The

Gerald Loeb Award The Gerald Loeb Awards, also referred to as the Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, is a recognition of excellence in journalism, especially in the fields of business, finance and the economy. The award was e ...

is given annually for multiple categories of business reporting. Special awards were occasionally given for distinguished business journalism that doesn't necessarily fit into other categories.

Gerald Loeb Special Award winners

* 1966: Marcus Gleisser, '' The Cleveland Plain Dealer'' ::He was awarded for a series on the financial difficulties of luxury apartments in

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. * 1968: Nicholas Molodovsky, ''

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'' ::He was awarded for his twenty years of "outstanding contributions to investment theory." * 1968: ''

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'' ::The magazine was awarded for its 1967 financial columns by Milton Freedman,

Paul Samuelson Paul Anthony Samuelson (May 15, 1915 – December 13, 2009) was an American economist who was the first American to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. When awarding the prize in 1970, the Swedish Royal Academies stated that he "h ...

, and Henry Wallich. * 1969:

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::Article: :
"Business and the Urban Crisis"
February 1968 * 1970: Philip B. Osborne, ''

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'' ::Article: :::"Special Report: The War Business Must Win", November 1, 1969 * 1972: James W. Michaels of ''

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'' ::He provided "distinguished service to financial journalism." * 1973:

Louis Rukeyser Louis Richard Rukeyser (January 30, 1933 – May 2, 2006) was an American financial journalist, columnist, and commentator, through print, radio, and television. He was the host of two television series, ''Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser' ...

of ''

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'' ::The first Gerald Loeb Award given to a television program. * 1975: "Auditing the IRS" by Donald Bartlett and James Steele, ''

Philadelphia Inquirer ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', often referred to simply as ''The Inquirer'', is a daily newspaper headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded on June 1, 1829, ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' is the third-longest continuously operating da ...

'' ::Articles in Series: :
"IRS Misses Billions, Stalks Little Guy"
April 14, 1974 :
"Nixon Reflects Typical Errors Of High Bracket"
April 14, 1974 :
"One Man’s $1 Million Tax Bill"
April 15, 1974 :
"Saga of a Fugitive Debtor"
April 16, 1974 :
"Financier, Taxes Missing"
April 17, 1974 :
"Affluent Bloom Owes Big Tax"
April 18, 1974 :
"Tax Court Is Not Very Taxing for the Wealthy"
April 19, 1974 :
"IRS Runs on Secret Rulings"
April 20, 1974 * 1976: "Don't Worry, It's Only Money" by John Guinther, ''

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'' ::His article analyzed public money mismanagement by

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

state officials. * 1983: "Articles on the Outcome of the AT&T and IBM Antitrust Cases" by the Business and Financial Staff (including Frederick Andrews) of ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...

'' * 1985:

Robert Heilbroner Robert L. Heilbroner (March 24, 1919 – January 4, 2005) was an American economist and historian of economic thought. The author of some two dozen books, Heilbroner was best known for ''The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times and Ideas of th ...

of ''

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'' * 1987: ''

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'' ::The ''Times'' was awarded for its overall excellence of business coverage. * 1994: John Hays of the ''Morning Paper'' of

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. ::He was awarded for an investigative series on Towers Financial Corporation.

References

External links

Gerald Loeb Award historical winners list
{{Gerald Loeb Award American journalism awards Gerald Loeb Award winners