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
Expert: Self-driving vehicle expansion is inevitable Mark Brodie March 20, 2024
Photographer Kiliii Yüyan documents 'Life on Thin Ice' in the Arctic Mark Brodie March 20, 2024
How Rep. Hernandez's Jewish faith drives her work Lauren Gilger March 20, 2024
Phoenix eyes changes to police oversight office Matthew Casey March 20, 2024
Tempe seeks public feedback on change to zoning to allow guest houses Matthew Casey March 20, 2024
Save or spend $80 million in city budget? Phoenix residents weigh in Christina Estes March 20, 2024
AZ business leaders decry GOP border bills similar to Texas law stuck in legal limbo Wayne Schutsky, Camryn Sanchez March 20, 2024
Biden arrives in Arizona to campaign, announce new semiconductor funding Ben Giles March 19, 2024
Border Patrol seizes 27 protected parrots at Nogales Port of Entry Spencer West March 20, 2024
As budget deadline looms in D.C., Arizona leaders say border funding is still elusive Alisa Reznick March 19, 2024
Biden, Trump cruise to victory in Presidential Preference Election Ben Giles, Camryn Sanchez, Wayne Schutsky March 19, 2024
AZDHS campaign raises naloxone awareness to prevent opioid overdoses Alisa Reznick March 19, 2024
Scottsdale parent sues different district over ELL program Bridget Dowd March 19, 2024
SpaceX launches 22 new Starlink satellites Jacob Suever March 19, 2024
Senate committee passes resolution barring counties from creating vote centers Greg Hahne March 19, 2024
Search begins for new Highland Justice Precinct constable after resignation Bridget Dowd March 19, 2024
As more schools implement no-phone policies, Arizona educators report positive results Bridget Dowd March 21, 2024
Debate rages on about whether Pluto should be classified as a planet Lauren Gilger March 19, 2024
What turnout in AZ Presidential Preference Election could mean for 2 major candidates Lauren Gilger March 19, 2024
Survey: Support for same-sex marriage, other LGTBQ+ protections has declined Kathy Ritchie March 20, 2024
Grand Canyon celebrates decade milestone for tribal cultural demos program Gabriel Pietrorazio March 21, 2024
Nonbinary teen's death was ruled a suicide. Arizona advocate says it's murder Kathy Ritchie March 19, 2024
Bill to define memory care is in Arizona Senate after bill on long-term care cameras fails Kathy Ritchie March 19, 2024
Arizona state Rep. Jevin Hodge resigns Greg Hahne, Camryn Sanchez, Wayne Schutsky March 19, 2024
Phoenix native shares what he loves about being in opera Mark Brodie March 19, 2024

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