2022 TMA Anson Jones, MD, Award Winners

  • TMA Honors Health Reporting Excellence

    Pictured: Tarrant County Medical Society President Shanna Combs, MD (third from left), presents an Anson Jones, MD, award to KTVT Channel 11’s Russ Showen, Jason Allen, and Scott Fralicks.

    TMA honored journalists from around the state who did an outstanding job reporting about health issues with its 65th Anson Jones, MD, Awards.  

    The awards recognize print, broadcast, and online journalists in 10 categories. Journalists self-submit their works or are nominated by a TMA Family member.  

    The awards are named after pioneer physician, statesman, and prolific writer Anson Jones, MD. 

  • Texas Health Journalist of the Year

    Pictured: The Texas Tribune’s Karen Brooks Harper receives her Anson Jones Award from Moss Hampton, MD, of the TMA Council on Health Promotion.

    Karen Brooks Harper
    The Texas Tribune

    Texas Health Journalist of the Year Honorable Mentions 

    Nicole Villalpando
    Austin American-Statesman

    Kathleen Ninke
    KBTX News 3, Bryan-College Station

  • Print Category

    Short Print/Online News Winner
    Austin American-Statesman, Editorial Board

    Short Print/Online News Honorable Mentions
    Eline de Bruijn
    WFAA-TV, Dallas

    Cheryl Smith
    Texas Metro News, Dallas

    Long Print/Online News Winner
    Nicole Villalpando
    Austin American-Statesman

    In-Depth Print/Online News Winner
    Carla Astudillo and Karen Brooks Harper
    The Texas Tribune 

    In-Depth Print/Online News Honorable Mention
    Imelda García and Mitchell Schnurman
    The Dallas Morning News

  • Radio Category

    Pictured: Eddie Patton Jr., MD, of the TMA Council on Health Promotion presents Anson Jones Awards to Sara Willa Ernst, Houston Public Media reporter.

    Short Radio Honorable Mention 
    Clayton Neville
    WBAP News/Talk, Fort Worth

    Long Radio News Winner
    Alexandra Hart
    Texas Standard

    Long Radio News Honorable Mention
    Sara Willa Ernst
    Houston Public Media

    In-Depth Radio Winner (Collaborative Entry)

    Kaysie Ellingson and Jayme Lozano
    Texas Tech Public Media

    Fernanda Camarena
    Texas Public Radio

    Craig Helmstetter, Kristine Liao, and Katherine Sypher
    American Public Media Research Lab

    Phil Bennett and Sarah Childress
    PBS Frontline

    Mark Memmott
    The Texas Newsroom

    In-Depth Radio Honorable Mention (Collaborative Entry)

    Fernanda Camarena, Stella Chavez, Sara Willa Ernst, and Dominic Anthony Walsh
    The Texas Newsroom

    Brian Edwards and David “Scooty” Nickerson
    Columbia Journalism Investigations

    Cheryl Thompson
    NPR

    Jacob Margolis
    KPCC, Pasadena, Calif.

  • Television Category

    Pictured: Li-Yu Mitchell, MD, chair of the TMA Council on Health Promotion (center) presents Anson Jones Awards to KETK-TV’s news director Joe Spadea (left) and digital content producer Sage Sowels.

    Small-Market Television News Winner
    Perry Elyaderani and Sage Sowels
    KETK-TV, Tyler

    Small-Market Television Honorable Mention
    Kathleen Ninke
    KBTX News 3, Bryan-College Station

    Large-Market Television Winner 
    Jason Allen, Scott Fralicks, and Russ Showen
    KTVT Channel 11, Fort Worth

    Large-Market Television Honorable Mentions
    Tashara Parker
    WFAA-TV, Dallas

    In-Depth Television Winner 
    Jackson Grimm, Molly Oak, and Tom Rapp
    KVUE-TV, Austin

    In-Depth Television Honorable Mention 
    Perry Elyaderani and Sage Sowels
    KETK-TV, Tyler