Loeb Awards hold preliminary judging on Monday

The Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism is celebrating its 50^th anniversary.

Its annual preliminary judging meeting was held Monday at UCLA Anderson School of Management in Los Angeles, Calif. This year’s preliminary judges include leading journalists representing major print and broadcast media organizations from across the nation, as well as a faculty member from UCLA Anderson School of Management, which has sponsored the Loeb Awards since 1973.

Each of the Loeb Awards preliminary judges reviews all entries in one of the 12 competition categories, including the new feature writing category, to narrow the field to approximately four finalists, which then advance to the final judging round held in the spring in New York City. The finalists are determined collectively by each category panel in separate deliberation sessions.

“We’re pleased to welcome 25 new preliminary judges for this year’s competition,â€? said Richard Rodner, associate dean of marketing and communications at UCLA Anderson School of Management and president of the G. and R. Loeb Foundation. “The Loeb Awards have always attracted outstanding judges, and we’re pleased to continue that tradition.â€?

The 2007 Loeb Awards winners will be announced at a banquet and presentation ceremony that will be held on Monday, June 25, 2007, in New York City. The recipients of the Lawrence Minard Editor Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award will also be honored.

See who the new judges are, as well as the returning judges, here.