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In addition to discussions on numerous talk radio shows where hosts cited quotes or interviewed MRC representatives, the Best of NQ Awards issue has been highlighted by these outlets:
Television:
- FNC's Fox & Friends, December 28: MRC President Brent Bozell discusses worst media quotes of 2009, part 1. Watch video on the NewsBusters blog or via Eyeblast.tv
- FNC's Fox & Friends, December 30: MRC President Brent Bozell discusses worst media quotes of 2009, part 2. Watch video on the NewsBusters blog or via Eyeblast.tv
- Breitbart TV's B-Cast with Scott Baker and Liz Stephans, “Bozell Unveils Worst Media Bias Quotes of 2009,” December 21. Watch video on the NewsBusters blog or via Breitbart TV.
- “Fox Newswatch Highlights Couric & Klein in MRC's Awards for Worst Reporting,” December 26. Watch video on NewsBusters blog or via Eyeblast.tv
- Newsmax.com interview, "Bozell Raps Couric, Others for Worst Reporting," December 31. Watch video or read article.
- Notable Quotables Show, end of year edition featuring the MRC staff ridiculing journalists highlighted in the “Best Notable Quotables of 2009.” Watch video on the NewsBusters blog or via Eyeblast.tv
Print/Online:
- American Spectator's “Streetcar Line” blog by Quin Hillyer, December 11: “Media Belles at the Ball”
- Washington Examiner, “Yeas & Nays” by Nikki Schwab and Tara Palmeri, December 21: “Poking fun: Media Research Center picks out who loved Obama the most”
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- U.S. News & World Report, “Washington Whispers” by Paul Bedard, December 21: “Media's Most Outrageous Quotes of 2009”
- Washington Times, “Inside the Beltway” by Jennifer Harper, December 23: “Eye of Beholder”
- Creators syndicate, column by Brent Bozell, December 23: “A Year of Obama Love” (Read on TownHall or The Oklahoman)
- Denver Post, column by Mike Rosen, December 24: “The liberal media awards”
- OneNewsNow.com, December 29 by Pete Chagnon: “And the award for wacky analysis goes to....” Plus, December 22: “Worst reporting of 2009 - who made the cut?”
- Human Events, December 30: “Most Outrageous Media Quotes of 2009”
- Washington Times, "Hot Button" by Amander Carpenter, December 31: "Quote of the Year"
- Lee Anderson, editorial page editor, Chattanooga Times Free Press
- Chuck Asay, syndicated editorial cartoonist, Creators Syndicate
- Brent H. Baker, MRC’s Vice President for Research & Publications; Editor of CyberAlert and MRC’s NewsBusters blog
- Mark Belling, radio talk show host, WISN-AM in Milwaukee
- Robert Bluey, Director of Online Strategy, the Heritage Foundation
- Neal Boortz, WSB Atlanta-based nationally syndicated radio talk show host
- L. Brent Bozell III, President of the Media Research Center
- Priscilla L. Buckley, author; retired senior editor, National Review
- Blanquita Cullum, President, Cullum Communications, Inc.
- Bill Cunningham, radio host, WLW in Cincinnati & Premiere Radio
- Midge Decter, author; Heritage Foundation Board of Trustees
- Bob Dutko, Christian radio talk show host, WMUZ in Detroit
- Erick Erickson, editor of RedState.com
- Barry Farber, radio talk show host
- Eric Fettmann, associate editorial page editor, New York Post
- John Fund, editor of “Political Diary” for the Wall Street Journal's “Opinion Journal” page
- Tim Graham, Director of Media Analysis, Media Research Center; Senior Editor of the MRC's NewsBusters blog
- Steven Greenhut, Director of the Pacific Research Institute’s Journalism Center
- Lucianne Goldberg, publisher of Lucianne.com
- Stephen Hayes, senior writer for the Weekly Standard; Fox News commentator
- Quin Hillyer, senior editorial writer, Washington Times; senior editor of The American Spectator
- Fred Honsberger (1951-2009), afternoon radio talk show host, KDKA in Pittsburgh
- Mark Hyman, TV commentator, Sinclair Broadcast Group
- Jeff Jacoby, columnist for the Boston Globe
- Cliff Kincaid, Editor, Accuracy in Media
- Mark Larson, radio talk show host, KCBQ in San Diego
- Mark Levin, President, Landmark Legal Foundation; author; nationally-syndicated radio talk show host
- Jason Lewis, syndicated talk show host, Premiere Radio Network
- Kathryn Jean Lopez, editor of National Review Online
- Brian Maloney, radio analyst, creator of The RadioEqualizer blog
- Steve Malzberg, radio talk show host, WOR Radio Network
- Patrick McGuigan, Editor of Capitol Beat OK (online news service); senior editor The City Sentinel
- Vicki McKenna, radio talk show host, WISN and WIBA in Wisconsin
- Jan Mickelson, radio talk show host, WHO in Des Moines
- Rich Noyes, Director of Research, Media Research Center; Senior Editor of the MRC's NewsBusters blog
- Kate O’Beirne, President, the National Review Institute
- Marvin Olasky, provost of The Kings College in New York City and Editor-in-Chief of World magazine
- Henry Payne, editorial cartoonist and writer, The Detroit News
- Chris Plante, radio talk show host, WMAL in Washington, D.C.
- Wladyslaw Pleszczynski, Editorial Director, The American Spectator
- Dan Rea, host of Nightside, on WBZ Radio in Boston
- Chris Reed, editorial writer, San Diego Union-Tribune
- Mike Rosen, radio host at KOA; columnist for the Denver Post
- Cal Thomas, syndicated columnist and Fox News contributor
- R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., Editor-in-Chief, The American Spectator
- Clay Waters, Editor of the MRC’s TimesWatch site
- Walter E. Williams, Professor of economics, George Mason University
- Martha Zoller, radio talk show host, Georgia News Network
In Memoriam
During 2009, we lost two dedicated judges who loyally completed their ballots each year. On January 4, Troy University journalism professor Chris Warden died at the age of 51. And on August 18, nationally-syndicated Chicago Sun-Times columnist and longtime friend of the MRC Robert Novak passed away at the age of 78.
In addition: After receiving his ballot this year, we were saddened to learn Fred Honsberger passed away on December 16.
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