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
Despite Voter Turnout, Is There Still A Voting Crisis? Lauren Gilger Nov. 30, 2018
What Does The FDA's 'First In The World' Policy Entail? Lauren Gilger Nov. 29, 2018
Gay Wedding Invitation Card Lawsuit Heads To Arizona Supreme Court Will Stone, Lauren Gilger Nov. 29, 2018
Family Separations At The Border Continue Lauren Gilger Nov. 29, 2018
Glendale School District Changes Immigrant Student Policy Lauren Gilger Nov. 29, 2018
Republican Governors Association Hold AZ Conference Lauren Gilger Nov. 29, 2018
First Biography Of Betty Ford Chronicles Trailblazing First Lady Lauren Gilger Nov. 28, 2018
Trump Border Shutdown Could Have Economic Impact Lauren Gilger Nov. 28, 2018
Tokyo Prepares For Cyberattacks During 2020 Olympics Lauren Gilger Nov. 27, 2018
Flagstaff Voters Uphold Minimum Wage Hike Lauren Gilger Nov. 27, 2018
NASA's InSight Lander Successfully Arrives On Mars Lauren Gilger Nov. 27, 2018
Government Hires Consultant To Increase Border Agents Lauren Gilger Nov. 27, 2018
What's Next For Former Arizona Governor Chief Of Staff? Lauren Gilger, Steve Goldstein Nov. 27, 2018
What To Expect When Democrats Take Control Of The House Lauren Gilger Nov. 27, 2018
Prehistoric Footprints Discovered By Grand Canyon Hikers Kaely Monahan, Lauren Gilger, Mark Brodie Nov. 26, 2018
Questions Raise About 1,900 Kids Removed By DCS Lauren Gilger Nov. 26, 2018
Thousands Of Donated Kidneys Thrown Away In U.S. Every Year Lauren Gilger Nov. 26, 2018
Russ Wiles: Malls Are Not Dead Yet Lauren Gilger Nov. 26, 2018
What Does An Environmentalist Look Like? Lauren Gilger Nov. 21, 2018
AZ's Teacher Of The Year Talk About Rewards, Struggles Lauren Gilger Nov. 20, 2018
BBC Look-Ahead: From Brexit To Venezuelan Refugees Lauren Gilger Nov. 19, 2018
Veterans Urge Lawmakers To Protect America's Wilderness Lauren Gilger Nov. 19, 2018
President Trump Sent Marines To The Border. What Are They Doing There? Lauren Gilger Nov. 19, 2018
New book sheds light on long history of Hopi runners Lauren Gilger Nov. 19, 2018
Excessive Force Allegations Against Mesa Police Being Investigated Lauren Gilger Nov. 16, 2018

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