Saturday, June 26, 2021

BOB DYER, THE RETIREE WITH THE MOSTEST AWARDS

 


Retiree with the mostest

Bob Dyer may set a record for my awards by a retired columnist.

His latest comes from the Cleveland Press Club: TWO awards, for his columns and for an essay.

Bob has won other statewide awards during his retirement. Rumor is that he’s adding a trophy room to his house to accommodate all the honors.

Maybe listening to me for 20 years during our Blue Room lunches together helped?

Four other staffers also earned Best in Ohio honors, including sports columnist Marla Ridenour, reporter Mark J. Price, photographer Jeff Lange and Editor Michael Shearer. Lange won five awards in total, while reporter Betty Lin-Fisher won three awards, including two first-place honors.

 

The BJ got first place for public service for its report on the 50th anniversary of the May 4, 1970 murder of 4 students and wounding of 9 others by the National Guard. Wonder if they checked the to-the-ceiling note and photos that the late Pat Englehart assembled when he brought a Pulitzer for coverage of the massacre.


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