Scott M. Cutlip
Scott Cutlip, a longtime UW-Madison journalism professor, is remembered as a paragon of his craft. From writing industry-defining public relations textbooks to turning down higher-paying work to remain a professor, Cutlip was held in high esteem by colleagues and students alike. He spoke and wrote on the principals of truthfulness and openness in the field […]
Thomas R. Daniels
Thomas R. Daniels, longtime Middleton Times-Tribune editor and publisher spent nearly a quarter century at the newspaper. A World War I veteran and UW-Madison graduate, Daniels taught agriculture for a year at Middleton High School before he purchased the newspaper. Daniels served as editor and publisher of the Times-Tribune from 1924 until his unexpected death […]
Thomas G. Hadigan
Thomas Schwalm
Thomas Burgess
Robert (Bob) Gardner
Robert “Bob” Gardner, 71, of Port Wing, Wisconsin, and formerly of Hammond/Baldwin, died August 24, 2005, following a courageous battle with cancer. Bob was born on August 8, 1934, in West Chicago, Illinois, and attended school in Sumner, Wisconsin. Following this, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. On October 12, 1957, he married […]
Robert (Bob) Swenson
Robert J. Seltzner
Robert J. Seltzner’s natural curiosity and talent for writing brought him to many places and provided him with many opportunities. He served as an investigative reporter, journalist, editor and publisher throughout his career. Seltzner was 84 when he died Nov. 3, 2012, in Portage. He was a 1946 graduate of Sun Prairie High School. He […]
Rueben J. Heim
Reuben J. Heim, publisher of the Woodville Leader from 1992 to 1998, died Oct. 3, 2013, at age 59. Heim always lived life to its fullest, with a great sense of adventure. Aside from being a newspaper publisher, he was an over-the-road truck driver, computer programmer/system engineer, musician, pumpkin farmer and tractor enthusiast. He was […]
Russell K. Akey
Russell Kent Akey, former owner and publisher of the Randolph Advance, was born April 3, 1929. He grew up in the small village of Wyocena and graduated from Portage High School in 1947. Two years later, married Janet Crowley in Rio. Akey began his newspaper career as a printer’s apprentice at the Pardeeville Times and […]
