Longtime Wisconsin journalist Donald E. Lewis dies at 88

Longtime Wisconsin journalist Donald (Don) E. Lewis, 88, of Oshkosh, died May 29, at home with his wife, Jo Ann, by his side.

After graduating with a bachelor's degree in journalism from UW-Madison, Lewis worked as a reporter for the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern for 10 years before moving his family to Milwaukee to begin his career with The Milwaukee Journal in June 1966. He went on to become a feature editor for the newspaper, retiring when the Milwaukee Journal and Milwaukee Sentinel merged in March 1995.

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Wisconsin Watch co-founders, creators of one of the nation’s top nonprofit news outlets, leaving as leadership transition begins

Andy and Dee J. Hall, the investigative journalists who co-founded Wisconsin Watch in their family basement, are leaving after building one of the nation’s most successful nonprofit news and training organizations.

The Wisconsin Watch board of directors announced the planned departures as part of a succession plan that will ensure stable leadership. Four veteran staff leaders will continue to guide the editorial and business operations under interim executive director Barbara Johnson, a longtime journalism executive and Wisconsin Watch volunteer. The board will begin a search for a new CEO immediately.

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Anderson returns to Sentinel Publications as editor

Matt Anderson, who worked as an editor of Sentinel Publications from 2018 to 2020, is returning to the news group as editor of The (Osceola) Sun and (Scandia, Minn.) Country Messenger, the company has announced.

A native of Rockford, Illinois, Anderson earned a bachelor's degree in English from Carthage College in Kenosha. Since leaving Sentinel Publications in 2020, he has worked as a writer for Birdeye and Osceola-based extraktLAB.

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