Application Now Open!
2026-2027 Scholarship applications
Applications for the 2026-27 Headliners Foundation scholarships are now being accepted through Friday, March 6. All eligible student journalists are encouraged to apply for more than $100,000 in scholarship funds!
Contest Entries Now Open!
Showcase and Osborne Awards
Entries are now being accepted for the Showcase and Osborne Awards, which will recognize outstanding work produced by Texas journalists in 2025. Submission deadline is Monday, February 9. Click below for contest rules, criteria, and online entry form.
Scholar Spotlight:
former Foundation Scholar Ryan Chandler
UT graduate and former Foundation Scholar Ryan Chandler is the newest national correspondent at NBC News. Learn about Ryan's journey and how he hit the big time in record time!
Event Recap
Mike Quinn awards luncheon
Thanks to everyone who attended the 2025 Mike Quinn Awards Luncheon on November 8th. A full house of supporters, scholarship recipients, and award-winners enjoyed another successful event! The photo gallery is now posted and available for download. See you next year!
Event Replay!
An Evening with Verne Lundquist and Archie Manning
An Evening with Verne Lundquist & Archie Manning was one for the record books! Guests were treated to a wonderful, intimate conversation with Verne and Archie, and the annual event raised more than $90,000 for the Verne Lundquist Sports Media Institute. Click below to learn more and view the photo gallery.
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.
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
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.
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