Jim Kearns
Manager, Media Relations
Jim is a UW graduate with more than 30 years' experience as a professional print journalist and in commercial radio. Jim writes, edits, and distributes stories to selected print and broadcast media and produces audio for radio stations. He reports on news from the College of Engineering, student organizations, Student Affairs units, and special units such as the Enhanced Oil Recovery and Ruckelshaus Institutes. He has won several awards for radio programming.A graduate of the University of Wyoming, and a dedicated UW employee for 29 years, Jim received the E.G. Meyer Family Outstanding Staff Service Award for 2001 and twice received Mortar Board Tip of the Cap awards for outstanding service to UW students. In 2005, the Small Business Administration named him the Small Business Journalist of the Year for Wyoming.
Education
University of Wyoming: B.A. Broadcasting, 1976
Affiliations, Associations, and Consultation
• Laramie Youth Baseball, Board of Directors
• Wyoming Association of Broadcasters, Board of Directors
• Albany County Chapter of the American Red Cross, Board of Directors
Awards
Received numerous awards from Case, including:
• Case District VI, 2007
Bronze, Excellence in Communications / Periodicals
Award of Excellence, (Team Award)
"@uwyo Online Magazine"
• Case District VI, 1996
Gold, Recognition Program
"Insight"
• Wyoming Press Association, 2007
First Place, Excellence in Writing
"UW Scrapbook Contributes to Award"
Press releases:
- 1/23/2008 - UW Honored for Communications Excellence
- 1/29/2007 - UW Honored for Communications Excellence
- 1/23/2006 - Wyoming Press Association Recognizes UW Entries
- 8/9/2005 - UW News Site: Your One Source for All UW News and Announcements
- 1/21/2005 - UW Honored for Communications Excellence
- 1/19/2005 - Wyoming Press Association Honors UW Entries
- 3/26/2004 - Media Advisory: Author John J. Nance Available for Questions
- 4/10/2003 - Media Advisory: Noble Prize Winner Available for Questions
- 4/9/2003 - Mortar Board Honors Campus Contributors
- 12/13/2002 - University of Wyoming INSIGHT Schedule
- 11/26/2002 - UW Insight Schedule
- 11/22/2002 - UW Insight Schedule
- 11/21/2002 - UW Insight Schedule
- 10/30/2002 - UW Insight Schedule
- 6/17/2002 - Media Advisory Update: Governor Joins Historical Collection Acceptance Ceremony Wednesday
- 3/20/2002 - Staff Recognition Day Honors UW Employees
- 1/25/2002 - UW President Phil Dubois Available for Monthly News Conference
- 1/25/2002 - UW President Phil Dubois Available for Monthly News Conference - Casper
- 1/25/2002 - UW President Phil Dubois Available for Monthly News Conference- Cheyenne Radio
- 1/25/2002 - UW President Phil Dubois Available for Monthly News Conference- Branding Iron
- 11/12/2001 - UW President Phil Dubois Available for Monthly News Conference
- 6/13/2001 - Media Availability Friday for Geringer, Trujillo
- 7/14/2000 - Public Relations Group Earns Communication Rewards
- 10/30/1998 - Letter to the Editor: Laramie Daily Boomerang
- 10/28/1998 - Letter to the Editor: Laramie Daily Boomerang
- 2/15/1997 - Roark Outlines Recent UW Accomplishments
