Roger Nomer
News ReporterRoger Nomer is a general assignment reporter for KMUW, covering a little bit of everything. Originally from Wichita, he grew up on local journalists Bob Getz and Larry Hatteberg.
He studied photojournalism at the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas, where his hero became Gordon Parks. Most recently, Roger worked as a journalist for the Joplin Globe newspaper and documented the city’s recovery from the devastating 2011 tornado.
In his free time, Roger likes to read, run and visit museums. He believes community news sources like KMUW are vital to a healthy and informed public. Feel free to reach out at nomer@kmuw.org.
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The exhibition league that has become a worldwide phenomenon brought its fast-paced, chaotic brand of baseball to Equity Bank Stadium on Thursday. -
Wichita nurses are advocating for better security measures and staffing improvements at two of the city’s major hospitals. -
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been building more temples over the past decade. A new one under construction in Wichita will open later this year. -
The national campaign, which started in 1991, encourages women to raise funds, volunteer on work sites and spread the word about affordable housing. -
An anonymous donor provided the initial funding for Pope Leo Village, which will be comprised of eight rehabilitated homes at 26th and Ash. -
The building will be the new home of Heartspring’s Center for Pediatric Neurodevelopment, and the first stand-alone outpatient center of its kind in Kansas.
