1 / 22

In Memoriam

In Memoriam. FPA/FSNE 2010-2011. Florida Today Sports writer Covered high school sports Co-hosted "Today in Brevard Sports" for TV and online Also covered athletics at Marshall University (his alma mater) and West Virginia University for the Charleston Gazette and the Charleston Daily Mail 

brosh
Download Presentation

In Memoriam

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. In Memoriam FPA/FSNE 2010-2011

  2. Florida Today • Sports writer • Covered high school sports • Co-hosted "Today in Brevard Sports" for TV and online • Also covered athletics at Marshall University (his alma mater) and West Virginia University for the Charleston Gazette and the Charleston Daily Mail  • Died June 7, 2010 Mike Cherry

  3. The Miami Herald • Sports Writer (bowling) • Worked at The Herald since 1945; “go-for” chores at 14 included running greyhound results and writing tight headlines • Was the first daily newspaper reporter inducted into the Professional Bowlers Association's Hall of Fame. • In “retirement,” Evans won a national award for bowling coverage at the Daytona Beach News-Journal, for which he wrote until his death • Died July 4, 2010 Dick Evans

  4. The Miami Herald • Columnist, who wrote “The Third Third,” a fixture for those 60 and older for almost a quarter of a century • Began as a writer with The Washington Post, which led to a brush with history when she met Eleanor Roosevelt • Died Jan. 5, 2011 Claire Mitchel

  5. The Miami Herald • Community Columnist, among other roles • Was Managing Editor of Coral Gables Times/Guide, from 1975-1977 • Worked for The Guide and The Herald since 1964 • Shared in the Herald's 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Hurricane Andrew coverage • A mention in her column meant a person or organization “had arrived.” • Retired, again, in 2007 • Died July 5, 2010 Bea Moss

  6. The Miami Herald / El Nuevo Herald • President, Publisher, General Manager • Began as a Herald mailroom clerk in 1961 after fleeing Cuba with $5 in his pocket • General Manager for The Charlotte Observer, 1970s, before returning to Miami • Launched El Nuevo Herald in 1987 • Was awarded 1989’s John S. Knight Gold Medal, Knight Ridder’s highest professional honor • Retired 1995 • Died July 7, 2010 Roberto Suárez

  7. The Palm Beach Post • Former editorial page editor • Held same position for sister paper, The Miami News, which won three Pulitzer Prizes for its coverage of the Cuban Missile Crisis; and two for editorial cartoons by Don Wright, later at the Post • A World War II veteran, he piloted eight missions over Europe • Earned the Air Medal for exceptional duty in combat • Began as reporter at the Dayton Daily News • Died Jan. 29, 2011 Clarke Ash

  8. The Ledger • Circulation director for 25 years • Began his newspaper career in 1969 as a circulation manager for the St. Petersburg Times • Briefly worked as circulation director at the Houma Daily Courier in Louisiana • Retired editor Skip Perez applauded his achievements in record-level distribution • Died Jan. 28, 2011 Sam Diaz

  9. The Florida Times-Union • Copy editor for 20 years in Features Department • “I’m constantly amazed that I am paid a salary for doing something I enjoy so much,” she said • First worked for the New York State Press Association and the New York Publishers Association • Also reported for the weekly Clifton Springs (N.Y.) Press and spent two years in New York City on the staff of Forth • Died March 1, 2011 Margaret “Peg” Dow

  10. St. Petersburg Times • Investigative reporter who won numerous national awards • Her 14-part series on the Church of Scientology won a 1980 Pulitzer Prize • Worked 41 years at the paper, 1946-1987 • "Every cliche, including the one about the bulldog that gets ahold of an ankle and won't let go, was true of her," said former Times executive editor Bob Haiman • Died March 26, 2011 Bette Orsini

  11. St. Augustine Record • News typist • Former Linotype operator • Worked at the Record since 1964, becoming assistant to the editor in 2001 • Loved his Florida Gators and St. Augustine High School football • Died April 9, 2011 Bobby Barnes

  12. The Miami Herald • Copy Editor • Worked at the paper from 1966-2001 • Was the slot on the legendary crew of The Street Edition • He also sent more than a few new reporters home empty-handed after a “friendly” invitation to play poker. • Died April 10, 2011 William “Bo” Bobo

  13. South Florida Sun Sentinel • Sports Editor (1980-2005) • The Patriot Ledger • News Reporter, City Editor, Sports Editor (1973-1980) • Turner’s Sun Sentinel’s Sports Department was twice selected among top 10 nationally • “Fred-isms” included “We don't just put left-handed doors on Chevy's all day around here!” • Died April 11, 2011 Fred Turner

  14. The Florida Times-Union (1964-2011) • Staten Island Advance (1953-1969) • First female reporter to cover Jacksonville courts • Chronicled three-year cancer battle • Self-described "tough old broad" who raised three generations of reporters and editors • Street outside T-U named “Jessie-Lynne Kerr Parkway” • Media room for new courthouse also will carry her name • Died April 28, 2011 Jessie-Lynne Kerr

  15. St. Petersburg Times (1986-2003) • Evening Independent (1971-1986) • Reporter, senior copy editor • In addition to outstanding work, Mitchell was known for occasional, memorable pranks; one involved sending a stuffed duck head through pneumatic tubes to the fourth floor librarian • He had a deft touch as a writer and an eagle eye as a copy editor • Retired 2003 • Died April 29, 2011 Robin Mitchell

  16. Columnist for The Bradenton Herald in retirement • Washington correspondent and columnist for Knight Ridder • Specialized in foreign affairs and defense policy • Started in Washington for Chicago Daily News • Among many honors, his focus on the military resulted in a 1963-64 Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University • His last column, March 27, was about the United States sacrificing its ideals for oil • Died May 6, 2011 Jim McCartney

  17. The Herald-Tribune • Long time columnist and editor • Won first place in this year’s FSNE contest • Battled ALS, known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, for more than 15 years after diagnosis • Founding member of Lou Gehrig’s Disease Association of Southwest Florida • His last column in December was about a wedding toast for his 25-year-old son, Noah. "But it's neither money nor the stuff we acquire over our lives that makes us happy… It's the memories we create as a family… ” • Died May 7, 2011 Rich Brooks

  18. South Florida Sun Sentinel • Reporter, mentor • Covered the African-American community for a decade at the paper with grit and passion • Previous stops in his 30-year career included the San Francisco Examiner, where he was known as “the mayor of the newsroom;” Washington, D.C.; Berkeley, Calif., at the Robert C. Maynard Institute of Journalism Education; and Greensboro, N.C., where he taught at North Carolina A&T while working as a reporter at the News & Record. • Died May 17, 2011 Gregory Lewis

  19. The Tampa Tribune • Sports Editor and Columnist • Wrote more than 10,000 columns (1962 to 2001) • Won Red Smith Award, 1993 • As a boy, delivered papers on horseback in Wauchula • Baseball great Ted Williams said of him, “I don’t like any sports writers. But I like Tom McEwen.” • Died June 4, 2011 Tom McEwen

  20. Northwest Florida Daily News • Reporter/editor for the paper for 42 years • Inducted into the Okaloosa County Women's Hall of Fame in 2005 • Hired in 1963 at 35 as society editor and worked full time until age 77 • Famous as a grammarian, near the end, she corrected a nurse on the difference between “laying” and “lying” in her bed • Her long time publisher, Tom Conner, said her work “shaped the community” for decades • Died at 82, June 13, 2011 Peggy May

  21. In Memoriam FPA/FSNE 2010-2011

More Related