CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
2005 ILLINOIS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Northern Illinois University
Department of Communication
DEADLINE MARCH 15, 2005
THE AWARD
The Illinois Journalist of the Year award is presented annually by the Department of Communication of Northern Illinois University to a person who has made a significant contribution to the mass media or, through them, to the public they serve, either as a result of a single accomplishment during the past year, or through a sustained effort over a longer period of time.
ELIGIBILITY
Any journalist employed by an Illinois mass medium, or an Illinois resident associated with a national medium serving the people of Illinois, is eligible to receive the award.
NOMINATIONS
Nominations for the award are solicited from the media of mass communication of Illinois, professional organizations and associations in this state, and leading educators in its schools and departments of journalism. We invite your to nominate a media person of your choice.
JUDGING
A panel of judges consisting of the chair of the Department of Communication, members of its faculty, and student presidents of appropriate journalism organizations at NIU will consider all nominations and choose the award winner.
PRESENTATION
The "Illinois Journalist of the Year--2005" award will be presented at NIU's 2005 Journalism Banquet, Friday, April 29. The recipient will receive a cash award and a personal plaque. In addition, a scholarship will be presented in the recipient's name to a deserving journalism student.
PAST WINNERS
Mike Royko, 1972, Chicago Daily News
Clayton Kirkpatrick, 1973, Chicago Tribune
Walter Jacobson, 1974, WBBM-TV, Chicago
Ralph Otwell, 1975, Chicago Sun-Times
Karl Monroe, 1976, Collinsville Herald
Lois Wille, 1977, Chicago Daily News
Roger Hedges, 1978, Gannett News Service
Pamela Zekman, 1979, Chicago Sun-Times
Bill Kurtis, 1980, WBBM-TV, Chicago
John Whiteside, 1981, Joliet Herald-News
Anne Cusack, 1982, Chicago Tribune
John H. Johnson, 1983, Johnson Publishing
Gary Watson, 1984, Rockford Register Star
Marx Gibson, 1985, Kankakee Daily Journal
William O'Connell, 1986, Peoria Journal Star
John Callaway, 1987, WTTW, Chicago
Carol Marin, 1988, WMAQ-TV, Chicago
Dan Miller, 1989, Crain Communications
Reynold Hertel, 1990, Joliet Herald-News
Clarence Page, 1991, Chicago Tribune
Colleen Dishon, 1992, Chicago Tribune
Paul Hogan, 1993, WMAQ-TV, Chicago
John Hultman, 1994, WBBM-AM, Chicago
Bob Greene, 1995, Chicago Tribune
Jack Higgins, 1996, Chicago Sun-Times
William Shaw, 1997, The Telegraph, Dixon
Phil Ponce, 1998, Chicago Tonight, Channel 11
Linda Grist Cunningham, 1999, Rockford Register Star
Doug Ray, 2000, Daily Herald
Steve Mills and Ken Armstrong, 2001, Chicago Tribune
Chuck Goudie, 2003, ABC-7, Chicago
Tim Novak and Steve Warmbir, 2004, Chicago Sun-Times
DETAILS AND FURTHER INFORMATION
Call the Department of Communication 815-753-1564, or e-mail Dana Ditrichs-Kunkel at dditrichs@niu.edu.
PRINT AND RETURN THE FORM BELOW, POST-MARKED NO LATER THAN MARCH 15, 2005, TO:
Lois Self, Chair
Department of Communication
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115
Fax: 815-753-7109
E-mail: lself@niu.edu
I NOMINATE _______________________________________________________
(Name)
OF _______________________________________________________________ (Company Name and Address)
AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE 2005 ILLINOIS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR AWARD.
PLEASE INCLUDE A NOMINATION LETTER, BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON THE NOMINEE,
AND MATERIALS SUPPORTING THE NOMINATION (CLIPS, TAPES).
Your name __________________________________________________________
Position_____________________________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Telephone ______________________________________
E-mail ______________________________________
Fax ______________________________________
Any additional comments?
Have you included ...
· A nomination letter?
· Biographical information on the nominee?
· Supporting materials (clips, tapes)?