2008 Woodie Awards
Julius K. Hunter
Vice President of Community Relations, Saint Louis University
Issue date: 1/19/07 Section: Commentary
Hunter's literary credits include six books published by such companies as Times-Mirror, University of Missouri Press, C.V. Mosby & Company and Mennonite Press. The books include a popular children's alphabet book, a college textbook on broadcast news, two books on St. Louis' majestic private place mansions, a family history beginning with his great-great grandfather's birth as a slave in 1825 Kentucky and a beginner's guide to genealogy. In addition, he has written the foreword for nine published works.
Hunter is the founder of the expansive Julius K. Hunter & Friends African American Research Collection housed at the St. Louis County Library. This collection-the largest in the Midwest-includes microfilmed census data, books, maps, slave ship manifest records, data bases, Underground Railroad materials, Civil War records of the troops who were former slaves, rare newspapers and plantation records.
In 1993, Hunter was presented with two awards recognizing his journalistic efforts. He was named "Media Person of the Year" by the St. Louis Press Club, and he received the St. Louis Book Award presented by the St. Louis County Historical Society.
And Hunter was recognized in April 2002 as one of six outstanding St. Louis communicators in print and electronic journalism by the Missouri affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women.
Hunter is the founder of the expansive Julius K. Hunter & Friends African American Research Collection housed at the St. Louis County Library. This collection-the largest in the Midwest-includes microfilmed census data, books, maps, slave ship manifest records, data bases, Underground Railroad materials, Civil War records of the troops who were former slaves, rare newspapers and plantation records.
In 1993, Hunter was presented with two awards recognizing his journalistic efforts. He was named "Media Person of the Year" by the St. Louis Press Club, and he received the St. Louis Book Award presented by the St. Louis County Historical Society.
And Hunter was recognized in April 2002 as one of six outstanding St. Louis communicators in print and electronic journalism by the Missouri affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women.
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