What it took for Frank Sennett to write his new novel, the political thriller ‘Shadow State’
CHICAGO — Taking a luncheon break from what has been a life of considerable movement and accomplishments, Frank Sennett plunked himself into a booth at Club Lago, that pleasantly old-fashioned bar and restaurant in River North, and started talking about his three kids, his wife, his father and how he once wanted to be a stand-up comedian.
“It was either that or journalism,” he said.
He chose wisely. Sennett has successfully surfed the choppy waters of the contemporary journalism and media seas as well as anyone. He has held and enjoyed some very prominent positions. He has been a. He was the director of custom publishing and digital strategy for Crain’s Chicago Business and later became the director of digital products and strategy for all four city and regional publications under Crain Communications. He was with Crain’s for nearly a decade until leaving last year to become vice president of Outlook Marketing.
