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Who won four Pulitzer Prizes and was the first person in US history to read a poem at a Presidential inauguration?
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Maya Angelou won four Pulitzer Prizes and was the first person to read a poem at a U.S. Presidential inauguration.
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What has the author Roy J Harris written?
Roy J. Harris has written: 'Pulitzer's gold' -- subject(s): Awards, History, Journalism, Pulitzer prizes
What has the author Paul A Firestone written?
Paul A. Firestone has written: 'The Pulitzer Prize plays' -- subject(s): Pulitzer prizes, History and criticism, American drama
How many Pulitzer prize has CNN won?
CNN has won a total of 11 Pulitzer Prizes as of 2021.
Who won 49 Pulitzer Prizes?
the america press
Which organization won the most Pulitzer Prizes?
The New York Times has won the most Pulitzer Prizes by far, at 109, including the five received in 2011. The newspaper with the second best record is The Washington Post, with 57 awards.
How many Pulitzer prizes has Fox news won?
None. Zero. Zip. Nada. The big ol' goose egg.
Who established the Pulitzer prize?
The Pulitzer Prize was established in 1917 by Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian-American newspaper publisher, best known for endowing the Columbia School of Journalism and establishing the Pulitzer Prizes in journalism, literature, and music.
Has one person won the Pulitzer Prize 49 times?
No. There is no single individual who won 49 Pulitzer Prizes, but some newspapers and news organizations have accumulated many for journalism categories over the years.The Associated Press (aka AP), which is not a newspaper but a "wire service" (or news bureau) that supplies articles and photographs to newspapers won 49 Pulitzer Prizes. Most of the their awards were for photography or photojournalism, and the majority of their wins were prior to 1990.The New York Times has an impressive record of 109 wins since 1917, the greatest number of Pulitzer Prizes won by one organization, as of 2011.
Who was the first male to receive the Pulitzer Prize?
The Pulitzer Prizes (plural) were first awarded in 1917, the result of a bequest from Joseph Pulitzer's estate. Although four Prizes were given that year, Herbert Bayard Swope, a reporter for New York World, received the first Pulitzer for his extended series entitled "Inside the German Empire."
What African-American playwright won two Pulitzer Prizes?
African-American playwright August Wilson won two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. Wilson's play, Fences, won the Prize in 1987; another of his plays, The Piano Lesson, won in 1990.
How many Pulitzer prizes in journalism are aworded each year?
There are 14 Pulitzer Prizes awarded each year in journalism across various categories such as breaking news reporting, investigative reporting, feature writing, and others.
What of Carl Sandburg's writing won a Pulitzer Prize?
Carl Sandburg won three Pulitzer Prizes during his career:1919: Corn Huskers (poetry)1940: Abraham Lincoln: The War Years (history, prose)1951: Complete Poems (poetry)
