Greater Cincinnati Pro Chapter
June 1, 2017
GREATER CINCINNATI JOURNALISM HALL OF FAME
TO INDUCT THREE NEW MEMBERS
Three individuals will be inducted into the Greater Cincinnati Journalism Hall of Fame’s 27th class on June 22, 2017 by the Cincinnati Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be part of the annual SPJ Excellence in Journalism Awards program.
The induction program will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the offices of Frost Brown Todd, 33rd floor of the Great American Tower, 301 East Fourth Street, downtown.
The two living honorees that will be celebrated in 2017 are Jerry Dowling, a longtime cartoonist and artist for The Cincinnati Enquirer and a CityBeat contributor; and Alex Burrows, a photographer and graphics editor for the Cincinnati Post and The Cincinnati Enquirer.
One individual will be inducted posthumously -- Al Salvato (1950-2006). Salvato was a reporter and copy editor for the Cincinnati Post and the Kentucky Post, a freelancer for the New York Times, and an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of Cincinnati, where he also advised UC's award-winning student newspaper, The News Record.
The Hall of Fame was created by the Greater Cincinnati Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be part of the annual Excellence in Journalism Awards program. Congratulations to all the winners and finalists that have been named to receive an award.
The public is invited to attend the awards program and induction ceremony. The cost is $30 per person (includes hors d’oeuvre and drinks) or $35 at the door.
Reservations may be made through Eventbrite at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spj-greater-cincinnati-pro-chapter-awards-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-2017-tickets-34599753795 or by mail to Tom McKee, President Cincinnati Society of Professional Journalists c/o WCPO –TV, 1720 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45202
The induction program will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the offices of Frost Brown Todd, 33rd floor of the Great American Tower, 301 East Fourth Street, downtown.
The two living honorees that will be celebrated in 2017 are Jerry Dowling, a longtime cartoonist and artist for The Cincinnati Enquirer and a CityBeat contributor; and Alex Burrows, a photographer and graphics editor for the Cincinnati Post and The Cincinnati Enquirer.
One individual will be inducted posthumously -- Al Salvato (1950-2006). Salvato was a reporter and copy editor for the Cincinnati Post and the Kentucky Post, a freelancer for the New York Times, and an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of Cincinnati, where he also advised UC's award-winning student newspaper, The News Record.
The Hall of Fame was created by the Greater Cincinnati Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be part of the annual Excellence in Journalism Awards program. Congratulations to all the winners and finalists that have been named to receive an award.
The public is invited to attend the awards program and induction ceremony. The cost is $30 per person (includes hors d’oeuvre and drinks) or $35 at the door.
Reservations may be made through Eventbrite at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spj-greater-cincinnati-pro-chapter-awards-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-2017-tickets-34599753795 or by mail to Tom McKee, President Cincinnati Society of Professional Journalists c/o WCPO –TV, 1720 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45202
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