The cast and the crew of the 2021 NWA Gridiron are journalists who work at regional publications, broadcast outlets and public relations agencies as well as faculty and students from the School of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Arkansas.
Full Cast and Crew
Writers – Charlie Alison, Brenda Blagg, Vivian Cummings, Dave Edmark, Britt Graves, Debbie Miller, Fred Miller, Ray Minor, Flip Putthoff, Katherine Shurlds, Rusty Turner and Steve Voorhies
Musical Director and Piano – Kristi Peterson
Guitar – Dave Bostwick
STAGE CREW
Production Stage Manager – Michelle Parks
PROGRAM
Design – Charlie Alison
THE CAST
Axios – Alex Golden
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Greg Harton, Nathan Owens, Flip Putthoff and Rusty Turner
U of A Agricultural Communication Services – Fred Miller
U of A Journalism Faculty – Dave Bostwick, Dave Edmark and Rob Wells
University Relations – Charlie Alison
Friends of SPJ – Brenda Blagg, Britt Graves, James Schlecte, Katherine Shurlds, Julia Trupp and Steve Voorhies
Podcast Crew – Heath Anderson, senior producer; Wendy Echeverria, Alexis Campbell, Mary Hennigan, Raegan Holland, and Rick Stockdell, podcast class professor
UATV Technical – Sam Gibby