Board lander photo
Board lander photo caption
front row, left to right: M. Yarbrough, S. Bok, P. Kann, J. Konner, L. Boccardi, H. Vendler, E. Seaton; back row, left to right: R. Pederson, S. Rowe, W. Ketter, G. Rupp, G. Overholser, S. Topping, J. Fuller, J. Dotson, W. Safire, W. Rugaber, J. Carroll, J. Risser
Board Lander Sub Title
Peter R. Kann, chair, Seymour Topping, administrator
John S. Carroll
Job title
editor and executive vice president
First name
John S.
Last name
Carroll
John S. Carroll, 60, has been editor and executive vice president of the Los Angeles Times since 2000 and vice president of Times Mirror since 1998.
Previously, he was editor of The Baltimore Sun and senior vice president of The Baltimore Sun Company for nine years. Prior to that he served as editor, vice president and executive vice president at the Lexington Herald-Leader.
Employer
Los Angeles Times
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Ordering weight
1
Louis D. Boccardi
Job title
president and chief executive officer
First name
Louis D.
Last name
Boccardi
Louis D. Boccardi, president and chief executive officer of Associated Press, has been elected chair of the Pulitzer Prize Board. His selection was announced by President George Rupp. Columbia University awards the annual prizes on the board's recommendation.
Employer
Associated Press
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Ordering weight
0 (Chair)
William Safire
Job title
columnist
First name
William
Last name
Safire
Location
New York, NY
William Safire, who won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1978, has been a political columnist for the New York Times since 1973. Readers also know him for his New York Times Magazine column "On Language" upon which he has based 13 books. Previously, Safire served as a senior White House speech-writer for President Nixon.
Employer
The New York Times
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Ordering weight
1
Robert D. McFadden
Citation
For his highly skilled writing and reporting on deadline during the year.
Tags:
1996
Categories:
Spot News Reporting
Publication
The New York Times
Charles Porter IV
Citation
For his haunting photographs, taken after the Oklahoma City bombing and distributed by the Associated Press, showing a one-year-old victim handed to and then cradled by a local fireman.
Tags:
1996
Categories:
Spot News Photography
The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)
Citation
For the work of Melanie Sill, Pat Stith and Joby Warrick on the environmental and health risks of waste disposal systems used in North Carolina's growing hog industry.
Tags:
1996
Categories:
Public Service
Alix M. Freedman
Citation
For her coverage of the tobacco industry, including a report that exposed how ammonia additives heighten nicotine potency.
Tags:
1996
Categories:
National Reporting
Publication
The Wall Street Journal