Justus F. Craemer Newspaper Executive of the Year Award Recipients:

2022

Dr. Paulette Brown-Hinds

Black Voice News, Riverside

2021

Craig Harrington

The Intermountain News, Burney

2020
Steve Falk
The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa

2019
Caroline Titus
Ferndale Enterprise

2018
Erik Cushman
Monterey County Weekly, Seaside

2017
Jim and Lisa Rule
Acorn Newspapers, Agoura Hills

2016
Dean Eckenroth
President
Eagle Newspapers, Coronado

2015
Ron Hasse
President and Publisher,
Los Angeles News Group

2014
Becky Clark
Idyllwild Town Crier

2013
Will Fleet
Tracy Press

2012
Ronald R. Redfern
The Press-Enterprise
Riverside

2011
Hardy Brown
Black Voice News
Riverside

2010
Anthony Allegretti
MainStreet Media Group
Gilroy

2009
Tim Crews
Sacramento Valley Mirror
Willows

2008
Jerry Bean
Century Group Newspapers
Yucaipa

2007
George Riggs
San Jose Mercury News/California Newspapers Partnership

2006
Harold W. Fuson Jr.
The Copley Press
San Diego

2005
Roy Herburger
Herburger Publications
Galt

2004
Ginger Moorhouse
The Bakersfield Californian

2003
Martin Weinberger
Claremont Courier

2002
Tracie Cone and Anna Marie dos Remedios
The Pinnacle
Hollister

2001
William Lynch
The Sonoma Index-Tribune

2000
Marcia McQuern
The Press-Enterprise
Riverside

1999
James Brock
The Selma Enterprise

1998
Mort Levine
Milpitas Post

1997
Allen P. McCombs
Champion Newspapers
Chino

1996
Bill Johnson
Palo Alto Weekly

1995
Robert Ingle
San Jose Mercury News

1994
Herbert Klein
The Copley Press
San Diego

1993
N. Christian Anderson III
Orange County Register

1992
Gregory Favre
The Sacramento Bee

1991
Peter Horvitz
Marin Independent Journal

1990
R. David Threshie Jr.
Orange County Register

1989
Robert M. Lynch
Sonoma Index-Tribune

1988
Bruce Brugmann
San Francisco Bay Guardian

1987
Frank McCulloch
San Francisco Examiner

1986
Everett Bey
Feather River Bulletin

1985
Fred Weybret
Lodi News-Sentinel

1984
Roy Brock
The Selma Enterprise

1983
P. Anthony Ridder
San Jose Mercury News

1982
J. Scott Schmidt
Los Angeles Daily News

1981
Harry F. Casey
King City Rustler

1980
Richard Rico
Vacaville Reporter

1979
Dave and Cathy Mitchell
Point Reyes Light

1978
J. Hart Clinton
San Mateo Times

1977
Dean S. Lesher
Contra Costa Times

1976
O. Ray Watkins
Compton Journal

1975
Joseph W. Knowland
The Oakland Tribune

1974
Edgar J. Foss
Siskiyou Daily News

1973
Carlyle Reed
Sacramento Union

1972
Ferdinand Mendenhall
Van Nuys News

1971
Eleanor McClatchy
Bee Newspapers

1970
Francis H. Cislini
Salinas Californian

1969
Stuart S. Taylor
Santa Barbara News-Press

1968
Howard H Hays Jr.
Riverside Press-Enterprise

1967
Jack Craemer
San Rafael Independent Journal