Tribute to the Late Greg Hall

by Ivan Foley

January 15, 2020

in Landmark Live

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Ivan Foley

Ivan Foley is owner/editor/publisher of the Platte County Landmark. Foley has been on the news beat in Platte County for 38 years, covering anything from high school sports to presidential visits, penning governmental investigative pieces and all things in between. He provides weekly observations and editorial commentary in his Between the Lines column and serves as host of Landmark Live, a light-hearted videocast featuring newsmakers and events in the Northland. During his time at the helm of The Landmark, the newspaper has been given multiple awards for General Excellence in the Missouri Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. In 2016, Foley won the Tom and Pat Gish Award, a national honor given by the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Kentucky for displaying courage, tenacity and integrity in rural journalism. A big fan of the Chiefs and Royals, Foley resides in unincorporated Platte County near KCI Airport.

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Jenny Marie Otto says:

7 months ago

Hi Chris! Hi Ivan!
Brad Carl says:

7 months ago

Greg was so inspiring – what I loved most about hi
Brad Carl says:

7 months ago

I loved how he never engaged with haters online
Brad Carl says:

7 months ago

What’s Angie’s last name?!?
- Ivan Foley says:
  
  7 months ago
  
  Brad Carl Dickinson. Angie Dickinson.
  - Brad Carl says:
    
    7 months ago
    
    Dressed to Kill !
Brad Carl says:

7 months ago

I’m younger than I appear, so I can relate.
Ivan Foley says:

7 months ago

Huge thank you to Angie Morrison Mutti for stepping in on very short notice to run the camera for us tonight on Landmark Live!
Vivian Lois Hatfield says:

7 months ago

I would Like to see the Platte County Landmark do a story on the major outage that took place in parts of Platte County and Clay Count by Spectrum. Lots of people in Parkville got blacked out from watching the Chiefs game at 1:45 PM until 7:40 PM. What a shame!
Terrence Durrill says:

7 months ago

A little something extra…A serious thought to consider today, Thursday, January 23, 2020 ……..

The Radical Socialist Democrats are dangerous domestic enemies of the American People and of America under the United States Constitution. They must be opposed and blocked from positions of power in this country. ……. THIS IS A MATTER OF NATIONAL SURVIVAL.