Famed Olive Garden Reviewer Wins Award, Marilyn Hagerty, whose earnest column went viral, is honored by the founder of the largest U.S. paper. USA Today founder honors ND Olive Garden reviewer, He's the founder of the country's largest newspaper. She's known for her earnest review of an Olive Garden restaurant in North Dakota that went viral on the Internet.
Six decades after they worked together at the University of South Dakota's student newspaper, Al Neuharth, 88, and Marilyn Hagerty, 86, are reuniting.
Neuharth, the founder of USA Today, on Thursday will present his one-time editor at USD's Volante student newspaper with the 2012 Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media. The award honors Hagerty's contribution to journalism, including her now-famous feature story about the grand opening of an Olive Garden in Grand Forks, N.D.
The earnest review about the town's newest Italian restaurant became an Internet sensation, catapulting Hagerty to instant celebrity among foodies. She flew to New York to appear on "Good Morning America," CNN and "The Today Show." Her son, a writer for The Wall Street Journal, penned a column about her for the paper. And celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain praised her.
Six decades after they worked together at the University of South Dakota's student newspaper, Al Neuharth, 88, and Marilyn Hagerty, 86, are reuniting.
Neuharth, the founder of USA Today, on Thursday will present his one-time editor at USD's Volante student newspaper with the 2012 Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media. The award honors Hagerty's contribution to journalism, including her now-famous feature story about the grand opening of an Olive Garden in Grand Forks, N.D.
The earnest review about the town's newest Italian restaurant became an Internet sensation, catapulting Hagerty to instant celebrity among foodies. She flew to New York to appear on "Good Morning America," CNN and "The Today Show." Her son, a writer for The Wall Street Journal, penned a column about her for the paper. And celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain praised her.
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