City of Lincoln LPD Hires Journalist to Lead Public Information Office | City of Lincoln
City of Lincoln LPD Hires Journalist to Lead Public Information Office | City of Lincoln
We have breaking news to share, and we are excited to do it! Our new public information office manager is coming to us from the world of television news. Erika Thomas is the first person in this role at the Lincoln Police Department to have served as a journalist.
Erika spent two decades in newsrooms across the country, working as a producer, reporter and most recently as an evening anchor in northwest Arkansas. She is an award-winning journalist, having won Edward R. Murrow and Emmy awards, along with numerous state honors. She attended the University of Missouri in Columbia and graduated summa cum laude with dual degrees in Broadcast Journalism and Economics.
Regarding Erika’s hiring, Chief Ewins said, “The public information office manager position is incredibly important to any police department in this country in 2023. As a former member of the media, Erika knows first-hand how to get our news to the media in an accurate and timely manner. Building upon our already robust social media presence, Erika will rely upon her valuable experience in news to inform our public about Lincoln law enforcement news, both through the media and through our Lincoln Police presence on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.”
Erika is married with two young boys, Axl and Knox. Her family is moving to Lincoln, where they’ll be reunited with the many members of her husband’s family who live across Nebraska and are, naturally, all avid Huskers fans! She will start with us at LPD at the end of March.
As always, we hope you’ll stay tuned to our social media channels to hear news about our department, important traffic updates and ways in which you can help keep you and your families safe.
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