Rocking G Photography Photographers & Photojournalists John & Maria Goff, Proprietors
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Photo courtesy of Alwyn Spence |
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John Goff, an award winning television newsman and photo journalist is a New York City native. He holds a BA in History and an MA in Journalism from the University of Wyoming. John began his broadcasting career at KUWR-FM in Laramie, Wyoming. He has also worked for Cheyenne radio stations KVWO and KFBC prior to joining the staff of what was then KYCU-TV (now known as KGWN-TV channel 5) the CBS affiliate in Cheyenne Wyoming. John has also been a volunteer member of Cheyenne Frontier Days, the Worlds Largest Outdoor Rodeo and Western Celebration and served as an assistant committee member on the Publicity Committee that later evolved to become Public Relations. His career in Television took John to the Midwest where he spent almost 10 years with stations in both Illinois and Wisconsin. In 1991 John took a position in the New York Metropolitan area covering Westchester County New York, a suburb north of New York City as a television newsman for News 12 Westchester a CableVision Company.
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Maria Goff was born and raised in the wilds of New York City. She chose to become a Registered Nurse while engaging in her other passion, photography. During Maria's first visit to Cheyenne with her husband John, she fell in love with Wyoming, the West and rodeo. Continuing to live in New York state, she follows rodeo and Professional Bull Riders events photographing the action. She was credentialed to photograph PBR events in the Northeast United States for the 2009 season. Maria’s photography also has taken her throughout the Caribbean and Mexico, where she focuses on the people and the natural world around them. She and John have a teenage daughter, Kristin who is a budding photographer herself.
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