Rusty Turner
October 19, 2016
Rusty Turner was talked into joining the Gridiron cast when it returned from hiatus in 2004 with the promise that he’d only be asked to “sing just one song.” Yeah, … More Rusty Turner
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2016 Cast and Crew
October 15, 2016
The cast and the crew of the 2016 NWA Gridiron are journalists who work at regional publications, broadcast outlets and public relations agencies as well as faculty and students from the Walter J. Lemke Department of Journalism at the University of Arkansas. … More 2016 Cast and Crew
Dave Edmark
October 14, 2016
A perennial star as an anchor for the Timely News Update, Dave Edmark played such political luminaries as Bernie Sanders and Tim Kaine in the 2016 Gridiron. In the 1980s, … More Dave Edmark
2016 Program
October 14, 2016
With a national election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the program for the 2016 show should have been easy to write. But as they say, how do you satirize … More 2016 Program
Obituary for Paula J. Thompson
October 5, 2016
Paula J. Thompson, who performed in the Northwest Arkansas Gridiron in 1988 and 1989, died peacefully in her sleep at home on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. She was 77. Paula … More Obituary for Paula J. Thompson
Photos from 2016
July 28, 2016
Time-Lapse Rehearsal – 2016
July 26, 2016
A quick run through a rehearsal of the Northwest Arkansas Gridiron Show at the Arkansas Public Theater in the Rogers.
2015 Cast and Crew
November 14, 2015
KUAF – Antoinette Grajeda and Zeek Martin Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Flip Putthoff, Erin Spandorf and Rusty Turner UA Journalism Faculty – Ray Minor and Katherine Shurlds UA Journalism Students … More 2015 Cast and Crew
Photos from 2015
October 17, 2015
Obituary for Midge Phillips Garza
May 21, 2015
Mildred “Midge” (Phillips) Garza, one the original cast members of the very first Northwest Arkansas Gridiron in 1978, died on May 21, 2015, at Bentonville. She was 78. She was … More Obituary for Midge Phillips Garza