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George Polk Career Award Recipients
A total of 25 journalists have received a George Polk Career Award
Bill Moyers is the 25th journalist to be honored with a George Polk Career Award. The first was Nation magazine editor Carey McWilliams, who received this distinction in 1977. Below are the names and affiliations of all the previous Career Award winners.
| 2004 | Bill Moyers, public broadcaster |
| 2003 | F. Gilman Spencer, editor of several newspapers |
| 2002 | Morley Safer, CBS News |
| 2001 | Edna Buchanan, Miami Herald |
| 2000 | John B. Oakes, The New York Times |
| 1999 | Studs Terkel, author and columnist |
| 1998 | Russell Baker, columnist |
| 1997 | Pittsburgh Courier, pioneering African-American newspaper |
| 1995 | John K. Cooley, ABC News |
| 1994 | Philip Hamburger, The New Yorker |
| 1993 | Richard Dudman, St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
| 1992 | Herbert Mitgang, The New York Times |
| 1991 | Claude Fox Sitton, Raleigh News & Observer |
| 1990 | Fred Friendly, television producer |
| 1989 | Fred M. Hechinger, The New York Times |
| 1988 | William Shawn, The New Yorker |
| 1997 | Murray Kempton, columnist |
| 1996 | James Reston, The New York Times |
| 1995 | George Tames, The New York Times |
| 1994 | Red Barber, broadcaster |
| 1993 | William Lawrence Shirer, author |
| 1981 | George Seldes, muckraker |
| 1979 | Alden Whitman, The New York Times |
| 1978 | Richard S. Salant, CBS News |
| 1977 | Carey McWilliams, The Nation |
George Polk Awards
Administered by Long Island University since 1949, the George Polk Awards memorialize the CBS correspondent slain covering a civil war in Greece and rank among America’s most coveted journalism honors.
Long Island University
Celebrating 78 years of access to the American dream through excellence in higher education, Long Island University is a multicampus, diverse, doctoral institution of higher learning. One of the largest and most comprehensive universities in the country, it offers 604 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs and certificates, and educates more than 27,000 students on six campuses in Brooklyn, Brookville (C.W. Post), Southampton, Brentwood, Rockland and Westchester. The Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences prepares students for successful careers in the fields of pharmacy and health care. The University’s Friends World Program offers a wide range of study abroad options in North America and at five overseas locations. More than 700 full-time faculty members provide outstanding instruction that is supplemented by internships and cooperative education opportunities. The accomplishments of nearly 156,000 living alumni are a testament to the success of its mission – providing the highest level of education to people from all walks of life. The University’s NCAA Division I and II athletic teams, nationally renowned George Polk Awards in journalism, Tilles Center for the Performing Arts and Long Island University Public Radio Network (WLIU-FM and WCWP-FM) provide enrichment for its students and the communities it serves.
The Brooklyn Campus is distinguished by…
dynamic curricula reflecting the great urban community it serves. Distinctive programs encompass the arts and media, natural sciences, business, social policy, urban education, the health professions and pharmacy, and include the Ph.D. in clinical psychology, the Ph.D. in pharmaceutics, the D.P.T. in physical therapy and the Pharm.D. in pharmacy. A vibrant urban oasis in downtown Brooklyn, this diverse and thriving campus offers academic excellence, personalized attention, small class size and flexible course schedules. In 2005, the Campus will open a new performing arts complex, which will include the 320-seat Kumble Theater, and a $40 million athletics, recreation and wellness center, both of which will serve the Campus and the community.
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