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The 2022 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Audio Reporting

Finalist: Mike Hixenbaugh, Antonia Hylton, Frannie Kelley, Reid Cherlin and Julie Shapiro of NBC News

For “Southlake,” a riveting and insightful account of an anti-Critical Race Theory movement in a Texas community, a phenomenon that has reverberated through school districts across the country.

Nominated Work

Biography

Mike Hixenbaugh is a senior investigative reporter for NBC News, based in Houston. He graduated from the University of Akron in 2007 before going to work at newspapers in Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia and Texas.

Antonia Hylton is a correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC, reporting at the intersection of politics, civil rights, and immigration. Prior to joining NBC, Antonia was a correspondent and producer at Vice News Tonight, where she won an Emmy for her reporting on family separations at the southern border.

Frannie Kelley is a producer, editor and reporter who grew up all over the place and stays on the road for work. She’s made radio and podcasts with NPR, Spotify, Vox, Slate, Facebook, and NBC News.

Reid Cherlin is the managing editor of the audio unit at NBC News and executive producer of the unit's narrative podcasts. Prior to joining NBC News, Reid was head writer at Vice News Tonight. Early in his career he served in the White House and on Capitol Hill.

Julie Shapiro is the assistant managing editor for enterprise at NBC News Digital, where she oversees features and investigations. Previously, she was an editor at TIME and DNAinfo New York, and she has also covered New York City as a reporter.

Winners

Prize Winner in Audio Reporting in 2022:

Staffs of Futuro Media, New York, N.Y. and PRX, Boston, Mass.

For “Suave,” a brutally honest and immersive profile of a man reentering society after serving more than 30 years in prison. Audio Reporting

Finalists

Nominated as finalists in Audio Reporting in 2022:

Eyder Peralta, Solomon Fisseha, Alsanosi Adam and Halima Athumani of National Public Radio

For their compelling, accessible and empathetic stories on the complicated war and threats to democracy in East Africa, an area of the world that rarely gets sustained coverage.

The Jury

Sitara Nieves(Chair)

Faculty, The Poynter Institute

Sumi Aggarwal

Editor-in-Chief, Reveal | from The Center for Investigative Reporting

N’Jeri Eaton

Head of Audio and Podcast Programming, Netflix, Los Angeles, Calif.

Renita Jablonski

Director of Audio, The Washington Post

Jacqueline Petchel

Professor of Practice, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University

Bilal Qureshi

Culture Writer and Radio Journalist, New York City

Christina M. Tapper

Executive Producer, Spotify, Los Angeles, Calif.

Winners in Audio Reporting

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2022 Prize Winners

Feature Writing

Jennifer Senior of The Atlantic

For an unflinching portrait of a family’s reckoning with loss in the 20 years since 9/11, masterfully braiding the author's personal connection to the story with sensitive reporting that reveals the long reach of grief.
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