1. Jeffrey Koterba was born on May 6,1961 and is an American editorial cartoonist based in Omaha, Nebraska.
19 Facts About Jeff Koterba
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Jeff Koterba was the editorial cartoonist for the Omaha World-Herald from 1989 until September 2020 and his work is syndicated nationwide to over 850 newspapers by Cagle Cartoons.
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Jeff Koterba was hired by the Omaha World-Herald in 1989 as the editorial cartoonist, filling a 9-year void at that position.
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Jeff Koterba has been featured in many magazines and high-profile websites.
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Jeff Koterba has written for The Huffington Post, ABC News, and The Daily Beast.
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Jeff Koterba's fiction has appeared in Parcel, and his graphic nonfiction has appeared in Ecotone.
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Jeff Koterba has given two TEDx talks where he's discussed Tourette's syndrome, vulnerability, and cartooning.
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Jeff Koterba is the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for the Omaha-based swing and jump-blues band the Prairie Cats, who have released three albums.
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Jeff Koterba has published three collections of his cartoons including a book on Nebraska Cornhuskers football cartoons he drew while in college.
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Jeff Koterba was laid off by the Omaha World Herald on September 18,2020, after 31 years of employment.
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In 1983 Jeff Koterba was awarded the Mark of Excellence Award for college cartooning from the Society of Professional Journalists.
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In 2009,2010,2013,2016, and 2017 Jeff Koterba won first place for editorial cartooning in the Great Plains Journalism Awards.
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On May 6,2010, Jeff Koterba was honored by the Omaha Press Club as his "Face" was put on the Barroom Floor.
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Jeff Koterba was the 125th "Face" in a tradition dating back to 1971.
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In 2018 Jeff Koterba was nominated for a Heartland Chapter Emmy Award for his work in connection with KMTV television on a segment concerning the cartooning process.
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Jeff Koterba has Tourette syndrome and survived a lightning strike in high school.
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Jeff Koterba has one child, Josh Koterba, who is a singer and a songwriter.
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Jeff Koterba is friends with filmmaker Alexander Payne and was an extra in Payne's 2002 film About Schmidt.
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Jeff Koterba is friends with astronaut Clayton Anderson and has featured him in several cartoons.