Leo C. Lee Award

Each year, PMJA honors an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to public radio journalism. The award is named in honor of its first recipient: Leo C. Lee, the founder of Western Public Radio, a San Francisco-based public radio training program.

Past winners include:

1993 – Leo C. Lee
1994 – William Siemering
1995 – Jo Ann Wallace
1996 – Carl Kasell
1997 – Bill Buzenberg
1998 – Tony Griffin
1999 – Ira Glass
2000 – Poynter Institute
2001 – Susan Stamberg
2002 – Jay Allison
2003 – Jim Russell
2004 – Linda Wertheimer
2005 – Rich Bradley
2006 – David Isay
2007 – Danny Zwerdling
2008 – David Candow
2009 – Doug Mitchell
2010 – Maryanne Zeleznik
2011 – Jonathan Kern
2012 – Ellen Weiss
2013 – John Dinges
2014 – Tripp Sommer
2015 – Tanya Ott
2016 – John Barth
2017 – Andrea de Leon
2018 – Keith Woods
2019 – Martha Foley Smith
2020 – Maria Hinojosa
2021 – Michel Martin
2022 – George Bodarky
2023 – Traci Tong