founding crew that set up this this program. tony lucas was a wonderful nonfiction writer and reporter who was not only great at what he did, but also cared a lot about the field. this kind of work is not part of mass culture shall we say but it s a distinct community of people who really care about it and are devoted to it and help and support each other and it was very important to tony to be part of that community he put on with me as his sort of deputy a big conference on nonfiction writing at new york state writers institute in albany back in 91 or 92 called telling the truth at the time of his death. he was the president of the author s guild he just, you know did as much as he could possibly do not just for his own work, but for other people who do this work, and and i think he would be really pleased to see what this program named after him has become i never got to know mark linton because he had died i think by the time we started this program i got to know his wido
15 guys. They havent shaved in a month. They are dirtier than dogs. And they come walking out. And they meet with these guys, and they make each one of them an ice cream sundae, with soup to nuts, cherries, marachino cherry on top, nuts. They hand the stuff back. They put it all back, walk back into the dmz and the helicopter takes off. And my clunts again call me and say, sir, what did we just see . And i said i think it was an ice cream social. I really dont know, but all i know is where the order came from. So about five minutes later from his helicopter the ch46, sudden death 66 calls up, this is the way marines talk on the radio, they call you by your name instead of by your call sign, he said, ken, i wonder what we were doing . I said sir, we were curious. He said those guys have been in the dmz for a month and i figured they deserved an ice cream sundae, i said, sir, that was an excellent idea. But he said, in order to make that happen, i had to have absolute security of that dz
Founding crew that set up this this program. Tony lucas was a wonderful nonfiction writer and reporter who was not only great at what he did, but also cared a lot about the field. This kind of work is not part of mass culture shall we say but its a Distinct Community of people who really care about it and are devoted to it and help and support each other and it was very important to tony to be part of that community he put on with me as his sort of deputy a big conference on nonfiction writing at new York State Writers Institute in albany back in 91 or 92 called telling the truth at the time of his death. He was the president of the Authors Guild he just, you know did as much as he could possibly do not just for his own work, but for other people who do this work, and and i think he would be really pleased to see what this Program Named after him has become i never got to know mark linton because he had died i think by the time we started this program i got to know his widow and his hi
1997. I guess 25 years ago part of the founding crew that set up this this program. Tony lucas was a wonderful nonfiction writer and reporter who was not only great at what he did, but also cared a lot about the field. This kind of work is not part of mass culture shall we say but its a Distinct Community of people who really care about it and are devoted to it and help and support each other and it was very important to tony to be part of that community he put on with me as his sort of deputy a big conference on nonfiction writing at new York State Writers Institute in albany back in 91 or 92 called telling the truth at the time of his death. He was the president of the Authors Guild he just, you know did as much as he could possibly do not just for his own work, but for other people who do this work, and and i think he would be really pleased to see what this Program Named after him has become i never got to know mark linton because he had died i think by the time we started this pro
Welcome everybody. Were here for the J Anthony Lucas prize pride project ceremony will be honoring excellence in Nonfiction Book writing with four awards. Im nick lemon. Im x dean now faculty member here at columbia journalism school, and im especially happy to be here because i was back in 1997. I guess 25 years ago part of the founding crew that set up this this program. Tony lucas was a wonderful nonfiction writer and reporter who was not only great at what he did, but also cared a lot about the field. This kind of work is not part of mass culture shall we say but its a Distinct Community of people who really care about it and are devoted to it and help and support each other and it was very important to tony to be part of that community he put on with me as his sort of deputy a big conference on nonfiction writing at new York State Writers Institute in albany back in 91 or 92 called telling the truth at the time of his death. He was the president of the Authors Guild he just, you k