Awards

2025

Won Earphones Award for producing the audiobook, Of Monsters and Mainframes

2024

Nominated for an Audie Award in the Thriller/Suspense category for producing the audiobook, The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carré.

2020

Recognition of Tremendous Attainment – Received recognition from The General Assembly of the State of Ohio – Ohio Senate for work in journalism.

Touchstone Award for Excellence in Journalism – Podcast, received during the annual Toledo Press Club Awards on behalf of my ongoing weekly series, The Rough Draft Diaries.

2017

Touchstone Award for Excellence in Journalism – Broadcast Radio, received during the annual Toledo Press Club Awards on behalf of my ongoing weekly series, The Rough Draft Diaries.

2016

Touchstone Award for Excellence in Journalism – Broadcast Radio, received during the annual Toledo Press Club Awards on behalf of my ongoing weekly series, The Rough Draft Diaries.

The Rough Draft Diaries was voted Best Podcast in the city of Toledo by The Toledo City Paper.

2013

The self-written, self-produced 10-min Counterpoint story, “Who Are You Voting For?” won first place in the News Feature category for College Radio at the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.

I also shared first place with George Jackson III and Eric Iden for Station Activities Report of the same year.