Awards

Awards and Recognition

At CNN

  • 2021 David Bloom Award: “Assault on Democracy: The Roots of Trump’s Insurrection”.
  • 2021 Emmy nomination: CNN Investigates, “Assault on Democracy: Paths to the Insurrection.”
  • 2020 Emmy Award: Outstanding Breaking News, Investigation of George Floyd’s death.
  • 2019 Emmy nomination: Outstanding Breaking News, Deadly Weekend in America.
  • 2017 Emmy nomination: Outstanding Breaking News, Hurricane Coverage.
  • 2015 Peabody Award winner: “Crisis at the VA,” Special Investigative Series.
  • 2015 Edward R. Murrow Award winner: “Crisis at the VA,” Special Investigative Series.
  • 2014 Emmy nomination: Outstanding Investigative Journalism in Newscast, “Crisis at the VA.”
  •  2013 Emmy Award: to CNN team for election coverage, Producer of several stories in coverage.
  • 2012 Peabody Award: to CNN team, Special Hour on Arab Spring: “i-Revolution”.
  • 2011 Peabody Award: to CNN team, AC-360 Special Hour on BP Oil Spill Rig survivors.
  • 2009 Emmy nomination: Outstanding Investigative Reporting, “Poisoned Patriots”.
  • 2007 Emmy nomination: Outstanding Investigative Reporting, “Pat Tillman Story”.

At National Geographic TV & Film 

●      2005 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award, 2-hour Special  “Liberia: American Dream?”

●      2005 Emmy nomination: Best story long-form, Producer / Writer, “China’s Lost Girls,”

●      2004 Emmy nomination: “Liberia: American Dream?”

●      2004 Edward R. Murrow award, Overseas Press Club, Best Documentary, “Liberia: American Dream?”

  At 60 Minutes 

●      2001 Emmy nomination:  Outstanding background news story  “Death Penalty”

●      2000 Emmy nomination: Outstanding Cultural Journalism   “Untouchables”    

●      1999 Emmy: Outstanding Investigative Journalism   “Massacre in Algeria”

Untouchables

  • 2000 Emmy nomination: Outstanding Cultural Journalism, Co-Producer, Untouchables
  • 2000 South Asian Journalists Association, Story of the year, Co-Producer, “Untouchables” 


At The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

  • 1995 Southern Environmental Law Center Reed Award, investigation on pollution in Chattahoochee River
  • 1992 SPJ Green Eyeshade non-deadline investigative award finalist
  • 1992 National Headliner, investigative reporting, 3d place 
  • 1992 Georgia Press Association, news writing award     
  • 1992 Associated Press, non-deadline investigative news award