Bob Beck – Wyoming Public Media News Director

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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.