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
Lake vows to appeal after losing her final election claim Lauren Gilger
Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services
May 23, 2023
AZ, neighboring states reached historic deal to protect future of Colorado River Lauren Gilger May 22, 2023
Elvia Díaz: Why Brittney Griner stood for the national anthem in her first game back Lauren Gilger May 22, 2023
'Fat Talk' aims to change how parents address weight, health and self-worth Lauren Gilger May 22, 2023
Why this Tucson author only made 100 copies of his new book Lauren Gilger May 19, 2023
Co-founder of the revived Hayden Flour Mills gets a James Beard nomination Lauren Gilger May 18, 2023
Maricopa County needs its transportation tax on the ballot. The Legislature is in the way Lauren Gilger, Ben Giles May 18, 2023
At the Welcome Center, asylum-seekers can take a breath Lauren Gilger May 18, 2023
Here's how to make friends — even as an adult Lauren Gilger May 17, 2023
How Phoenix is preparing to protect people who are homeless from heat Lauren Gilger May 16, 2023
How the KKK rose to power in the heartland in the 1920s Lauren Gilger May 15, 2023
This Grand Canyon pipeline is getting a $200M upgrade Lauren Gilger, Nick Sanchez May 15, 2023
This Arizona artist wants you to step inside her work in her new book Lauren Gilger May 12, 2023
Sheriff: Title 42 end a step toward returning to immigration normalcy Lauren Gilger May 11, 2023
AZ legislators believe new budget has something for everyone Lauren Gilger May 11, 2023
You don't have to be athletic to enjoy outdoor adventures across AZ Lauren Gilger May 10, 2023
Title 42 is ending. How the Yuma mayor is preparing the city for it Lauren Gilger May 10, 2023
Gosar and Lake in Hungary for Conservative Political Action Conference Lauren Gilger May 10, 2023
Pinal County’s ex-elections director saw errors before Election Day Lauren Gilger May 9, 2023
Operas explore technology, climate change and gun violence Lauren Gilger May 9, 2023
How COVID-19 has impacted storytelling forever Lauren Gilger May 9, 2023
Díaz and Kwok: City must look at causes of homelessness Lauren Gilger May 8, 2023
Here's how people get guns illegally in the United States Lauren Gilger May 8, 2023
Exhibition follows a monarch butterfly's migration through mixed reality Lauren Gilger May 5, 2023
Sheriff Penzone explains why keeping drugs out of jails isn't possible Lauren Gilger May 4, 2023

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