Jimmy Orr
Jimmy Orr is co-founder and executive editor of Cowboy State Daily.
Orr is a longtime journalist who was on the masthead at the Los Angeles Times and the Christian Science Monitor as the Managing Editor, Digital.
In the political arena, Orr served as a spokesman for the White House and directed digital strategy for President George W. Bush and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Prior to these positions, Orr worked for Wyoming Governor Jim Geringer and U.S. Senators Malcolm Wallop and Al Simpson.
He was also a co-founder of The Sports Show with ESPN's Woody Paige and was the executive producer of Clay Travis' Outkick the Show.
Latest from Jimmy Orr
Lummis Announces She's Not Running For Re-Election
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, the first woman elected to the Senate from Wyoming, on Friday announced she is not running for a second term. She said, "“in the difficult, exhausting session weeks this fall I’ve come to accept that I do not have six more years in me.”
Clair McFarland & Jimmy OrrDecember 19, 2025
Massive Train Derailment Occurs 17 Miles Northwest Of Cheyenne
A BNSF train carrying dozens of double-stacked freight cars derailed early Friday morning northwest of Cheyenne. Although no cause has been given, residents blame the wind. "This is the worst wind we've ever seen, and it’s been blowing for days now."
Andrew Rossi & Jimmy OrrDecember 19, 2025
Daniel Junction Foodmart Store Sells $2.2 Million Wyoming Lottery Ticket
Someone who bought a Cowboy Draw ticket at the Daniel Junction Foodmart in Sublette County is $2.2 million dollars richer. The winning ticket was pulled on Monday at the outpost in Sublette County.
Jimmy OrrDecember 09, 2025
Former Wyoming Schools Chief Judy Catchpole Dies, Remembered For Humor, High Energy
Wyoming’s leaders, past and present, are mourning the loss of former Superintendent of Public Instruction Judy Catchpole, who died on Thursday at the age of 81. Catchpole is remembered for her boundless energy, sense of humor and advocacy for children.
Jimmy OrrDecember 04, 2025
Trucker Jailed In Road Rage Shooting At Pickup Carrying Child Near Rawlins
A semitruck driver was arrested last week after what the Wyoming Highway Patrol is calling a road rage incident in Carbon County. Troopers say the trucker shot at a pickup — with a child in the back seat — that was passing it on I-80 near Rawlins.
Jimmy OrrNovember 25, 2025
Haunted Wyoming: The Ghost Of St. Mark's Church
What to do when your buddy falls 100 feet to his death while building Wyoming's first church? Stuff him in the wall and hope no one notices...
Jimmy OrrOctober 28, 2025
