SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12, 2026 — The Press Club Board is pleased to announce the finalists for this year’s SFPC Journalist Awards.
First-place winners and second- and third-place finalists will be announced at the club’s annual awards gala on December 7th at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in downtown San Francisco.
This year’s event is already well on its way to selling out! Tickets are currently available for $80 for journalists and $70 for active members of the Press Club. Student tickets can be purchased for $50 with valid student ID. Tables of 10 can be purchased for $700.
Tickets include a three-course meal, complimentary wine during dinner service. Buy your tickets now to avoid disappointment later!
Professional Winners
Noah Abrams
Duncan Agnew
Abrar Al-Heeti
Edwin Alvarado
Dan Ashley
Shandra Back
Mel Baker
Erin Baldassari
Cornell Barnard
St. John Barned-Smith
Alex Barreira
Amanda Bartlett
Taylor Barton
Christopher Beale
Robbie Beasom
Larry Beil
Lester Black
Janelle Blarg
Laura Bliss
Jonathan Bloom
Shannon Bond
Michael Bott
E.B. Boyd
Alex Bozovic
Susan Britton
Brian Bromberger
Bill Buchanan
Rosie Bultman
Gregory Bynum
Judy Campbell
Tara Campbell
Jeremy Carroll
Gina Castro
Judy Cerda
Andrew Chamings
Simone Chavoor
Ko Lyn Cheang
Melissa Cho
Matt Collette
Gail Cornwall
Angela Corral
Roger Coryell
Stephen Council
Keith Cousins
Claudia Cowan
Joaquin Cruz
Maya Cueva
David Curran
Ama Daetz
April Dembosky
Josiah Destin
Mike DeWald
Ilana Diamond
Chase DiFeliciantonio
Rachael Dottle
Sarah Dowling
Jesse Duarte
Becky Duffett
Frankie Solinsky Duryea
Ruth Dusseault
Joe Dworetzky
Raul Ebio
Kate Eby
Chris Egusa
Joe Eskenazi
Frank Esposito
Gabe Fernandez
Liz Fiorentino
Lindsey Ford
Brody Ford
Terry Forte
James Foster
Matthias Gafni
Tori Gaines
David Galvez, Jr
Dustin Gardiner
Allison Gatlin
Dan Gentile
Gabriela Glueck
Roman Gokhman
Robert Goldstone
Olivia Gonzales
Alexander Gonzalez
Edward Gonzalez
Emma Goss
Riley Griffin
Liza Gross
Ericka Cruz Guevarra
Emil Amok Guillermo
Glenn Gumin
Tanvi Dutta Gupta
Zack Haber
Chris Hambrick
Sobhan Hassanvand
Kristen Hawley
Cydney Hayes
Olivia Hebert
Erica Hellerstein
Diana Hembree
Tyche Hendricks
Kaya Henkes-Power
Lisa Hirsch
Emily Hoeven
Patrick Hoge
Linda Houser/Tafur
Grace Huckins
Ellen Huet
Jennifer Huffman
Chris Ingalls
Zara Irshad
Chris Johnson
Ryan Johnson
Margaret Kadifa
Hannah Kanik
Russ Katsumoto
Tyler Katzenberger
Erika Kelly
Nisa Khan
Sasha Khokha
Eddie Kim
Mina Kim
Sarah Klearman
Laura Klivans
Heather Knight
Renee Koury
Meera Kymal
Beth LaBerge
Stephen Lam
Ben Landau-Taylor
Andres Jimenez Larios
Craig Lee
Aaron Levy-Wolins
Stephanie Lin
Lea Loeb
Mike Lundin
Monica Madden
Alexis Madrigal
Elize Manoukian
Paula Marcheschi
Grant Marek
Michelle Marques
Brett Marsh
Victoria Mauleón
Holly McDede
Keith Menconi
Abraham Mendoza
Preston Merchant
Rachel Metz
Ken Miguel
Matthew Mitchell
Harry Mok
Alan Montecillo
Sery Morales
Christine Mui
Margi Murphy
Lizzy Montana Myers
Rachael Myrow
Susie Neilson
Marina Newman
Candice Nguyen
Daisy Nguyen
Naoki Nitta
Karina Nova
Dan Noyes
Jesse Orrall
Michael Ostler
Nick Otto
Jerey Owens
Adam Pardee
Jerome Parmer
Olivia Peluso
Matthew Petty
Suzanne Phan
Brandon Pho
Lisa Plachy
Owen Poole
Dan Clemens Posch
Dave Price
Tiffany Raether
Luis Ramos
Ronna Raz
Susan Reynolds
Teresa Rodriguez
Gloria Rodríguez
Farida Jhabvala Romero
Ezra David Romero
Joel Rosenblatt
Kiley Russell
Charles Russo
Maha Sanad
Jeff Schechtman
Katrina Schwartz
Snigdha Sen
Carly Severn
Rasheed Shabazz
Riya Sharma
Shaina Shealy
Norah Sheppard-Hutchins
Meg Shutzer
Stephanie Sierra
Prachi Singh
Allie Skalnik
Ramin Skibba
Julie Small
Julian Smart
Caroline Smith
Julian Sorapuru
Brandy Sotelo
Lauren Spates
Emilio Spicer
Scott Spitt
Jarrod Sport
Kevin Stark
Sylvie Sturm
Saul Sugarman
Betty Sullivan
Morgan Sung
Imelda Suzara
Kristen Sze
Art Takeshita
Owen Thomas
Walter Thompson
Stacy Tiffin
Audrey Tomlin
Blanca Torres
Danny Tulledge
Jane Tyska
Jennifer Viegas
Tâm Vü
Kelly Waldron
Rob Walters
Brian Watt
Shawn Wen
Kelly Whalen
Tom Whitaker
Brendan Willard
Marshall Wilson
Jason Winshell
Troy Wolverton
Grace Won
Sarah Wright
Zhe Wu
Ali Wunderman
Howard Yune
Blaise Zerega
College Media Winners
Andrei Avendano
Diane Ayerdi
Aileen Bucog
Sofia Cordoba
Joaquin Cruz
Angela Vera Cruz
Josefina de la Torre
Kaya Henkes-Powe
Ashley Kang
Sango Levonia
Cris Li
Xitlaly Martinez
Frank Mayers
Dylan Newman
Ann Penalosa
Olivia Raykhman
Gavin Rust
Norah Sheppard-Hutchins
Brianna Sosa
Emilio Spicer
Emily Tarinelli
Nate Wendling
Staff Winners
ABC7 Assignment Desk
ABC7 Staff
Bloomberg Staff
Mission Local Staff
Spartan Daily Staff
Note: All entries were judged by journalists outside of the Greater Bay Area Region.