Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Arizona State University
Arizona State University
The Cronkite LuncheonThe annual Cronkite Luncheon has grown into one of the biggest events in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Each year about 1,000 media leaders, business executives, politicians, civic leaders and Cronkite School supporters join Cronkite students and faculty for the presentation of the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. The annual celebration, which includes the induction of distinguished alumni into the Cronkite Alumni Hall of Fame, concludes with Walter Cronkite presenting the award to a leading journalist. Past recipients have included Ted Turner, Bill Moyers, Katharine Graham, Malcolm Forbes, Bob Woodward, Allen Neuharth, Helen Thomas, Ben Bradlee and George Will. The event raises important funds that enable the school to purchase state-of-the-art equipment for student use, offer innovative and interactive journalism courses and bring world-renowned journalists and media experts to campus. The luncheon coincides with Walter Cronkite’s annual visit to Arizona State University. In addition to presenting the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism, Cronkite guest lectures in journalism classes, meets with the school's faculty and staff and attends special receptions and dinners to personally thank the school’s many generous supporters.
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