Brandon Girod
Awards
Florida Society of News Editors
2017 - Best Niche Site/Mobile App for The Bacon -- All Divisions
Won first place in all division for the Best Niche Site/Mobile App category for The Bacon, a local entertainment app. A website or mobile app separate from newspaper’s main site, or a “special channel” on the main site, that presents different content from the main site. Content/theme/topic can be from any field. Judges will look for creativity, reader interaction, attractiveness of the site, evidence of popularity, and ad support.
Florida Society of News Editors
2021 - Breaking News Reporting -- Division C
Won first place in the Division C Breaking News Reporting category for Hurricane Sally coverage. Reporting, by an individual or a team, of a single breaking news event across all available publishing platforms. Each entry is limited to coverage of the first 48 hours.
Florida Society of News Editors
2020 - Breaking News Reporting -- Division C
Won first place in Breaking News Reporting Division C for coverage of the NAS Pensacola terrorist attack.