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Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism

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The Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism is an annual award presented by Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The recipient is deemed to represent a leading figure in the journalism industry, especially for ground-breaking achievements which have advanced the industry as a whole. The first award was presented by legendary journalist Walter Cronkite himself in 1984.

Recipients

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YearRecipientPosition at Time of Award
2026Jorge Ramos[1]Co-hosts of Noticiero Univision
Maria Elena Salinas[1]
2025 Wolf Blitzer[2] CNN anchor of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2024David Muir[3]ABC World News Tonight with David Muir and co-anchor of ABC’s 20/20
2023Gayle King[4]CBS Mornings anchor
2022Al Roker[5]Today anchor and weatherman
2020Dean Baquet[6]The New York Times executive editor
2019Lester Holt[7]NBC Nightly News anchor
2018Anderson Cooper[8]CNN anchor, Anderson Cooper 360
2017Judy Woodruff[9]PBS NewsHour co-anchors and managing editors
Gwen Ifill[9][note 1]
2016Scott Pelley[10]CBS Evening News anchor
2015None[note 2]
2014Robin Roberts[14]Good Morning America anchor
2013Bob Schieffer[15]Face the Nation moderator
2012Bob Costas[16]Football Night in America host
2011Christiane Amanpour[17]This Week with Christiane Amanpour anchor
2010Diane Sawyer[18]World News with Diane Sawyer anchor
2009Brian Williams[19]NBC Nightly News anchor and managing editor
2008Robert MacNeil[20]Longtime PBS news anchors of The MacNeil/Lehrer Report
Jim Lehrer[20]
2007Jane Pauley[21]former anchor of NBC's Today Show and founding co-host of Dateline NBC
2006Tom Brokaw[22]NBC Nightly News former anchor
2005Dave Barry[23]Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist of the Miami Herald
2004Charles Osgood[24]Host of The Osgood File and CBS News Sunday Morning
2003Andy Rooney[25]60 Minutes correspondent
2002Al Michaels[26]ABC Sports sportscaster
2001Bob Woodward[22]Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Washington Post
2000Cokie Roberts[27]ABC News correspondent
1999Tom Johnson[28]President of CNN
1998Ben Bradlee[29]Executive editor of The Washington Post (1965–91)
1997Roone Arledge[30]Chairman of ABC News
1996Charles KuraltFormer host of On the Road and CBS News Sunday Morning
1995Bill Moyers[30]PBS host and producer
1994Bernard Shaw[30]CNN anchor
1993Helen Thomas[29]White House bureau chief of United Press International
1992Don HewittCreator and executive producer of 60 Minutes
1991George Will[29]Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist and author
1990Ted Turner[30]Chairman and president of TBS and founder of CNN
1989Malcolm ForbesPublisher and editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine
1988Allen H. Neuharth[30]Chairman of Gannett Co. and founder of USA Today
1987Katharine Graham[29]Chairwoman of the board of the Washington Post Co.
1986Otis ChandlerPublisher of the Los Angeles Times
1985Bill Mauldin[28]Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist
1984William Paley[20]Founder of CBS
Frank Stanton[20]Former president of CBS
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Notes

  1. [1]
    Awarded posthumously: Ifill died on November 14, 2016.
  2. [2]
    The 2015 award was given to Charlie Rose,[11] but the award was rescinded on November 24, 2017, after a number of sexual misconduct accusations were leveled against him.[12][13]

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