Associations & Awards « The Heralded

Associations & Awards

Asian American Journalists Association

Member, Philadelphia Chapter

New Jersey Press Association

Award: Sports writing portfolio

First place, 2007, Daily 40,000 and under; Second place, 2009, Daily 60,000 and under.

Winning stories: Local baseball shaped by Hispanics; Diversity shortfall; Going for gold

Philadelphia Sports Writers Association

Award: Harry Merrill Collegiate Sports Writing Award

First place – 2006

Winning story: Ineligible players: ‘It’s not our fault’

First Temple student to win award
Only fourth non-UPenn student to win in 22-year history of award

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Ben Watanabe has been a sports journalist since 2002. Until recently, he covered high school sports for The Daily Journal in Vineland, N.J., where he worked for four years. Ben has written for the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Portland (Maine) Press-Herald, the Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.) and Dime Magazine. Prior to that, he was sports editor of The Temple News at his alma mater, Temple University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism. He recently moved to Bethlehem, Pa., from Philadelphia. He currently works as a Web editor at The Express-Times in Easton, Pa., and is pursuing a master's degree in journalism at Columbia University. Ben's career aspiration is to cover the NBA and one day write a book about Argentinian professional basketball.

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