Daryl Huff
Introduction of Daryl Huff into the Hall of
Fame.
Wally
Zimmermann
Daryl is entering the Hall of Fame
- Because as President of the SPJ board –
he laid the groundwork for this award contest. because good work in journalism should
be rewarded. And, if you can’t afford it, public recognition is good
too.
- Because he was a person with both vision
and the willingness to grind out the details of putting on the Gridiron Show
and using the money to provide scholarships for interns in news and p.r.
organizations.
It has been enormously
successful.
- Because that work is layered on top of a
reporting career that began back at the 1978 State Constitutional Convention.
And, it includes being a reporter for print and broadcast, who covered
political, government, courts and general assignments as well as an executive
producer, assignments manager and election analyst.
- Each job done with skill, ethics, good
humor and a commitment to be fair and
get-it-right.
Daryl also holds my record for the longest
live standup in an evening newscast from the State
Capitol.
Congratulations to Daryl Huff on a honor
well deserved.