Charles Klotzer Awards
From the left: Art Silverblatt, Jessica Brown, Patrick Murphy, Eric Meyer, Darlene Wagner, Charles Klotzer, Ann Bader
2009 Winners
GMLP is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 Charles Klotzer Media Literacy Awards. This year there are three categories of Media Literacy awards, one going to an area educator, one to a local media professional, and a third to an organization.
The 2009 Charles Klotzer Media Literacy Educator award winner is Darlene Wagner. As an art teacher at Parkway’s Wren Hollow Elementary School , Ms. Wagner is an innovator in the field of media literacy education. She has achieved remarkable success teaching media literacy to her students over the past 13 years. Wagner has adopted an integrated approach to media literacy instruction, teaching media literacy as part of her curriculum. In addition, she teaches media literacy from a production orientation. Her students have learned the principles of media literacy in the creation of video presentations. The Parkway School District has provided support for Wagner as she developed her expertise; in the process, the District has become an advocate of media literacy education.
The 2009 Charles Klotzer Media Literacy Media Practitioner award winner is KETC’s Patrick Murphy. Mr. Murphy deserves recognition for his achievements as a producer of many fine documentary projects at KETC, the St. Louis public television station. His work applies the principles of media literacy, with attention to the interests and backgrounds of his audience. Further, as Vice President of Programming, Murphy recognizes the important role of the media in the community. He is committed to improving the media industry. In addition, Murphy is an adjunct faculty member at Webster University , teaching graduate courses that focus on Media Literacy. His work as a media professional provides a context that enhances his effectiveness in the classroom.
The 2009 Charles Klotzer Media Literacy Organization award winner is St. Louis Community College – Meramec, an institution that has been sponsoring Media Education Week since 2004. St. Louis Community College – Meramec (SLCCM) has been exemplary in promoting media literacy in the St. Louis region, expanding the minds of numerous audiences in the community. Read the school’s press release here.
2008 Winners
Douglas Russell, educator, Don Marsh, longtime journalist, radio program host and author, and the Cooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis, Inc. have won the awards for their exceptional and on-going work to educate their communities about the importance of media literacy.
“Acknowledging and supporting those who understand and are committed to making others understand media literacy is important,” GMLP Awards Chair, Anne Bader, said. “We must continue to educate our community about this important 21st century learning skill. These winners have been longtime purveyors of media literacy education, doing excellent work in their worlds of influence, Bader added.
Douglas F. Fussell, 2008 Winner of Charles Klotzer Award, with GMLP Awards Committee Chair Anne Bader
Douglas F. Russell, an educator in the Rockwood School District, is being recognized for accomplishments in the integration of media literacy into the curricula at Rockwood School District , and for extending media literacy education to parents, teachers, and the broader community.
Don Marsh, an award-winning journalist, former television anchor, author and host of KWMU’s program, St. Louis on the Air, is being recognized for achievements as a media practitioner, in applying media literacy principles in his professional work, thereby bringing media literacy to the attention of his audience throughout the St. Louis region.
GMLP Member Ruth Litman Block accepting award on behalf of Cooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis
Cooperating School Districts (CSD) of Greater St. Louis, Inc., a non-profit education consortium that serves teachers, administrators, support staff and school board members in 65 public school districts in nine Missouri counties and two Illinois counties and is being recognized for its more than a decade of commitment to the promotion of media literacy education throughout the St. Louis region.
2007 Winners
Rose and Charles Klotzer accepting their awards at the 2007 AMLA NMEC in St. Louis
Charles and Rose Klotzer were the 2007 recipients of GMLP’s award. The Award is given to honor those who demonstrate similar ideals and tenacity to the Klotzers. The Klotzers’ struggle to keep the St. Louis Journalism Review alive is remarkable…a story about tenacity and a belief in active citizenship and democracy. Moreover, Charles Klotzer continually underscores the need for media literacy education as a strategy for preserving and increasing the worth of journalism in our democracy.