Joe Snyder

Joseph R. Snyder was born in Kansas City on July 6, 1918. He is co-publisher of the Gallatin North Missourian, recipient of a number of state and national awards for general excellence and editorial effort, including a Freedom foundation Award. His newspaper career started with a post at the old Kansas City Journal-Post as a … Continued

Jim Russell

Jim Russell is the general manager of Marketplace Production. He created Marketplace, the daily public radio business broadcast, which reaches 4 million listeners via 270 stations across the United States. Russell is an award-winning journalist and creative producer with more than 30 years of experience in local and national broadcasting. He has worked with both … Continued

Jo Foxworth

Jo Foxworth is an author, public speaker and president of her own advertising agency. She first gained fame in 1965 for her “Nine Commandments for Women in Business,” which are still quoted by media, career counselors and corporate trainers. A columnist for Advertising Age for 11 years, Ms. Foxworth is a two-term president of Advertising.

Jay Harris

Jay Harris is the former publisher of the San Jose Mercury News. As publisher of the Mercury News he emphasized more coverage of community life, and highlighted Silicon Valley business and high technology news. He was also instrumental in the launch of weekly Spanish and Vietnamese language editions. Harris stunned the newspaper industry in March … Continued

Jerrell Shepard

Jerrell Shepherd, president and owner of KWIX and KRES-FM in Moberly, has been in broadcast management for more than 30 years. In 1976, under his leadership, KWIX and KRES grossed almost $750,000 in a community of 13,000, a record for small market stations. A former president of the Missouri Broadcasters Association, Shepherd has won both … Continued

Janet Mason

Janet Mason is the Vice President of News for Gannett Broadcasting. A native of Mason city, Iowa, Mason began her career working for television station in various Iowa cities. In 1979, she joined Gannett’s KARE 11 in Minneapolis as a general assignment reporter. She progressed through a series of positions at KARE 11, culminating in … Continued