History
NYSBA Award Winners
NEW YORKER OF THE YEAR AWARD RECIPIENTS
The Honorable Mario M. Cuomo - 1985
Governor, New York State
Thomas Murphy - 1986
Chariman and CEO (Retired), Capital Cities/ABC Inc.
Eugene Lang - 1987
Founder, "I Have a Dream" Foundation
Rudolph Giuliani - 1988
U.S. Attorney, Southern New York District
The Honorable Saul Weprin - 1989
Chariman, Assembly Ways and Means Committee
The Honorable David N. Dinkins - 1990
Mayor, New York City
NYS Operation Desert Storm Troops - 1991
The Honorable Daniel Patrick Moynihan - 1993
United States Senator from New York
Matilda Raffa Cuomo - 1994
First Lady, New York State
Robert C. Wright - 1997
President & CEO, NBC
Libby Pataki - 1998
First Lady, New York State
Ivan Seidenberg - 1999
Chariman & CEO, Bell Atlantic
Senator Joseph Bruno - 2000
NYS Senate Majority Leader
George Steinbrenner - 2001
Principal Owner, New York Yankees
New York City Fire Department - 2002
The 300+ Fireman who lost their lives at the World Trade Center
Regis Philbin - 2003
Co-host, "Live with Regis and Kelly"
Jim Boeheim - 2004
Head Coach Men' Basketball, Syracuse University
Jeaninie Pirro - 2005District Attorney, Westchester County
DELANEY-CUNEEN AWARD WINNERS
Robert M. Peebles - 1976
Richard Hughes - 1977
Phil Beuth - 1979
Arthur Harrison - 1980
Martin F. Beck - 1981
Edward McLaughlin - 1982
Leslie G. Arries - 1983
Tony C. Malara - 1984
Arthur M. Angstreich - 1985
Leavitt J. Pope - 1987
Ralph Guild - 1988
John W. Tabner - 1989
Maurie Webster - 1990
James Delmonico - 1991
Shell Storrier - 1992
Vincent DeLuca - 1993
RichardD. Novik - 1995
Lawrence P. Sweeney - 1996
BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS
John Kelly - 1997
Mel Karmazin - 1998
Tim Russert - 1999
Regis Philbin - 2000
Roone Arledge - 2001
Dick Ebersol - 2002
Lowry Mays - 2003
Dan Rather - 2004
Peter Jennings - 2005
Edward Fritts - 2006
CAROL M. REILLY MEMORIAL AWARD WINNERS
Maire Mason - 2001
Sarah Hughes - 2002
Lt. Gov. Mary Donohue - 2003
Joanna Bull - 2004
Marylou Whitney - 2005
Trisha Meili - 2006