by Mark Washburn | Oct 15, 2024
At the first Headliners award dinner in 1935, New Jersey Gov. Harold Hoffman explained he was once a cub reporter, making $8 a week. And, he said, judging by editorials in New Jersey papers, some editors still felt “I was worth about $8 a week.” National Headliners...
by Mark Washburn | Jul 12, 2024
In 1981, Betty Cuniberti became the first female sportswriter to win a Headliners Award. Her newspaper, The Washington Star, folded six months before the awards banquet. Headliner awards get around. Sometimes in circles. Vern Haugland, an Associated Press war...
