The Great Plains Journalism Awards promote the highest standards of journalism. The annual awards are presented by the Tulsa Press Club and Benevolent Association. We invite journalists from newspapers and magazines across the region to enter their best work from the past calendar year. 

The eight-state competition includes Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota.

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2023 Finalists Announced

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40/29 News — KHBS/KHOG Fort Smith-Fayetteville

Adam Call Roberts

 

605 Magazine

Dawn Geertsma

Alana Snyder

John Snyder

Cailyn Patterson

 

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Wally Hall

Philip Martin

Stan Denman

Emily Gist

Gwen Faulkenberry

Thomas Metthe

Stephen Swofford

Colin Murphey

Teresa Moss

Joshua Snyder

Sarah Campbell-Miller

Maggie McNeary

 

ArtDesk Magazine

Jezy Gray

 

Associated Press

Bobby Ross Jr
 

The Black Wall Street Times

Deon  Osborne 

 

Cherokee Phoenix

Will Chavez

Stacie Boston

 

Curbside Chronicle

Becky Carman

Dusty Gilpin

Nathan Poppe

Miguel Rios

Amanda Simcoe

Colin Strickland

Marcus Eakers

Sydni Nasada

Sam Washburn

 

Edible OKC

Nicole Jocleen

Charlie Neunshcwander

 

El Perico

Bridget Fogarty
 

Flatwater Free Press

Yanqi Xu

Natalia Alamdari

Matthew Hansen

Matt Wynn

Alexandra Stone
 

The Frontier

Reese Gorman

Brianna Bailey

Kayla Branch

Kassie McClung

Cary  Aspinwall

Amy Yurkanin

Clifton Adcock

Jennifer Palmer

Reese Gorman

Dylan Goforth

Brianna Bailey

Steve Lackmeyer

Nathan Poppe

 

Kaiser Health News 

Sarah Jane Tribble

Lauren Weber

Rae Ellen Bichell

Nathan Payne

Kelly Johnson

Lauren Weber

Hannah Recht

Bram Sable-Smith

 

KETV — Omaha

Joey Safchik

Tyler White

 

KHGI/KFXL — Lincoln

Jeremy Dubas

Dave Griek

Taylor Leverett

Risell Ventura
 

KJRH, Channel 2 Tulsa

Justin Ayer

Drew Barker

Cori Duke

Karen Larsen

Naomi Keitt

Shea Smith

Brady Halbleib

Tony Russell

Amanda Slee

Jeanette Quezada

Micah Farnsworth

Avery Fulton

Wes DeHart

Gary Griggs

Shaun McGhee

Dennis Meister

Marisa Wojtalewicz

Gena Asaadi

Kevin Beers

TJ Clark

Christian Tacket

Scott Marion

Sharon Phillips

Chris Reynolds

Rebecca Walters

Jordan Eggleston

Pete Knutson

Denis Meister

Cathy Tatom

Ryan Love

Cayden McFarland

 

KOKI-TV FOX23 News

Rick Maranon
 

KOSU — Oklahoma State University

Robby Korth

Kateleigh Mills

 

KOTV, Channel 6 Tulsa

Amy Slanchik

Reagan Ledbetter

Michael Woods

Mark Pinkerton

Lori Fullbright

Craig Day

Reagan Ledbetter

Dustin Stone

Emory Bryan

Ashlyn Brothers

McKenzie Gladney

Kristen Weaver

Michael Woods

Rodney Stringer

Jon Jussero

Patrick Bender

Nicholas Hale

Alex Isaak

Grant Stephens

Brian Dorman

Cal Day

Richard Clark

Paul Stephenson

Dan Hawk

Scott Pfeil

 

KWGS News

Max Bryan 
 

Lincoln Journal Star

Andrew Wegley

Peter Salter

Amie Just

L. Kent Wolgamott

Justin Wan

Kenneth Ferriera

 

Midlands Business Journal

Savannah Behrends

 

Midwest Living

Julia Sayers Gokhale

 

Missouri Life Magazine

Merit Myers

Sandy Selby

 

The Oklahoman

Dave Cathey

Carmen Foreman

Steve Lackmeyer

Joe Mussatto

Jenni Carlson

Jacob Unruh

Berry Tramel

Brandy McDonnell

Doug Hoke

Bryan Terry

 

Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs

Ray Carter

 

Oklahoma Eagle

Gary Lee

Samantha Levrault

John Neal
 

Oklahoma Gazette

Evan Jarvicks

 

Oklahoma Humanities

Kimberly Roblin

 

Oklahoma State University — Daily O’Collegian

O’Colly Staff

Mackenzie Janish

 

Oklahoma Today

Natasha Alterici

Shane Bevel

Nathan Gunter

Steven Walker

Tommy Woods

Karlie Ybarra

 

Oklahoma Watch

Whitney Bryen

Paul Monies

Miranda Green

Keaton Ross

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Omaha Magazine

Julius Fredrick

Sarah Lemke

Bill Sitzmann

Matt Wieczorek
 

Omaha World Herald

Emily Nitcher

Dirk Chatelain

Todd Cooper

Henry J. Cordes

Marjie Ducey

Nancy Gaarder

Shelley Larsen

Emily Nitcher

Anna Reed

Kristin Donovan

Josie Whelan

Sam  McKewon

Pam Richter

Frank Hassler

Lily Smith

Paul Goodsell

Pam Richter

Z Long

Charlotte Higgins

Sam McKewon

Nancy Gaarder

Joel Lorenzi

Tom Shatel

Paul Goodsell

Sheritha Jones

 

Oral Roberts University — The Oracle

Elizabeth McCullough

 

Rapid City Journal

Matt Gade
 

The Reader

Bridget Fogarty

Ryan Syrek

 

The Riverfront Times

Monica Obradovic

Danny Wicentowski

 

South Dakota News Watch

Bart Pfankuch

Stu Whitney

 

St. Louis Magazine

Nicholas  Phillips

Kevin A. Roberts

Amanda Woytus

Mike Miller

Jenny L. Bird 

Jan Kallwejt

Emily  Wells

Tom White

 

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jesse Bogan

Austin Huguelet

Katie Kull

Michele Munz

Annika Merrilees

Daniel Shular

 

St. Louis Public Radio

Avery Lea Rogers

Danny Wicentowski

Emily Woodbury
 

Sunflower Publishing

Nick Krug

Jared Nally

Amber Fraley

Nathan Pettengill

 

TulsaPeople Magazine

Connie Cronley

 

Tulsa Kids Magazine

Dr. Tamecca Rogers

Alicia Kobilnyk

 

Tulsa World

Andrea Eger

Corey Jones

Eli  Lederman

Ginnie  Graham

Ian Maule

Mike Simons

Daniel Shular

 

Wichita Eagle

Michael Stavola

Marcia Werts

Chance Swaim

Matthew Kelly

Michael Roehrman

Julie Mah

Jaime Green

Matthew Kelly

Chance Swaim

Carrie Rengers

Taylor  Eldridge

Travis Heying

 

University of Arkansas — Arkansas Traveler

Mary Beth Kemp

Sarah Komar 

Robert Stewart

 

University of Arkansas — The Hill

Victoria Hernandez

Blaise Keasler

 

University of Central Oklahoma

Ben  Anderson

Kelly Merka

Trey Guzman

Jocelyn Schifferdecker

 

University of Iowa — The Daily Iowan

Hannah Pinski

Grace Smith

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher

Liam Halawith

Kate Perez

Staff

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University of Iowa — DITV

Ashley Weil
 

University of Kansas — University Daily Kansan

Kansan Staff

Lily Witkowski

Caroline Soro

Playmakers Staff

 

University of Nebraska Student Broadcast

Brody Wilken

Jen Maier

Kate Cordes

Lexi Goeman

Madysen Early

Grant Hansen

Emma Krab

 

University of Tulsa — The Collegian

Celeste McAtee

Madison Walters

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WIBW-TV — Topeka

Doug Brown

Melissa Brunner 

Jeremy Goodwin

13 NEWS Team

 

Freelance Finalists

Daniel Shular

Sarah Komar

Shane Bevel