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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
Journalist makes the case for open borders — and it doesn't mean no borders Lauren Gilger March 4, 2024
Republican lawmakers consider bill to ban Arizona voting centers Ignacio Ventura March 4, 2024
First Lady Jill Biden makes campaign stop in Tucson at pro-choice rally Ignacio Ventura March 4, 2024
Federal court upholds protections for endangered bird Ignacio Ventura March 4, 2024
AZ lawmakers consider bill to expand use of deadly force against trespassers Ignacio Ventura March 3, 2024
AZ forest officials prepare for upcoming fire season Ignacio Ventura March 3, 2024
Tucson to discuss return of transit fare collection Ignacio Ventura March 2, 2024
SRP will cut down trees near power lines, but will plant more around Phoenix Tom Maxedon March 3, 2024
Federal court won't stop land transfer of Oak Flat to mining company Gabriel Pietrorazio
Associated Press
March 1, 2024
$2.3M to go toward affordable single family homes in Guadalupe Kirsten Dorman March 4, 2024
A groundwater protection bill advancing at AZ Capitol faces opposition from rural stakeholders Camryn Sanchez March 4, 2024
Controversial housing bill stalls at the AZ Senate Camryn Sanchez March 1, 2024
Peoria arts festival showcases students in band, choir and dance Tom Maxedon March 1, 2024
Arizona Board of Regents Chair Fred DuVal steps down Camryn Sanchez
Paola Rodriguez/AZPM
March 1, 2024
Arizona announces new statewide heat officer, plans for relief after record deaths in 2023 Katherine Davis-Young March 1, 2024
CDC relaxes some of its COVID-19 safety protocols Tom Maxedon March 1, 2024
Republican legislators speak out against proposed abortion ballot measure Katherine Davis-Young March 1, 2024
Man whose son was killed by Phoenix police asks City Council for full Justice Department findings Matthew Casey March 4, 2024
Gas prices continue to climb in Arizona Greg Hahne March 1, 2024
AZ House gives preliminary OK to bill adding course before driver's tests Greg Hahne
Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services
March 1, 2024
AZ Senate denies bid to adjourn House so 17 members can go to Israel Greg Hahne
Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services
March 1, 2024
ADOT taking comments on multibillion-dollar projects Tom Maxedon March 3, 2024
Arizona sends crews to help battle biggest wildfires in Texas history Jill Ryan
Associated Press
March 1, 2024
Federal judge upholds provisions of Arizona's voting laws that require proof of citizenship Wayne Schutsky
Associated Press
March 1, 2024
How Cala's executive chef talked his way into Valley's best kitchens at 15 Lauren Gilger March 1, 2024

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