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The Sperber Book Prize Podcast

The Sperber Book Prize Podcast

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The Sperber Prize Podcast is a show highlighting some of the most influential reporters and journalists around the world through their biographies and autobiographies. Join us as we speak with Sperber Prize nominees to talk about their lives as reporters, their book-writing process, and the state of journalism.

The Sperber Prize is given in honor of Ann M. Sperber, the author of the excellent biography of Edward R. Murrow, Murrow: His Life and Times (Fordham University Press). The book received numerous awards for its meticulous research and finely crafted writing and was a finalist in 1987 for the Pulitzer Prize. Through the generous support of Ann’s mother, Lisa, the prize was established to promote and encourage other outstanding biographies and memoirs related to the field of print and electronic journalism.

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Episodes
  • Mary Llewellyn McNeil and her book "Century's Witness: The Extraordinary Life of Journalist Wallace Carroll"

    Mary Llewellyn McNeil and her book "Century's Witness: The Extraordinary Life of Journalist Wallace Carroll"
    Nov 22 2023

    Host David Escobar sits down with Sperber Book Prize finalist Mary Llewellyn McNeil to discuss her book Century's Witness: The Extraordinary Life of Journalist Wallace Carroll.
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    25 mins
  • Deborah Cohen and her book "Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took On a World at War"

    Deborah Cohen and her book "Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took On a World at War"
    Nov 15 2023

    Host David Escobar sits down with Sperber Book Prize finalist and Northwestern University history professor Deborah Cohen to discuss her book Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took On a World at War.
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    20 mins
  • Kathryn Olmsted and her book "The Newspaper Axis: Six Press Barons Who Enabled Hitler"

    Kathryn Olmsted and her book "The Newspaper Axis: Six Press Barons Who Enabled Hitler"
    Nov 8 2023

    Host David Escobar sits down with Sperber Book Prize winner and UC Davis professor Kathryn Olmsted to discuss her book The Newspaper Axis: Six Press Barons Who Enabled Hitler.
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    26 mins
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