Awards

Awards for Writing

• Best Sports Reporting, second place, print-large, for “Second Chances and the Beauty of Bucs Baseball.” Anchorage Press, Alaska Press Club, 2017.
• Best culture reporting, third place, print-small, for “Travel Ban Hits Home for Refugees in Alaska.” Alaska Commons, Alaska Press Club, 2017.
• Suzan Nightingale Award for Best Columnist, second place, print-large, for weekly column “Yield.” Anchorage Press, Alaska Press Club. 2017.
• Leslie Ann Murray Award for Best Columnist or Commentary,  second place, all media, for “Our Anchorage is Nazi-Free.” Anchorage Press, Alaska Press Club, 2017.
• Best reporting on health, third place, print-small, for “Why the Health Clinic Coming to Mountain View is a Huge Deal.” Alaska Commons, Alaska Press Club, 2016.
• Best headline writing, first place, print-small. Alaska Commons, Alaska Press Club, 2016.
• Best headline writing, first place, print-small. Alaska Commons, Alaska Press Club, 2015.
• Best government or political reporting, first place, print-small, for “A Win for Marriage Equality not an Automatic Ride Over the Rainbow in Alaska.” Alaska Commons, Alaska Press Club, 2015.
• Leslie Ann Murray Award for Best Editorial or Commentary, third place, all media, for “A Win for Marriage Equality not an Automatic Ride Over the Rainbow in Alaska.” Alaska Commons, Alaska Press Club, 2015.
• Best solo journalism, first place, all media. Alaska Commons, Alaska Press Club, 2015.
• Best breaking news story, first place, print-small, for “The Struggle for Marriage Equality Comes Home to Alaska.” Alaska Commons, Alaska Press Club, 2015.
• Best profile, first place, print-small, for “Faces of Equality: Susan Tow and Chris Laborde.” Alaska Commons, Alaska Press Club, 2015.
• Suzan Nightingale Award for Best Columnist, first place, print-small, for weekly column “On Politics.” Alaska Commons, Alaska Press Club, 2014.
• Leslie Ann Murray Award for Best Editorial or Commentary, second place, all-media: “HB69: A National Disgrace.” Alaska Commons, Alaska Press Club, 2014.
• Best Education Reporting, first place, print-small: “‘UAA Ugh?’ Students Hijack University’s Branding Campaign.” Alaska Commons, Alaska Press Club, 2014.
• Best Headline Writing, first place, print-small: “Just Another One of those Recreational Explosions.” Alaska Commons, Alaska Press Club, 2014.
• Best Short Feature, second place, print-small: “Perchance to Dream: The Public Transit We Never Got and Probably Never Will.” Alaska Commons, Alaska Press Club, 2014.
• Best Government or Political Reporting, first place, print-small: “House Bill 80: The Long Journey of a Bad Idea.” Alaska Commons, Alaska Press Club, 2013.
• Suzanne Nightengale Award for Best Columnist, first place, print-small, for weekly column “Cerebral Potholes,” in The Northern Light. Alaska Press Club, 2010.