About Rich
Rich Rovito is a veteran journalist who currently serves as a contributing writer at Milwaukee Magazine, where he writes longform and shorter stories for print along with daily stories for the magazine’s website.
He’s also a long-time stringer for Associated Press Sports, covering college and professional sports in Wisconsin, as well as some spot general news coverage. Rich also works as a stringer for MLB.com, writing team-specific stories for publication on the league’s website.
Milwaukee Magazine Articles
At the outset of Impossible Town, you might anticipate that the film will reach a triumphant conclusion. The documentary follows a decades-long battle to get at the truth about carcinogenic compounds known as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) left behind by the coal mining industry in the rural southern West Virginia town...
Next week, More than 50,000 attendees of the Republican National Convention, including 15,000 media members, are expected to descend on the city. Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic deprived Milwaukee of the hoopla and economic benefits that it expected from hosting the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Milwaukee is back in...
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson on Friday hailed the Republican National Convention as a success “by many measures,” though he admitted that there are lessons to be learned from the city’s first full-scale major political event. Johnson said the city triumphed in staging an event the “size, caliber and magnitude” of...
Associated Press Sports Articles
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tyler Kolek had 28 points, eight rebounds and six assists as No. 8 Marquette drubbed No. 12 Texas 86-65 on Wednesday night in a Big East-Big 12 Battle matchup. Kam Jones added 17 points for Marquette (7-2), which rebounded from a 75-64 loss Saturday at in-state rival...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — From college walk-on to major league starter, Chicago Cubs right-hander Alec Mills had to earn most every break he got. On the brink of big league history, he was happy to welcome this bit of luck: expecting to see two-time batting champion Christian Yelich in the on-deck...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ryan Braun knew the best night of his career at the plate wouldn’t mean much if the Milwaukee Brewers didn’t win. Braun made sure they did with his career-high sixth hit, a two-run single with one out in the 18th that lifted the Brewers to a 4-3...
MLB.com Articles
MILWAUKEE — The frustration was palpable after the Guardians dropped all three games in a key matchup with the National League Central-leading Brewers, but a major positive sign continued to be the stellar performance of the Cleveland bullpen, which continued its collective dominance in the series.
MILWAUKEE — Brandon Woodruff took the mound for the Brewers for the first time in four months on Sunday at American Family Field against the Pirates. After pausing briefly behind the mound, Woodruff stepped on the rubber and fired a 94 mph sinker for a strike to Pittsburgh’s leadoff batter...
MILWAUKEE — The power surge that began last month and has continued at full throttle in September propelled the Phillies to a 4-2 win over the Brewers on Sunday afternoon at American Family Field, ending Philadelphia’s three-game losing streak. Alec Bohm and J.T. Realmuto belted back-to-back home runs off Brewers...
WUWM Articles
Once a major node of Milwaukee’s manufacturing industry, city leaders are now looking for a new blueprint for the 30th Street Industrial Corridor. Once the site of major manufacturers like Briggs & Stratton, A.O. Smith and Badger Meter, these manufacturing giants have either closed or moved out of the area....
In early December of 2021 as many were celebrating the holiday season, a major event happened in Milwaukee. 400 gallons of oil drained into the Menomonee River, after an accident at Komatsu Mining Corp on the city’s south side. The oil began to saturate the water, ending up in the...
There was a time in the 1980s and ‘90s when so-called “midnight basketball” leagues were seen as a promising tool to give young, at-risk men in high school a productive use of their time. But after a few years, the leagues fell out of favor. Now, a new midnight basketball...