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The Nancy Dickerson Whitehead Awards for Excellence in Reporting
on Drug and Alcohol Problems
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A
pioneer broadcast journalist and an inspiration to a new generation
of women reporters, Nancy Dickerson Whitehead reported on many
critical social concerns, including the nation's problems with
drug and alcohol abuse. Her thoughtful analysis increased public
understanding of these complex issues and reflected her own
deep commitment to finding more effective answers. Nancy was
a strong supporter and founding member of the Board of Drug
Strategies, and we will always be grateful for her guidance. |
Drug Strategies created these awards in 1999 to honor Nancy’s memory
and to encourage excellence in reporting on drug and alcohol problems.
For ten years, the awards were presented annually to print and broadcast
journalists who demonstrated the highest standards of reporting on
drug issues. Ten thousand dollars were awarded in each category. The
awards were the first in the nation to recognize the importance of
improving the quality of media coverage of substance abuse.
A distinguished Awards Committee provided overall guidance for the
project. Members included Nancy’s friends and colleagues: Marie Brenner,
Vanity Fair; Joan Ganz Cooney, Children's Television Workshop; Walter
Cronkite, Cronkite/Ward & Company; John Dickerson, journalist; Bill
Moyers, Public Affairs TV; Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal; Diane
Sawyer, ABC TV; Lesley Stahl, 60 Minutes; Mark Whitaker, Newsweek;
and Katharine Graham, Washington Post, until her death in 2001.
The Awards jury that selected each year’s winners included: Louise
Henry Bryson, Lifetime Television; James Burke, Partnership for a
Drug Free America; Jane Ciabattari, Journalist; Jeanmarie Condon,
ABC Nightline; John Dickerson, Slate; Mary Anne Dolan, Editor; Marie
Dyak, Entertainment Industries Council; David Earls, Tribeca Film
Institute; Mathea Falco, Drug Strategies; James Hoge, Publisher, Foreign
Affairs; Dr. David Lewis, Brown University; Dr. Robert B. Millman,
Weill Medical College; Maureen Orth, contributing editor, Vanity
Fair; Holly Peterson, contributing editor Newsweek;
Jack Rosenthal, President New York Times Foundation; Orville
Schell, former Dean, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism; Richard
Wald, Columbia University; and Michele Willens, Playwright.
Click on the links to the left to see the presenters, speakers
and recipients for each year.
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