Kurt Chandler announced that he is stepping down as editor of Milwaukee Magazine, effective Nov. 13.
In an email the veteran journalist cited “the front and center management stuff” as reasons for his departure. It is “not something I will miss.”
He was senior editor and writer at the magazine when became editor in 2013. Prior to that he was a writer for hire with several non-fiction books to his credit and a writing instructor at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.
“When Betty Quadracci asked me to return to the mag as editor, I knew I’d be setting aside writing for a while. But I feel a strong pull to get back to it.
“I’m a writer at heart, been doing it for more than 30 years. It’s part of who I am.”
No word yet on his replacement.
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