Awards & Media Appearances |
Daily Herald - Looking back ath the 1985 TWA Hostage Situation, ABC7 News
Shuttered Creek Music Theatre Employees Reunite, ABC7 News
A first-of-its-kind bar in the Midwest, ABC7 News
Struggling to pay for college, ABC7 News
WBBM Chicago Newsradio 780 -- Tylenol murders investigationWBBM Chicago Newsradio 780 -- Crumbling parking lotsWBBM Chicago Newsradio 780 -- Heroin invades the suburbs
Quoted in:USA TodayWOIO CBS News ClevelandReuters, "New Airline Fees Put Families Last."Parenting magazineParent Guide NewsAmerican Library AssociationNewsweek
Awards:2016 Illinois Associated Press Media Editors Award Best feature, "The Pain Is Never Easier" Judges said: "This complete, compelling look back at a school bus/train accident, one of the nation's worst, takes readers right back to that fateful day and places you right in the back of that bus. At the same time, there is a strong sense of reflection of what might have been, who these young people might have become and lessons learned. A great read." Peter Lisagor Awards for Exemplary Journalism 2014, Finalist, Best Arts Reporting & Criticism, for "Suburban Showcase" 2010, Finalist, Science, Health or Technology Reporting, "A $13,000 problem" 2009, Finalist in three categories: Best Deadline Reporting, “Finnerty Family tragedy”; Best Science, Health or Technology Reporting, “Heroin’s Heartache”; and Best Sports Story, “Magic in the End Zone” 2008, Finalist, Lifestyle Reporting, “Sex Ed” 1996 Winner, News Reporting, “Fox River Grove train/bus accident” 1993, Winner, News Reporting, “Brown’s Chicken massacre” Daily Herald 2014 Excellence Award for Part-Time Employees Illinois Associated Press Editors Association 2012, Multimedia Storytelling, "9/11 Remembered After 10 Years." 2012, 3rd Place, Enterprise Series "Heroin's Heartache." 2010, Second place, Features, “Heroin’s Heartache” 2008, Second place, Features, “Sex Ed” Northern Illinois Newspaper Association Journalism Excellence Award 2010, First place, Sports story, "Magic in the End Zone" 2006, Feature Writing, Honorable Mention, “The Things They Brought” 2003, Feature Writing, Second Place, “Why the Tylenol Murders Might Go Unsolved” Inland Press Association 2012, Community Service Award, for the "Heroin's Heartache" series 2004, Community Service Award, for contribution to “The New Suburban Mosaic” series Illinois Press Association 1993, First place, News story, “Brown’s Chicken massacre" |