Major Events
Along with its regular Newsmaker Luncheons and evening gatherings, the club’s main annual events include the spring Gridiron banquet, which honors winners of the Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism contest, a Gridiron Headliner and a “Sacred Cat” – an accomplished national journalist. The club also recognizes southeastern Wisconsin journalism excellence through its Milwaukee Media Hall of Fame induction banquet each October.
Additionally, the Milwaukee Press Club annually presents the City of Milwaukee Birthday Party, a huge gathering that celebrates incorporation of the city on January 31, 1846.
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