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Category Archives: awards

Don’t miss the Beth Macy award ceremony

Beth Macy, the former Roanoke Times journalist who has written Dopesick and other best-sellers, will receive the SPJ Virginia Pro Chapter’s highest honor — the George Mason Award — at a ceremony on April 9 in Roanoke. You can attend the presentation in person or online.

Posted bySPJ Virginia ProMarch 31, 2022March 31, 2022Posted inawards, event, George Mason Award, SPJ Region 2, spring conferenceTags:Beth Macy, Roanoke

Attend SPJ Regional Conference on April 8-9 in Roanoke

SPJ’s Region 2 Conference will be held April 8-9 at the Holiday Inn Valley View in Roanoke, Va. People can attend in person or via Zoom, and ticket prices start at just $10.

Posted bySPJ Virginia ProMarch 13, 2022Posted inconferences, George Mason Award, Mark of Excellence, spring conference, studentsTags:Roanoke

Video & program of ceremony honoring Ray & Jean Boone

We have posted video of the ceremony we held on Thursday, Feb. 3, to present the 2020 George Mason Award to Jean Boone, publisher of the Richmond Free Press, and posthumously to her husband, Ray, who founded the newspaper 30 years ago.

Posted bySPJ Virginia ProFebruary 4, 2022February 5, 2022Posted inawards, college fellowships, George Mason Award, SDX Educational Foundation

Volunteer to judge SPJ college journalism contest

SPJVA members, can you help judge this year’s SPJ Mark of Excellence journalism contest recognizing outstanding student journalism?

Posted bySPJ Virginia ProJanuary 29, 2022January 29, 2022Posted incontest judging, Mark of Excellence, SPJ Region 2, students

George Mason Award Ceremony on Feb. 3

The Virginia Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will present its 2020 George Mason Award to Jean Patterson Boone, publisher of the Richmond Free Press, and her late husband, Ray Boone, who founded the award-winning weekly, at a ceremony Feb. 3 at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Posted bySPJ Virginia ProDecember 31, 2021January 13, 2022Posted inevent, George Mason AwardTags:Jean Boone, Ray Boone, Richmond Free Press

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