For a distinguished example of audio journalism that serves the public interest, characterized by revelatory reporting and illuminating storytelling, Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).
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.
Maria Hinojosa, Luis “Suave” Gonzalez, Maggie Freleng, Julieta Martinelli and Marlon Bishop accept the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting from Columbia University President Lee Bollinger. (Eileen Barroso/Columbia University)
Winning Work
February 9, 2021
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.
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.
The Jury
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
Lisa Hagen of WABE, Atlanta, Chris Haxel of KCUR, Kansas City, Graham Smith and Robert Little of National Public Radio
For an investigative series on “no compromise” gun rights activists that illuminated the profound differences and deepening schism between American conservatives.
Staff of This American Life with Molly O'Toole of the Los Angeles Times and Emily Green, freelancer, Vice News
For “The Out Crowd,” revelatory, intimate journalism that illuminates the personal impact of the Trump Administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy.
2022 Prize Winners
Salamishah Tillet, contributing critic at large, The New York Times
For learned and stylish writing about Black stories in art and popular culture–work that successfully bridges academic and nonacademic critical discourse.
Lisa Falkenberg, Michael Lindenberger, Joe Holley and Luis Carrasco of the Houston Chronicle
For a campaign that, with original reporting, revealed voter suppression tactics, rejected the myth of widespread voter fraud and argued for sensible voting reforms.
Melinda Henneberger of The Kansas City Star
For persuasive columns demanding justice for alleged victims of a retired police detective accused of being a sexual predator.
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.