Directory of Media Coordinators
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Region 1
Allamakee, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque counties
- Dustin Kass
Managing Editor
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
801 Bluff St.
Dubuque, IA 52004
Office: 563-588-5663
dustin.kass@thmedia.com
Region 2
Howard, Chickasaw, Winneshiek, Bremer, Fayette, Butler, Grundy, Black Hawk, Buchanan counties
- Jeff Reinitz
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
100 E. 4nd St.
Waterloo, IA 50704
Mobile: 319-269-1666
Office: 319-291-1578
Email: jeff.reinitz@wcfcourier.com
Region 3
Winnebago, Worth, Mitchell, Hancock, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin counties
- Jaci Smith
Mason City Globe Gazette
300 N Washington Ave.
Mason City, IA 50401
641.421.0564
Jaci.Smith@globegazette.com
Region 4
Pocahontas, Humboldt, Wright, Sac, Calhoun, Webster, Hamilton, Hardin, Carroll, Greene, Boone counties
- Elijah Decious
Fort Dodge Messenger
713 Central Avenue
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
515.573.2141
edecious@messengernews.net
Region 5
Lyon, Osceola, Dickinson, Emmet, Sioux, O'Brien, Clay, Palo Alto, Kossuth counties
- Jeff Grant
N’West Iowa Review
227 9th St. Sheldon, Iowa 51201
(712) 324-5347
jeff_grant@iowainformation.com
Region 6
Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Woodbury, Ida, Monona, Crawford counties
- Terry “Woody” Gottburg
KSCJ Radio
2000 Indian Hills Drive
Sioux City, IA 51104
(712) 239-2107
news@kscj.com
Region 7
Harrison, Shelby, Audubon, Pottawattamie, Cass, Mills, Montgomery, Fremont, Page counties
- Vonn Jones
KETV
2665 Douglas Street
Omaha, NE 68131
(402) 978-8951
vjones@hearst.com
Region 8
Story, Marshall, Guthrie, Dallas, Polk, Jasper, Madison, Warren, Marion counties
- Jannay Towne
WHO-TV
1801 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 242-3785
jannay.towne@whotv.com
Region 9
Adair, Adams, Union, Clarke, Lucas, Taylor, Ringgold, Decatur, Wayne counties
- Sarah Scull
Creston News-Advertiser
503 W. Adams St. Creston, IA 50801
641-782-2141, ext. 6436
sscull@crestonnews.com
Region 10
Tama, Benton, Linn, Jones, Iowa, Johnson counties
- Zack Kucharski
Cedar Rapids Gazette
P.O. Box 511
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406
(319) 398-8219
zack.kucharski@thegazette.com
Region 11
Clinton, Cedar, Jackson, Scott, Muscatine counties
- Mike Ortiz
KWQC
805 Brady St.
Davenport, IA 52803
(563) 383-7156
mortiz@kwqc.com
Region 12
Poweshiek, Mahaska, Keokuk, Monroe, Wapello, Jefferson, Appanoose, Davis, Van Buren counties
- Kyle Ocker
Ottumwa Courier
213 E. 2nd St.
Ottumwa, IA 52501
Mobile: 641-895-5660
Office: 641-672-2581, ext. 7543
Email: kocker@ottumwacourier.com
Region 13
Washington, Louisa, Henry, Des Moines, Lee counties
- John Gaines
The Burlington Hawk Eye
800 S. Main Street Burlington, IA 52601
(319) 758-8135; cell (319) 572-0283
jgaines@thehawkeye.com
Appellate Courts
- Jannay Towne
WHO-TV
1801 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 242-3785
jannay.towne@whotv.com