Awards

American Jewish Press Association

Simon Rockower Awards, 2025

  • Excellence in Podcasting (First Place) for The Forgotten Exodus (Season 2).

 Simon Rockower Awards, 2023

  • Excellence in Writing About Women (First Place) for profile of Suzannah Heschel. (Published in Moment magazine)
  • Excellence in Personality Profiles (Second Place) for profile of Suzannah Heschel.
  • Outstanding Digital Storytelling (First Place) for The Forgotten Exodus (Season 1).

Religion Journalism Awards

Religion News Association, 2019

Excellence in Religion Reporting (First Place) for investigative reporting that prompted reorganization of nation’s top megachurch. (Published in the Chicago Tribune).

American Academy of Religion, 2008

• Best In-Depth Reporting on Religion (First Place) for prescient coverage of President Obama’s former pastor, how rabbis grapple with the most troubling story of the prophet Abraham, and a Catholic man’s pilgrimage to 365 churches in 365 days.
(Published in the Chicago Tribune).


Local Journalism Awards

Illinois Press Association, Knight Chair Award, 2019

• Best Investigative/Enterprise Reporting (First Place) for megachurch investigation.

Deadline Reporting, Chicago Headline Club, 2015

• Recognized by local chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists for covering Chicago’s new archbishop. (Published in the Chicago Tribune).