Paige St. John is an American

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with the ''

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''. Before joining the ''Times'', St. John was at the '' Sarasota Herald-Tribune'', where she earned the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. The Pulitzer was the ''Herald Tribune''s first, "for her examination of weaknesses in the murky property-insurance system vital to Florida homeowners, providing handy data to assess insurer reliability and stirring regulatory action."

Life

St. John graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in the early 1980s. She joined the LA Times Sacramento bureau in July, 2012. She began her career at ''

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.'' Later, she worked for the ''

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'' in

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and Charleston, West Virginia. St. John went to Florida to become Gannett's state house bureau chief, and then joined the Herald-Tribune in 2008. The Pulitzer Prize was awarded to St. John for her series "Florida's Insurance Nightmare," which discussed the Florida

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industry. St. John spent two years investigating the state's insurance system, and her series had already been recognized with the

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, National Headliner Award, and Investigative Reporters and Editors Award. The 2011 Pulitzer jury said St. John, who was involved in the development of Internet applications for insurance analysis, offered "handy data to assess insurer reliability" and prompted legislative reforms. St. John was chosen by the 2011 Pulitzer jury over three other finalists:

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, Sam Roe, and Jared S. Hopkins. In June 2019, St. John began hosting the ''Man in the Window'' podcast, which is produced by the ''Los Angeles Times'' and Wondery. The series covers the case of the

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, a serial rapist and murderer tied to hundreds of crimes from 1974 to 1986 across California.

Family

She is married and has a daughter; her husband,

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, was a Pulitzer Prize finalist while working for the ''

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''.

References

External links

''Sarasota Herald-Tribune'' insurance investigation
{{DEFAULTSORT:St. John, Paige Living people American investigative journalists Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting winners Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumni Year of birth missing (living people)