2022 Honorees
John Chapman – WOWT
Jim Denney (posthumous) – Omaha World-Herald
Paul Hammel – Nebraska Examiner, Omaha World-Herald
Bill Kelly – Nebraska Public Media
Anne Walsh – Union Pacific Railroad Internal Communications
Dave Wingert – Boomer Radio
2021 Honorees
Malcolm Adams – KETV, The Omaha Star, CBS & CNN Tokyo Bureau, Totown Communications
Chris Christen – Omaha World-Herald, UNMC
Henry Cordes – Omaha World-Herald
Trina Creighton – KMTV, UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communication
Susan Eustice (posthumous) – Salvation Army Public Relations
Doug Parrott – KETV
2019 Honorees
Joan (Joni) Baillon, KMTV
Ben Gray, KETV
Walt Kavanagh (posthumous), KOWH, KFAB
Mike McKnight, WOWT
Carrie Murphy, KMTV, City of Omaha
Kent Warneke, Omaha World-Herald
2018 Honorees
Harold Dow, KETV, CBS
Jim Fogarty, Legacy Preservation Books, KETV, Omaha World-Herald
Cate Folsom, Omaha World-Herald
Ron Hull, NET, UNL-Lincoln
Jeff Jordan, KMTV, Union Pacific, Omaha World-Herald
Bob Runnels, KMTV
2017 Honorees
Judy Horan, WOWT, Freelance Writer
C. David Kotok, Omaha World-Herald
Patricia J. Matson, ABC, Inc.; Ford and Nixon White Houses
Sibyl Myers, Omaha World-Herald
Bud Pagel, University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Journalism
Dave Webber, KFAB, KMTV, WOWT
2016 Honorees
Jim Flowers, KETV, WOWT, KMTV
Frank Partsch, Omaha World-Herald
John Prescott, KMTV, KHAS-TV, WOWT, Union Pacific, STRATCOM
Jim Roberts, KMTV (1928-1967)
Marguerita Washington, Ph.D., The Omaha Star (1936-2016)
Dr. Eileen Wirth, Creighton University, Omaha World-Herald
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2015 Honorees
Rev. Don Doll, S.J., Creighton University
Bob Hoig, Midlands Business Journal
Steve Jordon, Omaha World-Herald
John (Jack) McBride, NETV
Arnold Peterson, WOW Radio and TV
Chuck Roberts, KMTV, CNN Headline News
Gary Sadlemyer, KFAB
2014 Honorees
Robert Dorr, Omaha World-Herald
Carl Keith, Omaha World-Herald
Joe McCartney, WOW Radio-TV, University of Nebraska Omaha, Union Pacific
Rob McCartney, KETV
Mary McGrath, Omaha World-Herald
2013 Honorees
David A. Haberman, Creighton University
Michael Kelly, Omaha World-Herald
Joe Patrick, KFAB, WOW, KMTV, KETV
Ann Pedersen, WOWT, WCCO-TV
Carol Schrader, KETV, KFAB, NET
2012 Honorees
Rudy Smith, Omaha World-Herald
Rose Ann Shannon, KETV/KMTV
Phil Johnson, Omaha World-Herald
Barc Wade, AAA Home & Away Magazine
Hugh P. Cowdin, Ph.D., University of Nebraska Omaha
Robert McMorris, Omaha World-Herald
2011 Honorees
Ninette Beaver, KMTV
John Gottschalk, Omaha World-Herald
Gary Kerr, WOWT
Rev. Leland E. “Lee” Lubbers, S.J., SCOLA, Creighton University
Lee Terry Sr., KETV, WOW-TV
2010 Honorees
Dave Hamer, KETV, KMTV, WOWT
John Hlavacek, United Press, NBC, KMTV
Deanna Sands, Omaha World-Herald
Dottie Hayes Sater, WOW-TV and WOW Radio
2009 Honorees
Harold W. Andersen, Omaha World-Herald
John Clark (1948-2007), KMTV
Mark O. Gautier Jr. (1930-1998), KMTV
James M. McGaffin Jr. (1921-1985), WOW-TV and Radio
Jack Payne, WOW-TV/Radio, KFAB
Howard Silber, Omaha World-Herald
2008 Honorees
Omaha Sun Newspapers: Warren Buffett, Stanford Lipsey, Paul N. Williams
Mildred Brown, The Omaha Star
Lyell Bremser, “Voice of the Huskers” KFAB and KOIL
Earle “Buddy” Bunker, Omaha World-Herald
Ray Clark, WOW-TV
Henry Doorly, Omaha World-Herald
Sen. Gilbert M. Hitchcock, Omaha Daily World, Omaha World-Herald
Floyd Kalber, KMTV, NBC-TV Today Show
Ed May Sr. KMTV, May Broadcasting Co.
Steve Murphy, WOW-TV
Harvey Newbranch, Omaha World-Herald
John Savage, Omaha World-Herald
Rev. Roswell Williams, S.J., Creighton University