Best Wishes to Joe Rogalsky

We at Delaware Liberal received official word last night that Joe Rogalsky will be leaving as Gov. Markell’s press secretary to reconnect with his family and then to take on other challenges. Official in that it came from Joe Rogalsky. I, for one, will miss him.

He made clear that he remains a strong and enthusiastic supporter of the Governor.

FWIW, I think that Joe did a superb job at getting the Governor’s message out there. He was especially skilled at tying the press releases to the ongoing themes of the Administration. If only the national D’s were as skilled at message management.

This is a young man’s job, IMHO, and there’s a high burnout factor. You have to be available all the time. When something unexpected breaks, you are under the most intense deadline pressure not only to get the story out there, but to coordinate the administration’s response. One year seems about right to me.

Not only was Joe’s work prolific, but I appreciated the level of detail. You rarely had to seek additional info to make sense out of one of his releases.

I think that Joe has served both this Governor and our state well. He hinted that something interesting might be coming down the track for him, and I, for one, will look forward to it.

For now, I wish him some well-earned R ‘n R as he recharges his batteries.