The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association presented its 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award to Sample Media Group CEO Joe Beegle and the 2024 Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence to Paula Knudsen Burke.
The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes exceptional service and outstanding accomplishment spanning a career in journalism.
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