Michael Paul Williams, columnist, Richmond Times-Dispatch

Michael Paul Williams has been a fixture with the Richmond Times-Dispatch for about 30 years. He began his career there in 1982 when he worked as a reporter in the Williamsburg bureau and covered Chesterfield County and Richmond City Hall. He is a graduate of Virginia Union University and Northwestern University and he has received many awards for his writing talent. He won Virginia Press Association awards for his column writing in 1992, 1994, and 2007. And during 1999-2000, Michael was one of 12 U.S. journalists awarded a prestigious Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University. In the year-long program, fellows come from around the globe to attend classes, experience seminars, participate in workshops, and hear presentations from leading journalists. And in 2010 he received the George Mason Award from the Society of Professional Journalists - Virginia Pro Chapter.

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