Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting

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The Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting is one of the Pulitzer Prizes for American journalism. It recognizes distinguished reporting on a radio program or podcast.

## History

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The award was announced in December 2019, and given for the first time in 2020.[1]

## List of winners

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### 2020s

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Year  | Name(s)  | Publication  | Rationale

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2020 | Emily Green | Vice News | "for The Out Crowd, revelatory, intimate journalism that illuminates the personal impact of the Trump Administration's 'Remain in Mexico' policy."[2][3]
Molly O'Toole | Los Angeles Times
Staff | This American Life
Nicole Beemsterboer | National Public Radio | "for White Lies, a riveting seven-episode podcast that doggedly reinvestigated one of the most infamous murders of the Civil Rights era."
Chip Brantley
Andrew Beck Grace
Robert Little
Graham Smith
Nigel Poor | Ear Hustle | "for Ear Hustle, a consistently surprising and beautifully crafted series on life behind bars produced by inmates of San Quentin State Prison."
Rahsaan Thomas
Earlonne Woods
2021 | Lisa Hagen | WABE | "for an investigative series on 'no compromise' gun rights activists that illuminated the profound differences and deepening schism between American conservatives."[4]
Chris Haxel | KCUR
Robert Little | National Public Radio
Graham Smith
Staff  | The Intercept | "for Somebody, a dogged and searing investigation of the murder of a young Black man in Chicago and the institutional indifference surrounding it."
Staff  | Invisible Institute
Staff  | Topic Studios
Staff  | National Public Radio | "for courageous on-the-ground reporting on the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani and its implications around the globe."
2022 | Staff | Futuro Media | "for Suave, a brutally honest and immersive profile of a man reentering society after serving more than 30 years in prison.[5]
Staff | Public Radio Exchange
Alsanosi Adam | National Public Radio | "for their compelling, accessible and empathetic stories on the complicated war and threats to democracy in East Africa, an area of the world that rarely gets sustained coverage."
Halima Athumani
Solomon Fisseha
Eyder Peralta
Reid Cherlin | NBC News | "for Southlake, a riveting and insightful account of an anti-critical race theory movement in a Texas community, a phenomenon that has reverberated through school districts across the country."
Mike Hixenbaugh
Antonia Hylton
Frannie Kelley
Julie Shapiro
2023 | Connie Walker | Gimlet Media | "Whose investigation into her father's troubled past revealed a larger story of abuse of hundreds of Indigenous children at an Indian residential school in Canada, including other members of Walker's extended family, a personal search for answers expertly blended with rigorous investigative reporting."[6]
Staff
Jenn Abelson | The Washington Post | "for Broken Doors, a powerful examination of the human toll of no-knock warrants across the country, using the voices of police, judges and the victims of the surprise raids, reporting that led to policy changes and, in one case, to prosecutors dropping a death penalty request."
Nicole Dungca
Reena Flores
Linah Mohammad
Sabby Robinson
Sarah Hulett | Michigan Radio | "for a visceral documentary recorded behind the closed doors of an abortion clinic, allowing listeners to hear conversations between practitioners and patients, and the controversial procedure itself."
Paulette Parker
Lindsey Smith
Laura Weber-Davis
Kate Wells
2024 | Staff | Invisible Institute | "for a powerful series that revisits a Chicago hate crime from the 1990s, a fluid amalgam of memoir, community history and journalism."[7]
Staff | USG Audio
Daniel Barrick | New Hampshire Public Radio | "for their gripping and extensively reported investigation of corruption and sexual abuse within the lucrative recovery industry that sought accountability despite legal pressure."
Lauren Chooljian
Katie Colaneri
Alison MacAdam
Jason Moon
Dan Slepian | NBC News | "for their relentless 20-year investigation that resulted in a wrongfully-convicted man finally receiving clemency."
Preeti Varathan
2025 | Staff | The New Yorker | "for their In the Dark podcast, a combination of compelling storytelling and relentless reporting in the face of obstacles from the U.S. military, a four-year investigation into one of the most high-profile crimes of the Iraq War—the murder of 25 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha."
Morgan Jones | Wondery | "for Hysterical, a fascinating series that traced the outbreak of a mysterious and apparently contagious nerve disorder in Upstate New York that largely affected young women, and the frustrating efforts to identify it."
Marshall Lewy
Henry Molofsky | Pineapple Street Studios
Dan Taberski
Staff  | Gothamist | "for their revelatory investigation into decades of sexual assault of female inmates on Rikers Island."
Staff  | WNYC

## References

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1. ^ "Pulitzer Prize Board Announces New Audio Reporting Category". The Pulitzer Prizes. December 5, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
2. ^ "Audio Reporting". Pulitzer Prize Board. May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
3. ^ Hipes, Patrick (May 4, 2020). "'This American Life' Wins First Pulitzer Prize For Audio, Along With Los Angeles Times And Vice News". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
4. ^ "Lisa Hagen of WABE, Atlanta, Chris Haxel of KCUR, Kansas City, Graham Smith and Robert Little of National Public Radio". The Pulitzer Prizes. September 8, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
5. ^ "Staffs of Futuro Media, New York, N.Y. and PRX, Boston, Mass". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
6. ^ "Staff of Gimlet Media, notably Connie Walker". The Pulitzer Prizes. May 9, 2023.
7. ^ "The 2024 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Audio Reporting". The Pulitzer Prize. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-07.

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