Bender and Anderson inducted into the 2022 Nebraska Journalism Hall of Fame
Monday, November 7, 2022 - 9:45am
The Nebraska Journalism Hall ofFame banquet and induction ceremony was held Saturday, October 22,2022, at The Graduate Hotel, in Lincoln,NE.
The six honorees inducted into the 2022 Hall of Fame were:
Tim Anderson, associate professoremeritus,UNLCollegeofJournalismandMass Communications
John Bender, associate dean andjournalism professor, UNL College of Journalism and MassCommunications
Lee Ostdiek, former editor of the BlueHill Leader
Russ and Lori Pankonin, former co-publishersof the Imperial Republican, Grant Tribune-Sentinel andWauneta Breeze. Russ and Lori Pankonin are the first husband and wife team to be inducted into the Nebraska Journalism Hall of Fame.
Tom Southard(posthumously),longtime sports writer for the Kimball Western NebraskaObserver.
The Nebraska Journalism Hall of Fame is sponsored bythe Nebraska Press Association and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications.
This award honors those distinguished persons who have made significant contributions tojournalism in their communities, the state, or the nation. A selection committee of NPA and journalism college representatives select the inductees. Since the first Hall of Fame ceremony in 1975, 118honorees have been inducted.