For a distinguished example of local investigative or other specialized reporting by an individual or team, presented as a single article or series, giving prime consideration to initiative, resourcefulness, research, and high quality of writing, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
Tampa (FL) Tribune , by John Anthony Frasca
For his investigation and reporting of two robberies that resulted in the freeing of an innocent man.
The Jury
The Jury
Millard Browne
Buffalo Evening News
Howard C. Cleavinger
Spokane Daily Chronicle
Martin S. Hayden
Detroit News
Norman E. Isaacs
Courier-Journal
DeWitt John
Christian Science Monitor
Winners in Local Investigative Specialized Reporting
Gene Goltz
For his expose of government corruption Pasadena, Texas, which resulted in widespread reforms.
James V. Magee, Albert V. Gaudiosi and Frederick Meyer
For their expose of numbers racket operations with police collusion in South Philadelphia, which resulted in arrests and a cleanup of the police department.
1966 Prize Winners
Don Wright
For "You Mean You Were Bluffing?"
Robert Lasch
For his distinguished editorial writing in 1965.