TZR wins state journalism award

It may seem out of place, but after two years of hard work, TZR has been given a thumbs up by some of the best journalists in Arizona. On May 10, the Arizona Press Club gave me a second place award for Arizona Community Journalist of the Year as editor of The Zonie Report (among other things).

One judge, newspaper executive Chris Waddle, said he liked TZR “for showing community journalism is a contemporary lifestyle, not a collection of hometown clips only.” Amen to that.

You can check out the list of finalists here. My deepest thanks to the club and its judges, and a heartfelt “Way to go!” to all of the winners who worked so hard against the odds this year.