Bonnie Jean Feldkamp on Muck Rack

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

Verified
(She/Her)
Louisville
As seen in: Creators, Medium, MSN, The New York Times, Yahoo Life, USA Today, Yahoo News, Healthline, Chron, Detroit Free Press, Yahoo Sports Canada and
Covers:  Bonnie Jean Feldkamp is a syndicated columnist holding space for good, writing stories of people making the world a better place and lifting the voices of marginalized people.
Doesn't Cover: Fiction
#Columnist who ties personal experience to current events to help readers empathize, relate & care. I’m not active on this platform.

Get in touch with Bonnie Jean

Contact Bonnie Jean, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp’s Biography

Read Full Bio →

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp is an award-winning syndicated columnist published in newspapers across the United States via Creators Syndicate. She’s been writing, publishing and mentoring writers for more than 20 years. Feldkamp is the former community engagement and opinion editor for the Louisville Courier Journal as well as the former media director for the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Her TEDx Talk “Contempt Versus Connection in Online Communication” aims to encourage productive discou…

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp’s Journalist Portfolio

See all 123 portfolio items →
COVID-19 Could Have Been Our Unifying Moment

COVID-19 Could Have Been Our Unifying Moment

We blew it. And at this point, I'm not interested in pointing fingers and declaring who's at fault or why. WE…

View article →
The Disruption This World Needs

The Disruption This World Needs

Fall always brings me nostalgia. My best childhood memories are of marching band, autumn leaves and Halloween…

View article →
Opinion: Parent choice for masks isn't helpful in the classroom

Opinion: Parent choice for masks isn't helpful in the classroom

In preparation for the new school year, I submitted vaccine records and health screenings. I printed out list…

View article →
The Challenges I've Faced Trying to Manage My Weight with PsA

The Challenges I've Faced Trying to Manage My Weight with PsA

It's hard to do everything you know you "should" be doing when symptoms like pain and fatigue keep getting in…

View article →
Making Peace with Parenting Mistakes

Making Peace with Parenting Mistakes

My daughter is 21 and living on her own, and my son just started kindergarten. Recently, we were all in the c…

View article →
Therapy Is a Valuable Parenting Resource

Therapy Is a Valuable Parenting Resource

The first time I went to therapy was after my mom died. I was 7 years old, and our family was in crisis. I we…

View article →

Articles

Let the Love In

|
By Bonnie Jean Feldkamp 
| Creators
Most times when I'm invited to speak at a conference, someone introduces me by reading the short bio provided. But this past week at the Southeastern Writers' Association Conference, my friend, the Georgia judge and novelist Lori Duff, introduced me. She started off by warning she might embarrass me, then proceeded with the most generous and warm introduction I've ever received. What a gift to hear how your friend sees you. Not that long ago, I would have struggled to listen.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp: America's story is resilience. McBride sings it

|
By Bonnie Jean Feldkamp 
| The Winchester Star (Winchester, VA)
When artists canceled their performances for President Donald Trump's June 25 Great American State Fair, one stood out for me: Martina McBride. The first time I saw Martina live in concert was at the Taste of Cincinnati festival in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Memorial Day Weekend in 1994. Her iconic song "Independence Day" had just been released as a single. It's a song we would have no doubt heard if she stayed in the lineup for the D.C. event.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (3) Issue with article?

Opinion: Martina McBride sings songs of resilience

|
By Bonnie Jean Feldkamp 
| Lawrence Journal-World
When artists canceled their performances for President Donald Trump’s June 25 Great American State Fair, one stood out for me: Martina McBride. The first time I saw Martina live in concert was at the Taste of Cincinnati festival in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Memorial Day Weekend in 1994. Her iconic song “Independence Day” had just been released as a single. It’s a song we would have no doubt heard if she stayed in the lineup for the D.C. event.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?
See all 1,303 licensed articles (1,590 Total)

Interview

See all 10 answers →

What was your first job as a journalist?

An article in the Community Press in Cincinnati. I learned the YMCA I frequented had plans for a water park. I pitched the article. Got it.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yes

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email a press release pasted in the body of an email or a short intro with a link to more information.

Awards

See all 7 awards →

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2017 - Digital Media

Ohio SPJ Awards Best Overall Blog (Independent)

View Award

Parent Media Association

2018 - General Feature Writing

Won Gold in the General Feature Writing category of the Parent Media Association annual Awards.

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2018 - Editorial

2018 Greater Cincinnati Society of Professional Journalists Bonnie Jean Feldkamp earned finalist award in the Editorial category of the 2018 Excellence In Journalism Contest for her Cincinnati Family Magazine blog.

View Award

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2019 - Best of Show

2019 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists “Best in Journalism” Awards 2nd place – BEST OF SHOW – Best Freelance Writer 1st place – Best Criticism/Editorial Judges Comments: “Unique and thoughtful insights on a variety of topics impacting families and children.”

View Award

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2019 - Best Editorial

2019 Greater Cincinnati Society of Professional Journalists Awards Best Editorial – Finalist

View Award

Press Club of Cleveland Excellence in Journalism Awards

2019 - Best of Ohio: Best Editorial

2019 Press Club of Cleveland Excellence in Journalism Awards Op-Ed for the Cincinnati Enquirer earned Third Place in the single Op-Ed Category. Earned Third Place in the Best of Ohio: Best Editorial category for her work in the Cincinnati Enquirer and USA Today. Judges Comments: “Bonnie Jean Feldkamp brings her personal and compelling knowledge into her well written editorials! Congratulations for her Informative and excellent presentations!”

View Award

National Federation of Press Women

2019 - Editorial/Opinion Online

2019 National Federation of Press Women Op-Ed for USA TODAY won first place in the National Federation of Press Women Awards in the editorial/opinion online category.

View Award

Actions

Share this page

Get in touch with Bonnie Jean

Contact Bonnie Jean, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack
 •  Privacy  •  Terms  •  Security and Legal  •   •   •   • 

© 2026 Muck Rack

SOC 2® Certified