Sid Schwartz, editor of the Beloit Daily News and the Janesville Gazette, both owned by Adams Publishing Group, will be retiring in April.
Schwartz’s decision came after the death of his wife in February.
“This is completely my decision to retire,” Schwartz said.
Schwartz was named editor of the Beloit Daily News and regional editor for Adams Publishing Group newspapers in southern Wisconsin in November. Schwartz has worked as a reporter and editor in Janesville for 30 years.
“For all these years, we’ve just done our best to produce the best journalism we know how. That’s not easy, but it’s crucial for our democracy, and I feel good for having contributed something to that noble cause,” Schwartz added.
He was also editor of the Vernon County Broadcast-Censor in 1984-86 before taking a reporting job at the Beloit Daily News, where he became city editor. He was hired by the Gazette as a reporter in 1990 and promoted him to news editor in 2006.
Schwartz graduated from UW-Eau Claire.
Schwartz said he had no immediate plans other than to take a break and complete some home projects. “And then, we’ll see,” he said.
