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.