Mary Garber
Mary Garber | |
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New York City, New York | |
Died | September 21, 2008 | (aged 92)
Nationality | American |
Mary Ellen Garber (April 16, 1916 – September 21, 2008) was an American
Life, career, and honors
Mary Garber was born in
Garber graduated from
In 1940, the aspiring reporter entered journalism as the
In 1946, Garber joined the sports department and never left. Two things distinguished her career. For 30 years, she was the only female sportswriter in the Winston-Salem (
She also covered Winston-Salem State University, a black university. Her appearance at those schools launched her as an advocate for black athletes and coaches in the segregated region. Prior to her, both Winston-Salem papers, the Twin Cities Sentinel and the Winston-Salem Journal, used school correspondents to call in game results.[5]
As a woman, Garber was not allowed into team locker rooms and had to wait outside the door, hoping to get quotes from coaches and players. At North Carolina State games, a security guard named John Baker hauled athletes out of the lockers to make sure she got her quotes.[6]
When the Winston-Salem Journal acquired the Sentinel in the 1980s, Garber moved with it. She retired from the Journal in 1986, but continued working part-time until 2002.
A girls' high school basketball tournament, called the Mary Garber Holiday Tip-Off Classic, is named in Garber's honor and has been held annually in Winston-Salem since 1989.[7]
In 1990, the Atlantic Coast Conference established the
In 1998, Garber received the Mel Greenberg Media Award.[8]
In 2002 Garber became the first woman to be inducted into the
In 2005 Garber became the first woman to receive the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) Red Smith Award.[1]
In 2006, the Association of Women in Sports Media (AWSM) renamed its Pioneer Award the Mary Garber Pioneer Award.[5]
In May 2008, Garber was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the
Garber recounted her life and career in a series of interviews for the
Garber died on September 21, 2008, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[11]
References
- ^ a b c "Winston-Salem Sportsmen's Club". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011.
- ^ Women in Journalism Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine, The Washington Press Club Foundation Oral History Project.
- ^ Tursi, Frank V. Winston-Salem Journal: Magnolia Trees and Pulitzer Prizes. p. 98-100.
- ^ "Carver High School - Home". Archived from the original on 2008-04-12. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ a b "The Association of Women in Sports Media". Archived from the original on October 9, 2008.
- ^ Vecsey, George (May 3, 2008). "An Overdue Honor for a Pioneer Sportswriter". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ "Mary Garber". Archived from the original on October 19, 2008.
- ^ "Mel Greenberg Media Award". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved 2 Jul 2014.
- New York Times
- ^ "Mary Garber Interview". Archived from the original on July 5, 2008.
- New York Times