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.
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Contest Winners


Texas Association of Broadcasters (TAB)

BEST tELEVISION BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE

“NORTHWEST AUSTIN TRIPLE MURDER”

Tony Plohetski, Heikki Mustonen
KVUE-TV, AUSTIN

BEST TELEVISION INVESTIGATIVE REPORT

“Mental Competency Consequences:
The Hidden and Unreliable Data
Texas Tracks... or Doesn't.”

Josh Hinkle, David Barer, Ben Friberg, Eric Henrikson, Rachel Gale
KXAN-TV, AUSTIN

BEST TELEVISION REPORTER

CHRISTIAN FLORES

Christan Flores
KEYE-TV, AUSTIN

BEST RADIO BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE

“Timberview High School Shooting”

Eric Bushman, Clayton Neville, Kat Boonzaier
WBAP, DALLAS/FORT WORTH

BEST RADIO REPORTER

ALAN SCAIA

Alan Scaia
KRLD, DALLAS


Texas Managing Editors (TME)

STAR BREAKING NEWS REPORT OF THE YEAR

“Winter storm uri”

Staff Writers
Corpus Christi Caller-Times

STAR PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

STUART VILLANUEVA

Stuart Villanueva
Galveston County Daily News

STAR INVESTIGATIVE REPORT OF THE YEAR


“INVisible Threat: Carbon Monoxide’s Unchecked Toll”

Perla Trevizo, Mike Hixenbaugh, Suzy Khimm, Lexi Churchill, Ren Larson
Texas Tribune

STAR REPORTER OF THE YEAR

Alex Stuckey

Alex Stuckey
Houston Chronicle

STAR OPINION WRITER OF THE YEAR

CHRIS TOMLINSON

Chris Tomlinson
Houston Chronicle


Star Online Package of the Year

“How houston floods”

Emily Foxhall, Yoli Martinez, Hilary Fung, Alexandra Kanik, Ken Ellis, Mark Mulligan, Jasmine Goldband
Houston Chronicle