Excellence in Journalism Awards
Continuing a tradition started in 1993, the NLGJA Excellence in Journalism Awards are given each year to recognize journalists who have made a difference in their field. Each year the organization chooses recipients for awards in twelve categories spanning fields like local television, radio, HIV/AIDS coverage, photojournalism, and feature writing. The awards are given out at the NLGJA convention each year.
The Excellence in Journalism Awards were not held in 2009 but resumed in 2010.
Journalist of the Year Award recipients:
2012: Steven W. Thrasher, Village Voice
2011: LZ Granderson, ESPN Magazine
2010: Randy Gener, American Theatre (magazine)
2008: Martha Irvine, Associated Press
2007: James Kirchick
2006: Jason Bellini, CBS News on Logo
2005: Meredith May, San Francisco Chronicle
Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for Excellence in LGBT Media
2012: Chris Geidner, Metro Weekly and BuzzFeed
2011: Michael Luongo, Freelance Writer
2010: Kerry Eleveld, The Advocate
2008: Laura Douglas-Brown, Southern Voice
2007: Ryan Lee, Southern Voice
2006: Malinda Lo, AfterEllen.com
2005: John Caldwell, The Advocate
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