Category: Awards

Dan Savage

by Dillon Lewis | Sep 21, 2017 | 2017 Hall of Fame | 0 comments

Dan Savage is an award-winning journalist and author, TV personality, and activist best known for his political and social commentary, as well as his honest approach to sex, love and relationships. His sex advice column, “Savage Love,” introduced over 25 years ago, is...

Scott Simon

by Dillon Lewis | Sep 19, 2017 | Randy Shilts Award | 0 comments

NPR “Weekend Edition Saturday” host Scott Simon is the recipient of the 2017 Randy Shilts Award for Excellence in LGBTQ Coverage. Scott Simon has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and...

PRESS RELEASE: NLGJA Announces 2017 Excellence in Journalism Award Winners and Honorees

by Dillon Lewis | Aug 7, 2017 | Excellence in Journalism Awards, Index Page Top, News | 0 comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, August 7, 2017 PRESS CONTACT: Dillon Lewis Press@nlgja.org or 202-588-9888 WASHINGTON, DC – Today NLGJA – The Association of LGBTQ Journalists announces the recipients of its Excellence in Journalism Awards and recognizes...

NLGJA Journalist of the Year Award

by Bach Polakowski | Feb 28, 2017 | Excellence in Journalism Awards, Journalist of the Year | 0 comments

This category honors an LGBTQ journalist whose exceptional abilities, integrity and distinctive work brought honor to the profession within the past year. This award is not restricted to coverage of LGBTQ issues. Entries should include no more than five (5) pieces of...

Frank Bruni

by Dillon Lewis | Jan 25, 2017 | Randy Shilts Award | 0 comments

The New York Times columnist Frank Bruni was the recipient of the 2016 NLGJA Randy Shilts Award for LGBTQ Coverage. “Randy Shilts paved the way for so many of us, covering gay issues when news organizations often resisted that,” said Bruni. “His work certainly...

Ina Fried

by Bach Polakowski | Jul 27, 2016 | 2016 Hall of Fame | 0 comments

Ina Fried is one of the nation’s top tech journalists, currently writing for Recode, while frequently covering and commenting on technology news on CNBC, National Public Radio, and a host of broadcast, online and print media. Her current beat focuses on, as she puts...