2024 National Headliner Awards Announced

2024 Awards Announced

Winner

2024 Grand Awards

Nick Oza Best of Show Photography Award

“A Single Shot”
Sam Gomez
The Oregonian/OregonLive

Judges’ Comments: Samuel Gomez takes a stroll downtown which becomes a nightmare as he witnesses the fatal shooting of a road rage victim, and as Gomez raises his smartphone to record the scene, he is shot (in the leg) by the gunman who then pulls away from the scene.

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2024 Grand Awards

Radio

“When conditions align, skaters seek out ‘wild ice’”
Dan Kraker
MPR News

Judges’ comments: When conditions are just right, Minnesota’s famed lakes create perfect conditions for ice larking – and this delightful and thorough adventure from MPR comes with a symphonic rendering of the many sounds the just-right ice can make.

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2024 National Headliner Awards announced

The winners of the 90th National Headliner Awards have been announced. The annual contest honors the best print, radio, television and online journalism in the United States published during 2023. See the Winners in the following categories:

PRINT / PHOTO TV / RADIO ONLINE GRAND WINNERS

Founded in 1934 by the Press Club of Atlantic City, the National Headliner Awards program is one of the oldest and largest annual contests recognizing journalistic merit in the communications industry.

The first National Headliner Awards were presented in 1935.  Since then, more than 2,850 Headliner medallions have been presented to outstanding writers, photographers, daily newspapers, magazines, graphic artists, radio and television stations and networks, and news syndicates.

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Photo award renamed to honor Nick Oza

The National Headliner Awards announces that its Best in Show photo award will be renamed in honor of former judge Nick Oza, who died in 2021.
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Headliner Awards History

Learn about the storied history of the Headliner Awards, from its start in 1933 through present day.
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