Stan Bergstein Writing Award to be Presented Wednesday
Updated: November 14, 2016 at 6:45 pm
Team Valor International will reveal the winner of the $25,000 Stan Bergstein Writing Award on Wednesday in a live video broadcast at noon Eastern Wednesday, it was announced Monday. The live webcast will be available here and archived at the same address.
Nine stories received nominations for the fifth annual award, named after the longtime harness racing executive, announcer and writer. A five-judge panel consisting of racetrack announcer Trevor Denman, Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron, and long-time Turf writers Neil Milbert, Michael Veitch and Maryjean Wall decided on a winner.
In addition to the award presentation, racehorse owner Andrew Cohen will headline a panel discussion on the state of investigative journalism related to horse racing. Cohen is the legal analyst for 60 Minutes and CBS Radio News and is commentary and analysis editor of The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2016.