Advertiser president and publisher Mike Fisch has won a Gannett's President's Ring for outstanding achievement. He was one of 10 publishers recognized for his efforts. Advertiser library photo

Fisch was one of 10 publishers recognized for his efforts.

Fisch is chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i's military affairs council, and serves on numerous community and charity boards.

Last year, he was honored by the Aloha Council, Boy Scouts of America, as Hawai'i's distinguished citizen of 2006. He had served as president of the Council until February.

Fisch came to The Advertiser in 1998 after serving as president and CEO of The Bakersfield Californian for six years.

He began his newspaper career selling advertising in his hometown newspaper while still in high school in Fairmont, Minn. He previously worked at the Marshall (Minn.) Messenger & Independent, Rochester (Minn.) Post-Bulletin, Madison (Wis.) Newspapers, Inc., and Hartford Courant.