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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 FameThe Atlanta Press Club’s Awards of Excellence celebrates the best of journalism from the previous year. Awards are given within print, broadcast, and digital categories. To learn more about the Awards of Excellence and Sponsorship opportunities, please click here!
Congratulations to the 2025 Awards finalists listed below! Winners will be announced at the Awards of Excellence event on Tuesday, April 29 at The Gathering Spot from 6-8 p.m. Click here to register!
Entries were judged by volunteers from the Los Angeles Press Club on quality of content, demonstrated reportorial skill, and the impact of their work.
Name: Alexis Hauk
Outlet: Garden and Gun
Story/Series: North Carolina’s Musical Legends Get the Mural Treatment
Names: Dina Temple-Raston, Sean Powers, Megan Detrie, Karen Duffin
Outlet: CLICK HERE podcast from Recorded Future News
Story/Series: Ukraine’s Radio ROKS: Heavy metal (and hackers) for brothers in arms
Name: Sarra Sedghi
Outlet: Rough Draft Atlanta
Story/Series: Atlanta’s pop-up scene: The challenges and rewards of operating DIY restaurant
Name: AJC Staff
Outlet: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Story/Series: AJC Transformative Digital News Politics Coverage
Names: Sophia Qureshi and Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow
Outlet: 285 South
Story/Series: In the dark: an especially cold winter for one family
Names: Renuka Rayasam, Sam Whitehead, Andy Miller
Outlet: KFF Health News
Story/Series: Georgia Pathways
Name: Daniela Cintron, Sheretha Bell, Priscilla Boddie, George Avelar
Outlet: Discover Atlanta
Story/Series: Atlanta Con Sabor Latino Season 2
Name: Chuck Reece
Outlet: Salvation South
Story/Series: Deluxe: Jacqueline Allen Trimble and How to Survive the Apocalypse
Name: Jess Mador
Outlet: WABE
Story/Series: Missing Moms: Inside Georgia’s maternal health crisis
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Names: Carrie Teegardin and Danny Robbins
Outlet: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Story/Series: Hidden Homicides: Violence, chaos and secrecy inside the Georgia prison system
Names: Katherine Landergan and Stephanie Lamm
Outlet: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Story/Series: Left on Hold: Metro 911 callers are often left waiting
Names: Justin Gray and Justin Crate
Outlet: WSB-TV
Story/Series: Squatters in Georgia
Name: Matthew Terrell
Outlet: ArtsATL
Story/Series: Roll Hard, Guggenheim Fellow Jessica Blinkhorn takes sex (and art) seriously
Names: Eliott C. McLaughlin and Paul Frysh
Outlet: WebMD
Story/Series: The Safety of Compounding Pharmacies
Name: Jim Auchmutey
Outlet: Atlanta Magazine
Story/Series: Big Green Egg
Name: Arvin Temkar
Outlet: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Story/Series: A Homegoing to Remember: The craft of Atlanta’s best-known Black funeral director
Name: Grant Blankenship
Outlet: Georgia Public Broadcasting
Story/Series: Unerasing the history of Macon’s Oak Ridge African American cemetery
Name: Matthew Pearson
Outlet: WABE
Story/Series: Mercy Community Church looks for resurrection after leaving home of 18 years
Name: Atlanta History Center and WABE
Outlet: WABE
Story/Series: Episode 1: The Expulsions – 1912: The Forsyth County Expulsion and Its Aftermath
Production Credits: Executive Producer: Kristian Weatherspoon, Producers: Sophia Dodd and Samantha Young, Episodes written and researched by Sophia Dodd, Executive In Charge of Production: Pola Changnon, Editors: Mike Voulgaris with Samantha Young and Michael Pietrobon, Content support: Tiffany Harte, Hosts: Rose Scott, Sophia Dodd, Additional voices: Atlanta History Center staff, Studio and field recording: Michael Pietrobon and Linda Speers, Music: Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound
Name: Tyrik Wynn
Outlet: Navigating Journalist Podcast
Story/Series: Interview with Fox 5 Atlanta meteorologist Jonathan Stacey
Name: Chuck Reece
Outlet: Salvation South
Story/Series: Deluxe: The Rot Under the Magnolias: How ‘Southern Noir’ Literature Addresses Social Issues
Name: Jozsef Papp
Outlet: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Story/Series: ‘I’m at peace.’ Willie James Pye thanked family, prison staff before execution
Name: Pooja Garg
Outlet: Khabar Magazine
Story/Series: What matters to Indian American Voters in the South?
Name: Adam Van Brimmer
Outlet: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Story/Series: Records: Ports Authority intent on blocking private container terminal
Name: WSB News Team
Outlet: WSB Radio
Story/Series: School shooting: Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia
Name: Grant Blankenship
Outlet: Georgia Public Broadcasting
Story/Series: Hurricane Helene knocked a massive hole in Georgia’s timber industry
Name: Sam Gringlas
Outlet: WABE
Story/Series: They watched 2 Georgia election workers face abuse, and it’s compelling them to serve in 2024
Name: Lautaro Grinspan
Outlet: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Story/Series: Out-of-sight and struggling: Georgia farmworkers still reeling from Helene
Name: Pamela Kirkland
Outlet: Georgia Public Broadcasting
Story/Series: Historical markers memorialize forgotten Black history. Why are they being destroyed?
Name: Matthew Terrell
Outlet: ArtsATL
Story/Series: Roll Hard, Guggenheim Fellow Jessica Blinkhorn takes sex (and art) seriously
Name: Matthew Pearson
Outlet: WABE
Story/Series: An inside look at the growing campus protests in Georgia
Name: Miguel Martinez
Outlet: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Story/Series: Heartbroken
Name: Arvin Temkar
Outlet: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Story/Series: Black funeral traditions
Name: Alex Ip
Outlet: The Xylom
Story/Series: Bluesky “Starter Packs”
Name: AJC Staff
Outlet: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Story/Series: Destination Diners
Names: Atlanta Civic Circle
Outlet: Atlanta Civic Circle
Story/Series: Georgia Decides
Name: Taylor Croft
Outlet: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Name: Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow
Outlet: 285 South
Name: Lautaro Grinspan
Outlet: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Name: Reneé Rayles
Outlet: Merit Street Media
Story/Series: Choosing Between Life-Saving Insulin or Your Rent
Name: GPB Sports Staff
Outlet: Georgia Public Broadcasting
Story/Series: As Good as Gold
Name: GPB Sports Staff
Outlet: Georgia Public Broadcasting
Story/Series: Manchester United
Name: Sofi Gratas
Outlet: Georgia Public Broadcasting
Story/Series: ‘An alien mothership’: Brood XIX cicadas are taking over middle Georgia
Name: DorMiya Vance
Outlet: WABE
Story/Series: Krog Street Tunnel hosts its first public event featuring the Spelman Glee Club
Name: Pamela Kirkland
Outlet: Georgia Public Broadcasting
Story/Series: ‘It could be a once in a lifetime opportunity.’ Rare African corpse flower blooms in Atlanta
Name: Fraser Jones
Outlet: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Story/Series: Rescuing his mom after deadly Hurricane Helene strands thousands in North Carolina
Names: Dan Wright and Andrea Rainone
Outlet: The Weather Channel
Story/Series: Trolls: Guardians of the Forests
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.
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