THREE TO BE
INDUCTED INTO THE
GREATER CINCINNATI
SPJ
JOURNALISM HALL OF
FAME
The
Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Greater Cincinnati Pro Chapter will
induct three new members into its Journalism Hall of Fame on June 22, 2023.
They are retired Cincinnati Enquirer Health Reporter Anne Saker; Jim Delaney,
who worked for the Cincinnati Post, WCPO-TV and the Cincinnati Enquirer before
starting his own video production company; and the late Ernie Coleman, longtime
Cincinnati Enquirer photographer.
The induction ceremony will be held on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 6 p.m. at the downtown offices of the Graydon Law, 312 Walnut Street. Suite 1800 in the Scripps Center. The ceremony will be held in conjunction with the Excellence in Journalism awards, presented annually by the chapter to outstanding Greater Cincinnati journalists. The cost is $35 per person. Reservations can be made via Eventbrite. The link is: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spj-greater-cincinnati-pro-chapter-awards-hof-induction-ceremony-2023-tickets-643721607657
Anne Saker is a Columbus native and Ohio University graduate who built a coast-to-coast career in journalism. Stops included United Press International in Washington, D.C., Gannett News Service, The News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina, The Oregonian in Portland, Oregon, and the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Saker has written about the advent of legal marijuana in Ohio, turmoil at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, the transgender community, the rise in youth suicide and the struggles of mental health care. She was part of the 60-person Enquirer team that produced “Seven Day of Heroin,” which won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in local reporting.
Jim Delaney
Jim Delaney is a longtime Cincinnati newspaper and broadcast journalist who founded Delaney Communications, Inc., after leaving daily journalism in 1988.
Delaney began his news career in the 1960’s as the police reporter for the Cincinnati Post and later moved to WCPO-TV, where he was a reporter, producer and assistant news editor.
In 1976, he joined the Cincinnati Enquirer and served as City Editor and Metro Editor, supervising a staff of abut 50 reporters and editors. He was also a special projects editor, assistant city editor and investigative reporter.
He followed the legendary Gerald White in the investigative position and won acclaim for his coverage of the trial which pinpointed one of the causes of the 1977 Beverly Hills Supper Club fire as aluminum wiring. He later won the first ever Gerald White Memorial Award from the Greater Cincinnati Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).
When SPJ decided to hold its 1988 national convention during Cincinnati’s bicentennial, Delaney was prominent in the bid process and served as co-chair of the event.
Delaney Communications was founded in 1988 and has produced over 125 videos for national distribution under the name Sentimental Productions. The first was The Unsinkable Delta Queen, which aired on WKRC-TV on the eve of Cincinnati’s first Tall Stacks celebration.
Ernie Coleman, a Cincinnati Enquirer photographer for 22 years, covered general news, spot news and feature assignments, plus college, high school and pro sports, including the 1990 World Series. After leaving the Enquirer in 2011, he freelanced for the Associated Press shooting sporting events. So, for three decades Coleman was seen on the sidelines, baselines and in the dugout wearing an ever-present baseball hat while carrying two cameras and his gear. Coleman also had a great eye for shooting stand-alone feature photos for the Enquirer's Metro section covers.
The California native worked for the commercial News in Danville, Ill., before coming to the Enquirer in 1990. He passed away in December of 2022 at the age of 68.
