UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Faculty members in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State bring an array of career experiences and deep expertise to their positions, which often includes accolades and awards.
For one Bellisario College faculty member that includes recognition as a Hall of Famer.
Walter Middlebrook, the Foster Professor of Practice, was selected as a 2023 inductee into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame. He was honored as an editor, recruiter and professor in the latest six-member class, which was announced this week and will be formally honored in April.
Middlebrook joined the Department of Journalism at Penn State during the 2020-21 academic year. He previsoulsy served as a professional-in-residence in 2018.
His journalism career culminated as the supervisor of an award-winning investigations team, while producing weekly entertainment and opinion stand-alone sections, at The Detroit News. Before that, he managed the paper’s award-winning department that included the metro desk, state house, and Washington, D.C., bureaus. He worked for The Detroit News as assistant managing editor for 11 years.
Before moving to Detroit, he worked at the Minneapolis Star, the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch, Newsday, New York Newsday, The New York Times and USA Today. He began his career as an intern and copy clerk at The Boston Globe.