Michael Gartner

Mr. Michael Gartner

Michael Gartner was born in Des Moines, Iowa.  He received his B.A. from Carleton College and J.D. from the New York University School of Law. He joined the staff of The Wall Street Journal in 1960 as a copy editor, later becoming Page One Editor.  He served in various positions with the Des Moines Register over 11 years including Executive Editor, Editor, President, Chief Executive Officer and Editorial Chairman.  He went on to serve as General News Executive for Gannett Co. and USA TODAY and editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal.

In 1988, Mr. Gartner became President of NBC News and served in this capacity until 1993 when he became Chairman and Editor of The Daily Tribune in Ames, Iowa.  Mr. Gartner ia a member of the Iowa Board of Regents, and Chairman and co-owner of the Iowa Cubs baseball team.

In 1997, Mr. Gartner was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for his editorials about community issues in The Daily Tribune.