James Steele

Donald Bartlett and James B. Steele are investigative reporters for the Philadelphia Inquirer who, during the past 12 years, have worked together as a team, travelling throughout the United States, Europe, South America and Asia. Together they research and write in-depth series on such wide-ranging topics as American foreign aid, criminal justice, the energy crisis … Continued

James Balog

For nearly 30 years James Balog has transcended the traditional conventions of nature photography. As founder and director of the Extreme Ice Survey (EIS), Balog is taking a monumental look at the impact climate change is having on the world’s glacial landscapes. Shocked by the changes he saw while shooting a June 2007 National Geographic … Continued

Jack W. Zimmerman

Imagination and resourcefulness are two words which characterize Jac W. Zimmerman’s career as a community press publisher and editor. Zimmerman’s newspapers, including the Bolivar (MO.) Herald-Free Press, have won a total of 75 national and state awards fro excellence in the past 31 years. One resourceful product of Zimmerman’s inventive mind is Van Press, the … Continued

Jack Buck

Jack Buck, the voice of the St. Louis Baseball Cardinals for the past 28 years, is also sports director at KMOX-CBS Radio in St. Louis. His sports-announcing expertise, however, isn’t limited to baseball or radio. He has appeared on nationally televised football games, and has called the play-by-play for various Super Bowl and All-Star Games, … Continued