Courtney Kueppers, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Arts & Culture
Awards & Hall of Fame
Our community takes the time to recognize top leaders within our industry. For more than 50 years we’ve fostered and awarded journalistic excellence to distinguish outstanding individuals who uphold the highest standards of the press.
Awards of Excellence Hall of FameAwards of Excellence
Click here for our 2022 Awards of Excellence entry form.
Scroll below to see the winners of our 2021 Awards of Excellence.
The Atlanta Press Club would like to congratulate all our finalists and winners from our 2021 Awards of Excellence. Atlanta-area journalists were able to enter themselves or be nominated by someone else. Entries were judged by volunteers from the National Press Club and Investigative Reporters and Editors on quality of content, demonstrated reportorial skill and the impact of their work.
Johnny Kauffman, WABE 90.1 FM, The Guardian
Digital News
Stephannie Stokes, Geoff Hing, WABE 90.1 FM, APM Reports
Documentary/Series
Sonam Vashi, Atlanta Magazine and Type Investigations
Investigative Reporting
Sean Powers, Sea Stachura, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Jessye Norman School of the Arts
Podcasting
Mark Niesse, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Print News
Emma Hurt, WABE 90.1 FM
Radio News
Emma Hurt, WABE 90.1 FM
Reporting on Civil and Human Rights
Gavin Godfrey, Aboubacar Kante, Canopy Atlanta
Narrative Nonfiction
Alyssa Pointer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Photo Essay -- TIED
Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder
Photo Essay -- TIED
Jim Burress, WABE 90.1 FM
Use of Sound
Pat Maddox, Dan Wright, Tricia Owen, Kait Parker, Eric Zerkel, The Weather Channel Digital
Video
Stephen Boissy, WXIA 11Alive
Single Image Photo
Canopy Atlanta,
News Innovation Award
Sean Keenan, Freelance -- New York Times, Atlanta Civic Circle, SaportaReport, etc.
The Rising Star Award
Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame is an annual event that recognizes journalists for their lifetime achievements, whose careers represent the highest standards of journalistic integrity and ethics. They have made outstanding contributions either to journalism in Georgia, the country and the world at large, often courageously overcoming many obstacles to pursue, find and share the truth.
View our 2021 Hall of Fame Sponsor Benefits.
See the 2021 Hall of Fame Sponsor Program.
Watch the 2021 Hall of Fame Broadcast.
Click here to view the 2020 Hall of Fame TV special.
If you have a nomination suggestion for our Hall of Fame committee, please contact info@atlpressclub.org.
If you would like to sponsor the Hall of Fame or other Atlanta Press Club events, please contact Paula Hovater at phovater@atlpressclub.org.
