IN RECOGNITION OF ED ACKERMAN, RECIPIENT OF THE 2019 MEDIA AWARD FROM THE LUZERNE COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 144
(Extensions of Remarks - September 10, 2019)
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IN RECOGNITION OF ED ACKERMAN, RECIPIENT OF THE 2019 MEDIA AWARD FROM
THE LUZERNE COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME
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HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT
of pennsylvania
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor sports writer Ed
Ackerman. Ed received the 2019 Media Award from the Luzerne County
Sports Hall of Fame at the 35th annual dinner on August 11, 2019 for
his remarkable career in journalism.
Each year, the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame honors those who
have brought fame and recognition to the state of Pennsylvania through
their outstanding achievements and contributions in athletic endeavors.
Starting at 17 years of age, Ed began his storied sports writing
career for Pittston's Sunday Dispatch. For 52 years, Ed has covered
some of the most seminal moments in Pittston
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sports history. From reporting on the undefeated Pittston Area High
School football team to breaking the news that one of the most
recruited running backs in the country, Jimmy Cefalo, elected to attend
Penn State University, Ed has been at the forefront of Pittston sports
history.
Ed has served in various journalistic positions throughout his five-
decade career. In the early 1980s, Ed was the managing editor of the
Sunday Dispatch in Pittston. His personal column has been running for
over 30 years and continues today, appearing in the Greater Pittston
Progress. In addition to writing, Ed serves as a full-time professor of
Communication Arts at Luzerne County Community College, where he has
taught since 1990. Ed is also heavily involved in his community as a
member of the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and the
Pittston Lettermen's Club and is currently the longest serving member
of the Citizens Advisory Board of the Greater Pittston Salvation Army.
Ed's outstanding work has not gone unnoticed. For his column, the
Pennsylvania Newspapers Publishing Association honored him with a First
Place Keystone Award. Additionally, Ed received the Excellence in
Teaching Award from the National Institute of Staff and Organizational
Development, and the Pittston Memorial Library presented Ed with the
Jean Yates Award for his service to the library. The Greater Pittston
YMCA awarded Ed with a lifetime achievement award in 2016. Further, his
likeness appears in the Pittston Inspiration Mural, forever cementing
him as a fixture of the Pittston community.
It is an honor to recognize Ed as the recipient of the 2019 Media
Award from the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame. May his story and
journalism career serve as an inspiration to the next generation of
Pennsylvanians striving for excellence.
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