Maier is also the author and a producer of "Mafia Spies", a six-part Paramount+ docuseries, based on his book of the same name.[2] In 2022, he won the Columbia Journalism School Alumni Award for career achievement.[3]
Maier is the author of When Lions Roar: The Churchills and the Kennedys, a history of the two families. His other books include The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings, a multi-generational history of the Kennedy family and the impact of their Irish-Catholic background on their lives, and Dr. Spock: An American Life. The latter was named a "Notable Book of the Year" in 1998 by The New York Times[4] and the subject of a BBC and A&E biography documentary.
His 1994 book, Newhouse: All the Glitter, Power and Glory of America's Richest Media Empire and the Secretive Man Behind It, won the Frank Luther Mott Award by the National Honor Society in journalism[5] and mass communication for best media book of the year.[6]
"All That Glitters: Anna Winter, Tina Brown and The Rivalry Inside America's Richest Media Empire" (2019)[7]
Awards
1986: National Sigma Delta Chi Award, Society of Professional Journalists, "The Confession-Takers" series.[8]
1987: Worth Bingham Award, "Rush To Burn", Newsday.[9]
1987: Page One Award for Crusading Journalism, "Rush to Burn", Newsday.[9]
1987: New York State Associated Press Award for In-Depth Reporting, "Rush to Burn", Newsday.[9]
1994: Frank Luther Mott-Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award for Newhouse: All the Glitter, Power and Glory of America's Richest Media Empire and the Secretive Man Behind It.[10]
1998: New York Times Notable Book of The Year, Author Dr. Spock: An American Life.[11]
2002: ICIJ, now known as Daniel Pearl Awards for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting, Death on the Job: Immigrants at Risk.[12]
2010: National Headliners Award, Fallout: The Legacy of Brookhaven Lab in the Pacific.[13]
2010: New York Emmy Finalist, Documentary, "Fallout," Newsday.[14]
2012: Sigma Delta Chi Award, The Society of Professional Journalist, Online Investigative Reporting.[15]
2012: Society of American Business Editors and Writers Best in Business.[16]
2012: Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), Finalist with NPR.[16]
2012, Karpoor Chandra Kulish (KCK) International Award for Excellence in Print Journalism, Winner.[16]
2013, Critics Choice Television Award, "Most Exciting New Series,"Author/Producer Masters of Sex.
2014, Golden Globes, Best Drama Nominee, Author/Producer Masters of Sex.
2014, American Film Institute (AFI), TV Program of The Year, Author/Producer Masters of Sex.
2014: New York Press Club, Television, The Body Business, News 12 Long Island/Newsday.[17]
2015, The Silurians Press Club, Merit Certificate, "Cash Crop: Marijuana on Long Island and Across the United States," Newsday/News 12.[18]
2016, USC Scripter Award, Nominated, Author/Producer Masters of Sex.
