Roger Welsch

Roger Lee Welsch (November 6, 1936 – September 30, 2022) was an American news reporter who was a senior correspondent on the CBS News Sunday Morning program, and was featured in a segment called "Postcards from Nebraska." An author, humorist and folklorist, Welsch was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, the only son of Christian Welsch, who worked in a Goodyear tire factory and Bertha (Flach) Welsch, a homemaker. He lived outside of Dannebrog, Nebraska.

Welsch earned a bachelor's degree in 1958 and a master's degree in 1960, both in German and both at the University of Nebraska. He also studied folklore at the University of Colorado and Indiana University.

Welsch was the 2005 winner of the Henry Fonda Award from the State of Nebraska Travel and Tourism Division.

Welsch died on September 30, 2022, at the age of 85, after entering hospice for kidney failure.

Articles
Welsch has been published in a variety of publications, including Esquire, Natural History, Successful Farming, and elsewhere.

Recordings

 * The Prairie: Pistol to Plow. Lincoln, NE: Media Productions, 1986.
 * Omaha Indian Music. (liner notes) American Folklife Center, 1985.
 * Sweet Nebraska Land. Folkways Records, 1965.

Awards

 * "Henry Fonda Award", Nebraska Travel and Tourism Division, 2005.
 * "Man of the Year In Service to Nebraska Agriculture", 1996.
 * "Mari Sandoz Award" from the Nebraska Library Association.
 * "President's Award for creative young faculty", Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1967.