Chris Matthews To Host RTDNF’s First Amendment Awards Dinner – All Access Music Group

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The RADIO TELEVISION DIGITAL NEWS FOUNDATION has announced that MSNBC host CHRIS MATTHEWS will host its 2017 First Amendment Awards Dinner on MARCH 14th at the GRAND HYATT WASHINGTON.

"When it comes to American politics, CHRIS MATTHEWS has seen it all, and he's done a remarkable job of explaining it all to a generation of viewers," said RTDNF Chair KATHY WALKER. "We're delighted to have him as our master of ceremonies, as we honor champions of the First Amendment and support the work of our Foundation."

ABC RADIO NEWS VP/GM STEVE JONES, NPR's NINA TOTENBERG, and HUBBARD BROADCASTING CEO, Pres./Chairman STANLEY S. HUBBARD are the 2017 First Amendment Awards recipients. JONES will receive the First Amendment Service Award, while HUBBARD will be honored with the First Amendment Leadership Award and TOTENBERG will be given the RENDF Lifetime Achievement Award. Also to be honored are CBS NEWS Correspondent BILL WHITAKER (the LEONARD ZEIDENBERG First Amendment Award) and authors and former BLOOMBERG POLITICS co-managing editors MARK HALPERIN and JOHN HEILEMANN (the First Amendment Award). And the event will offer special recognition for NPR photographer DAVID GILKEY, "PBS NEWS HOUR" anchor GWEN IFILL, and former RTDNF trustee GEORGE GLAZER, all of whom passed away in 2016.

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