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Mitchell Leon Grochowski

Journalist

Born Jul. 27, 1946, Ludington (MI), U.S.; son of Leon and Bernice (Baron); married Mary Rose (Snigocki); children: Garrett, Marisa.

Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (in journalism), American University, Washington (DC), 1969.

Career: in Scranton (PA) - reporter, editor, author, Scrantonian - Tribune, 1970-90, general manager, Sunday Sun Newspaper, 1990-91, managing editor, Polish Weekly Straz, 1992 -.

Author: contributing free-lance author to U.S.A. Today and other publications.

Member of: president, Newspaper Guild, Scranton; active member, Labor Movement.

Served with: Pennsylvania National Guard.

Affiliation: Republican. Polish National Catholic

Language: English, Polish

Hobbies: collecting rare Polish art and documents

Home: 1112 Oakmont Rd., Clarks Summit, PA 18411

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996

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