“Reveal” Wins Two 2025 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards
“Great reporting redefines how people see the world, and these stories are a testament to that”
The investigative public radio show and podcast Reveal was twice-awarded by the 2025 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards for audio journalism in the public interest, the awards announced.
Reveal’s two 2025 duPont-Columbia Award wins are for the episode “We Regret to Inform You” regarding law enforcement practices in California as well as the multi-part series “40 Acres and a Lie,” an investigation into a federal government land program after the U.S. Civil War.
“These stories demonstrate the power that comes when news organizations collaborate on ambitious reporting projects,” said Brett Myers, Reveal’s interim executive producer. “Great reporting redefines how people see the world, and these stories are a testament to that.“
“40 Acres and a Lie” reporters and producers include Alexia Fernández Campbell, April Simpson, Pratheek Rebala, Nadia Hamdan, Roy Hurst, and Steven Rascón; editors Cynthia Rodriguez and Jennifer LaFleur; composers and sound designers Jim Briggs and Fernando Arruda; and interim executive producers Brett Myers and Taki Telonidis. A collaboration with the Center for Public Integrity and Mother Jones, the series was distributed to public radio and podcast listeners everywhere by PRX.
“We Regret to Inform You” was reported by Brian Howey in collaboration with the Investigative Reporting Program at the University of California-Berkeley and the Los Angeles Times. Others involved in creating “We Regret to Inform You” include producer Najib Aminy; editor Jenny Casas; composers and sound designers Jim Briggs and Fernando Arruda; and interim executive producer Brett Myers. Distributed by PRX, the Reveal episode also received the George Polk Award in 2024.
About Reveal
Reveal is a nonprofit investigative radio show and podcast, launched in 2013, that is heard by more than 1 million listeners each week across more than 500 public radio stations in the United States. It is produced by The Center for Investigative Reporting, which also produces the investigative magazine Mother Jones. Learn more at www.revealnews.org or www.motherjones.com.
About PRX
Celebrating more than 20 years as a nonprofit public media company, PRX works in partnership with leading independent creators, organizations, and stations to bring meaningful audio storytelling into millions of listeners’ lives. PRX is one of the world’s top podcast publishers, public radio distributors, and audio producers, serving as an engine of innovation for public media and podcasting to help shape a vibrant future for creative and journalistic audio. Shows across PRX’s portfolio of broadcast productions, podcast partners, and its Radiotopia podcast network have received recognition from the Peabody Awards, the Tribeca Festival, the International Documentary Association, the National Magazine Awards, and the Pulitzer Prizes. Visit PRX.org for more.
