Connor Sheets

Connor Sheets is an experienced, award-winning journalist based in Birmingham, Alabama, where he is an investigative reporter for The Birmingham News.
He has a knack for hard-hitting, revealing investigations, and also possesses the nuance and sensibility necessary to write compelling and revealing profiles and features.
Connor's journalism has appeared in publications including The Washington Post, Newsweek, Salon, The Baltimore Sun, The New York Post, The (Frederick, Md.) Gazette, The Buffalo News, International Business Times, United Press International, Metro New York, The Virginian-Pilot and Nigeria's The Nation and Daily Trust newspapers.
Connor has appeared on broadcast platforms including WNYU, South Africa's Channel Islam International radio, Spain's iTalkFM radio, IBTimes TV, CUNY TV and Nigeria's Channels TV network.
Connor received the New York Press Association's prestigious Writer of the Year award in April 2011 for his hard-hitting, nuanced reporting on the diverse communities of Queens, N.Y., for TimesLedger Newspapers.
He has since reported from countries including Nigeria, Poland, Japan and China.
A 2007 graduate of the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism, he has written a book of poetry and two short novels, all of which remain unpublished. Connor is a talented guitarist and rabid NBA fan, even though he roots for the Knicks.