The outstanding work and legacy of the late Gerald Boyd was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award in Print. Wilbert “Bill” Tatum, Publisher Emeritus of the Amsterdam News, also received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Print. He was introduced by Lt. Governor David Paterson but Mr. Tatum himself was in the Hospital recovering from a recent illness. His daughter Elinor and wife Susan accepted on his behalf. NYABJ Lifetime Achievement Award, Print Journalism NYABJ Lifetime Achievement Award, Print Journalism NYABJ “Ed Bradley” Award for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcast Journalism NYABJ Trailblazer Award NYABJ Excellence in Education Award Claire Serant – St. Johns University Alphonso Van Marsh, of CNN has been criss-crossing the world and breaking news in defiance of what critics said he was capable of, in the sometimes fickle and always subjective world of TV News. Marsh covered the US Invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq as a one-man-band video journalist. The world saw his video of Saddam Hussein being pulled from a tunnel in Iraq after months of hiding from US Forces. Black Enterprise, Newsweek, Bloomberg, and the Nets are major sponsors for the event this year which is expected o be standing room only. Sade Baderinwa of WABC-TV and Maurice Dubois of WCBS-TV are the emcees for the event which also honors journalists for best spot/general, sports, international, arts and entertainment, science, commentaries and public affairs reporting for 2007. To see the list with all the 2008 NYABJ Award winners click here |
Columbia's Low Library was packed on February 13th as NYABJ recognized 5 special honorees and the outstanding work of more than a hundred journalists. NYABJ also celebrated it 30th anniversary by inviting members of the original board. An 18 inch black marble dedication stone was unveiled with the na mes and faces of the first nine members of NYABJ. The stone dedication will be displayed in the hall of Columbia University for future generations to see. 