The Lew Klein Award for Excellence in the Media honors outstanding members of the media whose accomplishments bring honor to their professions.
The Klein College of Media and Communication has honored more than a dozen awardees since 2000, including luminaries like Charles Barkley, Tina Fey, Anderson Cooper, Robin Roberts and Ed Bradley.
2025 - David Muir
Anchor and Managing Editor of ABC World News Tonight with David Muir
2024 - Quinta Brunson
Writer, producer and actress
2022 - Questlove
Oscar- and Grammy-winning Musician
2019 - Jake Tapper
Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent for CNN
2018 - Charles Barkley
Broadcaster, Turner Networks
2017 - Dean Baquet
Executive Editor of The New York Times
2016 - Tina Fey
Actor, Writer, Producer
2015 - Wolf Blitzer
CNN's Lead Political Anchor and Anchor of The Situation Room
2014 - Brian Williams
Anchor and Managing Editor, NBC Nightly News
2013 - Whoopi Goldberg
Actor and Comedian
2012 - Anderson Cooper
Anchor, CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360°, Host and Executive Producer, Anderson Live
2011 - Charles Osgood
Anchor, CBS News Sunday Morning and CBS Rad 10, “The Osgood File”
2010 - Robin Roberts
Anchor, ABC’s Good Morning America
2007 - Dick Vermeil
Anchor, ABC’s Good Morning America
2006 - Ed Bradley
60 Minutes, CBS News Correspondent
2005 - Chris Matthews
Host, MSNBC, Hardball with Chris Matthews
2004 - Joanne Harmelin
Founder and chief executive officer of Harmelin Media
2003 - David Morse
2002 - Roy Shapiro
2001 - Lew Klein
