Texas Press Association will honor seven newspaper veterans with the Golden 50 Award during the 2024 TPA Convention and Trade Show June 20-22 in College Station.
Golden 50 Awards recognizing five decades or more of service to the newspaper business will be presented to:
• Gary Borders, former publisher of a number of community newspapers, including in Longview, Fort Stockton, Nacogdoches, Lufkin and Cedar Park;
GRANBURY — North and East Texas Press Association members recently gathered in Granbury to share successes and revenue building ideas, celebrate contest winners and learn strategies for meeting future challenges in the newspaper industry.
ELDORADO – Randy and Kathy Mankin recently marked the 30th anniversary of their purchase of The Eldorado Success newspaper.
The couple bought the newspaper April 29, 1994, from Gary and Cathy Smith, who published the Hansford County Reporter-Statesman in Spearman for many years thereafter. The Mankins have called Eldorado home since moving from Lubbock in 1979.
KERRVILLE – Greg Burney has assumed duties as publisher of the Kerrville Daily Times, succeeding Jennifer McCullough, who announced her retirement March 6.
“Greg Burney is a lucky guy, because he’s working for a company that has a tremendous owner that believes in community journalism. That just means for him, his path is going to be clear and successful. When you truly love a community, everyone benefits,” McCullough said.
McCullough’s last day at The Times was April 26.
BOERNE - Marcy Branson is the new area publisher for the Boerne Star and Bandera Bulletin.
The announcement was made by officials at Granite Media Partners Inc., owner of both publications.
Granite Media officials said Branson, a 27-year veteran in news, sales and advertising organizations, brings a unique type of energy to the Hill Country Group, as well as decades of experience.
Texas Press Association is a collaborator for the next Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas Open Government Seminar scheduled in College Station on Thursday, June 20.
The seminar, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hilton College Station, 801 University Drive East, where the TPA Convention and Trade Show opens the same day.
Note: To see the photos from the convention, check out the eEdition with the link below on this page.
Members of two regional press groups gathered in April for a joint convention on the Texas coast.
South Texas Press Association and Texas Gulf Coast Press Association held the first joint meeting at Moody Gardens in Galveston. Attendance from both groups boosted plans for future joint meetings.
AUSTIN — Four newspaper legends will be inducted into the Texas Newspaper Hall of Fame on June 21 during the Texas Press Association convention in College Station.
COLLEGE STATION — Michael Martin Murphey will showcase his legendary musical skills in an exclusive appearance for Texas Press Association members during the June 20-22 TPA Convention and Trade Show in College Station. Murphey’s performance will highlight a barbecue dinner for TPA members on the evening of Friday, June 21, at the Lucky B Bison Ranch.
AUSTIN — In 2020, a Texas federal court ruled that certain provisions of the Texas drone law violated the First Amendment because they restricted the right to gather news. This freed Texas journalists from concerns that their conduct would be subject to civil and criminal penalties under unclear provisions of the state’s drone law enacted in 2013.