Staff

Terry Rombeck (Features and Special Sections Editor)

Terry Rombeck got his first newspaper job at age 13 at his small-town paper. He's worked in the media ever since.

Now, he is features and special sections editor for the Journal-World, overseeing content in such areas as the arts, lifestyle topics, religion, garden, food and other topics and overseeing production of special sections such as KU Today and the Progress edition.

"I love getting to know the people who make Lawrence tick," Terry says. "I'm constantly amazed at the number of people here who are doing truly extraordinary things, and I love to tell their stories. Lawrence is a special place because of the people who live here and how they go about their daily lives."

Terry is a native of Belle Plaine, and he graduated of Wichita State University. He's been with the World Company since 2001, serving as a reporter on the Kansas University beat and a features reporter before assuming his current position.

Terry and his wife, Jana, were married in 2007. He enjoys a variety of sports, gardening, following the Royals, singing and playing trumpet.

Recent stories

Free State grad named 2008-2009 ArtStar
June 28, 2009
For someone whose primary medium is 2-D visual art, Hannah Lodwick sure did a lot in the world of music this year.
State of poetry: Poet laureate position moves from one Lawrence writer to another
June 28, 2009
“Are you packed to move out of the poet mansion?” Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg asks.
Young pianists to perform at KU for IIYM
June 27, 2009
Approximately 60 young pianists from across the United States and around the world will tickle the ivories at Kansas University the next few weeks as part of the International Institute for Young Musicians competition and workshops.
‘Grill’ offers sizzling summer theater
June 26, 2009
University Theatre at Kansas University kicks off its summer series with “Spitfire Grill,” a musical based on the 1996 film by Lee David Zlotoff.
University Theatre announces new season lineup
June 21, 2009
The works of Shakespeare, Cole Porter and Kansas University collaborators will hit the stage for the 2009-2010 season of University Theatre at KU.
Ninth-grader self-publishes first book in four-part series
June 14, 2009
It started off as simple imagination. “In sixth grade, I started getting pictures of characters in my mind,” Katie Guyot says. “I didn’t have the motivation to write it down yet.”
Ties that bind: Longtime tradition takes a fashion hit
June 14, 2009
Most of the neckties in Brad Finkeldei’s closet are getting pretty lonely. He has about 50, but he’s only worn about 10 of them in the past year.
BK Lounge: Senior group turns local Burger King in a weekly honky-tonk joint
June 14, 2009
Marge Rocker can’t sit still any longer.
June bugs: Studying insects a fun, educational summer activity
June 8, 2009
Aubrey Goscha loves to catch bugs — even those that sting. She’s willing to make that sacrifice.
The art of fundraising: Local agencies feel recession’s pinch
June 7, 2009
Lynne Green knows she could be a lot worse off.

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Recent photos

Atticus Madden records his podcast as Elbeg Erdenee and Katie Conard look on.

Katie Conard records her podcast.

Tracy Bowersox, 17, and his mother, Jodi Bowersox, have collaborated on a project to create a children’s book. Jodi Bowersox wrote the story and put coloring on drawings by her son. The project was completed through the Lawrence Virtual School.

Tracy Bowersox sketched this image for “The Stubborn Princess,” and his mother, Jodi, painted it.

Tracy Bowersox sketched this image for “The Stubborn Princess,” and his mother, Jodi, painted it.

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