Executive Director Maximilian Eyle and Arts & Culture Reporter Yolanda Stewart who accepted the awards on behalf of their recipients.

Explore the highlights from our 2023 coverage below:

1st place: Print/Digital Journalism: News Feature or Series – Chris Libonati, “He was appointed to reduce gun violence in Syracuse. Then his son was shot.”

He was appointed to reduce gun violence in Syracuse. Then his son was shot.

2nd place: Print/Digital Journalism: Investigative Story or Series – Chris Gelardi (New York Focus) , Chris Libonati “How not to close a jail”

How not to close a jail

2nd place: Best Multimedia Story: Gabe Pietrorazio, Michael Greenlar, “How a mysterious stone carving has secured a new home at the Onondaga Nation Arena”

How a mysterious stone carving has secured a new home at the Onondaga Nation Arena

Honorable Mention: Best Multimedia Story: Gabe Pietrorazio, Michael Greenlar, “Onondaga Nation’s ‘Seven Buffalo Maple Syrup Co.’ taps into traditions”

Onondaga Nation’s ‘Seven Buffalo Maple Syrup Co.’ taps into traditions

Honorable Mention: Daily Print/Digital Journalism: Best Feature or Series – Eddie Velazquez, “‘One crappy apartment’ to another: How tools to relocate Syracuse families from homes with lead paint are limited”

‘One crappy apartment’ to another: How tools to relocate Syracuse families from homes with lead paint are limited

Honorable Mention: Daily Print/Digital Journalism: Human Interest Feature or Series – Gabe Pietrorazio, Michael Greenlar, “How Haudenosaunee veterans view Memorial Day”

Philip George: ‘The sacrifice isn’t exactly for our cause’
Mike Tarbell: ‘We’re still honoring, respecting the words of our great grandfathers’
Carson Waterman: ‘I did the best I could to survive’ 
Suzanne Hill: ‘They’ve sacrificed for us to still be here’

Maximilian Eyle is the executive director of Central Current, overseeing the business side of the organization. He has more than a decade of experience working in the communications sector with a focus...