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It’s fitting that Robin Herman, the first female sports journalist to enter a men’s pro locker room for a post-game interview, has been named AWSM’s Mary Garber Pioneer Award winner for 2015.
Herman is set to receive the award at AWSM’s annual convention, May 23-26 in Denver, 40 years after a chaotic night at the 1975 NHL All-Star Game where she made national headlines as a beat reporter for The New York Times.
By JENNIFER A. OVERMAN
AWSM has selected Lydia Craver as the winner of its 2015 Ann Miller Service Award, given to an individual who has made significant contributions to the organization.
An AWSM member since 2000, she has coordinated more conventions and regional events – including the group’s 25th anniversary celebration – than any other member.
By RACHEL LENZI
In September of 2012, Christina Gullickson scrolled through her Twitter feed, amazed at all the information that was coming to her through the help of a hashtag.
Gullickson, a digital director of mobile and social projects with the Los Angeles News Group, was intrigued by the updates that were being posted on blogs, tweeted by colleagues and chronicled online from the Online News Association’s annual conference.
Kelly Whiteside has covered everything from the World Cup to the Olympics for various outlets, including USA Today and Sports Illustrated, but she is taking a new path in sports journalism. Instead of reporting, she will be teaching the craft as an instructor at Montclair (N.J.) State University this fall.
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