Award namesake and former CBS President Bill Leonard, W2SKE, SK.
Award namesake and former CBS President Bill Leonard, W2SKE, SK. |
NEWINGTON, CT, Aug 22, 2001--The ARRL is accepting nominations for the annual Professional Media Award, a tribute to the late CBS President Bill Leonard, W2SKE.
The award goes each year to a professional journalist whose outstanding coverage in TV, radio, print or multimedia best reflects the enjoyment, importance and public service value of Amateur Radio. The deadline for entries is December 14, 2001.
Nominations will be judged by the League's Public Relations Committee, and the group's recommendation will be brought before the Board of Directors at its January 2002 meeting. The winner receives a plaque and a cash award of $500.
Leonard was an avid Amateur Radio operator and was most active on the air during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1958, Leonard's contribution to Sports Illustrated, "The Battle of the Hams," covered the "sport" of DX contesting. To this day, the article remains one of the best Amateur Radio feature stories ever published.
Bill Leonard was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 1996.
Last year's Leonard Award winner was Marjorie Wertz, a staff writer for the Standard Observer newspaper in Irwin, Pennsylvania.
For more information about the award, or to obtain a nomination form and the official rules for entry, contact Media Relations Manager Jennifer Hagy, N1TDY, jhagy@arrl.org; 860-594-0328.
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