Call for Entries!
2024 Showcase awards
The Headliners Foundation is now accepting entries for the Showcase Award contest. Texas' best broadcast, print, and digital journalists are encouraged to enter by the deadline - Monday, February 10.
New Award Announced!
Burl osborne award
The Headliners Foundation is proud to announce a new Showcase Award named for Burl Osborne, former publisher of The Dallas Morning News. The new award recognizes outstanding reporting on social justice and human rights, and entries are now being accepted through February 10.
Event Recap
2024 Mike Quinn Awards Luncheon
Record attendance, announcement of the Foundation's newest journalism award, and a star-studded Keynote panel are just a few of the highlights from the 2024 Mike Quinn Awards Luncheon! Learn more & view the photo gallery!
Event Replay
2024 Evening with Verne lundquist
One for the record books! This year's Evening with Verne Lundquist fundraiser treated guests to a heart-warming celebration of Verne's 40th anniversary covering the Masters Tournament, hilarious stories from special guest David Feherty, and a fabulous live auction.
Goal Within Sight!
The George A. McElroy Scholarship
Fundraising is underway for the George A. McElroy scholarship. The $6,000 award, named in memory of Foundation Board member Kathleen McElroy's father, is awarded annually to a deserving undergraduate journalism or communication student attending a Texas college or university. George A. McElroy was an award-winning Texas journalist who broke barriers during his 58-year career as a Black man in a predominantly white industry.
Learning Lab
THE STORIES BEHIND THE STORIES
Each year, the Headliners Foundation conducts interviews with leading Texas reporters and editors who share how they produce prize-winning journalism and discuss issues confronting today’s fast-changing media strategies. See some of the latest below.
Learning Lab
Introducing:
THE VERNE LUNDQUIST SPORTS MEDIA INSTITUTE
The Headliners Foundation and legendary sportscaster Verne Lundquist have teamed up to establish an institute in Lundquist’s name to promote excellence in Texas sports journalism.
New! Videos with Verne:
Click on the links below to view video content featuring Verne Lundquist.
• Covering the Masters
• With Crenshaw
• With CBS’s James Brown
• Best Play-by-Play Moments