Past Winners

Established in 1981, the Livingston Awards honor journalists under the age of 35 for excellence in local, national and international reporting.

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Mark Greenblatt

Investigative Reporter, KHOU-TV
Current Assignment: Executive Editor, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
2010 | Winner | Excellence in Local Reporting

Peter Gumbel

Moscow Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal
Current Assignment: Founder, Peter Gumbel, Ink Editorial Services
1990 | Winner | Excellence in International Reporting

Tom Hallman

Police Reporter, The (Portland) Oregonian
Current Assignment: Senior Reporter, The Oregonian (retired)
1985 | Winner | Excellence in Local Reporting

Blaine Harden

Africa Correspondent, The Washington Post
Current Assignment: Author
1986 | Winner | Excellence in International Reporting

Jessika Harkay

Education reporter, The Connecticut Mirror
Current Assignment: reporter, The 74
2025 | Winner | Excellence in Local Reporting

Allison Behringer and Lila Hassan

Host and executive producer, KCRW
2024 | Winner | Excellence in National Reporting

Patrick Healy

Higher Education Reporter, The Boston Globe
Current Assignment: Assistant Managing Editor, The New York Times
2002 | Winner | Excellence in Local Reporting

Kevin Heldman

Staff Writer, APBnews.com
Current Assignment: Writer-at-Large; Contributing Writer, Capital New York; The Big Round Table
2000 | Winner | Excellence in International Reporting

John Henion

Producer, Current TV
Current Assignment: Showrunner, Boardwalk Pictures
2011 | Co-Winner | Excellence in National Reporting

Jack Hitt

Senior Editor, Esquire
Current Assignment: "This American Life;" hosr, "Uncivil;" Author, The New York Times Magazine and Harper’s contributing writer
1991 | Co-Winner | Excellence in National Reporting

Samantha Hogan

Reporter, The Maine Monitor
Current Assignment: Investigative reporter, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
2024 | Winner | Excellence in Local Reporting

David Isay

Independent Producer, National Public Radio
Current Assignment: Founder and President, StoryCorps
1991 | Winner | Excellence in Local Reporting

Dave Jamieson

Reporter, Washington City Paper
Current Assignment: Reporter, Huffington Post
2008 | Winner | Excellence in Local Reporting

Julie Jargon

Reporter, Westword (Denver)
Current Assignment: Family and Tech Columnist, The Wall Street Journal
2004 | Winner | Excellence in National Reporting

Brooke Jarvis

Contributing Writer, The California Sunday Magazine
Current Assignment: Contributing Writer, The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker
2017 | Winner | Excellence in National Reporting

Esmy Jimenez and Sydney Brownstone

Reporter, The Seattle Times in partnership with KUOW Public Radio
2025 | Co-Winner | Excellence in National Reporting

Craig Kapitan

Reporter, The Bryan-College Station (Texas) Eagle
Current Assignment: Criminal Justice Reporter, New Zealand Herald
2008 | Winner | Excellence in National Reporting

Matt Katz

Reporter, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Current Assignment: Executive Producer, City Cast Philly
2011 | Winner | Excellence in International Reporting

Kate Kelly

Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
Current Assignment: Investigative reporter, The New York Times
2009 | Winner | Excellence in National Reporting

Michael LaForgia

Investigations editor, Tampa Bay Times
Current Assignment: Investigations editor, The New York Times
2016 | Co-Winner | Excellence in Local Reporting


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