MILWAUKEE – Greg Borowski, executive editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, will be the guest speaker at a Newsmaker Luncheon set for Wednesday, October 18, hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com.
Borowski, who recently was named to the board of directors for the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, has been Journal Sentinel editor since February after former editor George Stanley retired. Borowski, a Milwaukee native, joined the newspaper in 1998 as city hall reporter and was promoted to several editor’s positions through the years, most recently as Deputy Editor/News, projects and investigations, working with the 11 news staffs through the USA TODAY NETWORK Wisconsin.
Borowski will take questions from a panel of journalists and from the audience at the luncheon, to be moderated by Milwaukee Press Club President Maryann Lazarski, series/documentary producer for Milwaukee PBS. The luncheon is set for 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Newsroom Pub, 137 E. Wells St. in Milwaukee.
The media panel:
Isabella Fonfara Drewel – Marquette Wire
Rich Kirchen – Milwaukee Business Journal
Ricardo Pimentel – Neighborhood News Service (recently retired)
The Milwaukee Press Club’s Newsmaker Luncheon series is underwritten by presenting sponsor Spectrum News 1 and supporting sponsor We Energies.
WisPolitics.com partners with the press club as part of its ongoing event series in Milwaukee, sponsored by UW-Milwaukee, Wisconsin Academy of Global Education and Training, ELEVEN25 at Pabst, Medical College of Wisconsin, Commercial Association of REALTORS and Spectrum.
The press club’s Newsmaker Luncheons are held to inform the public about the people and issues that affect individuals and communities in Milwaukee and Wisconsin. The cost to attend is $25 for MPC members, $30 for non-members and $20 for students. Lunch is included. Seating is limited. Advanced registration and payment are required and may be done online at https://milwaukeepressclub.org/events/. Checks may be mailed to the MPC at PO Box 176, North Prairie, WI 53153-0176. Cancellations will be accepted up to 48 hours in advance for a full refund.
