Lauren Gilger

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Lauren Gilger is an award-winning journalist whose work has impacted communities large and small, exposing injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless and marginalized. She is dedicated to building community through storytelling and believes everyone has a story to tell.

Gilger worked as an investigative producer and reporter for ABC15 News in Phoenix after earning her master’s degree in broadcast journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 2011, where she was named Outstanding Graduate Student.

She was the recipient of the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award and an Edward R. Murrow Award in 2013 after her work forced one of the world’s largest automakers to recall more than 700,000 SUVs.

Her work has uncovered the systemic separation of immigrant families in the detention system, put pressure on the FDA to review a controversial form of birth control that has injured women worldwide, and exposed the backlog of untested rape kits in the country’s sixth-largest metro area.

In the Valley, Gilger has worked as a contributor for the Phoenix New Times and a clerk at the East Valley Tribune. Nationally, her work has appeared in the Washington Post and on ABC’s Nightline.

She earned her undergraduate degree from Fordham University, studying French, visual arts and American Catholic studies.

Journalism is in Gilger’s blood. She grew up in newsrooms as her mother worked at newspapers across the country.

Title Author(s) Publication Date
Nearly Half Of AZ's Early Voting Ballot Already Submitted Lauren Gilger Aug. 17, 2018
Aretha Franklin Dies At 76 Lauren Gilger, Mark Brodie Aug. 16, 2018
How Are Tropical Cyclones Connected To Monsoon Storms? Lauren Gilger Aug. 16, 2018
The Art Behind Arizona Opera's Costumes Lauren Gilger Aug. 16, 2018
A Debate Over Debates Crops Up In Some AZ Primaries Lauren Gilger, Mark Brodie Aug. 16, 2018
AZ FedEx Driver Logs 450K Miles Without An Accident Lauren Gilger Aug. 15, 2018
Study: Most Women Face Double Bind In The Workplace Lauren Gilger Aug. 15, 2018
Officials Worry About Funding Delays For Tempe Streetcar Mark Brodie, Lauren Gilger Aug. 15, 2018
Death Row Inmate's Conviction Thrown Out Lauren Gilger Aug. 15, 2018
Recruiters Get Bounty For Placing Kids In Charter Schools Lauren Gilger, Steve Goldstein Aug. 14, 2018
Why Bus Ridership Is Up In Phoenix, Around The U.S. Lauren Gilger Aug. 14, 2018
Mammoth City Pipes In Desperate Need Of Replacement Lauren Gilger, Steve Goldstein Aug. 14, 2018
Vania Guevara Discusses Her Unexpected Council Seat Lauren Gilger Aug. 14, 2018
Ducey Declines Gubernatorial Debate Invite Lauren Gilger, Steve Goldstein Aug. 14, 2018
Yosemite Valley Reopens To Visitors Lauren Gilger Aug. 14, 2018
AZ Republicans Ask Trump To Endorse Rep. McSally Lauren Gilger, Sarah Ventre Aug. 13, 2018
Preseason Arizona Cardinals Game Shows Promise Lauren Gilger, Mark Brodie Aug. 13, 2018
What Did ADHS Find In Inspections Of Southwest Key Facilities? Lauren Gilger Aug. 13, 2018
BBC Look Ahead: Brazil's Presidential Election Lauren Gilger Aug. 13, 2018
Study Reveals Economic Impact Of Immigrants In Phoenix Lauren Gilger Aug. 10, 2018
Monsoon Stories: Kyle Waites, James Hall At The Zoo Lauren Gilger, Annika Cline Aug. 9, 2018
Residents Fight To Keep Tucson 'Weird And Wonderful' Lauren Gilger Aug. 9, 2018
Tempe Public Works Managers Face Harassment Allegations Lauren Gilger Aug. 9, 2018
Hazy Aftermath Of An Arizona Monsoon Storm Lauren Gilger, Mark Brodie Aug. 9, 2018
Screaming Pit Bull From Flagstaff Gains Internet Fame Lauren Gilger Aug. 8, 2018

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