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Updated: Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Published: Monday, May 1, 2006 |
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NABJ names 2006 Hall of Fame inductees
Cynthia Tucker named Journalist of the Year, Earl Graves to be recognized for Lifetime Achievement; Other Special Honor Awards named
WASHINGTON – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) will induct a noted Washington post columnist, two icons of the magazine industry and a legendary media executive into the NABJ Hall of Fame this year, the association announced today.
At its spring meeting in Indianapolis last week, the NABJ Board of Directors voted to add the following legends into the NABJ Hall of Fame:
- Lerone Bennett Jr.: Writer and social historian who served as Ebony magazines executive editor for nearly 40 years. His written work deftly explores the history of race relations in the U.S. and his comprehensive articles have become one of the magazines literary hallmarks.
- Albert Fitzpatrick: Former assistant vice president of minority affairs for Knight Ridder from 1994 to 1985. Before joining Knight Ridder, worked for 29 years at the Akron Beacon-Journal, ending his newsroom career there as its first black executive editor. A former NABJ president, Fitzpatrick earned an NABJ Lifetime Achievement Award in (1984) and the Ida B. Wells Award in 1989.
- William Raspberry: Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post and winner of NABJ’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994. Raspberry started as a columnist at The Post in 1966 and his work appeared in more than 200 newspapers before he recently retired.
- Susan Taylor: A name synonymous with Essence magazine, Taylor served as Editor-in-chief of the magazine from 1981 to 2000. Under her guidance, Essence experienced phenomenal growth, reaching black women worldwide. She remains editorial director and a voice with her “In the Spirit” column, which addresses themes such as family, faith, self-esteem and health. She continues to be a mentor for young people in crisis as well as a symbol of black beauty and inspiration.
The recipients will be inducted during a special ceremony at the 2006 NABJ Convention & Career Fair in Indianapolis, Aug. 16-20.
The 15-member Board also awarded several distinguished journalists top honors in the organization’s annual Special Honors awards, to be delivered at the NABJ Awards Gala in October in Washington, D.C.:
- Cynthia Tucker, editorial columnist with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as Journalist of the Year.
- Earl G. Graves Sr., founder, chairman and publisher of Black Enterprise Magazine, as recipient of the NABJ Lifetime Achievement Award.
Other Special Honors winners include:
- Lawrence Young, The Riverside Press-Enterprise, Legacy Award
- Trymaine Lee, New Orleans Times-Picayune and Errin Haines, Associated Press, Emerging Journalists of the Year
- DeMarco Morgan, WISN-TV (Milwaukee), Community Service Award
- Ruth Tisdale, Howard University, Student Journalist of the Year Award
- Kip Branch, Elizabeth City State University, Journalism Educator of the Year Award
- Deyda Hydara and the Gambia Press Union, Percy Qoboza Foreign Journalist Award
- The Indianapolis Recorder, Best Practices Award
Finalists for Chapter of the Year are the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists, Las Vegas Association of Black Journalists, Houston Association of Black Journalists and the Bay Area Black Journalists Association.
The Carolina Association of Black Journalists and Temple Association of Black Journalists are vying for Student Chapter of the Year. Winners in those categories will be announced at NABJ’s 31st Annual Convention and Career Fair, Aug. 16-20, in Indianapolis.
Bennett, Fitzpatrick, and Raspberry
will be inducted during the annual Hall of Fame banquet at the convention. Winners of the other Special Honors categories will receive their awards at either the banquet or at the 2006 Salute to Excellence Awards Gala, Oct. 14 in Washington.
An advocacy group established in 1975 in Washington, D.C., NABJ is the largest organization of journalists of color in the nation, with more than 4,100 members, and provides educational, career development and support to black journalists worldwide.
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