Awards

Movies have the Oscars. Music has the Grammys. In journalism, there is no higher honor than the Pulitzer Prize. Starting in 1964, writers at the Tampa Bay Times have won 13 Pulitzer Prizes. We exposed local schools where students were consigned to failure. We revealed abuses by the Church of Scientology. We got fluoride put back in the public water supply.

We did that work–which was difficult, expensive and sometimes risky–not for the recognition from our journalism peers. To win a Pulitzer Prize, the work must be excellent. But there is plenty of excellent work that never wins the prize. Our archives are rich with stories that are every bit as good as those that won the Pulitzer Prize.

We come to work to help our readers know their communities, and to make the Tampa Bay region a better place. We want our kids to learn in good schools, our neighbors to live in decent housing, our taxes to be spent wisely, our environment to be healthy. When our work earns the admiration of our peers around the country, we are proud. But what counts most is the difference we can make here at home.

Read the Pultizer winners on TampaBay.com

Our Winners

2021

WINNER
Kathleen McGrory and
Neil Bedi

LOCAL
REPORTING

2016

WINNER
Michael LaForgia, Cara Fitzpatrick and Lisa Gartner

LOCAL
REPORTING

2016

WINNER
Leonora LaPeter Anton, Anthony Cormier and Michael Braga

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

2014

WINNER
Will Hobson and Michael LaForgia

LOCAL
REPORTING

2013

WINNER
Tim Nickens and Daniel Ruth

EDITORIAL
WRITING

2009

WINNER
Bill Adair and the staff of PolitiFact.com

NATIONAL
REPORTING

2009

WINNER
Lane DeGregory

FEATURE
WRITING

1998

WINNER
Thomas French

FEATURE
WRITING

1995

WINNER
Jeffrey Good

EDITORIAL
WRITING

1991

WINNER
Sheryl James

FEATURE
WRITING

1985

WINNER
Lucy Morgan and Jack Reed

INVESTIGATIVE
REPORTING

1980

WINNER
Bette Swenson Orsini and Charles Stafford

NATIONAL
REPORTING

1964

WINNER
Times Staff

PUBLIC
SERVICE

Other Notable Awards

2021

National Headliner Award, “Targeted”
Best in Show; 1^st Place, Investigations

2021

Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism, Targeted

2021

Scripps Howard Award, “Targeted”
Local Investigations Reporting