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Stephanie DeGraw

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Las Vegas
As seen in: KPVM-TV (Pahrump, NV), Apple Podcasts, LinkedIn, LinkedIn News, KSL.com, Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Salt Lake Tribune, St. George News, Our Community Now, Cedar City News, Utah News Dispatch and
Covers:  Travel, National Parks, State Parks, Tourism, Native Americans, Film, Feature Stories, Veterans, and Diversity.
Doesn't Cover: sports
Journalist at StGeorgeNews.com, Podcaster, writer of press releases and media consultant. muckrack.com/stephanie-degraw

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Stephanie DeGraw’s Biography

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Stephanie DeGraw is an award-winning journalist. For 25 years, she worked in journalism, broadcasting and public relations. DeGraw worked for the Salt Lake Tribune, Associated Press and The City Journals. She reported for a CBS television station in Twin Falls, Idaho. She graduated from Weber State University with a Bachelor's in Journalism and Broadcasting.

I created the Southwest Weekenders Travel Series, carried by St. George News, showcasing destinations, outdoor recreation, national parks,…

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New cast members join Costner as he films Western saga in Southern Utah

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Southwest Weekenders: Rafts, rapids and wildlife on the Colorado River's Westwater Canyon

Southwest Weekenders: Rafts, rapids and wildlife on the Colorado River's Westwater Canyon

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A missing Las Vegas child was safely located within minutes after the Metropolitan Police Department officers deployed a drone to assist in the search | Local Las Vegas | Local

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By Stephanie DeGraw
| Las Vegas Review-Journal Verified
A missing child was safely located within minutes after Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers deployed a drone to assist in the search, according to a tweet on X from Metro. The call came in on Jan. 5, when a family dialed 911 to report their child missing. LVMPD’s Drone as a First Responder team was activated immediately, launching a drone near Charleston Boulevard and Fort Apache Road.
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St. George Fire Station 1 opens its doors

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By Stephanie DeGraw
By Stephanie DeGraw When the community steps inside St. George’s new Fire Station 1 during the open house on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m., they’ll see far more than modern equipment bays and gleaming engines. They’ll be walking into a space that symbolizes the city’s promise to honor its past while protecting its future. Amid the station’s advanced training rooms, community gathering areas and expanded living quarters, the memory of the Flood Street Chapel remains very much alive.
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Flying, Riding & Exploring the Grand Canyon’s South Rim

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By Stephanie DeGraw
| outeredgemagazine.com
Soaring above the sweeping green plateaus of the Kaibab National Forest in Arizona, is serene until the pilot cranks up Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone” in my headset. Suddenly, the ground drops away as the aircraft from Papillon Helicopters crests the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The forest floor vanishes into a vast chasm of red, cream and brown stone, dotted with pockets of green shrubbery. My heart leaps, I’m excited and terrified at once, unable to breathe as the canyon embraces me.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Correspondent for Associated Press

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yes

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Otter.ai, Riverside.fm, Grammarly

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Top of the Rockies Journalism Award

2022 - First Place Short Form Feature Category

Stephanie DeGraw received first place in the short form feature category for her profile of the first Native American student at Southern Utah University to win the school’s homecoming royalty. “This article does what a great profile story should do: It helps the reader understand what makes a person tick,” a judge said of DeGraw’s story. “It offers context coupled with insightful quotes to show the reader why Mahala Sutherland is a passionate social justice advocate.”

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Most Read Articles of 2023

2023 - Journalism

The top two most viewed stories online at St. George News for 2023

Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism Awards (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Wyoming).

2025 - Podcast

The show serves as an audio "passport" exploring the public lands, scenic landscapes, and tourism destinations of Southern Utah and Northern Arizona and was recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists: The Color Country Podcast took home First Place Podcast: It took home the top honor in its division for its coverage of the Zion National Park Forever Project 2024 Field Guide episode.

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