Lew Klein Awards – Temple Update

Lew Klein Awards Honor NYT’s Dean Baquet

Thu, 16 Nov 2017 15:35:58 +0000

Executive editor of The New York Times, Dean Baquet, received the Lew Klein Excellence in the Media Award for 2017. In a ceremony that took place at Mitten Hall’s Great Court, Klein College’s Dean 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, to Whoopi Goldberg, to Tina Fey.

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School of Media and Communication to Be Renamed in Honor of Lew Klein

Wed, 18 Jan 2017 11:00:19 +0000

Lew Klein will be honored by the National Association of Television Program Executives with the Lifetime Achievement Award this evening in Miami. But today, he is honored by Temple’s School of Media and Communication. Temple University announced today that the School of Media and Communication will be renamed the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication, honoring Klein’s generosity and…

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Tina Fey Accepts Lew Klein Award, Meets with SMC Students

Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:17:00 +0000

Last Friday, Temple University presented Tina Fey with the Lew Klein Excellence in the Media Award. The Emmy award winning actor and comedian talked with students before meeting in Mitten Hall for a luncheon and official ceremony. Although she didn’t go to Temple, she was born and raised in Philadelphia and credits the city for her unique, dry, and sarcastic humor. Tina Fey’s brother, Peter…

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The Lew Klein Awards: Honoree Michael Grossman (SMC ’81)

Mon, 19 Sep 2016 19:09:09 +0000

What is the American dream? For a student pursuing film or media, that dream may be flying to New York or L.A. in the hopes of making it big. What if, however, that dream had found you? That’s how it was for director Michael Grossman. Graduating from Temple University in 1981, stardom found Grossman beyond the classroom and in the industry of film. The name may not ring a bell…

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Lew Klein Awards Honor to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer

Thu, 05 Nov 2015 13:30:05 +0000

The Lew Klein Awards, a tried and true Temple tradition, honored CNN’s Wolf Blitzer with the Lew Klein Excellence in the Media Award. Blitzer is the lead anchor of The Situation Room. School of Media & Communication’s Dean Boardman said “Wolf Blitzer has accomplished something few can claim: earning and keeping the nation’s trust for a quarter-century.” The event also honored seven others…

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