Bob Beck – Wyoming Public Media News Director
WPM Honors Bob Beck, Directing the WPR News Team Since 1988
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WYOMING PUBLIC MEDIA News Director
Education/Career
- Bob Beck is a native of Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
- Bob worked as a news and sportscaster at stations in Wyoming and Illinois before joining the Wyoming Public Media team.
- In 1988, he began working for Wyoming Public Radio, where he was the sole professional newscaster at the time.
- Bob has covered the legislature in Wyoming for more years than any other broadcaster, throughout the duration of his career.
- As a reporter, Bob also covered the Mark Hopkinson execution, the Jessica Dubroff plane tragedy, the Matthew Shepard slaying, and the accident involving a drunk driver that claimed the lives of eight University of Wyoming athletes.
- Professionally, he has served on the PMJA Board and has been state coordinator for the Radio Television Digital News Association and Project Vote Smart.
Shows/Programs
- In addition to duties as News Director, Bob is the co-creator, and producer of the news magazine Open Spaces.
- Listen to Bob Beck’s many stories here.
Awards/Accomplishments
- Bob dedicated 20 years teaching broadcast news at the University of Wyoming, where he twice received the UW Mortar Board's Top Prof, award.
- Bob participates in various community events around Laramie. He served as President of the United Way Board, co-chaired the 2009 Albany County United Way Campaign, and was a volunteer and board memberfor several non-profit organizations.
- Open Spaces, Bob's newspublication, is the recipient of 11 national Public Media Journalist Association honors.
- Bob has received five regional Edward R. Murrow Honors as well as four PMJA awards for reporting.
- In his career, he has also received multiple honors from the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters and the Associated Press.
- For his reporting on education, Bob received the WEA School Bell Award.
- The Governor's Council on Impaired Driving recognized Bob for his reporting.
- In respect to television, Bob has taken part in two PBS telecasts that have won Emmy Awards.
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Congratulations on your retirement and upcoming marriage. My sincere hope is your move to New York will be a happy one. That said, Wyoming will be losing "one of the good guys" when you leave us. I think back when we first met in Cheyenne all those many years ago (1984?) and look upon those days fondly.John Perry, Former Wyoming State District Judge
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