The Gerald Loeb Awards, also referred to as the Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, is a recognition of excellence in journalism, especially in the fields of business, finance and the economy. The award was established in 1957 by Gerald Loeb, a founding partner of E.F. Hutton & Co. Loeb's intention in creating the award was to encourage reporters to inform and protect private investors as well as the general public in the areas of business, finance and the economy.
Gerald Loeb
Loeb first became known for his book The Battle for Investment Survival, which was popular during the Great Depression and is still considered a classic. Born in 1899, Loeb began his investing career in 1921 in the bond department of a brokerage firm in San Francisco, California. He moved to New York in 1921 after joining with E. F. Hutton & Co., and became vice-chairman of the board when the company incorporated in 1962. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 greatly affected Loeb's investing style, and in his 1971 book The Battle for Stock Market Profits, he viewed the market as a battlefield. Loeb offered a contrarian investing viewpoint, in books and columns in Barron's, The Wall Street Journal, and Investor Magazine. Forbes magazine called Loeb "the most quoted man on Wall Street." He created the Gerald Loeb Award in order to foster further quality reporting for individual investors.
The awards
The awards have been administered by the UCLA Anderson School of Management since 1973, and is sponsored by the G. and R. Loeb Foundation. It is regarded as: "business journalism's highest honor," and its "most prestigious." Beginning with just two winners in 1958 (Werner Renberg and David Steinberg) and expanding to three in the final years before the Anderson School began to administer the award,University of Connecticut: Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism Records. today there are ten categories in which prizes are awarded: large newspaper, medium newspaper, small newspaper, magazine, commentary, deadline or beat writing, wire services, and television. Those honored receive a cash prize of US$2,000, and are presented with the award at a ceremony in July of the year following their piece's publication. The preliminary judging committee includes business, financial and economic journalists, as well as faculty members from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Once the finalists are selected, a final panel of judges consisting of representatives from major print and broadcast outlets selects a winner from each category. The final panel of judges is chaired by the dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Entries are judged according to their originality, news value, writing quality, thoroughness and balance, and production value.
In 2017, Reena Ninan spoke onstage for UCLA's 60th Annual Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. This was held at Capitale in New York City.Reena Ninan, UCLA on Flickr, accessed 08/13/2024
Award categories Award categories varied over the years.
Category Years awarded Audio 2016–2023 Beat Reporting 2011–2023 Beat Writing 2001, 2003–2010 Blogging 2011–2012 Books 1974 Breaking News 2008–2023 Broadcast 2013 Broadcast Enterprise 2012 Business Book 2006–2012 Columns 1977 Columns/Editorial 1973–1976, 1978–1982 Commentary 1985–2023 Deadline and/or Beat Writing 1985–2000 Deadline or Beat Writing 2002 Deadline Writing 2003–2007 Editorial/Commentary 1983–1984 Editorials 1970–1972 Explanatory 2011–2023 Feature 2015–2023 Feature Writing 2007–2010 Gerald Loeb Memorial Award 1974–1978 Images/Graphics/Interactives 2016–2018 Images/Visuals 2013–2015 International 2013–2023 Investigative 2013–2023 Large Newspapers 1974–2014 Lifetime Achievement 1992–2023 Local 2015–2023 Magazines 1958–2014 Medium & Small Newspapers 2009–2012 Medium Newspapers 1987–2008 Minard Editor Award 2002–2023 Network and Large-Market Television 1997, 1999–2000 News or Wire Service 2002 News Services 2008–2014 News Services Online Content 2003–2007 Newspaper 1958–1973 Online 2008–2009, 2013–2014 Online Commentary and Blogging 2010 Online Enterprise 2011–2012 Other TV Markets 1997 Personal Finance 2010–2018 Personal Finance & Consumer Reporting 2020–2022, 2023 Personal Service 2019 Radio 1997, 1999–2001 Small Newspapers 1974–1983, 1985–2008 Small & Medium Newspapers 2013–2014 Special Award 1966, 1968–1970, 1972–1973, 1975–1976, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1994 Special Book Award 1969 Spot News 1983–1984 Television 2001–2002 Television Breaking News 2009–2010 Television Daily 2007–2008 Television Deadline 2005–2006 Television Enterprise 2006–2011 Television Long Form 2003–2004 Television Short Form 2003–2004 Video 2016–2023 Video/Audio 2014–2015 Visual Storytelling 2019–2023
Winners List of Audio, Video, and Video/Audio winners List of Breaking News winners List of Broadcast and Broadcast Enterprise winners List of Books, Business Books, and Special Book Award winners List of Columns, Commentary, and Editorials winners List of Deadline and/or Beat Writing, Deadline or Beat Writing, Deadline Writing, Beat Writing, and Beat Reporting winners List of Explanatory winners List of Feature winners List of Gerald Loeb Memorial Award winners List of Images, Graphics, Interactives, and Visuals winners List of International winners List of Investigative winners List of Large Newspapers winners List of Lifetime Award winners List of Local winners List of Magazines winners List of Minard Editor Award winners List of Newspaper winners List of News Service, Online, and Blogging winners List of Personal Finance and Personal Service winners List of Radio winners List of Small and Medium Newspapers winners List of Special Award winners List of Spot News winners List of Television winners
See also
Business journalism Conscience-in-Media Award George Polk Awards Investigative journalism Worth Bingham Prize
References
Further reading
External links About the Gerald Loeb Awards, UCLA Anderson, School of Management. New Loeb Awards Final Judges Announced by UCLA Anderson School of Management, Business Wire, May 7, 2007 2009 Winners