Join us May 20 in honoring Chuck Scarborough, one of broadcast journalism's most celebrated members, as recipient of the Silurians Press Club's 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award
Scarborough was lead anchor for WNBC News for a record 50 years, eight months and 17 days, a career in which he earned 37 Emmy Awards, an Edward R. Murrow Award, a DuPont-Columbia Award, and many more.
Scarborough will be in conversation with Rich Lamb, a legendary broadcast reporter in his own right with 47 years at WCBS News Radio.
James T. Madore, Silurians' 2026 Peter Kihss Award Winner
Legendary New York Times reporter Peter Kihss was noted not only for painstaking reporting but also his willingness to help younger journalists. That's why the Silurian award named for him is so special.
This year's winner, James T. Madore of Newsday, epitomizes both those qualities and represents the still-essential need for local reporting. He'll share his dogged coverage of Long Island business at our luncheon on May 20.
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The Irrefutable power of Community Reporting
By Adam Stone
On July 12, 2025, The New York Times published a front-page story “UnitedHealth’s Campaign to Quiet Critics,” which included an account of the insurer’s apparent attempt to chill my Westchester County-based investigative reporting....This mega-corporation wanted to silence my local watchdog news outlet—emphasis on local.
Reporter’s Tenacity Unravels – and Helps Chronicle – Her Family’s Wartime Secrets
By Karen A. Frenkel
My training is as a science writer and technology journalist and producer.... I transitioned to narrative nonfiction with the Family Treasures Lost and Found project, which includes my recently published memoir and tie-in documentary. .Both chronicle my investigative quest to fill gaps in the survival stories of my Polish Jewish parents and sole surviving grandfather.
This Optimistic ʻSilurian Newbieʼ Is Grooming The Next Generation of Journalists
By Cathi Steele
I’m a Silurian newcomer, relatively speaking, as I was accepted into this esteemed press club in July 2025. Like you, I’m concerned about—and sometimes downright distraught over—the perilous climate in which journalists and media find themselves.
And yet, I see a future of possibilities.
Whether you’re publishing a book, article, Substack, stepping back into the classroom, or taking on new challenges, share your recent endeavors with your fellow Silurians.
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