The 2006 Nancy Dickerson Whitehead Awards for Excellence in Reporting on Drug and Alcohol Problems
2006 Nancy Dickerson Whitehead Awards Presenters and Speakers:
Elizabeth Vargas, ABC’s 20/20
Lynn Sherr, ABC’s 20/20
Michael Crichton, Author
2006 Nancy Dickerson Whitehead Awards Winners:
Carl Byker and Mitch Williams, Frontline for “The Meth Epidemic.”
A documentary film that provides a uniquely comprehensive look at the history of methamphetamine in the U.S. and the federal government’s response. (February 14, 2006)
Francesca Rheannon, WFCR (Amherst, MA) for “Voices of HIV.”
A radio series examining the underlying causes, including injection drug use, of the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Latino community in Western Massachusetts. (January 9–13, 2006)
Kevin Caufield, News Tribune (LaSalle, IL), “Requiem for Heroin’s Victims.”
A six-part series of in-depth profiles of six heroin overdose victims in Illinois Valley, where heroin use and addiction is rampant. (August 15–20, 2005)