The 2003 Pulitzer Prize Winners

National Reporting

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Alan Miller and Kevin Sack

Alan Miller
National Staff Writer Washington Bureau

EXPERIENCE

  • Los Angeles Times, investigative reporter, Washington bureau, 1994-present; staff writer, 1989-1994;
  • State and federal political reporter, Valley Edition, 1987-89.
  • The Record (Hackensack, NJ), state political reporter, county political reporter, 1982-87.
  • The Times Union (Albany, NY), political reporter, state investigative reporter, 1978-81.

EDUCATION

  • University of Hawaii, Honolulu, M.A., political science, 1978.
  • Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., B.A., English, 1976.

PERSONAL

  • Born: March 5, 1954.

AWARDS

  • George Polk Award, “Money from Asia,” 1996.
  • Goldsmith Prize for investigative reporting, “Illegal Democratic Campaign Contributions,” 1996.
  • Investigative Reporters and Editors Medal, “Money from Asia,” 1996.
  • National Headliner Awards, first place, investigative reporting, 1996.

 


Kevin Sack
National Correspondent Atlanta Bureau

EXPERIENCE

  • Los Angeles Times, national correspondent based in Atlanta but assigned to the Washington investigations team, 2002-present.
  • The New York Times, bureau chief and national correspondent, Atlanta bureau, 1995-2002; bureau chief, Albany, NY bureau, 1990-95; metropolitan correspondent, 1989; covered numerous state and national political campaigns, wrote thelead article for The Times' award-winning project, "How Race is Lived in America," published in summer 2000 and later in book form.
  • Atlanta Constitution, reporter (beats included county courts and government, education, crime, state and national politics), 1981-89; covered first of four presidential campaigns.

EDUCATION

  • Duke University, Durhan, NC, B.A. History, with honors, 1981.
  • University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1983, Rotary Foundation Fellowship.

PERSONAL

  • Born:, Oct. 11, 1959, Jacksonville, FL.
  • Divorced, one daughter, born 1993.

WARDS

  • Shared Pulitzer Prize for national reporting and a special George Polk Award for "How Race is Lived in America," 2001.
  • The New York Times, senior writer, designation for select Times correspondents, chosen by the executive editor, 2000.
  • New York Legislative Correspondents Assn. Award for best statehouse coverage, 1992.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Atlanta Press Club, board member, 1997-2000.