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Meet our 2026 Honorees!
Honorees
National Journalist of the Year
Manny Fernandez
California Editor of The New York Times
National Student of the Year
Gian Marco Velásquez
University of Southern California
Corporate Impact Award
Knight Foundation
Spirit of NAHJ Award
Carolina Cruz
Reporter, Telemundo 44, Washington D.C.
National Academic of the Year
Graciela Mochkofsky
Dean of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Lifetime Achievement Award
Mónica Rhor
Story Editor at Chalkbeat
Ñ Legacy Award
José Alberto Suárez (In Memoriam)
President & General Manager: Telemundo WTMO, WRMD & WWDT
President's Awards
Visionary Award
Denisse Oller
President & CEO, NewsWorks Productions
Fearless Award
Soledad O’Brien
Journalist, and CEO of Soledad O’Brien Productions
MVP Award (Most Valuable Press Award)
Andrés Cantor
Sportscaster & Journalist
CONGRATULATIONS!
