CJA Releases Finalists for Sarah Brown Boyden Awards

(CHICAGO) — The Chicago Journalists Association is proud to announce the 2019 finalists for the Sarah Brown Boyden Awards, the winners of whom will be honored at the organization’s 80th Anniversary Awards Dinner.

As the oldest organization of journalists in Chicago, the Chicago Journalists Association will present its Sarah Brown Boyden Awards, along with its prestigious $1,000 Dorothy Storck Award, at the dinner being held on NOVEMBER 15, from 6:30-10:30PM, in the Plaza Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E. Wacker Dr.

Vying for this year’s Dorothy Storck Award are Chicago area columnists, Natalie Moore/Chicago Sun-Times, Barry Rozner/the Daily Herald and Mary Schmich/Chicago Tribune.

The Sarah Brown Boyden Awards honor the best work of the past year in 18 categories that range from arts, blogs, editorials and features, to investigations, photography, public service and sports. One of those 18 winners will take home a $500 prize awarded to the best of the best.

This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to ABC 7 Chicago Anchor Cheryl Burton. Our keynote speaker will be Crain’s Chicago Business Publisher/Executive Editor Jim Kirk. Stellar WGN-TV Co-Anchor Lourdes Duarte will preside as the event’s Host/M.C. And Chaz Ebert, CEO of Ebert Digital and wife of the late famed movie critic Roger Ebert, will offer an “In Memoriam” tribute.

This year’s event is sponsored by American Airlines, Chicago Community Trust, China Star News, Equal Hope, McCormick Foundation, Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Mary Ann Marsh/@ Properties, Matt Tierney/Guaranteed Rate, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Morris, DeSoto & State Communications, Inc., Hyatt Hotels and Ms. Linda Gerber.

For more Information: chicagocja@gmail.com or 773-789-9488.

Please join us in congratulating this year’s finalists.

Arts

Nikoleta Morales, Freelance

“Perma Red: The True Story of Missing Indigenous Women of Montana”

Joseph Pete, The Times of Northwest Indiana

Series of stories on public arts initiatives in Gary, Indiana

Best Series

Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune

Series of stories on the impact of abortion laws

WBEZ/Chicago Tribune

“16 Shots”

Blog

Chicago Sun-Times, Staff

“A complete guide to the Laquan McDonald shooting trial”

Michele Weldon, The OpEd Project

Take The Lead’s Movement Blog

Breaking News

Chicago Sun-Times, Staff

“A complete guide to the Laquan McDonald shooting trial”

Daily Herald, Staff

Series of stories on an Aurora warehouse shooting

Business

Tim Novak, Chicago Sun-Times

“Daley pension debacle: Where did $54 million go?”

Joseph Pete, The Times of Northwest Indiana

Series of stories on retail deserts in Gary, Indiana

Commentary

Stefano Esposito, Chicago Sun-Times

Series of columns on family and parenting

Mary Mitchell, Chicago Sun-Times

“A century of progress, but still an ‘invisible divide’”

Editorials

The Daily Herald, Editorial Board Staff

Chicago Sun-Times, Lorraine Forte

Education

Lauren FitzPatrick, Chicago Sun-Times

Series of stories on Chicago Public Schools’ nurse shortage

Chenghui Nie, China Star News

“Best family education is unconditional love, my own story”

Features

Lolly Bowean, Chicago Tribune

“Chaplain, 98, Has Time For Those Doing Time”

Burt Constable, Daily Herald

Series of stories on the anniversary of the 1969 moon landing

Health/Science

Jamie Friedlander, Freelance

Series of stories on anxiety and mental health

Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune

Series of stories on the impact of abortion laws

Investigations

Melissa Sanchez and Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica Illinois

“You’re Destroying Families”

Jake Wittich, Block Club Chicago

“Group Calls For Beatnix Boycott After Boystown Store Owner Called Cops On Customers Who Complained About Confederate Flag Vest”

News/Sports Photography

Ashlee Rezin Garcia, Chicago Sun-Times

Photos of Chicago’s mayoral election aftermath

Brian O’Mahoney, Freelance, Chicago Tribune suburban papers

Portfolio of photos covering local high school sports

Politics

Marni Pyke, Daily Herald

Series of stories on the Illinois tollway board

Casey Toner, Better Government Association

“Small Town Government, Chicago-style Politics”

Public Service

Daily Herald, Editorial Board

“Facts Matter” series

Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS Chicago

“Misidentified Man” series

Sports

Steve Greenberg, Chicago Sun-Times

Lily Jiang, Long Grove Living

Transportation

Alejandra Cancino, Better Government Association

Series of stories on O’Hare International Airport