City of Philadelphia - File #: 050072

• File #: 050072
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 2/3/2005
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 2/3/2005
• Title: Honoring Zachary Stalberg on the occasion of his retirement as Editor of the Philadelphia Daily News.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Ramos, Council President Verna, Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember O'Neill

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/3/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
2/3/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
2/3/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Honoring Zachary Stalberg on the occasion of his retirement as Editor of the Philadelphia Daily News.
Body
WHEREAS, After 34 years with the People Paper and 20 years at its helm, Zachary Stalberg, the face, persona and heart of the Philadelphia Daily News, has announced his retirement, effective February 11, 2005; and

WHEREAS, Stalberg grew up in West Philadelphia and graduated from Overbrook High School in 1964, received his bachelor's in liberal arts from Temple University, then served in the Army from 1968 through 1970 with two tours of duty in Vietnam; and

WHEREAS, Stalberg joined the Daily News in late 1971, and quickly became city editor in 1975, and then editor in 1984; and

WHEREAS, During Stalberg's tenure, the Daily News won two Pulitzer Prizes and was a recent finalist for a third, and in 1990 he was recognized with Knight-Ridder's greatest honor, the John S. Knight Gold Medal for overall excellence; and

WHEREAS, Zack has single-handedly re-invented the concept of civic journalism with typical Daily News attitude, or as Stalberg put it himself recently, "the Daily News has rethunk everything in Philly from beer at the stadiums to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway," because if Zack decides that an issue can improve the quality of life of Philadelphians, the paper will shine its spotlight on the issue every day until there is resolution; and

WHEREAS, As his publisher recently noted, for more than 20 years as its editor, Zack Stalberg has personified the Daily News and its smart, aggressive, engaging, sometimes irreverent journalism that always sought to improve the lives of Philadelphians, and his departure raises the bar for those who will carry on that legacy; and

WHEREAS, Stalberg will continue to play a role with Knight-Ridder as a consultant and plans to stay in the Philadelphia area to "continue to make a difference in this city," but his voice, his heart, and his passion will be missed by all who have been touched by it; no...