Lee Ostdiek to join Journalism Hall of Fame

A retired Blue Hill newspaper publisher, Leland Ostdiek will be one of six inductees to join the Nebraska Journalism Hall of Fame during ceremonies to be held Saturday, Oct. 22, at The Graduate Hotel in Lincoln.

The other five 2022 inductees are Tim Anderson, associate professor emeritus, UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications; John Bender, associate dean and journalism professor, UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications; Russ and Lori Pankonin, former co-publishers of the Imperial Republican, Grant Tribune-Sentinel and Wauneta Breeze; and Tom Southard (posthumously), longt...