For
Immediate Release
“Good Morning America”'s
Charles Gibson to Present Award at
Nov. 16 Strolling Supper Party to Benefit Joan’s
Legacy
(New York, NY - September 25, 2004) Dr. Timothy Johnson,
ABC News Medical Editor, will be awarded the “Joanie
Award” for his lifetime of achievement in medical
broadcast journalism at the 2004 Strolling Supper with
Blues and News to benefit Joan’s Legacy: The Joan
Scarangello Foundation to Conquer Lung Cancer. The benefit
will take place on November 16, 2004, at Times Square
Studios and will be hosted by network anchors Tom Brokaw,
Aaron Brown, John Stossel, Barbara Walters and Brian
Williams.
The “Joanie Award”
was created by the Foundation to honor the memory and
mission of its namesake, Joan Scarangello, a producer
and writer who appreciated quality reporting and believed
that more information about lung cancer and women should
be shared with the public.
This year, Joan’s Legacy
presents a special “Lifetime Achievement”
award to journalist Dr. Timothy Johnson. The award will
be presented by Charles Gibson, anchor of ABC’s
"Good Morning America.”
Dr. Timothy Johnson has been
providing commentary on medical problems and answers
for viewers of ABC News since the debut of “Good
Morning America” in 1975. He joined ABC News fulltime
as Medical Editor in 1984 and has achieved distinction
as one of the nation’s leading medical communicators
of health care information. Through his reporting and
commentary on “World News Tonight,” “Nightline,”
and “20/20” in addition to “Good Morning
America,” Dr. Johnson is known for providing vital,
timely reports on a limitless number of medical topics
to enlighten and inform and has earned the trust of
millions of Americans and national critical acclaim.
“Dr. Timothy Johnson’s
reports represent the very best in medical journalism,”
said Patrick McNeive, president of Joan’s Legacy.
“We are so proud to honor his important work and
the contributions he has made to awareness of lung cancer
and healthcare issues around the world.”
Mr. McNeive said the Foundation’s
Joanie Award Committee, made up of leading journalists
from the most prestigious networks, will present the
“Joanie” each year to a journalist who does
extraordinary reporting on lung cancer. In 2003, Joan’s
Legacy honored NBC News Chief Health and Science Correspondent
Robert Bazell with the “Joanie Award.”
The “Joanie”
will be presented to Dr. Timothy Johnson at the Foundation’s
Strolling Supper, which will take place on Tuesday,
November 16, from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. at Disney’s
Times Square Studios (home of ABC’s “Good
Morning America”) and feature a performance by
Grammy© winning
blues artist Delbert McClinton and a silent auction
featuring dozens of “once-in-a-lifetime”
prizes.
Joan’s Legacy is named
for Joan Scarangello, a writer and nonsmoker who died
at age 47 after a valiant nine-month fight with lung
cancer. Joan’s Legacy is committed to fighting
lung cancer by searching for a cure and focusing greater
attention on the world’s leading cancer killer.
Funding $700,000 in new and cutting-edge research in
less than three years, Joan’s Legacy is fast becoming
the “venture capital” for lung cancer research.
Lung cancer is the number
one cancer killer in the United States, taking more
than 160,000 lives each year. Yet lung cancer receives
less research funding than almost any other cancer,
making the work of Joan’s Legacy even more compelling.
To purchase tickets for the
benefit, view and place bids on silent auction lots,
and obtain more information about Joan’s Legacy
and lung cancer, please visit www.joanslegacy.org.
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