Listed below are the most recent winners for the Charles E. Green Awards for Excellence in Journalism, awarded annually by the Headliners Foundation in partnership with the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors (TAPME) and the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters (TAPB). Select the category you wish to review to access that winner’s entry materials, along with comments from the category judge and the judge’s biography.  Winners of previous contests can be accessed in the “Recent Contests” area to the right on this screen.


Contest Winners

Texas Associated Press Broadcasters (TAPB)

The TAPB awards were announced April 27, 2019 at the Headliners Club in Austin.

BEST TELEVISION REPORTER

KEVIN REECE

Kevin Reece
WFAA-TV, Dallas/Fort Worth

BEST TELEVISION INVESTIGATIVE REPORT

“Atmos gas explosion”

WFAA-TV, Dallas/Fort Worth

BEST RADIO REPORTER

ASHLEY LOPEZ

Ashley Lopez
KUT Radio, Austin

BEST SPOT NEWS BY A RADIO STATION

“Santa fe school shooting”

News Radio 1080 KRLD

BEST SPOT NEWS BY A TELEVISION STATION

“Austin bomber”

KVUE-TV, Austin


Texas Associated Press Managing Editors (TAPME)

The TAPME awards were announced March 3, 2019 at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin.

STAR BREAKING NEWS REPORT OF THE YEAR

"Austin bombing: The final day"

Staff Writers
Austin American-Statesman

STAR PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

JAY JANNER

Jay Janner
Austin American-Statesman

STAR INVESTIGATIVE REPORT OF THE YEAR

“Pain and Profit”

J. David McSwane and Andrew Chavez
The Dallas Morning News

STAR REPORTER OF THE YEAR

Marina Starleaf-Riker

Marina Starleaf-Riker
The Victoria Advocate

STAR OPINION WRITER OF THE YEAR

Bridget Grumet

Bridget Grumet
Austin American-Statesman


Overall Excellence Across the Associated Press Organizations

JOINT COMPETITION: TAPB AND TAPME BEST ONLINE PACKAGE

"La Frontera - Stories of Life Along the Texas-Mexico Border"

KUT Radio, Austin

To see the full list of winners across divisions in all of the TAPME contests, please click here.