Award Recipients

ABC's Charles Gibson 2006 Paul White Award Recipient.

He's "Charles" on the air and "Charlie" everywhere else. He's there for us in the morning and he's often there for us in the evening.

RTNDF First Amendment Award Recipients 2006

RTNDF First Amendment Awards Dinner 2006 Honorees

Gwen Ifill, William Wheatley, Belo Corportion - WWL-TV, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Emmis Communications- WVUE-TV, Entercom Communications - WWL-AM, Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc., Raycom Media, Inc., Tribune Broadcasting - WGNO-TV.

CBS' Bob Schieffer 2003 Paul White Award Recipient

FACE OF THE NATION

CBS' powerhouse political reporter Bob Schieffer recalls a lifetime of rubbernecking the world's most important news events.

By Mark Millage for April 2003 Communicator

The shelves in Bob Schieffer's study are lined with proof of an accomplished journalist's career: induction into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame, the National Press Foundation's Broadcaster of the Year Award, six Emmy statues and many other major awards. But the honor that Schieffer proudly declares his favorite is a simple, framed certificate from the government class at a Kutztown, PA, high school.

NBC's Tom Brokaw 2002 Paul White Award Recipient

NATIVE SON

South Dakota native Tom Brokaw has made his mark covering politics and world events for 40 years, the last 19 as anchor of NBC Nightly News. He'll be honored for his lifetime achievements when he receives the 2002 Paul White Award this month at RTNDA@NAB.

By Mark Millage for April 2002 Communicator

ABC's Jim McKay 2001 Paul White Award Recipient

SPORTS AUTHORITY

Jim McKay has made his mark covering sports and news. The longtime face and voice of the Olympics and ABC Sports is the winner of the 2001 Paul White Award.

By Robert Garcia for July/August 2001 Communicator

CBS' Ed Bradley 2000 Paul White Award Recipient

AN INTERVIEW WITH ED BRADLEY

Paul White Award winner Ed Bradley on journalism, hard work, growing up, moving up and close calls.

By John Sears for August 2000 Communicator

CNN's Tom Johnson 1999 Paul White Award Recipient.

CABLE GUY

Tom Johnson has taken CNN to the top of the cable news world. Learn more about the man from small-town Georgia who left the newspaper business and the White House to run a cable powerhouse. To honor Johnson's lifetime achievement, RTNDA will present him with the Paul White Award at RTNDA99.

By Lucy Himstedt for September 1999 Communicator

Jane Pauley 1998 Paul White Award Recipient

ALL JANE, ALL THE TIME

An Interview with Jane Pauley, 1998 Paul White Award Recipient

By Mike Cavender for September 1998 Communicator

She's been given many titles, virtually all of them flattering. TV Guide called her St. Jane. USA Weekend dubbed her Ms. Perseverance. The headline in Television Quarterly referred to her as Lady Jane.

Dan Rather 1997 Paul White Award Recipient

INTEGRITY AND RESPONSIBILITY: AN INTERVIEW WITH DAN RATHER

By Loren Tobia for August 1997 Communicator

One of the joys of being the past chairman of RTNDA is the opportunity to nominate someone for the Paul White Award. This year's winner is CBS Anchor and Managing Editor Dan Rather, whose selection was approved unanimously by the board. Rather will be recognized as the winner of the Paul White Award at RTNDA97 in New Orleans. The award is given to recognize his lifetime contributions to the field of electronic journalism.

Ed Bliss 1993 Paul White Award Recipient

Ed Bliss: 1912 - 2002

Ed Bliss--broadcasting legend and 1993 RTNDA Paul White Award winner--died Nov. 25 at a Virginia hospital. Bliss worked at CBS under both Murrow and Cronkite, and was the author of "Writing News for Broadcast," "Now the News," and "Beyond the Stone Arches," a book about his father. He also edited a book called "In Search of Light: The Broadcasts of Edward R. Murrow".

Ralph Blumberg 1965 Paul White Award Recipient

A VICTIM OF HATE

WBOX owner Ralph Blumberg took on the Ku Klux Klan in Bogalusa, Louisiana, in 1965. His radio station's news stories and editorials were meet by gunfire and a boycott of his advertisers.

By Bob Priddy, for the September 1995 Communicator

Hugh Berkley Terry 1956 Paul White Award Recipient

HUGH BERKLEY TERRY

Biography provided by his family

Hugh Berkley Terry--who died November 28, 1987, at the age of 78--was one of the giants of American broadcasting.

When he arrived at KLZ radio in 1941, Terry assembled a bright young staff whose activities filled the station's offices with awards. He donated his own time to numerous civic and charitable organizations. Among an impressive list of activities that swelled his national reputation, he was a director of the National Association of Broadcasters.