By Reporter staff

Bill Simons won first place in the Syracuse Press Club’s 48th annual Professional Recognition Awards’ “Non-Daily or Special Interest – Sports Story” category for his column “Sandy at 90 – That’s how to be a good Jew.” Simons’ column, a retrospective of Sandy Koufax’s career, can be found at JBP: Sandy at 90: “That’s how to be a good Jew.”
“Kudos to the Syracuse Press Club for providing a network and framework of recognition for regional journalism,” Simon said. “And special thanks to Reporter Editor Emerita Rabbi Rachel Esserman and Editor Diana Sochor for the support and encouragement that they have provided for my ‘Diaspora Report’ column over the past six years.”
“I am thrilled that Bill has once again won a well-deserved award for one of his sports columns,” said Diana Sochor, executive editor of The Reporter. “Whether he’s commenting on current events, movies, personalities or sports, his writing always ensures The Reporter offers its readers something they can’t find anywhere else.”