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Class of 1976

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The 1976 Professional Journalism Fellows in standing rows outside, grayscale photo.

Fellows are listed alphabetically, with original titles and employers from their fellowship year.

Sybil Baker — New York, New York
reporter, Daily News
Professional Journalism Fellow

Tony Barnard — Los Angeles, California
photographer, Los Angeles Times
Professional Journalism Fellow

Stephen Bouser — Morganton, North Carolina
associate editor, News Herald
Professional Journalism Fellow

Sharon Dirlam — Santa Barbara, California
County government reporter, News-Press
Professional Journalism Fellow

Sig Gissler — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
editorial writer, Milwaukee Journal
Professional Journalism Fellow

John Haile — Nashville, Tennessee
political reporter, The Tennessean
Professional Journalism Fellow

Barbara Hastings — Trenton, New Jersey
reporter, Trenton Times Newspapers
Professional Journalism Fellow

Deeptha Leelarathna — Colombo, Sri Lanka
foreign news editor, Times of Ceylon
Professional Journalism Fellow

William Mansfield — Miami, Florida
Capitol bureau chief, Miami Herald
Professional Journalism Fellow

Daryl McKee — Amarillo, Texas
energy editor, Amarillo Globe-News
Professional Journalism Fellow

Maryanne McNellis — Los Angeles, California
correspondent, Business Week
Professional Journalism Fellow

Grayson Mitchell — Washington, D.C.
associate editor, Ebony and Jet
Professional Journalism Fellow

Charles Mitchelmore — Vienna, Austria
freelance writer
Professional Journalism Fellow

Joab Odero — Nairobi, Kenya
principal reporter, The Nation
Professional Journalism Fellow

Marcie Rasmussen — Monterey, California
environmental writer, Monterey Peninsula-Herald
Professional Journalism Fellow

Bernie Shellum — Minneapolis, Minnesota
political reporter, Minneapolis Tribune
Professional Journalism Fellow

Carolyn Susman — New Haven, Connecticut
energy, environment reporter, New Haven Register
Professional Journalism Fellow

James Vesely — Arlington, Illinois
managing editor, Paddock Publications
Professional Journalism Fellow

Krzysztof Wojna — Warsaw, Poland
deputy foreign affairs editor, Polish Television
Professional Journalism Fellow