Eight journalists who had a lasting impact in Nevada will be inducted into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame next month, the Nevada Press Foundation announced today. Mary Hausch, Jake Highton, Bill Hughes, Frank McCulloch, Steve Ranson, Guy Rocha, Laura Tennant and Charles Zobell will be honored at a lunch …
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The Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame honors men and women who have had a significant impact on journalism in the state. Members are elected each year by vote of the Nevada Press Association board of directors.
Six essential journalists honored at HOF Lunch
September 29, 2022 Convention, Hall of Fame, Wabuska Mangler Comments Off on Six essential journalists honored at HOF Lunch
Last weekend in Las Vegas, five new members and one existing member of the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame were officially inducted into the group, which already includes two former Nevada governors, the first woman to report on the Nevada Legislature, Hank Greenspun and Mark Twain. The proceedings were emceed …
Read More »German to be honored at Convention
September 16, 2022 Convention, Hall of Fame, Wabuska Mangler Comments Off on German to be honored at Convention
The late Jeff German will be inducted into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame at the Nevada Press Foundation Annual Convention next weekend. The Foundation’s Board of Trustees this week approved his early entry into the august group of Nevada journalists, which includes figures like Mark Twain, Nellie Mighels Davis, Hank …
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September 15, 2022 About us, Hall of Fame Comments Off on Jeff German
Jeff German was one of the pre-eminent investigative reporters of his era. He plied his trade for over 40 years in Las Vegas until his life was tragically cut short in 2022, in a killing that shocked the nation. At the time of his induction into the Hall of Fame, …
Read More »Four to be inducted into Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame
August 24, 2022 Hall of Fame, Wabuska Mangler Comments Off on Four to be inducted into Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame
Four journalists who had a lasting impact in Nevada will be inducted into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame next month, the Nevada Press Foundation announced today. Steve Carp, Jane Ann Morrison, Tom Tait and the late Bob Brown will be honored at a lunch ceremony to be held at …
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August 23, 2022 Hall of Fame Comments Off on Tom Tait
Tom Tait was a Las Vegas-based Associated Press news editor who hired reporters, mentored writers and guided coverage in Nevada and surrounding states from 2000 to 2022. He retired in June 2022 as Southwest AP news editor for Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada after 45 years in journalism in California …
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August 23, 2022 Hall of Fame Comments Off on Steve Carp
Steve Carp has covered many of the biggest events and personalities in Las Vegas sports history. For the Las Vegas Sun, he reported on the University of Nevada-Las Vegas mens’ basketball team’s national championship run in 1990 and return to the Final Four in 1991, He was the Las Vegas …
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August 23, 2022 Hall of Fame Comments Off on Jane Ann Morrison
Jane Ann Morrison worked for four newspapers over 48 years and 44 of those years she was based in Las Vegas, reporting on everything from the mob to gaming and politics. She arrived in Las Vegas in 1976 to work for the Review-Journal, where she reported on-and-off for 38 years. …
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August 23, 2022 Hall of Fame Comments Off on Bob Brown
Bob Brown made his most significant contribution to Nevada journalism as owner and publisher of the North Las Vegas Valley Times from 1973 to 1984. He bought the paper from former Las Vegas Sun managing editor Adam Yacenda and two years later turned the weekly paper into a daily. At …
Read More »Nominations sought for Hall of Fame
June 23, 2022 Hall of Fame Information, Wabuska Mangler 3
Nominations are now being accepted for inductees to the Nevada Press Foundation Hall of Fame. The deadline to submit nominations for 2022 is the close-of-business on Friday, July 15. Candidates should be newspaper professionals who made lasting contributions to Nevada journalism and/or the news industry over the course of their …
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