BLACK JOURNALISTS HONOR NEWS EDITOR
Black journalists fete News’ Moore
THE DAILY NEWS’ Robert F. Moore received the annual Trailblazer Award on Tuesday night from the New York Association of Black Journalists.
Moore was honored at the organization’s Scholarship & Awards Gala dinner at Studio 450 in Midtown.
“This award is important to me personally because I try to be a mentor to young journalists I work with and compete against every day,” Moore told the crowd. “I stand here on the shoulders of strong men and women.”
Moore joined The News as a staff writer in 2004 and became the 97-year-old tabloid’s first African-American managing editor in 2011.
He was promoted in 2015 to his current position as head of news.
“Rob Moore is one of the most talented and tireless journalists with whom I’ve ever worked,” said Daily News Editor-in-Chief Jim Rich. “His passion for truth and fairness is a beacon in our newsroom. I can think of no one more deserving of this award.”
Moore attended Syracuse University and previously worked at the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Charlotte Observer newspapers.
He was feted Tuesday alongside veteran broadcast journalist Rehema Ellis, recipient of this year’s NYABJ Lifetime Achievement Award.
Mark Crumpton of Bloomberg News received the inaugural Michael J. Feeney President’s Award. Feeney was a former News reporter who served as president of the NYABJ. The 32-year-old passed away in February.
The gala also raised money for First Take, NYABJ’s intensive journalism workshop for high school students.
Moore, who lives in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, recalled reading The News as a teenager growing up in New Haven, Conn., and being inspired to enter the world of journalism.
“I decided as a teenager I would not only work as a journalist, but I would work at the New York Daily News,” he said.