Russell Myers, by unanimous vote of the National Cartoonists Society (NCS) Board of Directors, will be the recipient of their Gold Key Award which enters him into the NCS Hall of Fame.
From the National Cartoonists Society announcement:
Russell Myers will be honored with the Gold Key award at the 78th Annual Reuben Awards [link added]in San Diego, August 23rd.
The National Cartoonists Society proudly honors legendary cartoonist Russell Myers with the Gold Key Award and inducts him into the NCS Hall of Fame. For over 54 years, Myers has independently written and illustrated his daily syndicated comic strip, Broom-Hilda. In 2024, he earned a Guinness World Record for the “Longest Running Daily Cartoon Strip by a Single Author.” [link added]
In 2016, Russell was interviewed for an issue of the NCS publication, The National Cartoon!st. In addition to the interview, the issue includes the first week of Broom-Hilda strips. Enjoy the first two strips below and check out the entire issue of the Cartoon!st online HERE
Russell joins an exclusive club of less than 20 so honored:
Herbert Block
Milton Caniff
Roy Doty
Edwina Dumm
Harold Foster
Bill Gallo
Mort Gerberg
Rube Goldberg
Stan Goldberg
Bunny Hoest
Larry Katzman
Bil Keane
Mel Lazarus
Russell Myers
John Reiner
Arnold Roth
Raeburn Van Buren
Mort Walker
TDC joins the NCS in congratulating Russell Myers!
Congratulations! Well deserved!!
I read it everyday and I’m amazed it’s been around that long. Wow! Congratulations, Russell!