Listed below are the most recent winners of the Charles E. Green Awards for Excellence in Journalism, awarded annually by the Headliners Foundation in partnership with the Texas Managing Editors (TME) and the Texas Association of Broadcasters (TAB). To view the winning entries, click on the name of the winner or winning story to access the entry materials, the judge's comments, and the judge’s biography. Click on the links to the right to enjoy winning entries from previous years. Click here to read the media release.
Contest Winners
Texas Association of Broadcasters (TAB)
BEST BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE by a television station
“Tornado emergency”
KHOU 11 News
KHOU
BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORT by a television station
“Broken Trust”
Tanya Eiserer, Mark Smith, Rick Rysso
WFAA
BEST TELEVISION REPORTER
Marcelino Benito
Marcelino Benito
KHOU
BEST BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE by a radio station
“Two dead among numerous people found 'suffocating' in train car in Texas”
Joey Palacios
KSTX Texas Public Radio
BEST RADIO REPORTER
Nathan Bernier
Nathan Bernier
KUT/KUTX/KXBT/KUTX
Texas Managing Editors (TME)
STAR BREAKING NEWS REPORT OF THE YEAR
“Texas two-city shooting rampage”
Staff
Austin American-Statesman
STAR PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
OMAR ORNELAS
Omar Ornelas
El Paso Times
STAR INVESTIGATIVE REPORT OF THE YEAR
“Profiting from missing children”
Kiah Collier, Jeremy Schwartz, Lexi Churchill
Texas Tribune
STAR REPORTER OF THE YEAR
Eleanor klibanoff
Eleanor Klibanoff
Texas Tribune
STAR OPINION WRITER OF THE YEAR
Nancy M. Preyer-Johnson
Nancy M. Preyer-Johnson
San Antonio Express-News
Overall Excellence Across Both Organizations
Joint Competition: TAB and TME Best Online Package —
Best Multimedia/Digital Storytelling
“pumped”
Gabrielle Munoz, Raul Alonzo, Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard Staff
Texas Standard