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Wendy Halloran’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Wendy Halloran was awarded broadcast journalism's most coveted national award, a 2015 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award, broadcast's equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize, for her investigation into the once elite Phoenix Fire Department arson squad, in which some members falsely accused and arrested innocent people for arson fires which were not intentionally set.
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Wendy Halloran’s Journalist Portfolio
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Awards
See all 9 awards →National Headliner Award
2016 - Investigative Journalism
Wendy Halloran won a 2016 National Headliner Award for her year-long probe into the Paradise Valley School District which triggered a U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights investigation. Halloran exposed how school officials covered up an alleged sexual assault of a special needs student during the homecoming dance. Halloran also exposed how school administrators at that same high school misled students, staff and parents into believing the security cameras were functioning when they were actually fake.
duPont-Columbia Award
2015 - Investigative Journalism
Wendy Halloran was awarded broadcast journalism's most coveted national award, a 2015 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award, broadcast's equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize, for her investigation into the once elite Phoenix Fire Department arson squad, in which some members falsely accused and arrested innocent people for arson fires which were not intentionally set. The duPont Award is the broadcast equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize which is also decided by a panel of judges at Columbia University in New York.
National Headliner Award
2015 - Investigative Journalism
Founded in 1934 by the Press Club of Atlantic City, the National Headliner Awards program is one of the oldest and largest annual contests recognizing journalistic merit in the communications industry.
Edward R. Murrow Award
2015 - Investigative Journalism
The Radio Television Digital News Association has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Murrow’s pursuit of excellence in journalism embodies the spirit of the awards that carry his name. Murrow Award recipients demonstrate the excellence that Edward R. Murrow made a standard for the electronic news profession. The award is for Large Market Television in Region 3 which includes, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado.
Investigative Reporters and Editors Award Finalist
2014 - Investigative Journalism
2013 finalist for National Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Award. Among the most prestigious in journalism, for our dogged reporting into the Phoenix Fire Department's arson unit. Powerless people and fearless probes by a powerful institution that allowed its investigators to run amok.
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2014 - Investigative Journalism
2014 "First Amendment Award" from The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), Valley of the Sun for "Phoenix Fire Department arson squad members’ false claims.”
STAR Award-The First Amendment Coalition of Arizona
2013 - Investigative Journalism
The First Amendment Coalition of Arizona (FAC-AZ) presented its inaugural STAR Award, for “Supporting Transparency and Advocacy Recognition,” to Wendy Halloran, investigative reporter for KPNX-TV (Channel 12), for pursuit of public records relating to her story, “Watching Tony Die.” “The legacy of the First Amendment is a right to a free press and open government. The STAR Award celebrates and honors those meritorious efforts to keep our government transparent in the tradition of the First Amendment,
Emmy Awards
Investigative Journalism
2011 EMMY AWARD: Investigative Series: “Breach of Trust” 2012 EMMY AWARD: Societal Concerns: “Suicide in Arizona Prisons” 2013 EMMY AWARD: Education: “It’s the Principal!" 2013 EMMY AWARD: Societal Concerns: “Watching Tony Die” 2013 EMMY AWARD: Team Coverage: “Office Shooting”
Associated Press Media Editors Journalism Excellence Award
2008 - Investigative Journalism
Best Investigative Reporter for 2008, 2009 and 2010 by the Alabama Associated Press. Twice, the Alabama Associated Press named Halloran that state's "Best Specialized Reporter of the Year," for her consumer investigations. She was also awarded Best Series by the Alabama AP for "Where's the Justice?" an investigation that exposed a loophole in Alabama's DUI law that allows drunk drivers who kill-to keep their driver's license.