Larry Whiteside - Winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award and enshrined in the writer's wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Whiteside began his career writing for the Kansas City Kansan and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel before becoming a mainstay at The Boston Globe. Whiteside made it easier for other African-Americans to follow. Whiteside was the first black Hall of Fame voter and was responsible for circulating a list of talented African-American journalists to newspaper editors. Among his many honors was a lifetime achievement award from the National Association of Black Journalists.