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NABJ Founder and Distinguished Veteran Print Journalist Paul Delaney to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from Black Journalists Group
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 23, 2010  -- The National Association of Black Journalists announced at its spring Board of Directors meeting that Paul Delaney will be honored with the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Delaney will join other top honorees at the association’s Salute to Excellence Gala, on July 31 in San Diego, during NABJ’s 35th Annual Convention and Career Fair, the largest gathering of minority journalists in the country.

"I never anticipated anything like this. I'm pleased to receive this honor from the organization I love,” said Delaney.

"Paul has had an impressive career in journalism, spanning decades and achieving distinction at the highest levels”, said Kathy Y. Times, NABJ President. "Paul is a role model and has set the standard for excellence in our profession; a true giant, he has paved the way for many others that follow behind him."
Delaney is recognized as one of the most prominent journalists of African-American heritage in the world. Delaney’s career began at the Atlanta Daily World amidst the Civil Rights Movement. While at the Atlanta Daily World, he covered some of the most important figures and events of the Civil Rights Movement. From Atlanta, he went to work for the Dayton Daily News in Dayton, Ohio, and the Washington Star in Washington, D.C.