journal, The Oncologist entitled, "One at a Time". It shares his cancer diagnosis and experiences to that date. On May 10, 2007, less than two months before his death, he spoke before the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, an association of corporate executives that was formed when former President George H. W. Bush asked corporate America to do something "bold and venturesome" about cancer. Bush and his wife Barbara were in the audience when Joel spoke on May 10 at the Essex House in New York City. He began and ended his presentation by saying, "I want to thank you for what you are doing for cancer patients." Siegel died from metastatic colon cancer on June 29, 2007 shortly before what would have been his 64th birthday. Following his death, Roger Ebert wrote a tribute to Joel and stated in the tribute that Joel was "a brave man, and a hell of a nice guy." Awards Siegel received five New York Emmy Awards and a public service award from the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith and the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association Award for general excellence in individual reporting. Works Siegel, Joel. Lessons for Dylan: On Life, Love, the Movies, and Me. PublicAffairs, 2003. References External links Joel Siegel's ABC Website A memoriam written by Roger Ebert Kevin Smith's Response Contains mp3 of Smith's confrontation with Siegel on the Opie and Anthony show on July 18, 2006 following Siegel's harshly negative review of Clerks II. 1943 births 2007 deaths Jewish American writers American people of Romanian-Jewish descent American film critics American television reporters and correspondents Deaths from colorectal cancer Writers from Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles alumni Grammy Award winners Deaths from cancer in New York (state) Writers Guild of America Award winners Jewish American journalists 20th-century American Jews 21st-century American Jews Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles) alumni