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Chicago, IL - May 11, 2024
The Chicago Headline Club announced that WTTW has been honored with eight Peter Lisagor Awards for 2023. The winners were selected by an independent chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) from across more than 100 categories including newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and digital media.
Best Feature or Human Interest Single Story
Chicago Stories: The Outrage of Danny Sotomayor
Daniel Andries, Anna Gardner, Ken Lumb, Shuling Yong, Sharon Zurek, Anthony Fleming III
Best Short-Form Video
WTTW News Explains
WTTW News and The Banditry
Best Headline
“What the Fluff? It’s a ‘Holy Cow’ Year for Cottonwood, and Here’s Why”
Patty Wetli
Best Feature Reporting Single Story
Chicago Stories: The Outrage of Danny Sotomayor
Daniel Andries, Anna Gardner, Ken Lumb, Shuling Yong, Sharon Zurek and Anthony Fleming III
Best Education Reporting
“Teachers, Parents Plead for Hope Learning Academy to Keep Its Doors Open Following Sudden Closure Announcement”
Amanda Vinicky, Acacia Hernandez
Best Reporting on Race and Diversity
Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
Brandis Friedman, Erica Gunderson, Crystin Immel, Angel Idowu
Best Science and Technology Reporting
Chicago Stories: The Race to Reverse the River
Eddie Griffin, Robert Loerzel, Anna Gardner, Lauren Drell, Tim Boyd, Oral Berat User, Paul Thornton, Anthony Fleming III
Best Deadline Reporting
“Lightfoot Campaign Asks CPS Teachers to Encourage Students to Help Her Win Reelection in Return for Credit”
Heather Cherone
The Chicago Headline Club established these awards in 1977 in honor of Chicago Daily News reporter and bureau chief Peter Lisagor to inspire Chicago-area journalists and to recognize superior contributions to journalism.
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