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Nicole Vap’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Nicole leads a team of award winning reporters and producers who investigate government corruption, questionable business practices, crime, and scams targeting the people of Colorado.
Nicole and her team are the proud winners of a 2011 Columbia DuPont Silver Baton for excellence in journalism.
Nicole and her team have also won numerous regional Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards along with recognition from the Colorado Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. Nicole is also a newsroom l…
Nicole Vap’s Journalist Portfolio
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Awards
See all 4 awards →The duPont Columbia Award
2011
"9News at 10, Keys to the Castle," "The 9News team spent months unraveling a string of predatory frauds that created two sets of victims – those facing foreclosure and those looking to rent. They followed the story halfway around the world to expose a man taking advantage of foreclosed homeowners and desperate renters in five states, including Colorado. The team talked to dozens of victims, used local, state and federal public records, court records, surveillance and social networking to uncover the plot. Their dogged reporting sparked state and federal investigations of similar fraud in other states, and is a telling part of the larger story of America’s mortgage crisis." Jace Larson, investigative reporter; Nicole Vap, investigative executive producer; Anna Hewson, investigative producer, photojournalist View Keys to the Castle: 9news.com/rss/story.aspx?storyid=125381. View a video journal from 9News: vimeo.com/dupontawards/2011-9news.
Investigative Reporters and Editors Award
2012 - Finalist-FOI Award
In a joint investigation with the Denver Post, 9NEWS uncovered 72 of the 175 Colorado children who have died of child abuse over the past 5 years were known to the agency that is supposed to keep them safe--human services. The series revealed how those children were “Failed to Death” by each and every person they had ever known. Reporters fought for access to public documents, police reports, and court records, along with convincing key stakeholders to allow them unprecedented access to every step of the child welfare process. The reporters uncovered a system where accountability and transparency is nearly non-existent and caseworkers find it nearly impossible to assess which children will live and which will not. Since the series first aired, the Colorado Legislature has put a priority on fixing the child welfare system.
Edward R. Murrow Award
2010 - Continuing Coverage
9Wants to Know Investigative team honored for their work following the Najibullah Zazi terrorism arrest.
Heartland Emmy Award
2013
Nicole has won numerous regional Emmy awards including the most recent in 2013 for Investigative Report, "Caught on tape--cops running red lights". The 9Wants to Know investigation into Denver Police officers getting away with running red lights for non-emergency situations prompted immediate change to policy in the city. Nicole has won other Regional Emmy Awards for stories on the Foreclosure crisis, social media interaction following a series of stories on a Sexual Predator sting, and an investigation into websites frequented by students in several local school districts.