Edward Banks Hinshaw

Background

Hinshaw, Edward Banks was born on February 27, 1940 in Aurora, Illinois, United States. Son of Lorenzo M. and Emily (Roach) Hinshaw.

Education

Student, Harvard College, 1958-1959; student, University Minnesota, 1959-1962.

Career

Announcer, Station KSTP-Radio-television, Minneapolis, 1959-1964; announcer, Voice of America, Washington, 1964-1965; reporter, anchorman, Journal Broadcast Group, Inc. (formerly Station WTMJ, Inc.), Milwaukee, 1965-1970; editorialist, Journal Broadcast Group, Inc. (formerly Station WTMJ, Inc.), Milwaukee, 1970-1974; editorial director, Journal Broadcast Group, Inc.

(formerly Station WTMJ, Inc.), Milwaukee, since 1974; manager public affairs, Journal Broadcast Group, Inc. (formerly Station WTMJ, Inc.), Milwaukee, 1979-1990; manager personnel and editorial affairs, Journal Broadcast Group, Inc. (formerly Station WTMJ, Inc.), Milwaukee, 1990-1994; vice president human resources, Journal Broadcast Group, Inc.

(formerly Station WTMJ, Inc.), Milwaukee, since 1994. Instructor broadcast journalism University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, 1976, 79, 86.

Achievements

• Edward Banks Hinshaw has been listed as a noteworthy Broadcasting company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee National First Amendment Congress, 1980-1983. Chair Wis First Amendment Congress, 1985. Board chair Milwaukee Urban League, 1987.

Board directors Children's Outing Association, 1987-1990, Ko-Thi Dance Company, 1992-1999, president, 1994-1996. Board directors Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation, since 1997, Milwaukee Center for Independence, since 2004, vice chair, since 2008, Donors Fourm of Wisconsin, 2004-2009, Regency House Condo. Association, since 2005.

Member of Milwaukee Press Club (board directors 1990-1995, president-elect 1992, president 1993, Knight of the Golden Quill, Hall of Fame 2002), Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation (treasurer since 2000), National Broadcast Editorial Association (president 1980-1981), National Conference Editorial Writers (life), Sigma Delta Chi (Distinguished Service award 1977, Excellence in Journalism award 1988, Freedom of Information award 1994).

Connections

Married Victoria Leone Biggers, January 16, 1965. Children: Eric, Brian.

Father:

Lorenzo M. Hinshaw

Mother:

Emily (Roach) Hinshaw

Spouse:

Victoria Leone Biggers

child:

Eric Hinshaw

child:

Brian Hinshaw