2016 Studs Terkel Award winner: Cecilia Vaisman
Cecilia Vaisman is our first posthumously Studs Terkel Award winner. We celebrate her legacy in storytelling April 7. See samples of her work.
2016 Studs Terkel Award winner: Richard Steele
This year, we honor WBEZ's Richard Steele at the Studs Terkel Awards April 7. He's one of five winners. See samples of his work and more.
2016 Studs Terkel Uplifting Voices Award winner: Aurie Pennick
This year, we celebrate Aurie Pennick as Studs Terkel Uplifting Voices award April 7. See the impact she's had on Chicago communities.
COMMENTARY: Demeaning or detailed? Sarah Karp's profile
Of course, I had no intention of demeaning Karp. Still, it’s not always what the writer thinks that matters. Some people saw "sexist" in what I wrote. And I am grateful to all of you who took the time to write me.
2016 Studs Terkel Award winner: Sarah Karp
This year, we honor investigative reporter Sarah Karp for her 15 years of excellence in journalism at the 2016 Studs Terkel Awards. She is one of five people we're honoring on April 7. See samples of work and more.
2016 Studs Terkel Award winner: Lolly Bowean
This year, we honor Lolly Bowean, a general assignment reporter at the Chicago Tribune. She's one of five winners for the 2016 Studs Terkel Community Media Awards on April 7. Here's sample of her work.
Studs Terkel Awards
Louis B. “Studs” Terkel was our patron saint from the founding of the organization in 1989, until he died in 2008.Join us this year to honor our class of 2016 winners.
Studs speaks: Community journalism and our responsibility
"My life belongs to the whole community, as as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it what I can." Studs Terkel quotes George Bernard Shaw