The prestige of the George Polk Award has grown through the years with the list of winners, which follows, with the most recent first (1959-1950). [1959] [1958] [1957] [1956] [1955] [1954] [1953] [1952] [1951] [1950] 1959 (top of page) Foreign reporting   A.M. Rosenthal, The New York Times National Reporting   Nathaniel Gerstenzang, The New York Times Metropolitan Reporting   William Haddad and Joseph Kahn, New York Post Radio & Television Reporting   Av Westin and Howard K. Smith Columbia Broadcasting Magazine Reporting   The Times Literary Supplement (London) News Photography   Rangaswamy Satakopan, The Associated Press Special Award   Wilbur Schramm, Institute For Communication Research, Stanford University 1958 (top of page) Foreign Reporting   Chet Huntley and Reuven Frank, National Broadcasting Co. National Reporting   Richard L. Strout, Christian Science Monitor Metropolitan Reporting   William Haddad, New York Post Television Reporting   Gabe Pressman, WRCA-TV Radio Reporting   Jay McMullen, Columbia Broadcasting System Magazine Reporting   Marya Mannes, The Reporter News Photography   Paul Schutzer, Life Community Service   Brooklyn Heights Press Special Award   Justice William O. Douglas Special Award   Samuel Blackman, The Associated Press Special Award   Walter Sullivan, The New York Times 1957 (top of page) Foreign Reporting   Harrison E. Salisbury, The New York Times National Reporting   Relman Morin, The Associated Press Metropolitan Reporting   Mitchel Levitas, New York Post Radio & Television Reporting   Columbia Broadcasting System Magazine Reporting   Edmund Stevens and Phillip Harrington, Look News Photography   Jack Jenkins, United Press Newspictures Community Service   Edward Wakin, New York World-Telegram and Sun Special Award   Richard D. Heffner, WRCA-TV Special Award   Edmund C. Arnold 1956 (top of page) Foreign Reporting   Hal Lehrman National Reporting   Jack Lotto, International News Service Metropolitan Reporting   Phil Santora, New York Daily News Suburban Reporting   Mel Elfin, Long Island Press Radio & Television Reporting   Columbia Broadcasting System News Photography   Jack Young, United Press Newspictures Special Award   Emanuel R. Freedman, The New York Times Special Award   Endre Marton, The Associated Press Special Award   Ilona Nyilas, United Press 1955 (top of page) International Reporting   Thomas J. Hamilton, The New York Times Foreign Reporting   Barrett McGurn, New York Herald Tribune National Reporting   Milton Mayer, The Reporter Metropolitan Reporting   Fern Marja, Peter J. McElroy, and William Dufty, New York Post Suburban Reporting   Bob Greene, Newsday Education Reporting   Gertrude Samuels, The New York Times Radio & Television Reporting   National Broadcasting Co. Magazine Reporting   William Attwood, Look News Photography   William Sauro, United Press Newspictures Community Service   Redbook 1954 (top of page) International Reporting   Thomas J. Hamilton, The New York Times Foreign Reporting   George Weller, Chicago Daily News Syndicate National Reporting   Luther Huston, The New York Times Metropolitan Reporting   James McGlincy and Sydney Mirkin, New York Daily News Suburban Reporting   Thomas Finnegan, Long Island Star-Journal Wire Service Reporting   Alan J. Gould, The Associated Press - Team of Don Whitehead, Saul Pett, Ben Price, Relman Morir and Jack Bell Radio & Television Reporting   Eric Sevareid, Columbia Broadcasting System Television Documentary   Henry Salomon, Jr., National Broadcasting Co. News Photography   Maurice Johnson, International News Photos Special Page   New York World-Telegram and Sun School Page Community Service   WNYC Special Award   Dan Parker, New York Mirror Special Award   Leo Rosten, Look 1953 (top of page) Foreign Reporting   Jim Lucas, Scripps-Howard Newspaper National Reporting   James Reston, The New York Times Metropolitan Reporting   William Longgood, New York World-Telegram and Sun News Photography   Peter Stackpole, Life Community Service   Newsday Special Award   John Crosby, New York Herald Tribune Special Award   Business Week Special Award   Leonard Engel 1952 (top of page) Foreign Reporting   Marguerite Higgins, New York Herald Tribune National Reporting   A.H. Raskin, The New York Times Metropolitan Reporting   Edward J. Mowery, New York World-Telegram and Sun News Photography   Bob Wendlinger, New York Mirror Community Service   Brooklyn Eagle Special Award   Jack Gould, The New York Times Special Award   The Reporter Special Award   Edward R. Murrow, Columbia Broadcasting System Special Award   New York Daily News 1951 (top of page) Foreign Reporting   Milton Bracker and Virginia Lee Warren, The New York Times National Reporting   Jay Nelson Tuck, New York Post Metropolitan Reporting   Richard Carter, New York Compass Suburban Reporting   Yonkers Herald-Statesman Education Reporting   Kalman Siegel, The New York Times Science Reporting   Alton Blakeslee, The Associated Press Religious Reporting   Ann Elizabeth Price, New York Herald Tribune Sports Reporting   Ben Gould, Brooklyn Eagle Community Service   New York World-Telegram and Sun Special Award   Edward R. Murrow, Columbia Broadcasting System Special Award   Sponsor Magazine 1950 (top of page) Foreign Reporting   Homer Bigart, New York Herald Tribune National Reporting   Ira H. Freeman, The New York Times Metropolitan Reporting   Fern Marja, New York Post Suburban Reporting   Long Island Daily Press Wire Service Reporting   Don Whitehead, The Associated Press Education Reporting   Fred Hechinger and Judith Crist, New York Herald Tribune Sports Reporting   Red Smith, New York Herald Tribune Science Reporting   George Keaney, New York World-Telegram and Sun Weekly Newspaper Reporting   New Canaan (Conn.) Advertiser Community Service   Newsday Special Award   New York Daily News Straw Poll