About Andy Hoffman

ANDY HOFFMAN
P.O. Box 704
Pittsburg, KS., 66762
816-591-6475
andy.hoffman8@gmail.com

Summary

Extensive professional experience in communications, newspaper/television journalism and public relations. Authored two true crime books published by Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster and Avon Books. More than two decades covering courts, crime, politics, education and sports. Featured on numerous national television shows, including CBS’ 48 Hours, ABC’s Dateline, Inside Edition and Current Affairs. Regular panelist on local and state public television programs throughout career, including Ask the Governor and Week in Review. Trial analyst for KCTV Channel 5 in Kansas City, Mo.  Worked on successful campaign for candidate to the United States House of Representatives.

Selected Accomplishments

Won the Burton W. Marvin Award from the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas for a series of newspaper articles that led to the removal of a Johnson County District Court judge for malfeasance.

Received the H.G. Roberts Foundation’s First Amendment Freedom Award from Pittsburg State University for stories leading to the arrest and conviction of a man who killed two Kansas teenage sisters. Won numerous regional, state and local awards for newspaper reporting, including the Kansas Press Association’s spot news reporter of the year twice, the Inland Press Association Award for investigative reporting and the Harris Communications’ Enterprise award four times.

                 

Wrote a series of articles that led to the first Major League Baseball players (Kansas City Royals) being sent to prison on drug charges. In addition, covered more than 200 murder cases, was involved in the arrest and conviction of an international arms smuggler and regularly wrote front-page newspaper columns about life in the Midwest.

Appointed to a “blue-ribbon” commission by Kansas’ three branches of government to perform a comprehensive study of the state’s judicial system; one of only a handful of non-lawyers and judges asked to serve on the prestigious 40-member panel.

Education

                  Pittsburg State University.

                  Colgan High School.

Main focus of study at PSU was political science and journalism. While at PSU, was a member of PSU’s student senate and worked on the school newspaper for four years.