Intern Unearths Fair’s Hidden Past | Milwaukee News

Milwaukee News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 7, 2026 · 1m

Jack Albright is rewriting the intern playbook at the Journal Sentinel—his second stint already turning heads, including landing his first-ever cover story. In just ten weeks last summer, he churned out 133 stories, from flood coverage to a Brewers pitcher’s baseball card discovery. This year, he’s diving into Milwaukee’s rich archives, uncovering wild fair history like banned alcohol and detective patrols. Raised in rural Massachusetts, he fell for Milwaukee’s grit over Boston’s polish, now channeling that love into creative, immersive storytelling—from rowing across the Pacific to his first…