Ihsaa Media Award Winners

IHSAA MEDIA AWARD WINNERS In 1970, the Board of Control instituted its Media Award to members of the print and electronic media for the highly significant role they play in promoting school activities program at the local and state level. Nominations for the Award come from the member schools and are chosen by an independent panel of administrators.

1970 1982 Jack North – Des Moines Register Blean Calkins – KWPC-KFMH Radio, Muscatine John O’Donnell – Davenport Daily Times Harrison (Skip) Weber – Iowa Daily Press Assoc.

1971 1983 Bert McGrane – Des Moines Register Hank Dihlmann – KROS Radio, Clinton Tait Cummins – WMT Radio, Cedar Rapids Charles Ney – KAYL, Storm Lake & Iowa Radio Network 1972 Max Sandeman – Creston News Advertiser Jim Zabel – WHO Radio & TV, Des Moines Alex Stoddard – Sioux City Journal 1984 George Kampling – Clinton Herald 1973 Jim Logan – Red Oak Express Russ Smith – Waterloo Courier Frosty Mitchell – KGRN Radio, Grinnell Andy Woolfries – WOI Radio, Ames; WMT Radio, Cedar Rapids; KRNT Radio – Des Moines 1985 Howard Brantz – Omaha World Herald 1974 Bob Brooks – KHAK Radio, Cedar Rapids Gerald (Red) McAleece – KDTH Radio, Dubuque Phil Chinitz – Atlantic News Telegraph Gus Schrader – Cedar Rapids Gazette 1986 1975 Ed Peck – Newton Daily News Emmett Mowery – Ottumwa Courier Neil Trobak – KCIM-KKRL Radio, Carroll Frank Buckingham – Cherokee Daily Times; KCHE 1987 1976 Ron Gonder – WMT Radio & TV, Cedar Rapids Bob Brown – Fort Dodge Messenger Hal Lagerstrom – Dubuque Telegraph-Herald George Dorrington – WMT-TV, Cedar Rapids Al Grady – Iowa City Press-Citizen

1977 1988 Harry Burrell – Iowa State University SID, Ames Harold Bailey – Perry Daily Chief Leighton Housh – Des Moines Register & Tribune Harry Gundacker – New Hampton Tribune Warren Swain – KMA Radio, Shenandoah Don Brandt – KBUR-KCRS Radio, Burlington William Turner – KCAU-TV, Sioux City 1978 Gene Sherman – KCAU-TV, Sioux City 1989 Jim Van Heel – Mason City Globe Gazette Dearrel Bates – Quad City Times, Davenport Patrick Fleming – WDBQ and KDTH, Dubuque 1979 Wayne Grett – Des Moines Register Harold Blake – Muscatine Journal Dave Potratz – KICD Radio, Spencer 1990 Gary Alban – Ogden Reporter 1980 James R. Lindvall – Griswold American Chuck Burdick – Des Moines Register & Tribune R.A. (Bob) Wilson – KTIV-TV, Sx City; KETV-TV, Bill Higgins – KVFD Radio, Fort Dodge Omaha

1981 1991 Jerry Jurgens – Davenport Daily Times Tom Juhl – KVDB Radio, Sioux Center Jack Ogden – Cedar Rapids Gazette Randy Peterson – Des Moines Register & Tribune Don Uker – KDSN Radio, Denison Jim Rose – Mount Pleasant News

1992 Mike Henderson – IGHSAU Information Director Roger Bates – Muscatine Journal Morris (Mo) Kelley – KWBG Radio; Boone News- Alan Hoskins – Ottumwa Courier Republican; Publication Director, IHSAA Dennis O’Grady – Carroll Daily Times-Herald 2000 1993 Elwood W. Geary – Corwith Herald Darlene & William Chaffee – Laurens Sun Randy Grossman – KDSN Radio, Denison Bob Denney – Cedar Rapids Gazette Orin Harris – KIOW Radio, Forest City Jack M. Eaton – SE Iowa Radio Sports Network Rich Holm – Fayette County Union, West Union John Kuhens – KILJ Radio, Mount Pleasant Heidi Soliday – KCCI-TV, Des Moines Arden J. Schoep – Nevada Evening Journal 2001 1994 Dick Fridley – Waverly Newspapers Gary Bucklin – KSIB Radio, Creston Kelly Neff – KWLO, Waterloo; KCJJ Radio, Ia City Tim Fleming – KGLO Radio, Mason City Jim Sullivan – Waterloo Courier Terry Hersom – Sioux City Journal John Walters – WOI-TV, Ames-Des Moines Jack Marlowe – Maquoketa Sentinel Press Doug Rodenburg – Missouri Valley Times 2002 Chuck Schoffner – Associated Press Steven Allspach – Sioux City Journal Charles Schram – Manilla; Manilla Times Gary Determan – KROS Radio, Clinton John Martenson – KGRN Radio, Grinnell 1995 Fritz Nielsen – KLGA Radio, Algona Merlyn Elman – Buffalo Center Tribune Tim Seaman – KCAU-TV, Sioux City Rich Fellingham – KICD, Spencer; KASI, Ames Leighton Hepker – KMAQ Radio, Maquoketa 2003 Ron Novotny – KNOD Radio, Harlan Rick Coleman – KWWL-TV, Waterloo John Sullivan – Cascade Pioneer Advertiser Christopher Faulkner – Fort Madison Daily Dem. Larry Woellert – Manchester Press Dave Paxton – Albia Newspapers Dan Pearson – KWQC-TV, Davenport 1996 Jerry Bloom – Logan & Woodbine Papers 2004 Denny Callahan – KLEM Radio, LeMars Todd Bailey – WHO-TV, Des Moines Kevin Evans – Waterloo Courier Jeff Dahn – Cedar Rapids Gazette Bob Foster – KWAY Radio, Waverly Dale E. Gerlock – Fonda Times; Buena Vista Jrnal Ed Jenson – KWBG Radio, Boone Phil Monson – Humboldt Independent Vern Olson – KOAK Radio; Red Oak Express Lance Renaud – KFJB-KXIA Radio, Marshalltown Doug Rieder – KGRA Radio; Jefferson Herald 2005 1997 J.R. Ogden – Cedar Rapids Gazette Lee Hughes – KMA Radio, Shenandoah Mike Lyon – Mapleton Press M.E. Messersmith – Riceville Recorder Mark Williamson – KTLB Radio, Fort Dodge Larry Peterson – Creston News-Advertiser John Campbell – KCRG-TV, Cedar Rapids Gary Rima – KOEL Radio, Oelwein Darren Miller – Tipton Conservative Paul Struck – Cherokee Chronicle Times 1998 Mike O’Connor – KCOG-KMGO Radio, Centerville Todd Kimm – Radio Iowa, Des Moines Ray Locke – Waverly Newspapers 2006 Brad Knowles – Denison Bulletin-Review Larry Cotlar – WHO, KXNO Radio Dan McCool – Des Moines Register Jeff Linder – Cedar Rapids Gazette Jerry Roberts – KDLS Radio, Jefferson Larry Morgan – MediaCom; State Boys BB Herb Trapp – Dyersville Commerical Keith Murphy – WHO-TV BJ Schaben – KASI, Radio, MediaCom 1999 Darin Svenson – KDEC, Decorah Bruce Mathew – Oskaloosa Herald Chuck Offenburger – Des Moines Register 2007 Ron & Diane Seaman – Emmetsburg Herb Forsman – Sumner Gazette Ed Rood – Photo-journalist Tri-County Times, Susan Harman – Iowa City Press-Citizen Slater Matt Levins – The Hawk Eye, Burlington John O’Connor – Cherokee KCHE Radio Barry Poe – Sioux City Journal Mike Peasley – Spencer, KICD Radio Ronald Slechta – Kalona News Steve Sigafoose – Co. Bluffs Nonpareil Neil Trobak – Carroll Broadcasting Kevin White – Omaha World-Herald 2015 2008 Mark Amadeo – KWKY Radio, Des Moines Chris Boeckman – Storm Lake, KAYL Radio Tony Atzeni – Sports Spotlight, Des Moines Ken Boesenberg – Manchester Press John Bohenkamp – Burlington, The HawkEye Doug Broek – Sioux Center, KSOU Radio Jerry Giese – Sioux City Journal Scott Campbell – North Scott Press Kirk Hardcastle – Mason City Globe-Gazette James Field – Atlantic, KJAN Radio Dick Kelly – Ames Tribune 2016 Jim Magdefrau – South Benton Star Press Jeff Blankman – Carroll Broadcasting K.J. Pilcher – Cedar Rapids Gazette John Jensen – Grundy Center Register Jim Leitner – Dubuque Telegraph-Herald 2009 Mike Oeffner – Harlan Newspapers Gerald (Jerry) Blue – Fayette County Union Ron Sturgis – Mason, Calhoun Co. Journal Joey Elbert – Spirit Lake, KUOO Radio Bill Haglund – Dallas County News 2017 John Naughton – Des Moines Register Troy Banning – Webster City Freeman-Journal Scott Saville – Cedar Rapids, KCRG-TV Beth Lutgen – Dyersville Commercial Ted Schultz – Clinton Herald Tom Robinson – Atlantic, KSOM Radio Ross Thede – Marshalltown Times-Republican 2010 Mike Baumgartner – 101.1FM The River, Dubuque 2018 Kent Harshbarger – Mediapolis News Les Houser – Wright County Monitor, Eagle Grove Donald Nielson – Avoca Journal Bill Logan – Manchester, KMCH Radio Dan Voigt – Emmetsburg Newspapers Eric Pratt – Fort Dodge Messenger Lori Wiser – Ocheyedan Press-Melvin News 2019 2011 Bob Fenske – New Hampton Tribune Perry Bell – Pella-Knoxville Newspapers Matt Gengler – Missouri Valley Times-News Dave Bingham – WOI-TV, Keep It Simple Sports Bill McIntyre – Fort Dodge Messenger John Johnson, Maynard – US Amat. Wrestling News Charles Nixon – Coon Rapids Enterprise Lee Muntz – Fairfield Radio Scott Unash – KCRG/KGYM Radio, Cedar Rapids Tammy Virgil – Columbus Gazette, Columbus Jct.

2012 Matt Coss – Muscatine Journal John Gorman – Winterset Madisonian Jerry Kiwala – Cedar Rapids WMT/Mediacom W. E. “Ed” Littler – Adair News Jerry & Terry Mertens, Preston Time Ed Sidey, Greenfield-Adair County Free Press

2013 Dan Berns – Elkader, KCTN/KADR Radio Scott Gonzales – Guthrie Center Times Willie Freiburger – Bellevue Herald -Leader Shawn Kenney – Perry, KDLS Radio Scott Sailor – Iowa Cubs Daryl Schepanski – Anamosa Journal-Eureka G. Wyatt Schultz – The Predicament

2014 Robert Fisher - 3 Eagles Radio, M. City/Cl’r Lake J.O. Parker – Grinnell, Poweshiek County CR