Memphis businessman with storied career honored with legacy award
Howard Robertson speaks at the University Club after being honored at the Communicator of the Year Awards hosted by the Public Relations Society of America’s Memphis chapter Jan. 23. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Howard Robertson was honored Thursday, Jan. 23, with the Legacy Achievement Award for a career that has spanned more than half a century.
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Howard Robertson PRSA Memphis Chapter Trust Marketing & Communications University ClubAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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