Golden Quill Winners
Honoring excellence
The Club's signature event — the Golden Quill Awards — attracts hundreds of journalists from the 29 counties that compose Western Pennsylvania and nearby counties in Ohio and West Virginia for an evening honoring the best journalism in the region.
Because of the scope of the competition, winning a Golden Quill is an accomplishment that will bring personal satisfaction as well as an enhanced resume.
Kate Giammarise and Rich Lord at the 2022 Golden Quills at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh. They won for their series “Tenant Cities” in a collaboration between PublicSource and WESA.
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Guests mingle before the Golden Quills dinner on May 18, 2026. (Photo by Shayla Fulton)
2026 Golden Quills Legacy Sponsor Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield & Allegheny Health Network table. (Photo by Shayla Fulton)
Ricky Sayer of KDKA-TV accepts his 2026 Golden Quill Award. (Photo by Shayla Fulton)
Jatara McGee of WPXI-TV won four Golden Quill Awards at the 2026 ceremony. (Photo by Shayla Fulton)
Mingsi Ma shows the 2026 Golden Quill Award she won for her reviews in Petrichor. (Photo by Shayla Fulton)
Press Club of Western Pennsylvania President Andrew Conte introduces the 2026 Service to Journalism Award. (Photo by Shayla Fulton)
Women's Press Club of Pittsburgh President Cyndy McGrath accepts the 2026 Service to Journalism Award on behalf of her organization. (Photo by Shayla Fulton)
2026 Golden Quills presenter Tom Leturgey.
Members of the Women's Press Club of Pittsburgh, recipient of the 2026 Service to Journalism Award. (Photo by Shayla Fulton)
2026 Golden Quills presenters Kalliyan Winder, left, Zac Gibson and Nick Tommarello. (Photo by Shayla Fulton)
2026 Bob Fryer Memorial Scholarship winner Kaitlyn Hughes, left, and 2026 Press Club of Western Pennsylvania Scholarship winner Annelise Hanson. (Photo by Shayla Fulton)
Recently retired WTAE news anchor Michelle Wright was honored with the Press Club's 2026 President's Award. (Photo by Shayla Fulton)