Each month, Lake Effect collaborates with The Business Journal of Milwaukee in the "Down to Business" series. Reporters from The Business Journal and newsmakers from around town stop by WUWM's Studio A to talk about what's going on in the business world.
August 2010- Listen to the interview. This month, Lake Effect's Mitch Teich talks with Mary McCormick of Milwaukee Women inc., and Business Journal reporters Rich Rovito and Corri Hess about efforts to diversify corporate boards in Milwaukee. The Business Journal first reported six years ago on the small percentage of women and minorities on boards. Follow-up reports this month in the publication indicate not much has changed since then. McCormick's non-profit organization is one of the groups working for change. Guests:
Mary McCormick
Mary McCormick is Vice-Chair of Milwaukee Women inc., a non-profit group of professional women seeking to change the face and quality of leadership in the Wisconsin business community. The group aimed to increase the number of women on Wisconsin boards to 25% by 2014. McCormick is also the Executive Director of the Rotary Club of Milwaukee.
Corri Hess
Corrinne Hess has been the Business Journal's health care reporter since July 2008. Previously, Hess was a reporter with the Daily Herald in northern Illinois and at the Kenosha News and Waukesha Freeman, where she covered several beats including municipal government, crime and education. Hess has won Wisconsin Newspaper Association awards for investigative reporting and open records/FOI. Hess is a 2001 graduate of UW-Whitewater.
Rich Rovito
Rich Rovito has been a reporter at The Business Journal since June 2000. His primary beats include: manufacturing, labor, transportation and education. In September 2007, he was the only reporter from Wisconsin to travel to China to cover Governor Doyle's trade mission. From 1991-2000, he was a reporter at CNI Newspapers, covering a variety of beats, including police and fire, municipal government, education and business. He has won several national, state and local reporting honors. He's a native of Bradford, PA and graduated from Marquette University in 1987 with a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration.
The Business Journal of Milwaukeeis an award-winning weekly business newspaper and website serving southeastern Wisconsin. Started in 1983, The Business Journal is a leading source of business news in the Milwaukee area. The Business Journal also prides itself on its popular annual awards programs, such as Forty Under 40, Women of Influence and Top Milwaukee Workplaces, along with its annual Book of Lists.
In addition to the monthly "Down to Business" segments, Lake Effect and The Business Journal will periodically team up to provide listeners with breaking and enterprise news stories.
Mary McCormick
Corri Hess
Rich Rovito
