Ron Faiola

Ron Faiola is an award-winning author and photographer who’s been called “Wisconsin’s legacy filmmaker” and a “supper club guru.” His best-selling book series on Wisconsin supper clubs was the spark that ignited the surge in supper club enthusiasm in the Midwest.

His critically-acclaimed documentary films have appeared on PBS stations nationwide earning him coverage in a variety of publications including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He’s been interviewed by such media personalities such as WGN Radio’s Dave Plier, Milk Street’s Christopher Kimball and travel expert Rudy Maxa.

Faiola, under the stage name of Ron Ford, was the former drummer and founding member of the Milwaukee punk rock band, Couch Flambeau. He also was a disc jockey on the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s radio station, WMSE, 91.7 FM. He resides in a “Greendale Original” in the historic Village of Greendale. (photo: Matt Huhnke)