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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

    • 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 CourantErwin 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 MonitorWilliam J. Pape, Waterbury Republican and AmericanDavid Patten, Providence Journal-Bulletin
    1963
    Paul S. Deland, Christian Science MonitorLouis M. Lyons, Nieman FoundationHenry W. Minott, United Press International
    1964
    John R. Herbert, Quincy Patriot LedgerLeslie Moore, Worcester Telegram & GazetteLaurence 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-NewsWilliam Dwight, Holyoke Transcript-TelegramEdward A. Weeks, Atlantic Monthly
    1967
    Charles E. Gallagher, Lynn ItemLawrence K. Miller, Berkshire EagleJohn R. Reitemeyer, Hartford Courant
    1968
    Arch M. MacDonald, WBZ-TVMichael J. Ogden, Providence Journal-BulletinForest W. Seymour, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
    1969
    Harry Bryant Center, Boston UniversityAlexander J. Haviland, Boston GlobeEdgar 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 DayJ. Edward DeCourcy, Newport Argus-ChampionFrancis E. Whitmarsh, WBZ-TV
    1972
    Thomas J. Murphy, Waltham News-TribuneThomas Winship, Boston Globe
    1973
    John N. Cole, Maine TimesThomas W. Gerber, Concord MonitorAbraham A. Michaelson, Berkshire Eagle
    1974
    Robert C. Achorn, Worcester Telegram & GazetteBob Eddy, Hartford CourantKingsley R. Fall, Berkshire Eagle
    1975
    Robert J. Leeney, New Haven Register and Journal-CourierG. Prescott Low, Quincy Patriot LedgerWilliam L. Plante, Essex County NewspapersJ. Russell Wiggins, Ellsworth American
    1976
    Joseph L. Doherty, Boston GlobeLoren F. Ghiglione, Southbridge Evening NewsElliot Norton, Boston Herald-American
    1977
    John Hughes, Christian Science MonitorCornelius F. Hurley, Associated PressJohn B. Hynes, WCVB-TVMarjorie Mills, Boston Herald
    1978
    Dwight E. Sargent, Boston Herald-AmericanGeorge A. Speers, Northeastern UniversityCharles L. Whipple, Boston Globe
    1979
    Everett S. Allen, New Bedford Standard-TimesJudith Brown, New Britain HeraldErnest W. Chard, Portland Press HeraldPhilip Weld, Essex County Newspapers
    1980
    John C.A. Watkins, Providence Journal-BulletinWilliam J. Clew, Hartford Courant
    1981
  • Alton H. Blackington, Boston Herald/WBZ
    • Richard C. Garvey, Springfield Daily NewsDonald Murray, University of New HampshireW. Davis Taylor, Boston Globe
    1982
    George B. Merry, Christian Science MonitorRichard C. Steele, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
    1983
    Stephen A. Collins, Danbury News-TimesRobert H. Estabrook, Lakeville JournalBrooks W. Hamilton, University of Maine
    1984
    John C. Quinn, USA TodayKenneth J. Botty, Worcester Telegram & GazetteDeane C. Avery, The Day
    1985
    Leonard J. Cohen, Providence Journal-BulletinGeorge Esper, Associated PressSidney B. McKeen, Worcester Telegram & GazetteGeorge W. Wilson, Concord Monitor
    1986
    Roger Allen, WRKO
  • Stanton J. Berens, United Press International
    • Raymond A. Brighton, Portsmouth HeraldK. Prescott Low, Quincy Patriot Ledger
    1987
    John S. Driscoll, Boston GlobeJames D. Ewing, Keene SentinelJames Thistle, Boston University
    1988
    William B. Ketter, Quincy Patriot LedgerJames Ragsdale, New Bedford Standard-TimesDaniel Warner, Lawrence Eagle-Tribune
    1989
    Irving Kravsow, Hartford CourantCaryl Rivers, Boston UniversityJames V. Wyman, Providence Journal-Bulletin
    1990
    Carmen Fields, WGBH-TVCharles McCorkle Hauser, Providence Journal-BulletinCarter H. White, Meriden Record-Journal
    1991
    No awards presented
    1992
    Edward S. Bell, Associated PressArnold S. Friedman, Springfield NewspapersWarren F. Gardner, Meriden Record-Journal
    1993
    Betty J. Brighton, Portsmouth HeraldBernard Caughey, Quincy Patriot Ledger
  • Robert W. Mitchell, Rutland Herald
    • Hugh Mulligan, Associated PressJohn P. Reilly, The Norwalk Hour
    1994
    Steve Riley, Guy Gannett Publishing Co.Norman Runnion, Brattleboro ReformerDavid Starr, Springfield NewspapersWilliam O. Taylor, Boston Globe
    1995
    Leonard I. Levin, Providence Journal-BulletinReid MacCluggage, The DayKathie Neff Ragsdale, Lawrence Eagle-TribuneBernard S. Redmont, Boston University
    1996
    Katherine Fanning, Christian Science MonitorStan Grossfeld, Boston GlobeKenneth E. Grube, The Day
    1997
    Natalie Jacobson, WCVB-TVC. Michael Pride, Concord MonitorMatthew Storin, Boston Globe
    1998
    William Breisky, Cape Cod TimesMichael Short, Associated PressRod 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-InquirerSarah-Ann Shaw, WBZ-TVDavid Nyhan, Boston GlobeRobert Foster, Foster’s Daily Democrat
    2001
    Philip Balboni, New England Cable NewsThomas Kearney, The Keene SentinelMorgan McGinley, The DayAlan Lupo, Boston Globe
    2002
    Patrick J. Purcell, Boston Herald/Community Newspaper Co.Joseph W. McQuaid, Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday NewsClark Booth, WCVB-TVKen Hartnett, New Bedford Standard-Times
    2003
    Paul LaCamera, WCVB-TVStephen A. Kurkjian, Boston GlobeJames H. Smith, Record-JournalHarry T. Whitin, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
    2004
  • Benjamin Edes, Boston Gazette
    • Elaine N. Hooker, Associated PressJonathan F. Kellogg, Republican-AmericanJoel P. Rawson, Providence JournalR.D. Sahl, New England Cable News
    2005
    John Burke, Boston GlobeGeorge Geers, New England Newspaper AssociationThomas Heslin, Providence JournalEmily Rooney, WGBH-TVGeorge Stone, The Day
  • Isaiah Thomas, Worcester Gazette
    • 2006
    Gary Lapierre, WBZDavid Offer, Kennebec JournalChris Powell, Manchester Journal InquirerWalter Robinson, Boston GlobeWilliam Lloyd Garrison
    2007
    Michael Donoghue, Burlington Free PressLarry McDermott, The Republican, SpringfieldEileen McNamara, The Boston GlobeJim Taricani, WJAR, ProvidenceBarbara Walsh, Portland Press Herald
    2008
    Nelson Benton, Salem, Mass., NewsJohn 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, BostonGeorge Krimsky, AP, Center for Foreign Journalists, and the Republican-American newspapers, Waterbury, Conn.
  • Elected posthumously

    • References

    Yankee Quill Award Wikipedia
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