Bob Luder began his career as an award-winning journalist in 1983 as a sports reporter for The Daily Reporter-Herald in Loveland, Colorado. That was followed by a 24-year stint as a sports writer/reporter at The Kansas City Star, where he worked the beats of just about every level of sports, from high schools to professional. Though he interviewed countless highly-famous athletes during his career, Bob counts an interview with pop superstar Elton John back in the 1990s an encounter that left him most star-struck. An '83 graduate of Kansas University's William Allen White School of Journalism, Bob began writing for Lawrence Business Magazine about 10 years ago and has reported on and written about everything from long-standing local businesses, the fire department, Allen Field House, and most recently, the development of Alvamar. He also writes for several publications in the Kansas City area, as well as Baldwin City. When he's not writing, Bob enjoys running, playing golf, and attending live music events.
The 10th Annual Lawrence Business Magazine Foundation Awards with Presenting Sponsor INTRUST Bank was a wonderful celebration of local businesses and giving back to the community.
Shoppers at the Lawrence Farmers’ Market range in age and profession, from college students to retired couples, business owners to community leaders, and have myriad reasons for gathering.
New and social media platforms are no longer simple online communication services but can now be used to create profitable careers.
The advent of the internet in the 1990s and early 2000s effectively flipped the world of media upside-down. Instead of getting news and information by walking to the end of the driveway and picking up the newspaper, or tuning in to the nightly newscast, with a computer and modem connection—or today, a Wi-Fi signal—it seemed the entire world was at our fingertips.
Owner/Operator Merchants Pub & Plate
Community Organizer and Entrepreneur
President/CEO, The Chamber of Lawrence, Kansas
Executive Director – Lawrence Schools Foundation
(Spirit Squad Director/ Head Coach – Free State High School)
