In 1960, Randolph A. Hearst and his brother William R. Hearst, Jr. named the first program judges. The judges are professional journalists/editors whose valuable time and talents are generously volunteered to the program each year. Over the course of their three-year terms, they judge the work of thousands of students across the country. Judges are sent the entry materials and rate the work based on a point system. The assigned points are then sent to the Foundation to be compiled. The Foundation then ranks and awards the winning students.
The following is the list of judges who evaluate the monthly and Championship entries in the writing, photojournalism, television, radio, and multimedia competitions of the 2018-2019 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The Program thanks the judges for this immeasurable contribution to the future of journalism.
Writing Judges
Dwayne Bray
Senior Coordinating Producer/Enterprise Reporting Unit
ESPN, CT
Audrey Cooper
Editor in Chief
The San Francisco Chronicle, CA
David Zeeck
President and Publisher
The News Tribune, WA
Photojournalism Judges
Erin Lubin
Freelance Photographer, CA
Luis Rios
Director of Photography
San Antonio Express-News, TX
Dai Sugano
Staff Photojournalist/Senior Multimedia Editor
The Mercury News, CA
Radio and Television Judges
Julie Chin
News Director
KNX Radio, CA
Lloyd Siegel
Former Vice President of News Partnerships
NBC News, NY
Fred Young
Retired Senior Vice President, News
Hearst Television Inc., NY
Multimedia Judges
Danese Kenon
Director of Photography and Video
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA
Mark Morris
Independent Visual Consultant, CA
Brian Storm
Founder, Executive Producer
MediaStorm, CA