He has been an energetic presence in the magazine field as a writer, an editor and a creator of new publications. His experience in newspapers, radio and television will bring a multi-media vitality to the School's magazine program and the newly refurbished Delacorte Center. The George Delacorte Magazine Center, founded in 1984 with a generous gift from publisher George T. Delacorte, offers instruction in writing, editing, publishing and business management taught by ranking journalism professionals in the magazine field. It recently moved into newly created quarters on the renovated eighth floor of the Journalism building. The Center sponsors an annual series of lectures by leaders in magazine journalism.
Some people think magazine journalism is an endangered species.
But it's not. We need to be reminded of how important it is to our lives. There is nothing about the Internet that beats magazines' portability and accessibility, their graphic display, and the synergy of their words, images, headlines and ideas. His nearly three decades in journalism have taken him from one challenge to another. He moved to the metropolitan desk of The New York Times in 1977 where, as a general assignment reporter covering New York City, he won Columbia's Meyer Berger Award for his reporting on New York life.