Finalist: Sun-Sentinel , by Deborah Work
For speaking out in highly personal yet broadly relevant columns in roles as diverse as parent, citizen, critic and philosopher.
Winners
Prize Winner in Commentary in 1997:
Eileen McNamara
For her many-sided columns on Massachusetts people and issues.
Commentary
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Commentary in 1997:
Tony Kornheiser
For his evocative columns ranging from sports and politics to tales of heroes and fools.
The Jury
The Jury
Karen Jurgensen(chair )
editor of the editorial page
Gregory Favre
executive editor
Paul C. Tash
executive editor and vice president
Martin Tolchin
publisher and editor-in-chief
Winners in Commentary
E.R. Shipp
For her penetrating columns on race, welfare and other social issues.
Jim Dwyer
For his compelling and compassionate columns about New York City.
William Raspberry
For his compelling commentaries on a variety of social and political topics.
Liz Balmaseda
For her commentary from Haiti about deteriorating political and social conditions and her columns about Cuban-Americans in Miami.
1997 Prize Winners
Byron Acohido
For his coverage of the aerospace industry, notably an exhaustive investigation of rudder control problems on the Boeing 737, which contributed to new FAA requirements for major improvements.
Eileen McNamara
For her many-sided columns on Massachusetts people and issues.
Tim Page
For his lucid and illuminating music criticism.