Two area residents are among the inductees to the inaugural New Jersey Journalism Hall of Fame.
The inaugural induction will take place during the William Paterson chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (WPSPJ) Awards Ceremony at 6:30 p.m. April 18 in Hobart Hall, which houses the William Paterson University Communication Department, 300 Pompton Road, Wayne.
Anna Quindlen, an author and former columnist for “The New York Times” who has a new book coming out titled “Nanaville – Adventures in Grandparenting,” is a South Brunswick native. She was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2017. She will take part via a video greeting.
John McPhee, an author and writer for “The New Yorker,” whose most recent book is a collection of non-fiction stories titled “The Patch,” lives in Princeton and teaches journalism at Princeton University. McPhee will be honored in absentia.
Jonathan Alter, an author and former columnist for “Newsweek,” who recently co-directed the HBO documentary “Breslin and Hamill – Deadline Artists,” lives in Montclair.
The late Gabe Pressman, a legendary television news journalist for more than 60 years at WNBC-TV in New York, got his start in journalism working for the Newark Evening News. His widow Vera will accept the honor.
The late Edith Schapiro worked on the first broadcasts of the CBS Evening News, then went on to become the first woman editor at the Newark Evening News. In later years she founded a national Sunday supplement that featured the work of high school journalists and produced public service commercials for Project Search of the Red Cross, which re-unites families separated by war and disaster. After she was refused membership in the Society of Professional Journalists, when women were not allowed to join, she served as the longtime president of New Jersey Press Women.
The inductees were nominated by a panel of former New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists (NJSPJ) presidents and approved by the NJSPJ board.
Tickets to the ceremony are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Proceeds will benefit both WPSPJ and NJSPJ.
For more information, visit www.njspj.org/