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2004 Pulitzer Prize Board
Board lander photo caption

Front row: A. Bennett, N. Lemann, R. Oppel, R. Pederson, W. Safire, S. Gissler, A. Gyllenhaal
Back row: K. Carroll, J. Amoss, M. Pride, D. Graham, J. Byrd, A. Barnes, H. Gates, J. Harris, A. Lipinski, D. Kennedy, P. Steiger

Board Lander Sub Title
Rena Pederson and William Safire, co-chairs; Sig Gissler, administrator

William Safire

Job title
columnist
First name
William
Last name
Safire
Years

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
Ordering weight
0 (Chair)

Rena Pederson

Job title
editor at large
First name
Rena
Last name
Pederson
Years

Named one of the most powerful women in Texas by Texas Monthly magazine, Rena Pederson has held senior posts at the Dallas Morning News since 1973. As editor at large since 2002, she writes a weekly column for the paper's Sunday Reader section as well as profiles and enterprise feature stories. She previously served as a vice president and editorial page editor, supervising the staff and content of the opinion pages for 16 years.

Employer
The Dallas Morning News
Ordering weight
0 (Chair)