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Thomas Maier

For the Austrian footballer, see Thomas Maier (footballer). For other people with similar names, see Thomas Mair (disambiguation) and Thomas Mayer (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Tomas Maier.
Thomas Maier
Alma materFordham University, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Occupation(s)Author, journalist, television producer
Employer(s)Chicago Sun-Times, Newsday
Known forWriting, investigative journalism
Notable workMasters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love; When Lions Roar: The Churchills and the Kennedys

Thomas Maier is an author, journalist, and television producer. His book Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love is the basis for the Primetime Emmy-winning Showtime drama Masters of Sex.

External audio
audio icon Pioneering 'Masters Of Sex' Brought Science To The Bedroom, 32:38, Fresh Air[1]

Maier is also the author and a producer of "Mafia Spies", a six-part Paramount+ docuseries, based on his book of the same name.[2] In 2022, he won the Columbia Journalism School Alumni Award for career achievement.[3]

Maier is the author of When Lions Roar: The Churchills and the Kennedys, a history of the two families. His other books include The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings, a multi-generational history of the Kennedy family and the impact of their Irish-Catholic background on their lives, and Dr. Spock: An American Life. The latter was named a "Notable Book of the Year" in 1998 by The New York Times[4] and the subject of a BBC and A&E biography documentary.

His 1994 book, Newhouse: All the Glitter, Power and Glory of America's Richest Media Empire and the Secretive Man Behind It, won the Frank Luther Mott Award by the National Honor Society in journalism[5] and mass communication for best media book of the year.[6]

Maier joined Newsday in 1984 after working at the Chicago Sun-Times. He has won several awards in the field of journalism, including the national Society of Professional Journalists' top reporting prize on two occasions, the National Headliner Award, the Worth Bingham Prize, and the New York Deadline Club award. In 2002, he won the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists' top prize for a series about immigrant workplace deaths. He won the John M. Patterson Prize from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism for television documentary production and later received the John McCloy Journalism Fellowship to Europe. He lives on Long Island, New York.

Bibliography

Awards

  • 1986: National Sigma Delta Chi Award, Society of Professional Journalists, "The Confession-Takers" series.[8]
  • 1987: Worth Bingham Award, "Rush To Burn", Newsday.[9]
  • 1987: Page One Award for Crusading Journalism, "Rush to Burn", Newsday.[9]
  • 1987: New York State Associated Press Award for In-Depth Reporting, "Rush to Burn", Newsday.[9]
  • 1994: Frank Luther Mott-Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award for Newhouse: All the Glitter, Power and Glory of America's Richest Media Empire and the Secretive Man Behind It.[10]
  • 1998: New York Times Notable Book of The Year, Author Dr. Spock: An American Life.[11]
  • 2002: ICIJ, now known as Daniel Pearl Awards for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting, Death on the Job: Immigrants at Risk.[12]
  • 2010: National Headliners Award, Fallout: The Legacy of Brookhaven Lab in the Pacific.[13]
  • 2010: New York Emmy Finalist, Documentary, "Fallout," Newsday.[14]
  • 2012: Sigma Delta Chi Award, The Society of Professional Journalist, Online Investigative Reporting.[15]
  • 2012: Society of American Business Editors and Writers Best in Business.[16]
  • 2012: Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), Finalist with NPR.[16]
  • 2012, Karpoor Chandra Kulish (KCK) International Award for Excellence in Print Journalism, Winner.[16]
  • 2013, Critics Choice Television Award, "Most Exciting New Series,"Author/Producer Masters of Sex.
  • 2014, Golden Globes, Best Drama Nominee, Author/Producer Masters of Sex.
  • 2014, American Film Institute (AFI), TV Program of The Year, Author/Producer Masters of Sex.
  • 2014: New York Press Club, Television, The Body Business, News 12 Long Island/Newsday.[17]
  • 2015, Silurians Press Club, Merit Certificate, "Cash Crop: Marijuana on Long Island and Across the United States," Newsday/News 12.[18]
  • 2016, USC Scripter Award, Nominated, Author/Producer Masters of Sex.
  • 2018, Silurians Press Club, Merit Certificate, Reporting on Minority Issues, "Unequal Justice", Newsday.[19]
  • 2020, New York Press Club Award, Documentary, "An Innocent Man?" Newsday.[20]
  • 2020, New York Emmy Finalist, "An Innocent Man?" Newsday.[21]
  • 2021, New York Emmy Award, "Proving Innocence: The Story of Keith Bush", Newsday.[22]
  • 2022, New York Press Club Award, Feature-Science Medicine & Technology NY Metro

Newspaper, “The Gift, Interrupted”, Newsday.[23]

  • 2022, Columbia Journalism School Alumni Award,[3]
  • 2023, Silurians Press Club, Merit Certificate, Arts and Culture Reporting, "The Godfather: 50 Years Later", Newsday.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Pioneering 'Masters Of Sex' Brought Science To The Bedroom". Fresh Air. NPR. July 30, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  2. ^ White, Peter (May 4, 2023). "'Mafia Spies' Doc Series Ordered At Paramount+ From CreativeChaos, Danny Strong & Matt Jackson". Deadline. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Columbia Journalism School Names 2022 Alumni Award Winners". December 14, 2021. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "Notable Books of 1998". The New York Times. December 6, 1998. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Frank Luther Mott – KTA Research Award Winners". Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Kreig, Andrew. "'All That Glitters' Author Shines At National Press Club Talks". www.justice-integrity.org. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "All That Glitters". Skyhorse Publishing. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  8. ^ "Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of Professional Journalists, announced..."
  9. ^ a b c "Rush to Burn". Island Press. July 9, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "Frank Luther Mott-Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award Winners". Archived from the original on January 4, 2006. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  11. ^ "Notable Books of 1998". www.nytimes.com.
  12. ^ "The Daniel Pearl Awards for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting are unique among journalism prizes worldwide in that they were created specifically to honor cross-border investigative reporting. Formerly the ICIJ Awards, the prizes were renamed in 2008 in honor of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was slain by militants in Pakistan in 2002". Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  13. ^ http://www.headlinerawards.com/Winners2010Print.html
  14. ^ Gay, Verne (February 26, 2010). "Newsday's Maier...up for an Emmy (?!)". Newsday. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  15. ^ "About This Project: Skin and Bone - International Consortium of Investigative Journalists". July 13, 2012.
  16. ^ a b c "Awards - Center for Public Integrity". Center for Public Integrity.
  17. ^ Club, Handmade by Peter O.E. Bekker for The New York Press. "The New York Press Club - Awards for Journalism". www.nypressclub.org. Archived from the original on October 28, 2008.
  18. ^ https://silurians.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/SILURIANNEWSMAY2015.pdf
  19. ^ "Newsday journalists capture more Silurian awards". Newsday. April 15, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  20. ^ "New York Press Club Announces its 2020 Journalism Award Winners - The New York Press Club". www.nypressclub.org. August 19, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  21. ^ https://www.nyemmys.org/media/files/files/06d4b0bc/2020-nominees-press-release-pnnas40.pdf
  22. ^ https://www.nyemmys.org/2021-ny-emmy-award-recipients/
  23. ^ https://www.nypressclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NYPC-2022-AWARDS.pdf
  24. ^ "Newsday wins 8 awards from Silurians Press Club". Newsday. May 31, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
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