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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