Journalist, Author, Biographer, Editor
As political candidates jockey for support during the stretch run to the U.S. midterm elections on November 8, state and local officials are scrambling to staff polling sites with election volunteers. Major indicators are projecting a massive poll worker shortage for the 2022 midterms and beyond. Aware of this potential crisis, the Vet the Vote […]
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Mike Gabler is a big reader of existential philosophy, the exploration of questions related to the meaning, purpose and value of human existence. Such philosophers as Friedrich Nietzsche, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus and Soren Kierkegaard are all special to him because their beliefs bolster his own life motto: “Life is short!
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In a 2017 VA communications contest, Mike Richman placed first in feature writing for his article on a study by the James A. Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx, New York, to test a robotic exoskeleton for its ability to help paralyzed Veterans walk.
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In 2003, the Pro Football Researchers Association honored Mike Richman with an award for his articles in the PFRA newsletter on six former Redskins players: Neal Olkewicz, Bones Taylor, Andy Farkas, Bill Dudley, Eddie LeBaron and Don Warren.
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The Broadcasting Board of Governors, the U.S. government body that oversees the Voice of America and the other U.S.-funded broadcast agencies, presented Mike Richman with a plaque in 2016 for his “outstanding dedication and commitment” to the BBG’s Office of Public Affairs.
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In 2016, the Voice of America honored Mike Richman with a Career Recognition Award for his 14 years of service to the U.S.-funded broadcast agency. He left VOA in 2016 to work at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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In 2013, the Alliance for Community Media, which represents more than 3,000 represents Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) access organizations and community media centers in the country, presented Mike Richman with a “Hometown Media Award” for his production of the Redskins’ TV show, “Burgundy & Gold Magazine.”
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In 2013, Mike Richman was inducted into the Temple University Gallery of Success. He represented Temple’s School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, from which he earned a Master’s degree in 1993. He was inducted based on his accomplishments in sports journalism, including his authorship of the books The Redskins Encyclopedia, the Washington Redskins Football Vault
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In 2022, Mike Richman received a National Association of Government Communications (NAGC) award for voicing a public service announcement (PSA) on VA’s Million Veteran Program, a national research program looking at how genes, lifestyle, military experiences and exposures affect health and wellness in Veterans. More than 900,000 Veterans are currently enrolled in the program. The
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In a 2019 VA communications contest, Mike Richman won Best of Show for communications excellence for his “Efforts to Assist Veterans” feature series. The series featured his three articles on highlights in VA research: A VA researcher using religion as a therapy to help Veterans with PTSD; a VA researcher who is exploring trends and
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