaching English for several years in China. In his new role, Kujawski will write news features, cover Antigo School Board and Langlade County Board and report on local high school sports.

David J. Grey, journalist, dies at 78

David James Grey, a former journalist and editor with the Oshkosh  Northwestern, died on Dec. 15, in Oshkosh, after a long battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. He was 78.

Grey began his journalism career that year as a sportswriter for the Northwestern. His tenure with the newspaper spanned 36 years, during which he served as city editor, business editor and special editions manager. In 2002, he shifted his professional focus to real estate, joining Schwab Realty in Oshkosh, where he worked until his retirement in 2020.

Robert Berglund

Bob Berglund retires from Tribune Record Gleaner

After more than 56 years in the newspaper industry, Bob Berglund has retired, with the final publication of his column, "Over the Back Fence," the Tribune Record Gleaner has announced.

Berglund began his newspaper career straight out of high school, when he began as an apprentice at the Turtle Lake Times in 1949. In 1956, after spending time in the U.S. Army and as a postal clerk in Turtle Lake, he married his wife, Florence. The two purchased the Loyal Tribune and the Spencer Record in 1968, and the Greenwood Gleaner in 1969. They then merged the three weekly newspapers into the Tribune Record Gleaner. The couple oversaw the publication of 1,364 issues of the newspaper from October 1968 to January 1995. 

Aging not so gracefully

The topic of aging has been on my mind a lot more lately, and with good reason. I recently crossed an aging Rubicon when I celebrated my 60th birthday.

Runberg, Egler join Amery Free Press

Photojournalist Justin Runberg has been named editor ofthe Amery Free Press, the newspaper has announced. His first day on the job was Dec. 4. A Balsam Lake native, Runberg attended UW-River Falls and UW-La Crosse, earning a bachlelor's degree in communication studies in 2018. He went on to work as a photojournalist at WKBT News 8 in La Crosse before moving to Colorado in 2021 to photograph wildlife.

Dana Egler also has joined the newspaper as sales coordinator in the advertising department. Egler is the owner of ELEmark, which provides business-to-business appointment setting and database development for insurance companies. She has over 20 years of experience in sales and customer service.

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