# Lew Klein Awards Honor NYT's Dean Baquet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry1bU7Im0hI&feature=youtu.be Executive editor of [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/), [**Dean Baquet**](https://lewkleinawards.com/speaker/dean-baquet/), received the Lew Klein Excellence in the Media Award for 2017. [![](https://smcsites.com/update/files/2017/11/baquet-300x169.jpg)](https://smcsites.com/update/files/2017/11/baquet.jpg)*Dean Baquet receives the Lew Klein Excellence in the Media Award. Friday, November 10, 2017.* In a ceremony that took place at Mitten Hall's Great Court, Klein College's [Dean Boardman](https://klein.temple.edu/faculty/david-boardman) said about Dean Baquet, "In the 17 years that we have had this event, we have recognized many giants of the media world. From Ed Bradley to [Anderson Cooper](https://klein.temple.edu/news/2012/09/anderson-cooper-be-honored-2012-lew-klein-awards), to [Whoopi Goldberg](https://klein.temple.edu/news/2013/07/whoopi-goldberg-receive-2013-lew-klein-award), to [Tina Fey](https://templeupdate.com/tina-fey-accepts-lew-klein-award-meets-with-smc-students/). I am confident that no one we have honored has had as much impact, on our nation and on our world, as today's honoree." [The Lew Klein College of Media and Communication](https://klein.temple.edu/) honored seven more for their exceptional work, six distinguished media professionals--two of them worked for Temple Update in the past--and one rising star of the media industry.

- [**Lorraine Branham**](https://lewkleinawards.com/speaker/lorraine-branham/): Dean, S.I Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University
- [**Tom Conti**](https://lewkleinawards.com/speaker/tom-conti/): Founder and CEO, Punch Performance Marketing
- [**Patrick Hally**](https://lewkleinawards.com/speaker/patrick-hally/): Owner and CEO, Flycam International (Temple Update Alumnus)
- [**Benjamin Jankowski**](https://lewkleinawards.com/speaker/benjamin-jankowski/): Senior Vice President, Global Media MasterCard
- **[Michael O'Shea Jr](https://lewkleinawards.com/speaker/terry-r-taylor/).**: Steadicam Operator and Director of Photography (Temple Update Alumnus)
- [**Terry R. Taylor**](https://lewkleinawards.com/speaker/terry-r-taylor/): Journalist, The Associated Press
 
 Rising star went to: - [**Julia Nietsch**](https://lewkleinawards.com/speaker/julia-nietsch/): Senior Director of Communications, Bravo and Oxygen Media
 
 [![](https://smcsites.com/update/files/2017/11/lew-klein-300x169.jpg)](https://smcsites.com/update/files/2017/11/lew-klein.jpg)*Lew Klein attends the Awards for the first time after the official renaming of the college. Friday, November 10, 2017.* Lew Klein talked to Temple Update and expressed his gratitude for the people that came to the event. He said, "I think it *(the event)* is wonderful. Each year, and this is the 17th year, we have approximately 400 people who come to the luncheon. So, we are delighted with the crowd that comes every year." [![](https://smcsites.com/update/files/2017/11/david-murphy-300x169.jpg)](https://smcsites.com/update/files/2017/11/david-murphy.jpg)*David Murphy, 6 ABC's Meteorologist and past recipient of the Lew Klein Award. Friday, November 17, 2017.* Furthermore, [David Murphy](https://6abc.com/about/newsteam/david-murphy/), 6ABC's Meteorologist and past recipient of the [Lew Klein Award](https://lewkleinawards.com/), had some important advice for Temple students and future journalists. "Well I would say practice your writing," said Murphy. "Write, write, write, because it is really all about that. I am a meteorologist now, but I started as a reporter and did some anchoring. And that is what really got me in the door and what got me noticed a little better than the average person." Dean Baquet also spoke to Temple students for an hour in a Q&A forum at the Temple Performing Arts Center, before accepting the 2017 Lew Klein Excellence in the Media Award.