The Iowa Broadcast News Association awarded former KROS News Director Dave Vickers of Clinton the Jack Shelley Award at its annual convention on April 20th, 2024 in Johnston. The Shelley Award is the highest honor given by the IBNA.
After graduating from the journalism school at Iowa State University, where Jack Shelley was his advisor. Dave briefly worked as a farm reporter in Austin, Minnesota. He returned to Iowa in 1978 where he worked in the news department at KLEE radio in Ottumwa. In 1983 he made the move to KROS radio in Clinton and worked there until his retirement in April of 2022.
A strong supporter of open government, Dave served on the Iowa Freedom of Information Council for nine years.
Along with his FOI work, Dave has also served Iowa’s broadcast journalists through the Iowa Broadcast News Association. He served for several years on the IBNA Board was twice elected as its president.
He is also a past member of the Iowa Broadcasters Association board and served as a liaison between the two groups.
This award is named for the former News Director of WHO, Des Moines, and Professor Emeritus of Journalism at Iowa State University.
Honorees must have made an outstanding contribution to the cause of professional broadcast journalism in Iowa. They must, at some point in their careers, have been working broadcast journalists in Iowa. Those receiving the award must have achieved a high degree of professionalism, dedication to broadcast news, demonstrated competence in the field, and a record of cooperation with fellow broadcast journalists.
