Trustees Honor Roll

Machaskee, Alex

Publisher and Musician (1937)
Inducted on November 27, 1999

Alex Machaskee, Publisher, President, and CEO of The Plain Dealer, Ohio's largest newspaper, never lost touch with his ethnic heritage. Under his leadership, The Plain Dealer has served Cleveland's many cultures with comprehensive coverage and generous promotion. In the community, Alex has promoted the arts and intercultural amity through leadership and involvement in the Greater Cleveland Roundtable; the Musical Arts Association; The Cleveland Foundation; the Ohio Arts Council; University Circle Inc.; Cleveland Tomorrow; the National Conference; the Great Lakes Science Museum; United Way Services; Cleveland Initiative for Education; the Cleveland Museum of Art; Cleveland State University Foundation, Inc; The Greater Cleveland Growth Association; WVIZ Public Broadcasting System; St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York); and the International Orthodox Christian Charities. All the while, at a most personal level, Alex has remained an accomplished musician, performing Cleveland-Style and other nationality music with Cleveland's Continental Strings.