Robert C. Maynard Legend Award
This award is given to a person with a commitment to quality journalism in general and to the advancement of people of color in the media in particular, as demonstrated by the life of the late Robert C. Maynard, for whom the award is named. Further, awardees must have a distinguished, lifetime career in journalism and/or education. Also, the awardee must be someone whose life story serves as a role model for all who would follow in his or her footsteps.
Past Awardees:
Reginald Stuart, Corporate Recruiter, Knight Ridder
Acel Moore, Assocaite editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Frank del Olmo, Associate Editor & Columnist, Los Angeles Times (posthumous)
Ed Lewis, Chairman & CEO, Essence Communications
Joaquin Blaya, Chairman & CEO, Radio Unica Communications Corp.
Albert E. Fitzpatrick, Vice President, Knight Ridder (retired)
Chuck Stone, Professor, University of North Carolina
Henry E. Hampton, President & Founder, Blackside, Inc.
Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Reporter & Anchor, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Carole Simpson, Anchor, ABC News
Carl T. Rowan, Syndicated Columnist
Robert C. Maynard, Owner, Editor & Publisher, The Oakland Tribune
The Distinguished Diversity Award for Lifetime Achievement
This award is given to a person who has made outstanding contributions to media diversity. The NAMME awards committee selects a person whose lifelong work has had a substantive impact on valuing and advancing workplace diversity.
Past Awardees
Phil Currie, Senior Vice President of News, Newspaper Division, Gannett Co. Inc.
Gordon Parks, Photojournalist, Writer, Novelist, Composer and Cinematographer
John H. Johnson,
Founder, Publisher, Chairman & CEO, Johnson Publishing Company
David Honig, Executive Director, Minority Media and Telecommunications Council
Sue Clark-Johnson, Chairman & CEO, Phoenix Newspapers Inc.
Bernard Shaw, Anchor, CNN
Stan Chen, Reporter, Portland Oregonian (posthumous)
Jay T. Harris, Chairman & Publisher, San Jose Mercury News
John L. Dotson Jr., President & Publisher, Akron Beacon Journal
Mary Kay Blake, Director/Recruiting & Placement, Gannett
James K. Batten, Publisher/CEO, Knight Ridder
Frank A. Blethen, Publisher/CEO, The Seattle Times
David Lawrence Jr., Publisher, The Miami Herald
Allen H. Neuharth, Chairman, The Freedom Forum
Catalyst Awards
These awards recognize and encourage the contributions of individuals whose actions and leadership have served as a catalyst to advance the cause of diversity in the media industry.
Past Awardees: Print
Monica Lozano, Publisher and CEO, La Opinión, Senior Vice President, ImpreMedia LLC
Jeannie Park, Executive Editor, People Magazine
Arthur Sulzberger, Chairman and Publisher, New York Times Company
David Yarnold, Executive Editor, San Jose Mercury News
Orage Quarles III, President & Publisher, The News & Observer
Gary L. Watson, President, Newspaper Division, Gannett Co.
Booker T. Izell, Vice President/Community Affairs & Workplace Diversity, Atlanta Journal & Constitution
Earl Graves, Owner & Founder, Earl G. Graves, Ltd.
Gregory E. Favre, Executive Editor, The Sacramento Bee
Past Awardees: Broadcast
Juan Williams, Senior Correspondent, National Public Radio, Political Contributor, FOX News
Maria Hinojosa, Correspondent, CNN
Gwen Ifill,
Moderator & Managing Editor, Washington Week and
Senior Correspondent, The Newshour with Jim Lehrer
Tamara Robinson, Vice President and Director of Programming, Thirteen WNET, New York
Paula Madison, President & General Manager, KNBC-TV, Los Angeles
Catherine L. Hughes, Founder & Chair, Radio One, Inc.
Ti-Hua Chang, Reporter, WNBC-TV, New York
Merri Dee, Broadcast Journalist, WGN-TV, Chicago
Past Awardees: New Media
Nihal Mehta, Founder and President, ipsh!
Omar Wasow, Executive Director, BlackPlanet.com
Steven Chin, Principal, MKmedia and
New Media Specialist, Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
Christian A. Hendricks, Vice President/Interactive Media, McClatchy Company
Lincoln Millstein, Executive Vice President, New York Times Digital
Cornelius Foote Jr., Chief Operating Officer, BlackAmericaWeb.com
Lavonne Luquis, Founder & CEO, Latino.com
Barry Cooper, Founder & CEO, BlackVoices.com
The NAMME Lawrence Young Breakthrough Award
The Lawrence Young Breakthrough Award is given to an individual who transforms the paradigm of diversity in the media. This award is named in honor of the late Lawrence Young, a newspaper editor and board member of NAMME. Young’s personal mission was to help shape the next generation of media industry leaders and inspire them to continue his efforts to advance diversity and quality journalism.
Past Awardees:
Dinah Eng, Columnist and Founder, AAJA's ELP Program
Loren Ghiglione, Dean, Medial School of Journalism, Northwestern University
Sandy Close,
Executive Director, New California Media
Toni F. Laws, Senior Vice President, Diversity/NAA Foundation, Newspaper Association of America (retired)
Award of Valor
The Award of Valor recognizes media professionals at all levels that have gone above and beyond the call of duty, exhibiting courageous behavior under extreme circumstances in order to serve the public good.
Past Awardees:
Ricky Mathews, Publisher and President, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.
Hannah Allam--Courageous Reporting
Bryan Monroe, Assistant Vice President/News, Knight Ridder; President, NABJ--Courageous Leadership
Tom Joyner, Chairman and Founder, REACH Media Inc.--Courageous Humanitarian Deeds
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