Elizabeth (Betsy) Brenner, a 31-year veteran of the newspaper industry and publisher of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, will give the keynote speech on April 4 at the Women's Press Club of Pittsburgh's 118th Anniversary Dinner and Journalism Awards.
The event - titled "Tomorrow's Paper" and sponsored by Trib Total Media - is open to the public and will be held at 6 p.m. at the Rivers Club, located at One Oxford Centre in Downtown Pittsburgh.
"The turmoil facing the newspaper industry, and what the future holds for it, are on every journalist's mind," says Kellie Gormly, president of the Women's Press Club of Pittsburgh. The organization, which started in 1891, is the oldest American women's press club.
"Betsy Brenner is the perfect speaker for this year's event, and we're thrilled to have her," Gormly says. "Betsy will speak both as a publisher with business expertise, and as a former reporter with journalism expertise. The optimism that Betsy maintains about print journalism's future brings both insight and inspiration to all who attend the dinner."
Brenner was named publisher of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in January 2005. She oversees Wisconsin's largest newspaper, its Web sites and a wide range of related businesses. Prior to her move to Milwaukee, Brenner was president and publisher of The News Tribune in Tacoma, Wash., and The SUN in Bremerton, Wash. She had leadership responsibilities in a variety of business departments at the Denver Rocky Mountain News, The Miami Herald and The New York Times.
This year's event also marks the 53rd anniversary of the Gertrude Gordon Awards, which are cash awards made to more than 100 journalism students over the years by the club. The Pittsburgh Foundation administers the Gertrude Gordon Memorial Fund.
The club has invited representatives from the Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh to the dinner to accept donations. The group's mission is to end partner violence in the lives of women and children. For more information about the Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh, visit http://www.wcspittsburgh.org/23.php.
For tickets, $50 per person, or for more information, contact Kellie Gormly at 412-320-7824. The reservation deadline is Monday, March 30, 2009.
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