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谢尔盖·科瓦列斯基(84届)获得普利策奖

普利策奖
普利策奖 谢尔盖·科瓦列斯基(Serge Kovaleski)是威廉玛丽中学1984届的一员,也是《纽约时报》的记者,他作为报道埃利奥特·斯皮策(Elliot Spitzer)州长丑闻的新闻团队的一员,今天获得了普利策奖。
Serge Kovaleski, a member of William & Mary's Class of 1984 and a reporter for 《纽约时报》, received a 普利策奖 today as part of a news team that covered the Gov. Elliot Spitzer scandal.

Kovaleski and several other 纽约时报 staff members received the Pulitzer in the category of "突发新闻报道." The prizes were announced in April and presented during a ceremony today at Columbia University.

Kovaleski, who majored in philosophy at William & Mary, began his career in journalism at the 迈阿密的新闻 in the mid-1980s, after spending some time after College studying and traveling in Europe. He later reported for the 纽约每日新闻 and 华盛顿邮报. 关于 three years ago, he joined the staff at the .

这位土生土长的纽约人说,获得这个奖项是一种超现实的感觉。

“这是一个不断发展的过程,”他说。 “它不会马上被理解。”

虽然他很感激这个点头,但他说他知道“生活还要继续”。

他说:“我知道我只会和我的上一个故事一样好。”

科瓦列斯基说,获奖最快乐的部分是他的父母能够欣赏它。 他的父亲弗雷德也是威廉玛丽学院1949届的校友。

科瓦列斯基现在是第四位获得普利策奖的威廉玛丽学院毕业生。 其他包括:乔·埃利斯,刘易斯·普勒和埃德温·罗伯茨。

科瓦列斯基在国内也有很好的伙伴。 His wife, Jo Becker -- who also reports for 《纽约时报》 -- won the prize last year with another reporter in the category of "National 新闻 Reporting" for their 华盛顿邮报》 pieces on then-Vice President Dick Cheney.