2019 Finalists announced

Entries were collected from contestants in the eight-state contest region 

(Tulsa, OK) – The finalists have been named for the 2019 Great Plains Journalism Awards. 

For the 10th-consecutive year, the regional contest is honoring print, online, TV and magazine journalists for outstanding stories, photography and design. The eight-state competition includes Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota. 

Winners will be announced May 10 at the Mayo Hotel in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the event welcomes Joe Kelley, news director and host of Orlando’s Morning News show on 96.5 WDBO, as its distinguished lecturer. Joining Kelley as featured speakers will be acclaimed food and drinks writer Todd Price of NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, and St. Louis Magazine’s esteemed staff writer Jeannette Cooperman. All three speakers will present workshops to attendees following the awards luncheon at the Mayo Hotel, 115 W. Fifth St. 

Several student journalists will be among those recognized for their work. The Tulsa Press Club will award $1,500 scholarships to the winners in five individual student categories. 

Conference workshops are free to attend. Awards luncheon tickets are $50 for individuals, and $45 for students or media. Tickets are available at www.tulsapressclub.org/sponsorship-tickets

A free mix and mingle event featuring food and drinks inspired by New Orleans and a brief Q&A from Todd Price will be held the evening of May 9 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Tulsa Press Club, 415 S. Boston Ave. 

Questions regarding the Great Plains Journalism Awards should be sent to greatplainsawards@gmail.com or call Anne Brockman at 918-585-9924, ext. 226 (9 a.m.-5 p.m.). Complete rules and regulations are available here

2019 Finalists

(Aberdeen) American News
Shannon Marvel
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
 John Moritz
Amanda Claire Curcio
Celia Storey
David Barham
Doug Thompson
Emily Walkenhorst
Eric Besson
Gavin Lesnick
Ginny Monk
Jillian Kremer
John Brummett
John Deering
John Moritz
Kat Stromquist
Lisa Hammersly
Maggie McNeary
Michael R. Wickline
Mitchell Pe Masilun
Nathan Owens
Nikki Dawes
Philip Martin
Ryan Tarinelli
Sean Clancy
Sports Staff
Staff
Stephen Steed
Tommy Metthe
Walter Hussman
Arkansas Life
Arshia Khan
Emma Devine
Johnny Carrol Sain
Jordan Hickey
Katie Bridges
Liz  Chrisman
Nikki Dawes
Seth Eli Barlow
Wyndham Wyeth
Arkansas Traveler — University of Arkansas
Alex  Nicoll
Andrea Johnson
Chase Reavis
Raleigh Anderson
Traveler Staff
dailyiowan.com — University of Iowa
Aadit  Tambe
Gage Miskimen
Katelyn Weisbrod
Des Moines Register
Matthew  Bain
DITV — University of Iowa
Kaylyn Kluck
FOX23 News
Brent Snider
Caitlin Huggins
Danny Boy O’Connor
Ron Terrell
Global Sisters Report
Dawn Araujo-Hawkins
Golf Oklahoma
Ken MacLeod
GRAND Lifestyle Magazine
Jaci Satterlund
Patrick Miller
Hail Varsity
Aaron Babcock
Brandon Vogel
Eric Francis
Mike Babcock
Paul Bellinger
Quentin Lueninghoener
Kansas State Collegian — Kansas State University
Olivia Bergmeier
KJRH, Channel 2 Tulsa
Sarah Dewberry
KTUL
Andrejs Dabars
Maureen Wurtz
Lincoln Journal Star
Alex Lantz
Cindy Lange-Kubick
Francis Gardler
Margaret Reist
Peter Salter
Staff
NET
Bill Kelly
Brian Seifferlein
Chad Davis
Dennis Kellogg
Emily Kreutz
Erin Green
Grant Gerlock
Jim  Lenertz
Mary Anne Andrei
Matthew Hodapp
Mike Tobias
Ralph Hammack, Jr
Werner Althaus
Oklahoma Daily — University of Oklahoma
Caitlyn Epes
Kayla  Branch
Oklahoma Today
Heidi Jo Mann
Oklahoma Watch
Jennifer Palmer
Omaha Magazine
Bill Sitzmann
Derek Joy
Doug Meigs
Joe Pankowski
Leo Adam Biga
Lindsay Wilson
Mady Besch
Matt Wieczorek
Otis Twelve
Sarah Locke
William Hess
Omaha World-Herald
Alia Conley
Betsie Freeman
Blake Ursch
Brendan  Sullivan
Chris Heady
Chris Machian
Dirk Chatelain
Erin Grace
Henry J. Cordes
Jeff Bundy
Jeff Koterba
Jeffrey Robb
Jessica  Thompson
Joe McCarty
Kent Sievers
Matt Haney
Matthew Hansen
Micah Mertes
Michael Boenhlein
Paul Hammel
Ryan Soderlin
Sarah McCallister
Staff
Steve Liewer
Tom Shatel
Sauce Magazine
Allyson Mace
Carmen  Troesser
Heather Hughes
Meera Nagarajan
St. Louis Magazine
Emily Cramsey
Jeannette Cooperman
Staff
Tom White
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Aisha Sultan
Staff
Tod Robberson
Tony Messenger
Sunflower Publishing
Amanda  Nagengast
Bill Stephens
Brian Goodman
Jenni Leiste
Kelly Gibson
Leslie Andres
Marcus George
Nathan Pettengill
Nick Krug
Sarah Reeves
Seth Jones
The Curbside Chronicle
Matt Goad
Nathan Poppe
The Daily Iowan — University of Iowa
Gage Miskimen
James Year
Katelyn Weisbrod
Lily Anne Smith
Marissa Payne
The Daily O’Collegian — Oklahoma State University
Hallie Hart
John Helsley
The Daily Republic
Matt Gade
The Gazette — Langston University
Jasmine Mayes
The Oklahoman
Adam Kemp
Berry Tramel
Brandy McDonnell
Bryan Terry
Carla Hinton
Chris Casteel
Chris Landsberger
Darla Slipke
Dave Cathey
David Dishman
David Morris
Felicia Murray
Jack Money
Jacob Unruh
Jeff Patterson
Jenni Carlson
Josh Dulaney
Ken Raymond
Nolan Clay
Randy Ellis
Staff
Todd Pendleton
The Oracle — Oral Roberts University
Josh Crow
Sterling Zoe Rubottom
The Tulsa Voice
Angela Evans
Lyndsay Knecht
Madeline Crawford
The Volante — University of South Dakota
Austin Lammers
Leah Dusterhoft
Tulsa Kids Magazine
Betty Casey
Charles Foshee
Diane Morrow-Kondos
Kristi Roe Owen
Natalie Mikles
Tara Rittler
Tulsa World
Andrea Eger
Bruce Plante
Corey Jones
Guerin Emig
Ian Maule
James Royal
James Watts
Jimmie Tramel
Kyle Margerum
Matt Barnard
Michael Overall
Mike Simons
Samantha Vicent
Scott Cherry
Staff
Stephen Pingry
Tim Stanley
Tom Gilbert
Vanessa Pearson
Wayne Greene
Tulsa World Magazine
Scott Cherry
University Daily Kansan — University of Kansas
Chandler Boese
Shaun Goodwin
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