Gerald Loeb Special Award winners explained

The Gerald Loeb Award 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^[1]

He was awarded for a series on the financial difficulties of luxury apartments in Greater Cleveland.

• 1968: Nicholas Molodovsky, Financial Analysts Journal^[2]

He was awarded for his twenty years of "outstanding contributions to investment theory."

• 1968: Newsweek Magazine

The magazine was awarded for its 1967 financial columns by Milton Freedman, Paul Samuelson, and Henry Wallich.

• 1969: McGraw-Hill^[3]

Article:

"Business and the Urban Crisis", February 1968^[4]

• 1970: Philip B. Osborne, Business Week^[5]

Article:

"Special Report: The War Business Must Win", November 1, 1969^[6]

• 1972: James W. Michaels of Forbes^[7]

He provided "distinguished service to financial journalism."

• 1973: Louis Rukeyser of Wall Street Week^[8]

The first Gerald Loeb Award given to a television program.

• 1975: "Auditing the IRS" by Donald Bartlett and James Steele, Philadelphia Inquirer^[9]

Articles in Series:

1. "IRS Misses Billions, Stalks Little Guy", April 14, 1974^[10]

1. "Nixon Reflects Typical Errors Of High Bracket", April 14, 1974^[11]

1. "One Man’s $1 Million Tax Bill", April 15, 1974^[12]

1. "Saga of a Fugitive Debtor", April 16, 1974^[13]

1. "Financier, Taxes Missing", April 17, 1974^[14]

1. "Affluent Bloom Owes Big Tax", April 18, 1974^[15]

1. "Tax Court Is Not Very Taxing for the Wealthy", April 19, 1974^[16]

1. "IRS Runs on Secret Rulings", April 20, 1974^[17]

• 1976: "Don't Worry, It's Only Money" by John Guinther, Philadelphia Magazine^[18]

His article analyzed public money mismanagement by Pennsylvania 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^{[19] [20] [21]}
• 1985: Robert Heilbroner of The New Yorker^[22]
• 1987: Los Angeles Times^[23]

The Times was awarded for its overall excellence of business coverage.

• 1994: John Hays of the Morning Paper of Ruston, Louisiana.^[24]

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

External links

• Gerald Loeb Award historical winners list

Notes and References

1. News: Gleisser Wins Writing Award . April 30, 1966 . . March 20, 2019 . . 22 . Newspapers.com.
2. News: 'Playboy', 'Monitor' Honored . Devaney . James J. . May 22, 1968 . . March 20, 2019 . 143 . Final . CXXXI . 36 . Newspapers.com.
3. News: Awards announced for financial writing . May 7, 1969 . . February 15, 2019 . 110 . LXXVIII . 40 . Newspapers.com.
4. Web site: Minutes, April 16, 1969 . University of Connecticut Board of Trustees . April 16, 1969 . . 4109 . March 20, 2019.
5. News: 4 writers to get Loeb awards . May 25, 1970 . . February 14, 2019 . . 122 . LXXXVII . 3 . Newspapers.com.
6. Web site: Minutes, May 20, 1970 . May 20, 1970 . . 4346 . University of Connecticut Board of Trustees . March 20, 2019.
7. Web site: 2 Time men, Newsweek editor winners in 1972 Loeb Awards . May 12, 1972 . . 59 . February 6, 2019.
8. News: Wall Street host of public TV gets Loeb Award . May 23, 1973 . . February 15, 2019 . . 143 . daily . CXXXVI . 56 . Newspapers.com.
9. News: State reporter awarded Loeb . September 24, 1975 . . February 15, 2019 . . 80 . afternoon . 96 . Newspapers.com . 1.
10. News: IRS Misses Billions, Stalks Little Guy . Barlett . David L. . April 14, 1974 . . March 22, 2019 . Steele . James B. . 104 . 290 . 1A, 6A-7A . Donald L. Barlett . James B. Steele.
11. News: Nixon Reflects Typical Errors Of High Bracket . Barlett . David L. . April 14, 1974 . . March 22, 2019 . Steele . James B. . 104 . 290 . 7A . Donald L. Barlett . James B. Steele.
12. News: One Man’s $1 Million Tax Bill . Barlett . David L. . April 15, 1974 . . March 22, 2019 . Steele . James B. . 105 . 290 . 1A, 6A . Donald L. Barlett . James B. Steele.
13. News: Saga of a Fugitive Debtor . Barlett . David L. . April 16, 1974 . . March 22, 2019 . Steele . James B. . 106 . 290 . 1A, 14A-15A . Donald L. Barlett . James B. Steele.
14. News: Financier, Taxes Missing . Barlett . David L. . April 17, 1974 . . March 22, 2019 . Steele . James B. . 107 . 290 . 1A, 14A-15A . Donald L. Barlett . James B. Steele.
15. News: Affluent Bloom Owes Big Tax . Barlett . David L. . April 18, 1974 . . March 22, 2019 . Steele . James B. . 108 . 290 . 1A, 8A . Donald L. Barlett . James B. Steele.
16. News: Tax Court Is Not Very Taxing for the Wealthy . Barlett . David L. . April 19, 1974 . . March 22, 2019 . Steele . James B. . 109 . 290 . 1A, 10A . Donald L. Barlett . James B. Steele.
17. News: IRS Runs on Secret Rulings . Barlett . David L. . April 20, 1974 . . March 22, 2019 . Steele . James B. . 110 . 290 . 1A, 4A . Donald L. Barlett . James B. Steele.
18. News: Gerald Loeb Awards given to top business journalists . July 25, 1976 . . February 14, 2019 . 2-F.
19. Web site: Historical Winners List. UCLA Anderson School of Management. January 31, 2019.
20. Web site: Loeb citation for Times . June 29, 1983 . . D17 . February 7, 2019.
21. News: Frump wins Gerald Loeb Award . April 8, 1983 . . February 28, 2019 . 98 . 308 . 2-A.
22. Web site: Loeb Award winners 1958–1996 . . February 6, 2019.
23. Web site: Times Wins Loeb Award . May 1, 1987 . . February 1, 2019.
24. Web site: 2 Times Staffers Win Gerald Loeb Awards . May 10, 1994 . Los Angeles Times . February 1, 2019.