RANDY GENER WINS 2010 SPJ DEADLINE CLUB AWARD
FOR BEST ARTS REPORTING IN NEW YORK CITY
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NEW YORK CITY— The DEADLINE CLUB, the New York City chapter of the Society of Professional
Journalists (SPJ), honored the best of the best in New York area journalism June 7 at the Annual Dinner of
the DEADLINE CLUB AWARDS, one of New York City’s most prestigious journalism awards, at the Waldorf-
Astoria Hotel.
Randy Gener won the 2010 Deadline Club Award for Best Arts Reporting in New York – printed, broadcast or
otherwise disseminated in 2009. The judges said, " Randy Gener shed light into government censorship
and repression of artists. He met the high standards of excellence for journalism and went above and
beyond with regards to enterprise, resourcefulness, and overcoming obstacles in pursuit of the story."
Beating The Forward and The New York Times in the specialized writing category, Gener won for “Fomenting
a Denim Revolution," which appeared in the May/June 2009 international theatre edition of American
Theatre, published by Theatre Communications Group. The article chronicles the plight of the guerilla artists
of Belarus Free Theatre who perform underground in Minsk while arguing openly for regime change.
Gener received a Rube Goldberg bronze statue from Club president Rebecca Baker and keynote speaker
Robert Thomson, managing editor of Wall Street Journal and editor-in-chief of Dow Jones & Co. The late
Goldberg designed the coveted “Rube” to represent his conception of a “dead line.” “The competition was
fierce, with nearly 300 entries vying for an award, proving once again that New York is truly the media capital
of the world,” the SPJ judges said. “Tonight’s winners and finalists prove that good journalism can make a
difference.”
The Deadline Club recognized more than two dozen winners and scores of finalists who were deemed the
best in New York area journalism – printed, broadcast or otherwise disseminated in 2009 by news
organizations based in and around the New York City area. With 21 categories, the focus ranged from
newspapers to radio and television to online. This year’s winners included journalists from The New York
Times, The Associated Press, Newsweek, Newsday, Vanity Fair, Fast Company, Sports Illustrated, Smart
Money, CNN and Jazz Loft Project Radio Series. The other two finalists for best arts reporting were Benjamin
Ivry from The Forward, for “From the Kol Israel Orchestra to a Pygmy Choir,” and Robin Pogrebin from The
New York Times, for “Preserving the City.”
The Deadline Club of New York is one of the largest chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists. Its
members include professionals working in broadcast, print, online and journalism education. The most
important mission of SPJ and its chapters is fostering and defending freedom of the press under the First
Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. SPJ sends its constitutional lawyers to the aid of journalists who need
assistance in exercising their rights.
The Deadline Club has been serving the cause of New York City journalism for nearly 80 years. For a
complete list of winners and finalists, visit www.deadlineclub.org.
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