A local San Jose sports journalist who won national praise for his impactful writing on race was honored Saturday by his South Bay alma mater.
, became the fifth person to receive the William Randolph Hearst Foundation Award for excellence in professional journalism.
San Jose State University's School of Journalism and Mass Communications gives the award annually in recognition of excellence in journalism. Spears graduated from SJSU in 1995.garnered him national attention. Earlier this year, the NBA announced Spears will be enshrined in its Hall of Fame due to his career accomplishments.
"Man, I’m crying about the journey," Spears said. "You know, [I'm] a kid from East Side San Jose. I dreamed about being a sports writer from 7th grade on, but I didn’t anticipate this. I didn’t anticipate the school caring this much. The city caring this much."
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