Gayle King, co-host of CBS Mornings, editor-at-large of Oprah Daily, and host of the live, weekly radio show titled “Gayle King in the House” on SiriusXM

Cronkite Award Honors Gayle King

Co-host of CBS Mornings, editor-at-large of Oprah Daily, and host of the live, weekly radio show “Gayle King in the House” on SiriusXM.

Walter Cronkite Award for
Excellence in Journalism Luncheon

February 21, 2023 • 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown

Every year, a leading figure in journalism is presented with the prestigious Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. The recipient list reads like a Who’s Who of the media world: Al Roker, Tom Brokaw, Ted Turner, Bob Woodward, Bill Moyers, Katharine Graham, Allen Neuharth, Don Hewitt, Helen Thomas, George Will, Ben Bradlee, Bernard Shaw and Roone Arledge, just to name a few.

Cronkite presented the first award in 1984 to two CBS legends who played influential roles in his extraordinary career: William Paley, founder of CBS, and Frank Stanton, longtime CBS president.

The Cronkite Award presentation at the Cronkite Luncheon has become one of the biggest and most anticipated events in the Phoenix metropolitan area each year, with leaders from the worlds of media, business and education joining Cronkite School students and faculty. About 1,000 people attend each year.

Gayle King, the award-winning co-host of “CBS Mornings,” has been chosen to receive the 39th Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. King, also editor-at-large of Oprah Daily, hosts a live, weekly radio show “Gayle King in the House” on SiriusXM. Learn more.

Last year, more than 40 media outlets, communication agencies and individual industry leaders sponsored the 38th Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism, raising $228,000 to support student access and success.

Your gifts made all of this possible, and we thank you.

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Your Contribution Impact

New gifts made possible a range of programs and scholarships that already are making a difference in the lives of students.

New scholarships that enable students to complete their education or enhance it by studying abroad

Journalism contest that will recognize the nation’s best reporting on underserved communities

Cronkite students interview a Native American woman.

Student reporting project that will document the health effects associated with a critical shortage of housing in AZ

A visiting professorship that brings professional visual journalists to the school each year to work with students

Special thanks to the following sponsors

Cronkite Circle $10,000

• 12 News

• ABC15 and CW61

• Arizona’s Family (KPHO/KTVK)

• CBS News and Stations

• Cox Communications

• Morgan Murphy Media / Elizabeth and Richard Burns

• The Arizona Republic / azcentral.com

• Michael Ziegler in memory of his beloved wife, Ellie

President’s Circle $6,000

• Arizona Broadcasters Association

• Arizona Community Foundation

• Bally Sports Arizona

• Bonneville Phoenix / KTAR News / Arizona Sports

• Michael D. Hammett (’91) & Dennis M. Newcombe

• OFF MADISON AVE

Dean’s Circle $3,500

• Arizona Cardinals

• Arizona Diamondbacks

• Arizona Lottery

• Ascot Group + Gibson Group

• ASU Edson College of Nursing and
Health Innovation

• ASU Enterprise Partners Outreach Hub

• AZTV-7

• Ballard Spahr LLP

• Brodeur Partners

• Bushtex, Inc.

• Clear Channel Outdoor

• Cox Media

• DeLex Realty

• Desert Financial Credit Union

• Justin A. Capers Public Service Scholarship

• Orbitel Communications

• RIESTER

• Tamala McBath

• THE HARKEY GROUP

• The Kempington Group + Karen Aguilar

• Thunderbird School of Global Management at ASU

• Urias Communications

Leadership Circle ($2,000)

• APS

• Arizona Highways Magazine

• Arizona Latino Media Association

• Arizona PBS Sales / Underwriting

• Arizona PBS Underwriting & Development

• ASU Alumni Association

• ASU Barrett, The Honors College

• ASU Center for the Study of Race and Democracy

• ASU College of Health Solutions

• ASU The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• ASU Cultural Affairs

• ASU Educational Outreach and Student Services

• ASU Enterprise Partners

• ASU Foundation

• ASU Office of the Senior Vice President & Secretary of the University

• Fiesta Bowl Charities

• Fran and Michael Mallace

• Gordon C. James Public Relations

• Helios Education Foundation

• House of Broadcasting

• Hubbard Radio

• iHeartMedia

• Intel Corp.

• Jones-Anderson Trust

• Make-A-Wish Arizona

• Mayo Clinic

• Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations

• Phoenix Business Journal

• Public Relations Society of America

• Salt River Project

• Southwest Cable Communications Association

• Univision Arizona

• Warner Bros. Discovery