Rob Burgess - Awards list

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

  

                                             

Here's a list of the awards I've been honored to receive for my writing. Click the links below to read more about each:

2013

Winner - First Place - Best General Commentary - Division 5 - 2013 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest
 

2014 

Winner - Second Place - Best General Commentary - Division 5 - 2014 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest

2015

Winner - Staff - First Place - Best Multimedia Package - Division 2 - 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors Journalism Contest #

Winner - Staff - First Place - Best Special Section - Division 5 - 2015 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest #

2016

Winner - Staff - Second Place - Best Ongoing News Coverage - Division 5 - 2016 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest

2017

Winner - Staff - Third Place - Best Spot News Coverage - Division 2 - 2017 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors Journalism Contest *

Winner - Second Place - Best Editorial Writer - Division 5 - 2017 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest 

Winner - Staff - Second Place - Best News Coverage Under Deadline Pressure - 2017 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest *

Winner - First Place - Coverage of Government or Politics (publication circulation below 30,000) - Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists 2017 Best in Indiana Contest

2019

Winner – Third Place - Arts and Entertainment Writing (publication circulation below 30,000) - Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists 2019 Best in Indiana Contest

2020

Winner – Second Place – Personality Profile (publication circulation below 30,000) - Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists 2020 Best in Indiana Contest

Winner – Third Place – Environmental Reporting (publication circulation below 30,000) - Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists 2020 Best in Indiana Contest

Winner – Third Place – Criminal Justice Reporting (publication circulation below 30,000) - Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists 2020 Best in Indiana Contest

2021

 

Winner – Third Place – Best Feature Photo – Division 1 – 2021 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest

 

Winner – Third Place – Best Profile Feature – Division 1 – 2021 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest

Winner – Second Place – Headline Writing – Division 1 – 2021 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest

Winner – First Place – Best Business or Economic News Coverage – Division 1 – 2021 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest

Winner – Third Place – Best Personality Profile (publication circulation below 30,000) - Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists 2021 Best in Indiana Contest

Winner – Second Place – Best Education Reporting (publication circulation below 30,000) - Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists 2021 Best in Indiana Contest

2022

Winner – First Place – Best Editorial Page – Division: Nondailies less than 1,500 – 2022 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Journalism Awards

Winner – First Place – Best Website – Division: Nondailies less than 1,500 – 2022 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Journalism Awards

Winner – First Place – Best Business or Economic News – Division: Nondailies less than 1,500 – 2022 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Journalism Awards

Winner – First Place – Best Short Feature Story – Division: Nondailies less than 1,500 – 2022 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Journalism Awards

Winner – Second Place – Best Headline Writing – Division: Nondailies less than 1,500 – 2022 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Journalism Awards

Winner – Third Place – Best Headline Writing – Division: Nondailies less than 1,500 – 2022 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Journalism Awards

Winner – Second Place – Best General News Photo – Division: Nondailies less than 1,500 – 2022 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Journalism Awards

Winner – Third Place – Best Portrait – Division: Nondailies less than 1,500 – 2022 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Journalism Awards

Winner – Third Place – Best Profile Feature – Division: Nondailies less than 1,500 – 2022 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Journalism Awards

Winner – Third Place – Best Medical or Science Reporting (Publication circulation below 10,000) - Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists 2022 Best of Indiana Journalism Contest

Winner – Second Place – Best Business or Consumer Affairs Reporting (Publication circulation below 10,000) - Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists 2022 Best of Indiana Journalism Contest

Winner – Second Place – Best Environmental Reporting (Publication circulation below 10,000) - Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists 2022 Best of Indiana Journalism Contest

2024

Winner - Editorial Staff - Informa Connect - Wealth Management Magazine - Best News Coverage - Brand Revenue of $3,000,000 to $7,000,000 - 2024 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) Jesse H. Neal Awards

Honorable Mention - Best Feature Article - Trade, Association, and Business Publications International (TABPI) - 2024 Tabbie Awards

2025

Winner – Regional Bronze Award – All Content Category – Government Coverage – American Society of Business Publication Editors' (ASBPE) – 2025 Azbee Awards of Excellence – Northeast Region

Finalist - Financial Planning Magazine - Best Coverage of the 2024 Election on Your Served Market - Brand Revenue of $3,000,000 to $7,000,000 - 2025 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) Jesse H. Neal Awards

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 STAFF AWARDS

 

I've also been honored to be a part of several staff awards:

2014

Winner - First Place - Kokomo Tribune - Website of the Year - Division 1 - 2014 Best of CNHI Editorial Contest ^

2015

Winner - Second Place - Kokomo Tribune - General Excellence - Division 5 - 2015 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest

Winner - Staff - Second Place - Best Online Site/Web Page - Division 5 - 2015 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest ^

2016

Winner - Staff - Second Place - Best Digital Presence - Division 2 - 2016 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors Journalism Contest ^

Winner - Staff - Third Place - General Excellence - Division 5 - 2016 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest

2023

Finalist - Editorial Staff - Informa Connect - Wealth Management Magazine - Best Range of Work By a Media Brand - Brand Revenue of $3,000,000 to $7,000,000 - 2023 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) Jesse H. Neal Awards

2024

Finalist - Editorial Staff - Informa Connect - Wealth Management Magazine - Best Industry Coverage - Brand Revenue of $3,000,000 to $7,000,000 - 2024 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) Jesse H. Neal Awards

Finalist - Editorial Staff - Informa Connect - Wealth Management Magazine - Best Range of Work By a Media Brand - Brand Revenue of $3,000,000 to $7,000,000 - 2024 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) Jesse H. Neal Awards

2025

Finalist - Editorial Staff - Informa Connect - Wealth Management Magazine - Best Range of Work By a Media Brand - Brand Revenue of $3,000,000 to $7,000,000 - 2025 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) Jesse H. Neal Awards

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Key:

# = These were won for the Nov. 17, 2014 Kokomo Tribune special section, "One Year Later," to which I contributed audio, wrote one of the main stories and compiled three sidebars. 

* = These were won for the Kokomo Tribune coverage of the Aug. 24, 2016 tornadoes, to which I contributed two stories.

^ = These were won for the Kokomo Tribune website, of which I was an administrator.