Tony Norman, President, 2020-2022
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Tony Norman is an award winning columnist with The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Norman began working at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 1988, and became a columnist in 1996. He brings depth, breadth, and experience in the areas of entertainment, general interest, local, political and cultural reporting. He served on the Post-Gazette’s editorial board from 1999 to 2016.
Norman is a long time NSNC member, Tony chaired the 2002 conference in Pittsburgh, PA and was an active member on the NSNC board of directors.
Tony has won numerous local, state and national journalism awards, including first place in the National Association of Newspaper Columnists and multiple first place Golden Quills, Keystone Awards, Pittsburgh Black Media Federation and the Matrix Award from the Association of Women in Communication. He is also the recipient of awards from the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors, the National Association of Black Journalists and the Clarion Award.
Since 2001, Tony also has been an adjunct journalism teacher at Chatham University, teaching introductory, intermediate and advanced courses, along with faculty oversight of the student newspaper “The Communique.”
“Tony is fearless, trustworthy, outspoken, ethical, and whip-smart, everything we want in a vice president,” said Suzette Standring, NSNC Executive Director.
