The
Gerald Loeb Award
The Gerald Loeb Awards, also referred to as the Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, is a recognition of excellence in journalism, especially in the fields of business, finance and the economy. The award was e ...
is given annually for multiple categories of business reporting. The "Video/Audio" category replaced "
Broadcast
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"
in 2014 and 2015. It was split into separate "Audio" and "Video" categories beginning in 2016.
Gerald Loeb Award winners for Video/Audio (2014–2015)
* 2014
"Under the Hood: The AAMCO Investigation,"by
Tisha Thompson,
Rick Yarborough,
Jeff Piper, and
Mike Goldrick,
WRC-TV
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* 2015: "Inside Sysco: Exposing North America’s Food Sheds" by
Vicky Nguyen,
Kevin Nious,
Jeremy Carroll
Jeremy may refer to:
* Jeremy (given name), an English male given name
* Jérémy, a French given name
* ''Jeremy'' (film), a 1973 film
* "Jeremy" (song), a 1992 song by Pearl Jam
* Jeremy (snail), a left-coiled garden snail that died in 2017
* ...
,
Felipe Escamilla,
David Paredes,
Julie Putnam and
Mark Villarreal,
KNTV
KNTV (channel 11), branded NBC Bay Area, is a television station licensed to San Jose, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Bay Area. It is owned and operated by the NBC television network through its NBC Owned Television Sta ...
Videos in Series
::#"Raw Meat Found in Unrefrigerated Storage Sheds", July 9, 2013
::#"Sysco Corporation Facing Fines for Storing Food in Outdoor Sheds", July 10, 2013
::#"Food in Dirty Sheds Served to Bay Area Restaurants", July 16, 2013
::#"Sysco Regrets Storing Food in Sheds Throughout US and Canada", September 6, 2013
::#"Sysco Employees: Food Sheds Used Throughout U.S., Canada", September 10, 2013
::#"Food Giant Sysco Under USDA Investigation", September 30, 2013
::#"Records Show Sysco Drivers Dangerously Over Hours", November 27, 2013
::#"Timeline: NBC Bay Area Investigation Into Sysco Corporation and Food Safety", November 27, 2013
::#"FDA Unveils Plan to Bring New Oversight of Food Distribution", January 31, 2014
::#"Sysco Fined Millions for Food Safety Violations", July 17, 2014
Gerald Loeb Award winners for Audio (2016–present)
* 2016
"Your Money and Your Life"by
Chris Arnold,
Uri Berliner,
Neal Carruth,
Lori Todd,
John Ydstie,
Heidi Glenn,
Ariel Zambelich,
Avie Schneider,
Alyson Hurt and
Annette Elizabeth Allen,
NPR
National Public Radio (NPR) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It serves as a national Radio syndication, syndicator to a network of more ...
* 2017: "Dov Charney’s American Dream"
by
Lisa Chow,
Kaitlin Roberts,
Molly Messick, Bruce Wallace,
Luke Malone,
Simone Polanen,
Alex Blumberg
Alex Blumberg is an American entrepreneur, radio journalist, former producer for public radio and television, best known for his work with ''This American Life'', ''Planet Money'', and ''How to Save a Planet''. He was the co-founder and CEO of th ...
and
Alexandra Johnes
Alexandra Johnes (born December 3, 1976) is an American documentary film producer and former actress. As a producer, Johnes is known for films including '' The Square'', '' Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson'', and '' Doubletime ...
for
Gimlet Media
Gimlet Media LLC was a digital media company and podcast network, focused on producing narrative podcasts and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. The company was founded in 2014 by Alex Blumberg and Matthew Lieber, who served as the company's ...
::Stories in Series:
::#"Part 3: Photos",
November 18, 2016
::#"Part 4: Boundaries",
December 2, 2016
::#"Part 5: Suits",
December 8, 2016
:
"Part 6: Anger" December 16, 2016
:
"Part 7: MAGIC" December 22, 2016
* 2018
"Robot-Proof Jobs"by
David Brancaccio
David A. Brancaccio (; born May 17, 1960) is an American radio and television journalist. He is the host of the public radio business program ''Marketplace (radio program), Marketplace Morning Report'' and the PBS newsmagazine ''Now on PBS, Now' ...
,
Katie Long,
Nicole Childers,
Ben Tolliday,
Daniel Ramirez, and
Paulina Velasco for
Marketplace
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* 2019: "Medicaid, Under the Influence" by
Liz Essley White,
Joe Yerardi and
Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak,
The Center for Public Integrity
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and
NPR
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Stories in Series
:
Investigation: Patients' Drug Options Under Medicaid Heavily Influenced By Drugmakers July 18, 2018
:
How Drug Companies Control How Their Drugs Are Covered By Medicaid July 18, 2018
:
Louisiana's New Approach To Treating Hepatitis C July 19, 2018
* 2020
"Amazon: Behind the Smiles"by
Will Evans,
Katharine Mieszkowski,
Taki Telonidis,
Rachel de Leon,
Kevin Sullivan,
Najib Aminy,
Andrew Donohue,
Esther Kaplan,
Matt Thompson,
John Barth
John Simmons Barth (; May 27, 1930 – April 2, 2024) was an American writer best known for his postmodern and metafictional fiction. His most highly regarded and influential works were published in the 1960s, and include '' The Sot-Weed Facto ...
,
Al Letson
Al Letson (born August 8, 1972) is an American writer, journalist, and radio and podcast host. Since 2013, he has served as the host of the radio show and podcast '' Reveal'' from the Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX. Before that, he c ...
,
Melissa Lewis,
Hannah Young
Hannah Young is a former British civil servant and diplomat. She served as British Consul-General in New York from January to November 2024.
Career
Born in Watford, Young worked for the Department for Exiting the European Union, the Prime Minist ...
,
Byard Duncan,
David Rodriguez,
Mwende Hinojosa,
Jim Briggs,
Fernando Arruda, and Reveal staff,
Reveal from the
Center for Investigative Reporting
The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) is a nonprofit news organization based in San Francisco, California.
CIR was founded in 1977 as the nation’s first nonprofit investigative journalism organization. It subsequently grew into a multi ...
and
PRX
* 2021
"American Rehab"by
Shoshona Walter,
Laura Starecheski,
Ike Sriskandarajah,
Brett Myers
Brett Allen Myers (born August 17, 1980) is an American singer and former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, and Cleveland Indians. Born and r ...
,
Kevin Sullivan,
Jim Briggs,
Fernando Arruda,
Katharine Mieszkowski,
Najib Aminy,
Rosemarie Ho,
Al Letson
Al Letson (born August 8, 1972) is an American writer, journalist, and radio and podcast host. Since 2013, he has served as the host of the radio show and podcast '' Reveal'' from the Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX. Before that, he c ...
,
Amy Julia Harris,
Amy Mostafa,
Matt Thompson,
Esther Kaplan,
Andy Donohue,
Amanda Pike,
Narda Zacchino,
Gabe Hongsdusit,
Sarah Mirk,
Claire Mullen,
Byard Duncan,
David Rodriguez,
Eren K. Wilson, and
Hannah Young
Hannah Young is a former British civil servant and diplomat. She served as British Consul-General in New York from January to November 2024.
Career
Born in Watford, Young worked for the Department for Exiting the European Union, the Prime Minist ...
, ''
Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting'' and ''
PRX''
Stories in Series
::#"A Desperate Call"
::#"Miracle on The Beach"
::#"A Venomous Snake"
::#"Cowboy Conman"
::#"Reagan with The Snap"
::#"The White Vans"
::#"The Work Cure"
::#"Shadow Workforce"
* 2022:
"'We're Coming for You': For Public Health Officials, a Year of Threats and Menace"by
Anna Maria Barry-Jester and
Miki Meek, ''
Kaiser Health News
KFF, which was formerly known as The Kaiser Family Foundation or The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, is an American non-profit organization, headquartered in San Francisco, California. It prefers KFF, which is its business operating name, to ...
'' and ''
This American Life
''This American Life'' is a weekly hour-long American radio program produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media and hosted by Ira Glass. It is broadcast on numerous public radio stations in the United States and internationally, and is ...
''
* 2023 (tie)
"In Trust"by
Rachel Adams-Heard,
Allison Herrera (Salinan),
Davis Land
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,
Jeff Grocott,
Samantha Storey, and
Victor Yvellez, ''
Bloomberg
Bloomberg may refer to:
People
* Daniel J. Bloomberg (1905–1984), audio engineer
* Georgina Bloomberg (born 1983), professional equestrian
* Michael Bloomberg (born 1942), American businessman and founder of Bloomberg L.P.; politician a ...
'' and ''
iHeart Radio
iHeartRadio (often shortened to just "iHeart") is an American freemium broadcast, podcast, radio streaming and Music Streaming platform owned by iHeartMedia. Founded in August 2008, iHeartRadio serves as the national umbrella brand for iHeartM ...
''
Stories in Series
:
"The List" September 6, 2022
:
"The Headright" September 6, 2022
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"The Osage Price" September 13, 2022
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"The Guardianship" September 20, 2022
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"The Association" September 27, 2022
:
"The Middlewoman" October 4, 2022
:
"The Rance Bid" October 11, 2022
:
"The Pivot" October 18, 2022
* 2023 (tie)
"Who Killed Daphne?"by
Stephen Grey
Stephen Grey (born 1968 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a British investigative journalist and special correspondent for Reuters. He received the 2006 Joe and Laurie Dine Award from the Overseas Press Club for his book ''Ghost Plane: The True Sto ...
, Jacob Borg,
Russell Finch, Nikka Singh, and the Wondery Miniseries Team, ''
Reuters
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The agency ...
'', ''
Times of Malta
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'', and ''
Wondery
Wondery is an American podcast network and publisher of podcasts including ''American History Tellers'', ''Dr. Death (podcast), Dr. Death'' and ''The Shrink Next Door''. Wondery was founded in 2016 by entrepreneur and media executive Hernan Lopez ...
''
::Stories in Series:
:
"Now I'm Really Going" July 11, 2022
:
"The Rats Nest" July 11, 2022
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"The Witch" July 18, 2022
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"Omerta" July 25, 2022
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"The Middleman" August 1, 2022
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"Everything Will Collapse" August 8, 2022
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"Slow-Moving Train Crash" August 15, 2022
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"See You All In Hell" October 21, 2022
Gerald Loeb Award winners for Video (2016–present)
* 2016: "Joanna Stern's Videos," by
Joanna Stern
Joanna Stern (born December 5, 1984) is an American technology journalist, best known for her videos and columns at ''The Wall Street Journal'' and technology news websites ''Engadget'' and ''The Verge''. She became a personal technology columni ...
and
Drew Evans for
The Wall Street Journal
''The Wall Street Journal'' (''WSJ''), also referred to simply as the ''Journal,'' is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscriptio ...
* 2017: "Cosecha de Miseria (Harvest of Misery) & The Source" by
Greg Gilderman,
Marisa Venegas,
Neil Katz,
Solly Granatstein,
Shawn Efran,
Marcus Stern,
Brandon Kieffer,
John Carlos Frey
John Carlos Frey (born November 3, 1969) is a six-time Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker, investigative journalist and author. Frey is based in Los Angeles, California.
His investigative work has been featured on programs and networks ...
,
Mónica Villamizar
Mónica Villamizar Villegas is a Colombian American broadcast freelance journalist, working for PBS Newshour, Univision. She was previously a reporter for Vice News, CBS, Al Jazeera English and ABC News (United States), ABC News.
Career
Monica V ...
and
Manuel Iglesias Perez for
Telemundo Network and
Weather.com/The Weather Channel
Videos
:
"Cosecha de Miseria (Harvest of Misery)" December 19, 2016
:
"The Source" January 19, 2017
* 2018
"Future of Money"by
Chris Buck
Christopher James Buck (born February 24, 1958) is an American film director, animator, and screenwriter known for co-directing '' Tarzan'' (1999), '' Surf's Up'' (2007) (which was nominated for the 2007 Oscar for Best Animated Feature), '' F ...
,
Kyra Darnton,
Solana Pyne,
Laurence B. Chollet,
Karen M. Sughrue,
Erik German,
Maria Villaseñor,
Noah Madoff, and
Jeff Bernier for
Retro Report
Retro Report is a US non-profit news organization that produces short-form documentaries for historical context of current news stories. The organization describes itself as a counterweight to the 24-hour news cycle. They have covered topics inclu ...
and
Quartz
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* 2019: "Blackout in Puerto Rico" by
Rick Young,
Laura Sullivan
Laura Sullivan (born about 1974) is a correspondent and investigative reporter for National Public Radio (NPR). Her investigations air regularly on ''Morning Edition'', ''All Things Considered'', and other NPR programs. She is also an on-air cor ...
,
Emma Schwartz,
Fritz Kramer and
Kate McCormick,
Frontline,
PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educat ...
, and
NPR
National Public Radio (NPR) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It serves as a national Radio syndication, syndicator to a network of more ...
Stories in Series
:
Blackout in Puerto Rico April 18, 2018
:
How FEMA Failed To Help Victims Of Hurricanes in Puerto Rico Recover May 1, 2018
:
How Puerto Rico's Debt Created A Perfect Storm Before The Storm May 2, 2018
* 2020
"'Zone Rouge': An Army of Children Toils in African Mines"by
Cynthia McFadden
Cynthia McFadden (born May 27, 1956) is an American television journalist who was the senior legal and investigative correspondent for NBC News. She was an anchor and correspondent for ABC News who co-anchored ''Nightline'', and occasionally appe ...
,
Christine Romo,
Lisa Cavazuti,
Bill Angelucci, and
Daniel Nagin
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, ''
NBC News
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'' Investigative Unit
* 2021: "Opioids, Inc." by
Thomas Jennings,
Annie Wong,
Nick Verbitsky,
Hannah Kuchler,
Rebecca Blandón,
Anna Auster, and
Shaunagh Connaire, ''
Frontline'' and ''
Financial Times
The ''Financial Times'' (''FT'') is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and also published digitally that focuses on business and economic Current affairs (news format), current affairs. Based in London, the paper is owned by a Jap ...
''
::Stories in Series:
:
"Opioids, Bribery And Wall Street: The Inside Story Of A Disgraced Drugmaker" June 18, 2020
:
"Opioids, Ic." June 23, 2020
:
"Insys Executives Are Sentenced to Prison Time, Putting Opioid Makers On Notice" June 23, 2020
* 2022: "Framing Britney Spears" by
Liz Day and
Samantha Stark, ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...
'', ''
FX'', and ''
Hulu
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::Documentaries:
:
"Framing Britney Spears":
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* 2023: "How Russia Stole Ukraine's Grain" by
Emma Scott,
Costas Paris,
Jane Lytvynenko,
Alistair MacDonald
Alistair Huistean Macdonald (18 May 1925 – 6 February 1999) was a British Labour Party politician.
Macdonald was educated at Dulwich College, Enfield Technical College and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He was a bank clerk and area treas ...
,
Lisa Schwartz
Lisa Erin Schwartz (born April 4, 1983)Birthday tweets:
*
* is an American author, actress and YouTube personality. Schwartz starred in ''Not Cool'' (2014), the TV film ''My Profile Story'' (2009), and the ABC digital series ''This Isn't Wor ...
,
Till Daldrup,
Avani Yadav,
Robert Libetti,
Christopher S. Stewart, and
Ben Weltman, ''
The Wall Street Journal
''The Wall Street Journal'' (''WSJ''), also referred to simply as the ''Journal,'' is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscriptio ...
''
References
External links
Gerald Loeb Award historical winners list
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American journalism awards
Gerald Loeb Award winners