Steve Wieberg (born 1955) is an American former

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reporter who had a 30-year career with ''

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'' (1982–2012). He is a writer and editor in the public affairs department of the

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Career

A former resident of

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, Wieberg is a graduate of Community R-VI High School in

Laddonia, Missouri Laddonia is a city in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. The population was 502 at the 2020 census. History Laddonia was laid out in 1871. It was named for Amos Ladd, an early settler, and his wife, Onia. A post office has been in operat ...

. He graduated from the

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in 1976. Wieberg first worked as a sports reporter at two Missouri newspapers, '' The Mexico Ledger'' and the ''

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''. He then joined the founding staff at ''

'', where he spent 30 years, working first in

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, then relocating back to Missouri. Wieberg was inducted into the

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Hall of Fame in 2008. He was a member of the initial

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selection committee, serving from 2014 to 2018. He received the

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from the

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in 2018. Wieberg and his wife lived for 28 years in

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, where they raised three children. The couple later moved to

Liberty, Missouri Liberty is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Missouri, United States and is a suburb of Kansas City, located in the Kansas City Metro Area. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 30,167. Liberty is home to Willia ...

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