Robert Blaszkiewicz is a Northwest Indiana native and joined The Times in 1994. He has filled a variety of roles, including night editor, Porter County editor, features editor and new media coordinator. His current position is assistant managing editor for operations.

Robert graduated from Portage High School and earned his bachelor's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Prior to joining The Times, he worked at The Quad-City Times in Davenport, Iowa, and The Herald-Palladium in St. Joseph, Mich.

Robert is a member of the Portage Rotary Club and serves on the Portage High School Dollars for Scholars Board of Directors.

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