Milwaukee Press Club: Walker to be press club’s next ‘newsmaker’

For more information, please contact:

The Milwaukee Press Club

Joette Richards, (262) 894-2224

milwaukeepressclub@gmail.com

http://www.milwaukeepressclub.org

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, a Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor, will be the featured guest at the Milwaukee Press Club’s next Newsmaker Luncheon.

The event will take place on Friday, June 11, from 11:45 to 1:30 p.m. at the Newsroom Pub in downtown Milwaukee at 137 E. Wells St.

Walker is being challenged for the GOP nomination by former Congressman Mark Neumann.

The winner of the Republican primary will square off against Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, a Democrat.

Neumann was featured as a Newsmaker by the club last month, and Barrett was at the club’s Newsmaker on Wednesday.

A panel of professional journalists will interview Walker during the Newsmaker Luncheon.

The Milwaukee Press Club’s Newsmaker Luncheon Series is sponsored by Journal Communications and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

The Milwaukee Press Club presents the Newsmaker Luncheons to shed light on issues of the day. The public is invited to attend the luncheons. The cost to attend is $15 for MPC members, $20 for non-members, $10 for students. Lunch is included. Seating will be limited. Pre-registration and advance payment is required and may be done online at http://www.milwaukeepressclub.org. 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. Please contact Joette Richards at the Milwaukee Press Club at milwaukeepressclub@gmail.com with any questions; or to pay by credit card, call 262-894-2224.

The Newsroom Pub, home of the Milwaukee Press Club, now has FREE wireless internet service compliments of the Safe House.

Other Upcoming Events:

“Second” Thursday Event – Thursday, June 10th, 5:30 p.m. – This event will feature the unveiling of a piece of Milwaukee journalism history at the Newsroom Pub.