Starting Aug. 6, 2012, I will be the new courts/crime/public safety reporter.

Employment HistoryNewspaper reporter, free-lance journalist/author 1981-present.Kansas State Board of Education Teacher's License 2011.I am in the process of completing my third true-crime book. Selected AccomplishmentsAppointed to a “blue-ribbon” commission by Kansas’ three branches of government to perform a comprehensive study of the state’s judicial system; one of only a handful of non-lawyers and judges asked to serve on the prestigious 40-member panel.Won the Burton W. Marvin Award from the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas for coverage related to the removal of a district court judge for corruption.Received the H.G. Roberts Foundation’s First Amendment Freedom Award from Pittsburg State University for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man responsible for the murder of two Olathe, Ks.,teenagers three months after their deaths.Won numerous regional, state and local awards for newspaper reporting, including the Kansas Press Association’s spot news reporter of the year twice. In addition, was credited for stories that led to the first Major League baseball players being sent to prison for illegal drug use.Received the Inland Press Association Award for investigative reporting and the Harris Communications’ Enterprise award four times.