my name is brian krebs and i am a recovering journalist.ant to thank the national press foundation for this prestigious award. it is a great honor and hugely rewarding particularly since the last three recipients of this reward have been washington post reporters and political prize winners to boot. the lady great anthony sneed won 2 lists are's for his reported in the middle east of which he gave his life. [applause] and colbert won a pulitzer at "the washington post." i said this was a humbling experience for me and i meant that in every sense of the word. prior to my getting a real job at "the washington post," i was a copy aid for about 45 years so i deliver these guys' mail and faxes on a daily basis. it is incredible and kind of surreal for me to be up here. i am really excited about this award, a big score for independent journalists. [applause] the absolute hardest thing about being independent especially if you go from being in a major newsroom is making that phone call to an important person, import organization and saying, it is

my name is brian krebs and i am a recovering journalist.ant to thank the national press foundation for this prestigious award. it is a great honor and hugely rewarding particularly since