May 2013 Future of Foundation is focus of meeting in Columbia Leaders of several of the affiliate organizations of the Missouri Press Washington; Phil Conger, Bethany; Dennis Warden, Owensville; Kathy Association met April 25 in Columbia for discussion about the future Conger, Bethany; and John Spaar, Odessa. A full report on the meeting of the Missouri Press Foundation. Among those attending were, in will be delivered soon. Bill Monroe of Iowa told how the Iowa Newspaper the foreground from the left, Trevor Vernon, Eldon; Bill Miller Sr., Foundation has flourished in the past few years. New Ad Director for Mo. Press Registration Reporter Andra form for the Bryan Stefanoni of Porter Fisher The Joplin Globe 7 Golf Classic was named Regular June 27 in Community Features Eldon. 19 Newspaper President 2 Holdings Inc. 3 “Reporter of the Year.” On the Move 11 Scrapbook 15 NIE Report 18 Obituaries 20 Jean Maneke 22 Missouri Press News, May 2013 www.mopress.com Welcome our new ad director Jefferson City native has marketing, entrepreneurial background recently had a chance to participate in the interviewing Mark is an energetic and results-oriented sales executive for the new advertising director of the Missouri Press who understands the importance and value of newspapers. He I Service. should know, he competed against us for the last eight years. In Greg Baker left us for another opportunity, and I am sorry addition, he brings an entrepreneurial spirit and understanding to see Greg go. Greg is a professional in every way, and we of the digital side of our business that will help newspapers wish him the best as he sets forth in his new endeavor. continue to engage audiences in new ways. With Greg leaving, the task of finding a new advertis- By now, I hope many of you have met Mark. He attended the ing director was daunting. Doug Crews did a Missouri Advertising great job of paring down the candidates to a Managers’ Associa- few finalists. The interview team included me, tion meeting in April Make your Vicki Russell with the Columbia Daily Tribune, that was held at Lake and Doug. Ozark. plans now The list of individuals was impressive, and If you have not met to attend the decision was not an easy one. However, by him, reach out to him the end of the day, one candidate rose to the and drop him a line the Show- top. Mark Nienhueser will serve as the new or give him a call. I advertising director. am confident that you Me Press or During the interview process, it became evi- will find him to be as dent that Nienhueser brought an entirely differ- energetic and refresh- Northwest ent background and experience to the table. He Mark Maassen ing as I have. Missouri Press helped found and launch Servicenoodle.com, The Kansas City Star. am looking forward an online directory of service-based business MPA President I to attending the meetings. information. Northwest Missouri He developed rapport with key contact Press Association’s personnel in order to execute promotional pricing, and pro- 123rd Annual Meeting on Friday, June 21, in Mound City. actively identified customers’ needs to promote sales growth The agenda includes individuals from the Missouri School and market share. He also was instrumental in creating brand of Journalism. Elizabeth Conner will discuss layout and page awareness for the website. design, while John Schneller will present “Ink and the Internet: rior to that, Nienhueser worked for YELLOWBOOK for Living the Two Worlds Program.” Pfive years. He was based in Columbia, but also sold in Also in June, the Show-Me Press Association meeting will other markets around the state, such as Sedalia and central be held on June 28 at The Resort at Port Arrowhead in Lake Missouri. In fact, many of you might have competed with Ozark. Connie Farrow, a fellow at the Reynolds Journalism him for advertising dollars. Institute, will speak at lunch. I don’t know about you, but some of the most tenacious Prior to the meeting, on Thursday, June 27, the MPA Porter sales representatives that I have run into in the past have sold Fisher Golf Classic will be held at the Eldon Country Club. yellow pages or directory listings. I am glad that we now have Mark your calendars now. More details are in this issue of one of them on our side. the magazine. PRESIDENT: Mark Maassen, DIRECTORS: Phil Conger, The Kansas City Star. Bethany Republican-Clipper FIRST VICE PRESIDENT: Richard Gard, Brad Gentry, Houston Herald St. Louis, Missouri Lawyers Media Joe Spaar, The Odessan SECOND VICE PRESIDENT: Jim Robertson, Jon Rust, Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian Columbia Daily Tribune Dennis Warden, Gasconade County Republican VOL. 81, NO. 5 SECRETARY: Tay Smith, Perry County Bill Miller Jr., Washington Missourian MAY 2013 Republic-Monitor, Perryville Jeff Schrag, Springfield Daily Events Official Publication of TREASURER: vacant Carol Stark, The Joplin Globe Missouri Press EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Doug Crews James White, Benton County Enterprise, Warsaw Association, Inc. ADVERTISING DIRECTOR: Mark Nienueser NNA REPRESENTATIVE: Trevor Vernon, EDITOR: Kent M. 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Co. / Newspaper: ______________________________________ Directions to Eldon Country Club: From Phone: _______________________________________________ Highway 54 take Eldon exit US 54-Bus./ MO 52. Go about 2 miles to Golf Course Email: ________________________________________________ Road (Phillips 66 on the corner and small signs on both sides of the road). Missouri Press News, May 2013 www.mopress.com 3 2013-2014 MAMA officers and board members are, from left, Director Adam Letterman, Missouri Neighbor News; Director Les Borgmeyer, Columbia Daily Tribune; Past President Jane Haslag, Jefferson City News Tribune; Director Curtis Simmons, Vernon Publishing; President Jana Todd, Warren County Record; Second Vice President Mark Maassen, The Kansas City Star; and Director Jacob Warden, Gasconade County Republican; (not pictured: First Vice President Jeanine York, Washington Missourian; and Secretary Suzie Wilson, Milan Standard). Les Borgmeyer, Columbia Daily Tribune, accepted the Best of Show plaque from MAMA President Jane Haslag, Jefferson City Jana Todd of News Tribune. Warren County Record elected Vicki Johnson, center, of the West Plains Daily President of Quill, received the 2013 Dee Hamilton Old Pro Award from Melissa Hamilton Saner, the daughter of the award’s namesake, and Jim Missouri Hamilton, husband of the late Dee Hamilton. Advertising Managers’ Marketing expert Shannon Kinney of Dream Local Digital was the main presenter at Association the MAMA meeting at The Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark. Columbia Daily Tribune, South County Times win ‘Best of Show’ in Ad Contest he Columbia Daily Tribune and Times’ Amanda Za- Tthe South County Times, St. Louis, recki for a retire- won the daily and weekly Best of Show ment living center awards in the Missouri Advertising earned the Best Managers’ Association 2013 Ad Contest. honors for weekly Awards were presented April 19 papers. at the Association’s annual meeting, Vicki Johnson of the West Plains 15 awards. which was held at The Lodge of Four Daily Quill received MAMA’s Old Pro Among the weeklies, the Washington Seasons, Lake Ozark. Award. Missourian and St. Louis American each A holiday gifts ad for the Olde Un The Jefferson City News Tribune won won 10 awards, tops in that division. Theatre won the Best award for the 22 awards, the most of any paper in the A file with all of the winners is at Tribune’s ad staff. An ad created by the competition. The Daily Quill received mopress.com/contest.php. 4 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, May 2013 Douglas, Rayma Davis ‘Deadline in Disaster’ will be retire as publisher, editor on public TV 7 times in May of Lamar Democrat he Missouri Press Association’s film S.I. Newhouse School of Public Com- ongtime Lamar Democrat publisher Tabout The Joplin Globe’s response munications, the awards honor the L Douglas D.