Lisa Falkenberg

Lisa Falkenberg
Born Lisa Dawn Falkenberg
(1978-07-12) July 12, 1978
Seguin, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater University of Texas at Austin
Years active 2001–present
Known for Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
Spouse(s) Mizanur Rahman (m. 2008)
Children 2
Parent(s) Carl Leroy Falkenberg (father)
Connie Sue Koehler (mother)

Lisa Dawn Falkenberg (born July 12, 1978) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. She is a columnist for the Houston Chronicle.

Early life and education

Falkenberg was born on July 12,[1] 1978, and raised in Seguin, Texas,[2] by father and mother Carl Leroy and Connie Sue Falkenberg (née, Koehler).[3] She has an older sister, Lorie Ann,[4] and a younger sister, Holly Sue.[5]

She began her career as a journalist writing for her high school newspaper. She attended the University of Texas at Austin and was awarded a degree in journalism in 2000.[6]

Journalism career

For the next four years, Falkenberg worked for the Associated Press.[6] In 2004, she was named the Texas AP writer of the year.[7] The following year, she became a state correspondent for the Houston Chronicle. She became a columnist for that paper in 2007.[6]

In 2014, Falkenberg's editor nominated her for the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. She was one of two finalists, but did not win.[7] The following year, she won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary, for a series of columns she had written about corrupt grand jury practices in Texas.[6] The Pulitzer announcement noted that her win stemmed from "vividly-written, groundbreaking columns about grand jury abuses that led to a wrongful conviction and other egregious problems in the legal and immigration systems."[8]

Personal life

She got married on June 7, 2008, in Houston, Texas, to fellow journalist currently with The Houston Chronicle, Mizanur Rahman,[9] while they have two children together, where together they reside in Houston Heights.

References

  1. Lisa Falkenberg (@ChronFalkenberg) (July 12, 2012). "Hey thanks so much for the Birthday wishes! When I got to my office this morning, I had two gifts awaiting me". Twitter. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  2. Falkenberg, Lisa. "Lisa Falkenberg". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  3. Texas Birth Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  4. Texas Birth Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  5. Texas Birth Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Chronicle's Falkenberg wins Pulitzer for Commentary". Houston Chronicle. April 20, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Chronicle's Falkenberg named Pulitzer finalist". Houston Chronicle. April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  8. The 2015 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Commentary, Pulitzer.org, April 2015, retrieved April 22, 2015
  9. Texas Marriage Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved April 19, 2016.

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