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2. Twenty-First
ANNUAL CELEBRATION
First Amendment
AWARDS DINNER
R A D I O T E L E V I S I O N D I G I TA L N E W S F O U N D AT I O N
3. Congratulations
to the
2011 RTDNF
FIRST AMENDMENT HONOREES
DAVID BARRETT WOLF BLITZER SUSANA SCHULER
Your Friends at RTDNA and RTDNF
Cissy Baker Mark Kraham
Kevin Benz Angie Kucharski
Bob Brunner David Louie
Dave Busiek Jane Nassiri
Chris Carl Peggy Phillip
Mike Cavender Bob Priddy
Barbara and John Cochran Steve Schwaid
Tom Corcoran Dan Shelley
Vince Duffy Loren Tobia
Ed Esposito Andrew Vrees
David Evans Jen Wafalosky
Janice S. Gin Stacey Woelfel
4. R A D I O T E L E V I S I O N D I G I TA L N E W S F O U N D AT I O N
Twenty-First Annual Awards Dinner
in Celebration of the First Amendment
Program
WELCOME MASTER OF CEREMONIES
STACEY WOELFEL RUSS MITCHELL
RTDNF Chair CBS News
10TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE TO 9/11 JOURNALISTS
Martha Raddatz, ABC News Jeanne Meserve, CNN
Ann Compton, ABC News Radio Rick Leventhal, Fox News
Warren Levinson, AP Radio Rehema Ellis, NBC News
Byron Pitts, CBS News Melissa Block, NPR
Charlie Kaye, CBS Radio
Awards Presentation
LEONARD ZEIDENBERG FIRST AMENDMENT AWARD
Wolf Blitzer, Anchor,
The Situation Room and Lead Political Anchor, CNN
Presenter: Phil Kent, Chairman and CEO, Turner Broadcasting
FIRST AMENDMENT SERVICE AWARD
Susana Schuler, Vice President, News, Raycom Media
Presenter: Paul McTear, President and CEO, Raycom Media
FIRST AMENDMENT LEADERSHIP AWARD
David Barrett, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Hearst Television Inc.
Presenter: Tim Tooten, Senior Education Reporter, WBAL-TV
5. RADIO TELEVSION
DIGITAL NEWS FOUNDATION
Expresses sincere appreciation to our premium sponsors:
6. Table Sponsors
PATRONS
Consumer Electronic Association
Toyota
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UPS
FRIENDS
ABC News
The American Petroleum Institute
The Associated Press
Bitcentral
CBS News
Covington & Burling LLP
Ford Motor Company
Gannett Co., Inc.
Investment Company Institute
NBC News
PhRMA
Politico
Tribune
Wiley Rein LLP
FRIENDS OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT
Frank N. Magid Associates
Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman
Headline Media Management
Smith Geiger
8. Leonard Zeidenberg First Amendment Award
N amed for the late Broadcasting & Cable senior correspondent, this award
is presented annually to a radio or television journalist or news execu-
tive whose work, through high standard and significant achievements,
embodies the spirit of the First Amendment and its free press principles.
2011 HONOREE
WOLF BLITZER
Wolf Blitzer is CNN’s lead political anchor and the
anchor of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. He has
been with the network for more than 20 years.
During the 2008 presidential election, Blitzer spearhead-
ed CNN’s Peabody Award-winning coverage of the
presidential primary debates and campaigns. He also
anchored coverage surrounding all of the major political
events, including conventions, Election Night and the
inauguration of President Barack Obama.
In his career, Blitzer has reported on a wide range of
major breaking stories around the world that have shaped the international political
landscape. In December 2010, as tensions mounted between North and South Korea,
Blitzer was the only network journalist to travel to North Korea with then-New
Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson’s delegation.
Blitzer began his career in 1972 with Reuters in Tel Aviv. Shortly thereafter, he
became a Washington correspondent for The Jerusalem Post. After more than 15
years reporting from the nation's capital, Blitzer joined CNN in 1990 as the net-
work’s military-affairs correspondent at the Pentagon. He later served as CNN’s
senior White House correspondent, covering President Bill Clinton.
Among the numerous honors he has received, Blitzer received Emmy Awards for his
1996 coverage of the Oklahoma City bombing and coverage of Election Day 2006.
He was also awarded a George Foster Peabody award for Hurricane Katrina coverage;
an Alfred I. duPont Award for coverage of the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia;
and an Edward R. Murrow Award for coverage of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Blitzer is the author of two books, Between Washington and Jerusalem: A Reporter's
Notebook and Territory of Lies. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from the
State University of New York at Buffalo, a master of arts degree in international
relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International
Studies in Washington, D.C.
Presenting the Award:
Phil Kent, Turner Broadcasting
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10. First Amendment Service Award
T his award honors news professionals in local or network news who work in
an off-air , management capacity. Through largely behind-the-scenes work,
winners of this award are in a position to influence their news products and
demonstrate standards of excellence that are the underpinnings of journalistic
integrity and credibility.
2011 HONOREE
SUSANA SCHULER
Susana Schuler is Vice President of News for Raycom
Media. She is responsible for oversight of the product,
people, ratings, research, content and community
involvement of its news operations. Schuler joined
Raycom Media in February 2006 to oversee its growing
group of news outlets.
In 2007, Schuler created the Raycom News Leadership
Program, an intensive, year-long project aimed at
retaining and retraining mid-level managers to prepare
them for higher management jobs. Forty-eight mid-
level managers from the company’s 31 news-producing
stations have participated in the program since 2007. From the first class of 12, six have
become Raycom Media news directors. In light of the success, the company has added
similar programs for producers and department heads aimed at training future executive
producers and general managers.
While in college, Schuler started as an associate producer for KXAS-TV in Fort Worth
and then became a reporter/photographer in Beaumont, TX. Next came jobs as
reporter, anchor, producer, assignment manager and eventually news director in
Wichita Falls, TX. She went on to Harrisburg, PA, as an assistant news director, health
reporter and anchor, then to Terre Haute, IN, as a news director. Before joining
Raycom Media, she was a Corporate Vice President of News for Nexstar Broadcasting.
She is a former RTNDA board member and serves on the Broadcast Advisory Board of
the Associated Press. She has been on advisory boards for the University of North
Texas, Ball State University and Eastern Illinois University. Schuler also volunteers for
the American Cancer Society, Race for the Cure and the American Red Cross. In
2002, Broadcasting & Cable named Schuler one of the “Next Wave of Women in
Communications” to watch. She is a graduate of Texas Christian University where she
studied Broadcast Journalism and Business.
Presenting the Award:
Paul McTear, Raycom Media
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12. First Amendment Leadership Award
R TDNF presents this award annually to a media executive, business or
government leader who has upheld the highest standards of journalism
and made a significant contribution to the protection of First
Amendment freedoms.
2011 HONOREE
DAVID BARRETT
David Barrett is President and Chief Executive Officer
of Hearst Television Inc. He joined Hearst in 1984 as
general manager of the company's Baltimore radio sta-
tions, later assuming general manager responsibility for
the Hearst Radio Group, and then for WBAL-TV in
Baltimore. He relocated to New York in 1991 as Vice
President of Hearst Corporation and Deputy General
Manager of Broadcasting, with operating oversight for
the company's television and radio stations.
In 1997, at the merger of Hearst Broadcasting and
Argyle Television into Hearst-Argyle Television, Barrett was executive vice president
and chief operating officer. He was named President and Chief Executive Officer in
2001. Hearst-Argyle Television was publicly traded on the NYSE from 1998 until
2009, when it was taken private by Hearst Corporation and re-named Hearst
Television.
Barrett is a past Chairman of the Board of Governors of the ABC Television Affiliates
Association and the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Security and
Reliability Council (MSRC II). He has served on the boards of the International Radio
and Television Society (IRTS), the Advertising Council, and Internet Broadcasting
Systems, Inc.
David Barrett is member of the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame (2008) and the
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Management Hall of Fame (2005).
In 2004, he was named Broadcasting & Cable magazine’s Broadcaster of the Year.
He is a director of Hearst Corporation and a trustee of the trust established under the
will of William Randolph Hearst. He is a board member of The Hearst Foundations
and the boards of the Association for Maximum Service Television, Inc., the Emma L.
Bowen Foundation, the Broadcasters Foundation, the National Association of
Broadcasters (NAB), and the NAB’s Education Foundation.
Presenting the Award:
Tim Tooten, WBAL-TV
13. Congratulations
DAVID BARRETT
Everyone at Teen Kids News would like to congratulate
David Barrett on his RTDNF First Amendment Award,
and thank him for his leadership in educating and informing
youthful viewers of the Hearst group stations,
which have aired our award winning news program
since its inception nearly 8 years ago.
14. FIRST AMENDMENT LEADERSHIP AWARD:
DAVID J. BARRETT, PRESIDENT AND CEO
OF HEARST TELEVISION INC.
FIRST AMENDMENT SERVICE AWARD:
SUSANA SCHULER, VICE PRESIDENT
OF NEWS FOR RAYCOM MEDIA.
WE’RE PROUD TO BE YOUR PARTNERS.
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18. Past Honorees
LEONARD ZEIDENBERG FIRST AMENDMENT AWARD
Brian Williams – 2010 Jim Lehrer – 2001
Cokie Roberts – 2009 Diane Sawyer – 2000
Bob Schieffer – 2008 Christiane Amanpour – 1999
Kimberly Dozier – 2007 Mike Wallace – 1998
Bob Woodruff – 2007 Jane Pauley – 1997
Gwen Ifill – 2006 Carole Simpson – 1996
Ed Bradley – 2005 Walter Cronkite – 1995
Andrea Mitchell – 2004 David Brinkley – 1994
Judy Woodruff – 2003 John Chancellor – 1993
Sam Donaldson – 2002 James Snyder – 1992
FIRST AMENDMENT SERVICE AWARD
Harvey Nagler – 2010 Susan Zirinsky – 2003
Susan Grant – 2009 Fred Young – 2002
Paula Madison – 2008 Gary Wordlaw – 2001
Philip S. Balboni – 2007 Lee Giles – 2000
William Wheatley – 2006 Marty Haag – 1999
Wendy Walker Whitworth – 2005 Betty Cole Dukert – 1998
Walter Ulloa – 2004
FIRST AMENDMENT LEADERSHIP AWARD
David Westin – 2010 Floyd Abrams – 2003
Google Inc. – 2009 Katharine Graham – 2002
Tom Curley – 2008 Don Hewitt – 2001
Roger Ailes – 2007 R.E. “Ted” Turner – 2000
Belo Corporation, Clear Channel, Bob Wright – 1999
Emmis Communications, Entercom Roone Arledge – 1998
Communications, Hearst-Argyle Robert L. Johnson – 1997
Television, Inc., Raycom Media, Inc., Howard Stringer – 1996
Tribune Broadcasting – 2006 Tom Johnson – 1995
Jim Keelor – 2005 James Quello – 1994
Charles Grassley – 2004 Frank Stanton – 1993
Patrick Leahy – 2004 Allen Neuharth – 1992
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20. ANNIVERSARY
TRIBUTE TO
9•11 JOURNALISTS
As we approach the tenth anniversary of the terrorist
attacks of September 11, 2001, the Radio Television
Digital News Foundation pauses to honor the journal-
ists who covered the attacks and their aftermath,
honoring their courage to serve the people’s right to
know, despite great personal risk. Through the
actions of those journalists, the people of America
were able to follow the events as they happened and
stay informed so that they could remain safe, find out
about the wellbeing of loved ones, and follow the
government’s reaction to the crisis. These journalists
were there to provide the information essential to keep
Americans connected to the crisis.
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22. Salutes Its
2010-2011 SCHOLARSHIP AND
FELLOWSHIP WINNERS
2010-2011 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Ed Bradley Scholarship Presidents Scholarship
Lance Frank Monica Yantosh
Louisiana State University Elon University
George Foreman Tribute to LBJ Abe Schecter Scholarship
Isaiah Taino Rosario Joe Danielewicz
University of Texas at Austin Columbia University
Ken Kashiwahara Scholarship Whitney Pennington
Jeannette Reyes University of California at Berkeley
Kent State University
Carole Simpson Scholarship
Lou & Carol Prato Sports Gardenia Coleman
Reporting Scholarship Arizona State University
Jacquelyn S. Adams
Elon University Rob Sunde Scholarship
Carlos Saucedo
Presidents’ Scholarship University of Southern California
Abbey Niezgoda
Emerson College Pete Wilson Scholarship
Alyssa Fetini
University of California at Berkeley
2010-2011 FELLOWSHIP WINNERS
N.S. Bienstock Fellowship Jacque I. Minotte Fellowship
Emilia Askari Sabriya Rice
University of Michigan CNN
Michele Clark Fellowship Vada and Col. Barney Oldfield
Ko Im Fellowship
WBOC-TV, Salisbury, MD Jamie Mannion
AFN Korea
24. Dinner Committee
Stacey Woelfel
KOMU-TV
Chair
Cissy Baker Linda Lange
Access Washington, LLC Hearst Television Inc.
Ed Belkin Ed Lewis
PhRMA Toyota Motors of North America
Edie Emery Bill McCloskey
CNN Bethesda, MD
Mike Freedman Fred Young
George Washington University 2002 First Amendment Service Award
Recipient
Stephanie White
Raycom Media
Mission
The Radio Television Digital News Foundation (RTDNF) provides
training programs, seminars, scholarship support and research in areas of
critical concern to electronic news professionals and their audience.
As the educational arm of the Radio Television Digital News Association,
RTDNF offers professional development opportunities for working and
aspiring journalists and journalism educators. The Foundation’s primary
objectives include:
N Promoting discussion of ethics and N Assessing the impact of technolog-
integrity in news coverage ical change on the news industry
N Developing leadership skills N Fostering exchanges of ideas and
among news professionals and perspectives at the local, national
sound management practices in and international levels
news organizations N Supporting U.S. First Amendment
N Encouraging diversity in news rights, worldwide press freedom
organizations and in news coverage and the public’s right to know
25. WE LOGISTICS
History — you reported it. And believe it or not, we were there for nearly
every minute of it, dating back to 1907. So much has changed since, but
our core values remain the same: Efficiency. Honesty. Service. Just like
you, we know a thing or two about deadlines.
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Board
RTDNF CHAIRMAN RTDNA CHAIRMAN
Stacey Woelfel Mark Kraham
KOMU-TV WHAG-TV
RTDNF SECRETARY- RTDNA CHAIRMAN- RTDNA TREASURER
TREASURER ELECT Loren Tobia
Mike Cavender Kevin Benz AccuWeather
Synaptic Digital Austin, TX
Cissy Baker Ed Esposito Steve Schwaid
Access Washington, LLC Rubber City Radio Group WGCL-TV
Randy Bell Janice S. Gin Terry Scott
WMSI-FM/WQJQ- KTVU-TV The Canadian Press
FM/WJDX-AM
Carlton Houston Dan Shelley
Chris Carl KTUL News Channel 8 Radio One, Inc.
WDEL-AM
David Louie Andrew Vrees
Vincent Duffy KGO-TV WCVB-TV
Michigan Radio
Chip Mahaney Kathy Walker
David Evans E.W. Scripps KOA Radio
Reed Smith LLP
Peggy Phillip
KSHB-TV
Col. Barney Oldfield, USAF (1909-2003)
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