this year, the award goes to david newhouse. editor of the patriot news in harrisburg, pennsylvania. he broke the story of the sexual abuse scandal at penn state university and stayed with the story for many months. he was criticized for looking at the activities of a beloved football coach, his team, and his coaches. after we selected david for this award, we called ben bradlee's office to tell him about our choice. he immediately dashed off the following note. "dear david newhouse, i turned 90 last summer. to tell you the truth, i had forgotten there was such a thing as this award. this is just to tell you i am glad you won it. better to win these things than to lose them, i always say. it was a hell of a story, was it not, with meaningful reverberation. congratulations and best wishes." david, we are happy to have this note for you tonight as well as your well-deserved prize. >> thank you. thanks. thank you. i am trying to figure out how i will get that thing in my carry-on. may i have the first slide, please? i like to thank