In 1994, a former Joplin cub reporter found himself across the globe at the Lillehammer Olympics, having just covered Dan Jansen winning the speed skating gold medal to end eight years of heartbreak. Mike DeArmond, a sportswriter, wrote his byline and knocked out the story. “The night ended with Karen Rosen, my friend who worked… Read more »
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Blair Kerkhoff
For more than 100 years, one of the country’s most respected newspapers could be found near downtown Kansas City on Grand Boulevard. Blair Kerkhoff, a sportswriter, would walk in in awe most days. The Kansas City Star, and the exterior walls fitted in brick, likely elicited similar reactions from many others. “Something that made an… Read more »
C.E. McBride
Born in Silver Springs, Missouri, Charles Edward McBride was the sports editor for the Kansas City Star for 43 years and served as a football official for 27 years before retiring. He started his career with the Saline County Index in Marshall, Missouri. McBride was first a reporter for the Kansas City Star from 1907… Read more »