What About Post-Pulitzer Bashes?
As soon as I read Walt Bogdanich nailed another Pulitzer for The New York Times (making it two while at the Times, he won his first at the Wall Street Journal), I immediately fired off an e-mail to congratulate him, and asked how it felt to be the Jack Nicholson (three-time Oscar recipient) of journalism?
Bogdanich, who I can only imagine was drenched with bubbly at the time, responded he thought Jack was having more fun than him.
This led me to wonder whether Pulitzer recipients have an equivalent to an Oscar bash?
Does Vanity Fair, for example, host a posh post-Pulitzer party; and do the finalists try to crash their parties before being sent on their way?
Do they roll out a red carpet on May 29th, when recipients enter Columbia University, donned with Giorgio Armani custom clothes, in blue and white tuxedos, while female recipients might be seen in long sleeve gowns, others in black silk velvet strapless gowns by Versace?
Another question: What happens when Pulitzer recipients learn they won?
Having never been in a newsroom when a Pulitzer winner was announced, I can only imagine two possible scenarios:
Scenario 1: After the editor or managing editor makes the thrilling announcent, while the champagne and caviar is wheeled out, the recipient (s) steps to the dais, acting graceful, humble, and telling the proud-as-punch newsroom, this honor wouldn’t be possible if they weren’t surrounded by such a dedicated and talented team; and consider themselves just fortunate enough to be associated with an organization committed to winning, who, in the words of the Impossible Dream: ``fights for the right, without question or pause, and is willing to march into hell for a heavenly cause’’
Scenario 2: Recipient immediately breaks into a victory lap around the newsroom in front of a flock of cynical, overworked, underappreciated employees, disgruntled copy editors, and broken down sports writers, and yells out: ``I’m a Pulitzer winner and you’re not?
Bill Lucey
billlucey@bellsouth.net
Bogdanich, who I can only imagine was drenched with bubbly at the time, responded he thought Jack was having more fun than him.
This led me to wonder whether Pulitzer recipients have an equivalent to an Oscar bash?
Does Vanity Fair, for example, host a posh post-Pulitzer party; and do the finalists try to crash their parties before being sent on their way?
Do they roll out a red carpet on May 29th, when recipients enter Columbia University, donned with Giorgio Armani custom clothes, in blue and white tuxedos, while female recipients might be seen in long sleeve gowns, others in black silk velvet strapless gowns by Versace?
Another question: What happens when Pulitzer recipients learn they won?
Having never been in a newsroom when a Pulitzer winner was announced, I can only imagine two possible scenarios:
Scenario 1: After the editor or managing editor makes the thrilling announcent, while the champagne and caviar is wheeled out, the recipient (s) steps to the dais, acting graceful, humble, and telling the proud-as-punch newsroom, this honor wouldn’t be possible if they weren’t surrounded by such a dedicated and talented team; and consider themselves just fortunate enough to be associated with an organization committed to winning, who, in the words of the Impossible Dream: ``fights for the right, without question or pause, and is willing to march into hell for a heavenly cause’’
Scenario 2: Recipient immediately breaks into a victory lap around the newsroom in front of a flock of cynical, overworked, underappreciated employees, disgruntled copy editors, and broken down sports writers, and yells out: ``I’m a Pulitzer winner and you’re not?
Bill Lucey
billlucey@bellsouth.net
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