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
Family of UA professor killed on campus speaks out Lauren Gilger Feb. 16, 2023
This food historian says we're on the cusp of a gelatin revival Lauren Gilger Feb. 16, 2023
One wet winter won't save the Colorado River, but it still helps Phoenix Lauren Gilger Feb. 15, 2023
How we talk about climate change reflects societal divide Lauren Gilger Feb. 15, 2023
Cullen is formally denied state's top health position Mark Brodie, Lauren Gilger
Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services
Feb. 14, 2023
Díaz and Boas: Firestorm brewing over the killing of a migrant Lauren Gilger Feb. 14, 2023
Republicans send Hobbs a budget she'll likely veto Lauren Gilger
Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services
Feb. 15, 2023
An online dating expert dives deep into the world of digital dating Lauren Gilger Feb. 14, 2023
Chef Stephen Jones is doing Southern food with Sonoran ingredients Lauren Gilger Feb. 13, 2023
NewsCap: School spending cap still a political football Lauren Gilger Feb. 10, 2023
Exploring religious liberty in a post-Roe v. Wade world Lauren Gilger Feb. 10, 2023
Mitchell calls for expediency in death penalty review Lauren Gilger Feb. 9, 2023
What to expect at Valley airports over Super Bowl weekend Lauren Gilger Feb. 9, 2023
Attempts to cross the U.S.-Mexico border drop to lowest level in 2 years Lauren Gilger Feb. 9, 2023
One official launched Cochise County into election chaos Lauren Gilger Feb. 9, 2023
This year's Super Bowl commercial trend: Teasers for ads ahead of the game Lauren Gilger Feb. 8, 2023
Advocate: Harsher fentanyl penalties won't reduce harm Lauren Gilger Feb. 8, 2023
Reporters tested prescription drugs from Mexico. They found fentanyl and meth Lauren Gilger Feb. 8, 2023
A veteran calls out ‘plastic patriotism’ as the Super Bowl draws near Lauren Gilger Feb. 8, 2023
University of Phoenix could get a new owner Lauren Gilger Feb. 7, 2023
This author says motherhood in America is unsustainable Lauren Gilger Feb. 7, 2023
Goldwater Institute calls Super Bowl sign ruling a win for free speech Lauren Gilger Feb. 7, 2023
In 'The Zone,' cold Phoenix nights often end with tents on fire Lauren Gilger Feb. 6, 2023
Why it could be a good thing California, Arizona can’t agree on Colorado River water Lauren Gilger Feb. 6, 2023
The Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra celebrates its 10-year anniversary Lauren Gilger Feb. 3, 2023

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