Les Payne

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Les Payne
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Les Payne, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, is also a NABJ founder and served as the organization’s president from 1981 – 1983.  For more than three decades, Mr. Payne built an illustrious career at Newsday having served as an associate editor, local and national reporter, foreign correspondent, and columnist.  He is well-known for not being afraid to speak out against racism and injustices in America and around the world.