StateImpact Oklahoma Won Some Awards!

• Joe Wertz
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  Joe Wertz was a reporter and managing editor for StateImpact Oklahoma from 2011-2019. He reported on energy and environment issues for national NPR audiences and other national outlets. He previously worked as a managing editor, assistant editor and staff reporter at several major Oklahoma newspapers and studied journalism at the University of Central Oklahoma.

The Society of Professional Journalists Oklahoma Professional Chapter hosted its annual awards event over the weekend, and StateImpact Oklahoma left with several plaques and certificates.

First, online writing | Joe Wertz, Oklahoma vs. Texas: A Red River Rivalry … of Taxes?

Second, radio portfolio | Logan Layden

Second, interactive graphic or resource | Joe Wertz, Mapped: An Overview of Poverty in Oklahoma

StateImpact’s partners — OETA, KOSU, KGOU, KCCU, KWGS — won a ton of awards, too. The entire list of winners is here.