PAST WINNERS
Breaking News
2014 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
2013 The Arizona Republic
2012 The Denver Post
2011 The Arizona Republic
2010 CNBC
2009 The Associated Press
Business/Economics Reporting
William Brewster Styles Award
2014 Rita Price and Ben Sutherly
The Columbus Dispatch
2013 International Consortium of
Investigative Journalists,
Center for Public Integrity
2012 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
2011 ProPublica
2010 Paige St. John
Sarasota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune
2009 Sarasota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune
2008 Farah Stockman
The Boston Globe
2007 The Wall Street Journal
2006 Steve Everly
Kansas City (Mo.) Star
2005 The Seattle Times
2004 The Wall Street Journal
2003 Clint Riley
The Record, Hackensack, N.J.
2002 Chicago Tribune
2001 The Wall Street Journal
2000 Doris Hajewski
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
1999 Tom Hallman, Jr.
The Oregonian, Portland
1998 Richard Read
The Oregonian, Portland
College Administrator of the Year
Charles E. Scripps Award
2014 Albert R. Tims
University of Minnesota
2013 Lori Bergen
Marquette University
2012 Tim Gleason
University of Oregon
2011 John Lavine
Northwestern University
2010 Paul Parsons
Elon University
2009 Christopher Callahan
Arizona State University
2008 Marilyn Weaver
Ball State University,
Muncie, Ind.
2007 Dr. David M. Rubin
Syracuse University
2006 Dr. Shirley Staples Carter
University of South Carolina
2005 Thomas Kunkel
University of Maryland
2004 Will Norton Jr.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2003 John M. Hamilton
Louisiana State University
College Teacher of the Year
Charles E. Scripps Award
2014 Carol Schwalbe
The University of Arizona
2013 Cindy Royal
Texas State University
2012 Jennifer George-Palilonis
Ball State University,
Muncie, Ind.
2011 Douglas B. Ward
The University of Kansas
2010 Joe Saltzman
University of Southern
California
2009 Chris Roush
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
2008 Charles Davis
University of MissouriColumbia
2007 Dr. Elinor Kelley Grusin
The University of Memphis
2006 Robert Richards
Pennsylvania State University
2005 Dr. Louis A. Day
Louisiana State University
2004 Sandra F. Chance
University of Florida
2003 Debashis “Deb” Aikat
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill
College Cartoonist
Charles M. Schulz Award
(Discontinued 2010)
2009 Christopher Sharron
2008 Grant Snider
2007 William Warren
2006 Erin Russell
2005 Russell Gottwaldt
2004 Nathaniel R. Creekmore
2003 Nathaniel R. Creekmore
2002 Steven Olexa
2001 Nate Beeler
2000 Barry Deutsch
1999 Ryan Pagelow
1998 Audra Ann Furuichi
1997 Brian Farrington
1996 Jody D. Lindke
1995 Drew Sheneman
1994 Duk Cho
1993 John de Rosier
1992 No award given
1991 Steve Breen
1990 Kerry Soper
1989 Nick Anderson
1988 Christopher Kalb
1987 Michael L. Thompson
1986 V. Gene Myers
1985 Thomas Cheney
1984 Richard Orlin
1983 Frank Pauer
1982 Harley Schwadron
1981 Paul Kolsti
1980 Richard Codor
PAST WINNERS
Commentary
2014 Stephen Henderson
Detroit Free Press
2013 Danny Westneat
The Seattle Times
2011 James Carroll
The Boston Globe
2011 Brian McGrory
The Boston Globe
2010 Laurie Roberts
The Arizona Republic
2009 Nicholas D. Kristof
The New York Times
2008 Paul Krugman
The New York Times
2007 Jason Whitlock
The Kansas City (Mo.) Star
2006 Chris Rose
The Times-Picayune,
New Orleans
2005 Steve Lopez
Los Angeles Times
2004 Connie Schultz
The Plain Dealer, Cleveland
2003 John Kass
Chicago Tribune
2002 Frank Cerabino
The Palm Beach Post,
West Palm Beach, Fla.
2001 Leonard Pitts
The Miami (Fla.) Herald
2000 Dennis Roddy
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
1999 Susan Anne Nielsen
The Seattle Times
1998 R. Bruce Dold
Chicago Tribune
1997 Donald Kaul
Des Moines (Iowa) Register
Community Journalism
2014 Daily Breeze, Torrance, Calif.
2013 Portland (Maine) Press Herald
and Maine Sunday Telegram
2012 Brandon Stahl
Duluth (Minn.) News Tribune
2011 The Patriot-News
Harrisburg, Pa.
2010 Tracy Loew
Statesman Journal, Salem, Ore
2009 Daniel Gilbert
Bristol (Va.) Herald Courier
Digital Innovation
2014 The Wall Street Journal
2013 NPR
2012 The New York Times
Editorial Cartooning
(Discontinued 2012)
2011 Jack Ohman
The Oregonian, Portland
2010 Mike Thompson
Detroit Free Press
2009 Alexander Hunter
The Washington Times
2008 Mike Luckovich
The Atlanta JournalConstitution
2007 Steve Kelley
The Times-Picayune,
New Orleans
2006 Stephen Benson
The Arizona Republic
2005 Michael Ramirez
Los Angeles Times
2004 Steve Sack
Star Tribune, Minneapolis
2003 Walt Handelsman
Newsday, Melville, N.Y.
2002 Clay Bennett
The Christian Science Monitor
2001 John Sherffius
St. Louis (Mo.) Post-Dispatch
2000 James Casciari
Vero Beach (Fla.) Press Journal
1999 Ed Stein
Rocky Mountain News, Denver
Editorial Writing
Walker Stone Award
2014 Kathleen Kingsbury
The Boston Globe
2013 Tony Messenger and
Kevin Horrigan
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
2012 Tim Nickens
Tampa Bay Times
2011 Jamie Lucke
Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader
2010 Linda Valdez
The Arizona Republic
2009 Robert Greene
Los Angeles Times
2008 David Barham
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Little Rock
2007 Sonni Efron
Los Angeles Times
2006 John Diaz, Pati Poblete
and Caille Millner
San Francisco Chronicle
2005 Tony Biffle
The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.
2004 Randy Bergmann
Asbury Park Press,
Neptune, N.J.
2003 Tom Philp
The Sacramento (Calif.) Bee
2002 John McCormick
Chicago Tribune
2001 Kate Stanley
Star Tribune,
Minneapolis, Minn.
2000 Debra Decker
The Dallas Morning News
1999 John C. Bersia
The Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel
1998 David V. Hawpe
The Courier-Journal,
Louisville, Ky.
1997 Daniel P. Henninger
The Wall Street Journal
1996 Michael G. Gartner
The Daily Tribune, Ames, Iowa
1995 Tom Dennis
The Times Leader,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
1994 Jay Bookman
The Atlanta Constitution
1993 Richard Aregood
Philadelphia Daily News
1992 Robert Friedman
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
1991 Maria Henson
The Lexington (Ky.)
Herald-Leader
1990 Lanny Keller
Shreveport (La.) Journal
PAST WINNERS
1989 Ann Daly Goodwin
St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer
Press Dispatch
1988 Ann Daly Goodwin
St. Paul (Minn.)
Pioneer Press Dispatch
1987 Maura J. Casey
The Eagle-Tribune,
Lawrence, Mass.
1986 Mary Cantwell
The New York Times
1985 Paul Greenberg
Pine Bluff (Ark.) Commercial
1984 Albert (Hap) Cawood
Dayton (Ohio) Daily News
1983 Jim Wooten
The Atlanta Journal
1982 Lance W. Dickie
Statesman-Journal, Salem, Ore.
1981 Jay Ambrose
Rocky Mountain News, Denver
1980 Tom Dearmore
San Francisco Examiner
1979 Barbara Stanton
Detroit Free Press
1978 John Alexander
Greensboro (N.C.) Daily News
1977 Michael Pakenham
The Philadelphia Inquirer
1976 John R. Harrison
The Lakeland (Fla.) Ledger
1975 David Bowes
The Cincinnati Post
1974 John R. Harrison
The Lakeland (Fla.) Ledger
1973 Michael Pakenham
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Environmental Reporting
Edward J. Meeman Awards
2014 Paul Rogers and
Lisa M. Krieger
San Jose Mercury News
2013 Craig Welch and
Steve Ringman
The Seattle Times
2012 Los Angeles Times
2011 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
2010 The Times-Picayune,
New Orleans
2009 Charles Duhigg
The New York Times
2008 Mikwaukee (Wis.) Journal
Sentinel
2007 Seth Borenstein
Associated Press
2006 Los Angeles Times
2005 Ken Ward
The Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette
2004 The Sun
San Bernardino, Calif.
2003 UNDER 100,000 CIRCULATION
Naples (Fla.) Daily News
Over 100,000 Circulation
The Washington Post
2002 Under 100,000 Circulation
Canon City (Colo.) Daily Record
Over 100,000 Circulation
Sam Roe
Chicago Tribune
2001 Under 100,000 Circulation
Scott Streater
Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal
Over 100,000 Circulation
Julie Hauserman
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
2000 Under 100,000 Circulation
Sherry Devlin
Missoulian, Missoula, Mont.
Over 100,000 Circulation
Michael Grunwald
The Washington Post
1999 Under 100,000 Circulation
Mike Dunne
Baton Rouge (La.) Advocate
Over 100,000 Circulation
Sam Roe
The Toledo (Ohio) Blade
1998 Under 100,000 Circulation
Yakima (Wash.)
Herald-Republic
Over 100,000 Circulation
The Seattle Times
1997 Under 100,000 Circulation
Cape Cod Times,
Hyannis, Mass.
Over 100,000 Circulation
The Sacramento (Calif.) Bee
1996 Under 100,000 Circulation
Ken Ward
The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette
Over 100,000 Circulation
Mobile (Ala.) Register
1995 Under 100,000 Circulation
Tony Davis
The Albuquerque (N.M.)
Tribune
Over 100,000 Circulation
The News & Observer,
Raleigh, N.C.
1994 Under 100,000 Circulation
The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette
Over 100,000 Circulation
Los Angeles Times
1993 Under 100,000 Circulation
Mobile (Ala.) Register
Over 100,000 Circulation
The Dallas Morning News
1992 Under 100,000 Circulation
The National Law Journal
Over 100,000 Circulation
The Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel
1991 Under 100,000 Circulation
The Poughkeepsie (N.Y.)
Journal
Over 100,000 Circulation
The (New Orleans)
Times-Picayune
1990 Under 100,000 Circulation
The Alabama Journal
Over 100,000 Circulation
The Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel
1989 Under 100,000 Circulation
Sam Atwood
The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.
Over 100,000 Circulation
The Boston Globe
1988 Under 100,000 Circulation
The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette
Over 100,000 Circulation
Dennis Anderson
St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer
Press Dispatch
1987 Under 100,000 Circulation
The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette
Over 100,000 Circulation
Natalie Forbes
The Seattle Times
PAST WINNERS
1986 Under 100,000 Circulation
The Morning Advocate
Baton Rouge, La.
Over 100,000 Circulation
The Seattle Times
1985 Under 100,000 Circulation
Jan Kay
The (Tucson) Arizona Daily Star
Over 100,000 Circulation
The Philadelphia Inquirer
1984 Under 100,000 Circulation
The Advertiser,
Montgomery, Ala.
Over 100,000 Circulation
James Risser
Des Moines (Iowa) Register
1983 Under 100,000 Circulation
The Easton (Md.)
Star-Democrat
Over 100,000 Circulation
Orange County (Calif.) Register
1982 Under 100,000 Circulation
Floyd Rogers
Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal
Over 100,000 Circulation
Jonathan Harsch
The Christian Science Monitor
1981 Under 100,000 Circulation
The (Tucson) Arizona Daily Star
Over 100,000 Circulation
Newsday
1980 The Minneapolis Star
1979 The Philadelphia Inquirer
1978 John Hayes
Oregon Statesman
1977 Bruce Ingersoll
Chicago Sun-Times
1976 Tom Turner
Arizona Daily Star
1975 Kenneth Robison
Idaho Statesman
1974 David Cay Johnston
Detroit Free Press
1973 George F. Neavoll
Ft. Wayne (Ind.)
Journal-Gazette
1972 Harry V. Martin
Napa (Calif.) Register
1971 Gordon Bishop
Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger
1970 Detroit Free Press
1969 Tom Brown
Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News
1968 Betty Klaric
The Cleveland Press
1967 James Ryan
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
First Amendment
Edward Willis Scripps Award
2014 Carol Rosenberg
The Miami Herald
2013 Better Government
Association, Chicago
2012 The Wall Street Journal
2011 Yancey County News,
Burnsville, N.C.
2010 Burlington (Vt.) Free Press
2009 No Winner Named
2008 Josh Margolin and
Ted Sherman
The Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J.
2007 Knoxville (Tenn.)
News Sentinel
2006 San Francisco Chronicle
2005 Post Register, Idaho Falls, Idaho
2004 The Dallas Morning News
2003 Dayton (Ohio) Daily News
2002 San Francisco Chronicle
2001 Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel
2000 The Des Moines (Iowa)
Register
1999 The Knoxville (Tenn.)
News-Sentinel
1998 Seven Indiana Newspapers:
The Times of Northwest
Indiana
Indianapolis Star-News
South Bend Tribune
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
The Evansville Courier & Press
Terre Haute Tribune Star
The Star, Muncie
1997 The Palm Beach (Fla.) Post
The News Journal, Dover, Del.
1996 Honolulu Star Bulletin
1995 El Vocero de Puerto Rico,
San Juan, P.R.
1994 The State, Columbia, S.C.
1993 The Tribune Chronicle,
Warren, Ohio
1992 The Miami Herald
1991 The Times Leader,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
1990 Corpus Christi (Texas)
Caller-Times
1989 San Francisco Chronicle
1988 The Eagle-Tribune,
Lawrence, Mass.
1987 The Kentucky Post
1986 The Indianapolis News
1985 The Commercial Appeal,
Memphis, Tenn.
1984 The Riverside (Calif.)- Press
Enterprise
1983 The Times Leader,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
1982 The Ledger-Examiner,
Columbus, Ga.
1981 Des Moines (Iowa) Register
1980 The Lexington (Ky.) Herald
1979 Norfolk (Va.) Ledger-Star
1978 Democrat & Chronicle,
Rochester, N.Y.
1977 Sun Enterprise Newspapers,
Monmouth, Ore.
1976 The Honolulu Advertiser
Human Interest Storytelling
Ernie Pyle Award
2014 David Abel
The Boston Globe
2013 Andrea Elliott
The New York Times
2012 Michael M. Phillips
The Wall Street Journal
2011 Corinne Reilly
The Virginian-Pilot
2010 Wright Thompson
ESPN.com
2009 Steve Esack
The Morning Call,
Allentown, Pa.
2008 Sean Kirst
The Post-Standard,
Syracuse, N.Y.
2007 Julia O’Malley
Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News
2006 Lane DeGregory
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
2005 Brady Dennis
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
PAST WINNERS
2004 Davan Maharaj
Los Angeles Times
2003 Kelley Benham
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
2002 Paula Bock
The Seattle Times
2001 Ken Fuson
The Des Moines (Iowa)
Register
2000 Tom Hallman, Jr.
The Oregonian, Portland
1999 Helen O’Neill
The Associated Press
1998 Gary Pomerantz
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
1997 John Balzar
Los Angeles Times
1996 John Lang
Scripps Howard News Service
1995 Christine Bertelson
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
1994 Lisa Pollak
The News & Observer,
Raleigh, N.C.
1993 John Woestendiek
The Philadelphia Inquirer
1992 Blaine Harden
The Washington Post
1991 Chris Hedges
The New York Times
1990 Elizabeth Leland
The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
1989 Rose Post
Salisbury (N.C.) Post
1988 John Kifner
The New York Times
1987 Steve Lopez
The Philadelphia Inquirer
1986 Greta Tilley
Greensboro (N.C.)
News & Record
1985 Ray Jenkins
Baltimore Evening Sun
1984 Bill McClelland
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
1983 Rheta Grimsley Johnson
The Commercial Appeal,
Memphis, Tenn.
1982 Linda Wilson
Daily News, Longview, Wash.
1981 Mike Royko
Chicago Sun-Times
1980 Richard Ben Kramer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
1979 Bob Morris
Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press
1978 Frank Rossi
Daily Tribune, Columbia, Mo.
1977 Stephen Smith
The Boston Globe
1976 Carol LeVarn McCabe
Providence (R.I.)
Journal-Bulletin
1975 Robert Hullihan
Des Moines (Iowa) Register
1974 William Montalbano
The Miami Herald
1973 Jim Wooten
The Philadelphia Inquirer
1972 Bill Stokes
The Milwaukee Journal
1971 Clettus Atkinson
Birmingham (Ala.) Post-Herald
1970 Jerry C. Bledsoe
Greensboro (N.C.) Daily News
1969 Kent Pollock
Palm Beach (Fla.) Post;
Nicholas Blatchford
Washington Daily News
1968 Jerry C. Bledsoe
Greensboro (N.C.) Daily News;
Don Tate
Scripps Howard
1967 Marty Gersehn
Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger;
William Thomas
The Commercial Appeal,
Memphis, Tenn.
1966 Billy E. Bowles
News & Courier,
Charleston, S.C.
1965 Tom Tiede
Newspaper Enterprise Assn.;
John Van Doorn
Newsday
1964 Jim G. Lucas
Scripps Howard
1963 Jack Steele
Scripps Howard;
Bill Porterfield
The Houston Chronicle
1962 Richard Starnes
Scripps Howard;
John A. Hamilton
Lynchburg (Va.) News
1961 Guy Wright
News-Call Bulletin,
San Francisco
1960 James O’Neill, Jr.
Washington Daily News
1959 Henry J. Taylor
Scripps Howard;
Dorothy Powers
Spokesman-Review,
Spokane, Wash.
1958 Don Dedera
Phoenix (Ariz.) Republic
1957 Walter Wingo
Washington Daily News
1956 Gordon S. Thompson
The Evansville (Ind.) Press;
Charles Kuralt
The Charlotte (N.C.) News
1955 Andrew F. Tully
Scripps Howard;
Kays Gary
The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
1954 Eldon Roark
Memphis (Tenn.)
Press-Scimitar
1953 Jim G. Lucas
Scripps Howard
Investigative Reporting
Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize
2014 The Arizona Republic
2013 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
2012 Spencer S. Hsu
The Washington Post
2011 The New York Times
2010 Las Vegas Sun
2009 Philadelphia Daily News
2008 The Miami Herald
2007 The New York Times
2006 The Wall Street Journal
2005 Los Angeles Times
2004 Los Angeles Times
2003 Asbury Park Press/Gannett,
New Jersey
PAST WINNERS
Photojournalism
2014 Daniel Berehulak
The New York Times
2013 John Tlumacki
The Boston Globe
2012 Lisa Krantz
San Antonio Express-News
2011 Lara Solt
The Dallas Morning News
2010 Lisa Krantz
San Antonio Express-News
2009 Rodrigo Abd
The Associated Press
2008 Michael Robinzon Chávez
Los Angeles Times
2007 Matt McClain
Rocky Mountain News, Denver
2006 Rick Loomis
Los Angeles Times
2005 Damon Winter
Los Angeles Times
2004 Jim Gehrz
Star Tribune, Minneapolis
2003 Brian Vander Brug
Los Angeles Times
2002 Don Bartletti
Los Angeles Times
2001 Aristide Economopoulos
The Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J.
2000 Marc Andrew Piscotty
Rocky Mountain News,
Denver, Colo.
1999 George Kochaniec, Jr.
Rocky Mountain News,
Denver, Colo.
1998 Patrick Davison
Rocky Mountain News,
Denver, Colo.
1997 Martha Rial
Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post-Gazette
Public Service
Roy W. Howard Awards
2014 The New York Times
2013 The Guardian US
2012 Chicago Tribune
2011 California Watch and the
Center for Investigative
Reporting
2010 Los Angeles Times
2009 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
Las Vegas Sun
Chicago Tribune
Bloomberg News
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Fort Lauderdale
The Hartford (Conn.) Courant
Under 100,000 Circulation
Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Over 100,000 Circulation
The Seattle Times
Under 100,000 Circulation
The Albuquerque Tribune
Over 100,000 Circulation
The Baltimore Sun
Under 100,000 Circulation
York (Pa.) Daily Record
The York (Pa.)
Dispatch/Sunday News
Over 100,000 Circulation
The Seattle (Wash.) Times
Under 100,000 Circulation
Chronicle-Tribune, Marion, Ind.
Over 100,000 Circulation
The Detroit News
Under 100,000 Circulation
Colorado Daily, Boulder, Colo.
Over 100,000 Circulation
Chicago Tribune
Under 100,000 Circulation
The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette
Over 100,000 Circulation
Phliadelphia Inquirer
Under 100,000 Circulation
Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal
Over 100,000 Circulation
Asbury Park Press,
Neptune, N.J.
Under 100,000 Circulation
Maureen Magee
Ventura County (Calif.) Star
Over 100,000 Circulation
Alison Young
Detroit Free Press
Under 100,000 Circulation
Ken Ward, Jr.
The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette
Over 100,000 Circulation
The Orange County
(Calif.) Register
1994 Under 100,000 Circulation
The Virgin Islands Daily News
Over 100,000 Circulation
New York Newsday
1993 Under 100,000 Circulation
The Albuquerque (N.M.)
Tribune
Over 100,000 Circulation
Chicago Tribune
1992 Under 100,000 Circulation
The Albuquerque (N.M.)
Tribune
Over 100,000 Circulation
Seth Rosenfeld
The San Francisco Examiner
1991 Under 100,000 Circulation
The Republican-American
Waterbury, Conn.
Over 100,000 Circulation
New York Newsday
1990 Under 100,000 Circulation
The Tucson (Ariz.) Citizen
Over 100,000 Circulation
The Boston Globe
1989 Under 100,000 Circulation
Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette
Over 100,000 Circulation
Fort Worth (Texas)
Star-Telegram
1988 Under 100,000 Circulation
Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News
Over 100,000 Circulation
The Philadelphia Inquirer
1987 Under 100,000 Circulation
The Albuquerque (N.M.)
Tribune;
Boulder (Colo.) Daily Camera
Over 100,000 Circulation
The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
1986 Under 100,000 Circulation
The Lakeland (Fla.) Ledger
Over 100,000 Circulation
The Pittsburgh Press
1985 The Philadelphia Inquirer
1984 Newspaper Division
Hartford (Conn.) Courant
Broadcast Division
KOMO-TV, Seattle
PAST WINNERS
1983 Newspaper Division
Dan Biddle
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Broadcast Division
WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, La.
1982 Newspaper Division
Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Miss.
Broadcast Division
WTSP-TV, St. Petersburg, Fla.
1981 Newspaper Division
The Seattle Times
Broadcast Division
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis
1980 Newspaper Division
The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
Broadcast Division
KTMC-AM, McAlester, Okla.
1979 Newspaper Division
The Desert News,
Salt Lake City, Utah
Broadcast Division
KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City
1978 Newspaper Division
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Broadcast Division
WBBM-TV, Chicago
1977 Newspaper Division
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Broadcast Division
KOY-Radio, Phoenix, Ariz.
1976 Newspaper Division
San Francisco Examiner
Broadcast Division
KMOX-TV, St. Louis
1975 Newspaper Division
Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal
Broadcast Division
KGW-TV, Portland, Ore.
1974 Newspaper Division
Milwaukee Journal
Broadcast Division
WABC-TV, New York
1973 Newspaper Division
The Wall Street Journal
Broadcast Division
KGW-TV, Portland, Ore.
1972 Newspaper Division
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Broadcast Division
WABC-TV, New York
Radio In-Depth Reporting
Jack R. Howard Award
2104 Chicago Pubic Media
Serial: Season One
2013 This American Life
2012 WBEZ, Chicago Public Media
2011 WLRN Miami Herald News
2010 NPR
2009 Alix Spiegel
National Public Radio
Television In-Depth Reporting
Jack R. Howard Award,
National, International Coverage
2014 CBS Evening News
2013 Associated Producers Ltd., and
HBO Documentary Films
2012 PBS “Need to Know” and
Investigative Fund,
The Nation Institute
2011 Al Jazeera English
2010 WFAA-TV, Dallas
2009 WFAA-TV, Dallas
Television In-Depth Reporting
Jack R. Howard Award
Local Coverage
2014 KNTV-TV, San Jose, Calif.
2013 KARE-TV, Minneapolis/St. Paul
2012 KMGH-TV, Denver
Washington Reporting
Raymond Clapper Award
(Discontinued 2012)
2011 Damian Paletta
The Wall Street Journal
2010 Adam Liptak
The New York Times
2009 Thomas Frank
USA Today
2008 David Willman
Los Angeles Times
2007 McClatchy Washington Bureau
2006 Wes Allison
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
2005 Knight Ridder
Washington Bureau
2004 Greg Jaffe
The Wall Street Journal
Electronic Media
(Restructured 2009)
2008 Radio
National Public Radio
TV/Cable
Downtown Community
Television Center, New York
2007 Radio
Alix Spiegel,
National Public Radio
TV/Cable
WJLA-TV, Arlington, Va.
2006 TV/Cable
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis
2005 Radio
BBC World Service,
Public Radio International
and WGBH Boston
TV/Cable
WCCO-TV, Minneapolis
2004 Radio
Chicago Public Radio/WBEZ
“This American Life”
TV/Cable
CNBC, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
2003 Small Market Radio
South Dakota Public Radio,
Rapid City
Large Market Radio
WBEZ, Chicago
Small Market TV/Cable
KTUU-TV, Anchorage, Alaska
Large Market TV/Cable
WCNC-TV, Charlotte
2002 Small Market Radio
KOSU-FM, Stillwater, Okla.
Large Market Radio
American RadioWorks/
Minnesota Public Radio,
St. Paul, Minn.
Small Market TV/Cable
KEYE-TV, Austin, Texas
Large Market TV/Cable
KHOU-TV, Houston
PAST WINNERS
2001 Small Market Radio
KOSU-FM, Stillwater, Okla.
Large Market Radio
Latino USA, National
Public Radio,
Los Angeles, Calif.
Small Market TV/Cable
KTUU-TV, Anchorage, Alaska
Large Market TV/Cable
WFLD-TV, Chicago, Ill.
2000 Small Market Radio
KCSD-FM, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Large Market Radio
American RadioWorks/
Minnesota Public Radio,
St. Paul, Minn.
Small Market TV/Cable
WSET-TV, Lynchburg, Va.
Large Market TV/Cable
KHOU-TV, Houston, Texas
1999 Small Market Radio
High Plains News Service,
Billings, Mont.
Large Market Radio
American RadioWorks/
Minnesota Public Radio,
St. Paul, Minn.
Small Market TV/Cable
No winner
Large Market TV/Cable
New England Cable News,
Newton, Mass.
1998 Small Market Radio
WAMC, Northeast Public Radio,
Albany, NY
Large Market Radio
WTN Radio, Nashville, Tenn.
Small Market TV/Cable
WANE-TV, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Large Market TV/Cable
NewsChannel 8,
Washington, D.C.
1997 Small Market Radio
Alabama Public Radio,
Tuscaloosa
Large Market Radio
Westwood One-Mutual/
NBC, Arlington, Va.
Small Market TV/Cable
WANE-TV, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Large Market TV/Cable
WABC-TV, New York
1996 Small Market Radio
KNAU-FM, Flagstaff, Ariz.
Large Market Radio
WCBS, New York
Small Market TV/Cable
WWSB-TV, Sarasota, Fla.
Large Market TV/Cable
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati
1995 Small Market Radio
WUAL-FM, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Large Market Radio
WHAS Radio, Louisville, Ky.
Small Market TV/Cable
KXLY-TV, Spokane, Wa.
Large Market TV/Cable
WSOC-TV, Charlotte, N.C.
1994 Small Market Radio
KGLT-FM,
University of Montana
Large Market Radio
KGO-AM, San Francisco
Small Market TV/Cable
WBRC-TV, Birmingham, Ala.
Large Market TV/Cable
KTRK-TV, Houston
1993 Small Market Radio
Samuel Hendren
WUAL-FM, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Large Market Radio
KINK-FM, Portland, Ore.
Small Market TV/Cable
WBOC-TV, Salisbury, Md.
Lynn Giroud
Large Market TV/Cable
Steve Burgin
WLKY-TV, Louisville, Ky.
1992 Small Market Radio
Barrett Golding
KGLT-FM, Bozeman, Mont.
Large Market Radio
WHAS-AM, Louisville, Ky.
Small Market TV/Cable
WTOC-TV, Savannah, Ga.
Large Market TV/Cable
KSTP-TV, St. Paul, Minn.
1991 Small Market Radio
KNPR-FM, Las Vegas, Nev.
Large Market Radio
Minn. Public Radio,
St. Paul, Minn.
Small Market TV/Cable
WUFT-TV, Gainesville, Fla.
Large Market TV/Cable
KCNC-TV, Denver
1990 Small Market Radio
WKSU-FM, Kent, Ohio
Large Market Radio
WCBS Radio, New York
Small Market TV
KVUE-TV, Austin, Texas
Large Market TV
KCNC-TV, Denver
1989 Small Market Radio
KWTO Radio, Springfield, Mo.
Large Market Radio
WSM Radio, Nashville, Tenn.
Small Market TV
KARK-TV, Little Rock, Ark.
Large Market TV
WCBS-TV, New York
1988 Small Market Radio
KTAR-AM, Phoenix, Ariz.
Large Market Radio
No award given
Small Market TV
WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, La.
Large Market TV
WFAA, Dallas
1987 Small Market Radio
WWVA, Wheeling, W. Va.
Large Market Radio
WSM, Nashville, Tenn.
Small Market TV
WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, La.
Large Market TV
KXTV, Sacramento, Calif.
PAST WINNERS
1986 Small Market Radio
WJYY, Concord, N.H.
Large Market Radio
KMOX, St. Louis
Small Market TV
WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, La.
Large Market TV
WXFL-TV, Tampa, Fla.
1985 Small Market Radio
WWVA, Wheeling, W. Va.
Large Market Radio
KMOX, St. Louis
Small Market TV
KGBT-TV, Harlingen, Texas
Large Market TV
WCVB-TV, Boston
Literacy
(Discontinued 2004)
2003 Rochelle Riley
Detroit Free Press
2002 Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel
2001 Paul Riede
The Post-Standard,
Syracuse, N.Y.
2000 The Bakersfield Californian
1999 Sonia Gutierrez
Washington, D.C.
Naples (Fla.) Daily News
1998 Betty Williford
Elberton, Ga.
The Baltimore Sun
1997 Betty J. Frey, Tucson, Ariz.
The Knoxville (Tenn.)
News-Sentinel
1996 Newspaper Division
The Gaston Gazette,
Gastonia, N.C.
Broadcast Division
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis
1995 Newspaper Division
The Blade, Toledo, Ohio
Broadcast Division
WDEF-TV, Chattanooga, Tenn.
1994 Newspaper Division
Naples (Fla.) Daily News
Broadcast Division
WDEF-TV, Chattanooga, Tenn.
1993 Newspaper Division
Columbus (Ga.)
Ledger-Enquirer
Broadcast Division
No award given
1992 Newspaper Division
Anderson (S.C.)
Independent-Mail
Broadcast Division
Bud Wilkinson
KTSP-TV, Phoenix, Ariz.
1991 Newspaper Division
The Daily Reflector,
Greenville, N.C.
Broadcast Division
WGHP-TV, High Point, N.C.
1990 Newspaper Division
The Knoxville (Tenn.)
News-Sentinel
Broadcast Division
No award given
1989 Newspaper Division
San Antonio (Texas) Light
Broadcast Division
WFSB-TV, Hartford, Conn.
1988 Newspaper Division
Lesher Communications
Northern California
Broadcast Division
KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City
1987 Newspaper Division
Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader
Broadcast Division
New Jersey Network
1986 Newspaper Division
El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post
Broadcast Division
WXYZ-TV, Detroit
Web Reporting
(Discontinued 2009)
2008 Los Angeles Times
2007 washingtonpost.com
The Washington Post
2006 washingtonpost.com
The Washington Post
2005 roanoke.com
The Roanoke (Va.) Times
2004 DallasNews.com
The Dallas Morning News
2003 Times Union,
Albany, N.Y.
2002 The Sun,
San Bernardino, Calif.
2001 USATODAY.com
2000 MTVi News,
New York, N.Y.
1999 APBnews.com,
New York, N.Y.