Yankee Quill Award

The Yankee Quill Award is a regional American journalism award that recognizes a lifetime contribution toward excellence in journalism in New England. The award is bestowed annually by the Academy of New England Journalists, and administered by the New England Society of Newspaper Editors. It is considered the highest individual honor awarded by fellow journalists in the region.

Recent recipients

2008^[1]

Nelson Benton, editorial page editor, The Salem News
Ann Smith Franklin (posthumous), American colonialist almanac printer, Newport, Rhode Island
John Howe, editor and general manager, The Citizen, Laconia, New Hampshire
Al Larkin, retired executive vice president, The Boston Globe

2007^[2]

Michael Donoghue, sportswriter at The Free Press in Burlington, Vermont, and executive director of the Vermont Press Association.
Larry McDermott, publisher of The Republican in Springfield, Massachusetts, and president of the Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Association
Eileen McNamara, professor of journalism at Brandeis University
James Taricani, investigative reporter for WJAR TV in Providence, Rhode Island
Barbara Walsh (journalist), reporter at The Eagle-Tribune in North Andover, Massachusetts

2006^[3]

David B. Offer, Executive editor, Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine, and the Morning Sentinel, Waterville, Maine
Gary Lapierre, Managing editor, WBZ Radio, Boston
Chris Powell, Managing editor and VP for news, the Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Connecticut
Walter Robinson, Assistant managing editor/Spotlight Team, The Boston Globe

1992

John P. Reilly, Executive editor, The Hour, Norwalk, Connecticut^[4]

Here is the list of winners from 1960 through 2009: 1960

George F. Booth, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Sevellon Brown, Providence Journal-Bulletin
Minnie Ryan Dwight, Holyoke Transcript-Telegram
James B. Morgan, Boston Globe
Norris G. Osborn, New Haven Courier-Journal

1961 Herbert Brucker, Hartford Courant Erwin D. Canham, Christian Science Monitor

Waldo L. Cook, Springfield Republican

Henry Beetle Hough, Vineyard Gazette

Arthur G. Staples, Lewiston Journal

1962 David Brickman, Medford Mercury/Malden News

Guy P. Gannett, Guy P. Gannett Newspapers

James M. Langley, Concord Monitor William J. Pape, Waterbury Republican and American David Patten, Providence Journal-Bulletin

1963 Paul S. Deland, Christian Science Monitor Louis M. Lyons, Nieman Foundation Henry W. Minott, United Press International

1964 John R. Herbert, Quincy Patriot Ledger Leslie Moore, Worcester Telegram & Gazette Laurence L. Winship, Boston Globe.

1965 Gordon N. Converse, Christian Science Monitor

Rudolph F. Elie, Boston Herald-Traveler

Francis R. Murphy, Associated Press

1966 Thomas K. Brinkley, Fall River Herald-News William Dwight, Holyoke Transcript-Telegram Edward A. Weeks, Atlantic Monthly

1967 Charles E. Gallagher, Lynn Item Lawrence K. Miller, Berkshire Eagle John R. Reitemeyer, Hartford Courant

1968 Arch M. MacDonald, WBZ-TV Michael J. Ogden, Providence Journal-Bulletin Forest W. Seymour, Worcester Telegram & Gazette

1969 Harry Bryant Center, Boston University Alexander J. Haviland, Boston Globe Edgar M. Mills, Christian Science Monitor

1970 C. Edward Holland, Boston Record-American

Charles J. Lewin, New Bedford Standard-Times

David M. White, Boston University

1971 Barnard L. Colby, The Day J. Edward DeCourcy, Newport Argus-Champion Francis E. Whitmarsh, WBZ-TV

1972 Thomas J. Murphy, Waltham News-Tribune Thomas Winship, Boston Globe

1973 John N. Cole, Maine Times Thomas W. Gerber, Concord Monitor Abraham A. Michaelson, Berkshire Eagle

1974 Robert C. Achorn, Worcester Telegram & Gazette Bob Eddy, Hartford Courant Kingsley R. Fall, Berkshire Eagle

1975 Robert J. Leeney, New Haven Register and Journal-Courier G. Prescott Low, Quincy Patriot Ledger William L. Plante, Essex County Newspapers J. Russell Wiggins, Ellsworth American

1976 Joseph L. Doherty, Boston Globe Loren F. Ghiglione, Southbridge Evening News Elliot Norton, Boston Herald-American

1977 John Hughes, Christian Science Monitor Cornelius F. Hurley, Associated Press John B. Hynes, WCVB-TV Marjorie Mills, Boston Herald

1978 Dwight E. Sargent, Boston Herald-American George A. Speers, Northeastern University Charles L. Whipple, Boston Globe

1979 Everett S. Allen, New Bedford Standard-Times Judith Brown, New Britain Herald Ernest W. Chard, Portland Press Herald Philip Weld, Essex County Newspapers

1980 John C.A. Watkins, Providence Journal-Bulletin William J. Clew, Hartford Courant

1981

Alton H. Blackington, Boston Herald/WBZ

Richard C. Garvey, Springfield Daily News Donald Murray, University of New Hampshire W. Davis Taylor, Boston Globe

1982 George B. Merry, Christian Science Monitor Richard C. Steele, Worcester Telegram & Gazette

1983 Stephen A. Collins, Danbury News-Times Robert H. Estabrook, Lakeville Journal Brooks W. Hamilton, University of Maine

1984 John C. Quinn, USA Today Kenneth J. Botty, Worcester Telegram & Gazette Deane C. Avery, The Day

1985 Leonard J. Cohen, Providence Journal-Bulletin George Esper, Associated Press Sidney B. McKeen, Worcester Telegram & Gazette George W. Wilson, Concord Monitor

1986 Roger Allen, WRKO

Stanton J. Berens, United Press International

Raymond A. Brighton, Portsmouth Herald K. Prescott Low, Quincy Patriot Ledger

1987 John S. Driscoll, Boston Globe James D. Ewing, Keene Sentinel James Thistle, Boston University

1988 William B. Ketter, Quincy Patriot Ledger James Ragsdale, New Bedford Standard-Times Daniel Warner, Lawrence Eagle-Tribune

1989 Irving Kravsow, Hartford Courant Caryl Rivers, Boston University James V. Wyman, Providence Journal-Bulletin

1990 Carmen Fields, WGBH-TV Charles McCorkle Hauser, Providence Journal-Bulletin Carter H. White, Meriden Record-Journal

1991 No awards presented

1992 Edward S. Bell, Associated Press Arnold S. Friedman, Springfield Newspapers Warren F. Gardner, Meriden Record-Journal

1993 Betty J. Brighton, Portsmouth Herald Bernard Caughey, Quincy Patriot Ledger

Robert W. Mitchell, Rutland Herald

Hugh Mulligan, Associated Press John P. Reilly, The Norwalk Hour

1994 Steve Riley, Guy Gannett Publishing Co. Norman Runnion, Brattleboro Reformer David Starr, Springfield Newspapers William O. Taylor, Boston Globe

1995 Leonard I. Levin, Providence Journal-Bulletin Reid MacCluggage, The Day Kathie Neff Ragsdale, Lawrence Eagle-Tribune Bernard S. Redmont, Boston University

1996 Katherine Fanning, Christian Science Monitor Stan Grossfeld, Boston Globe Kenneth E. Grube, The Day

1997 Natalie Jacobson, WCVB-TV C. Michael Pride, Concord Monitor Matthew Storin, Boston Globe

1998 William Breisky, Cape Cod Times Michael Short, Associated Press Rod Doherty, Foster’s Daily Democrat

Irving Rogers Jr., Lawrence Eagle Tribune

1999 William J. Pape II, Waterbury Republican-American Morley L. Piper, New England Newspaper Association John F. Henning, WBZ-TV Linda Lotridge Levin, University of Rhode Island

2000 Elizabeth S. Ellis, Journal-Inquirer Sarah-Ann Shaw, WBZ-TV David Nyhan, Boston Globe Robert Foster, Foster’s Daily Democrat

2001 Philip Balboni, New England Cable News Thomas Kearney, The --Tfkearney3 (talk) 22:00, 10 November 2011 (UTC)Keene Sentinel Morgan McGinley, The Day Alan Lupo, Boston Globe

2002 Patrick J. Purcell, Boston Herald/Community Newspaper Co. Joseph W. McQuaid, Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News Clark Booth, WCVB-TV Ken Hartnett, New Bedford Standard-Times

2003 Paul LaCamera, WCVB-TV Stephen A. Kurkjian, Boston Globe James H. Smith, Record-Journal Harry T. Whitin, Worcester Telegram & Gazette

2004

Benjamin Edes, Boston Gazette

Elaine N. Hooker, Associated Press Jonathan F. Kellogg, Republican-American Joel P. Rawson, Providence Journal R.D. Sahl, New England Cable News

2005 John Burke, Boston Globe George Geers, New England Newspaper Association Thomas Heslin, Providence Journal Emily Rooney, WGBH-TV George Stone, The Day

Isaiah Thomas, Worcester Gazette

2006 Gary Lapierre, WBZ David Offer, Kennebec Journal Chris Powell, Manchester Journal Inquirer Walter Robinson, Boston Globe William Lloyd Garrison

2007 Michael Donoghue, Burlington Free Press Larry McDermott, The Republican, Springfield Eileen McNamara, The Boston Globe Jim Taricani, WJAR, Providence Barbara Walsh, Portland Press Herald

2008 Nelson Benton, Salem, Mass., News John Howe, The Citizen, Laconia, N.H. Al Larkin, The Boston Globe.

2009 James Campanini, The Sun, Lowell, Mass. James Foudy, Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Mass. Sam Fleming, WBUR radio, Boston George Krimsky, AP, Center for Foreign Journalists, and the Republican-American newspapers, Waterbury, Conn.

Elected posthumously

References

^ "Four New England journalists, including a pioneer from the Colonial-era, will receive the Yankee Quill Award this fall for their contributions to the betterment of journalism in the region.". .iconocast.com. 2008. http://www.iconocast.com/B000000000000016/L8/News4.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
^ "Five journalists honored with Yankee Quill Award", Boston Globe. April 10, 2007.
^ "Academy of New England Journalists Announces 2006 Yankee Quill Award". allbusiness.com. August 30, 2006. http://www.allbusiness.com/services/business-services-miscellaneous-business/4701406-1.html. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
^ Hour's Reilly attends 50th anniversary of Yankee Quill awards, Newspapwer, accessed November 14, 2010.