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Zach Bernard won a first place Best News Series Associated Press Award for his five-piece story titled, “The Five Year Fix: Improving Wellness and Decreasing Poverty in Fort Wayne.”
The award was presented to Bernard at the Associated Press Awards dinner in Indianapolis April 30. He currently is employed as a radio broadcaster and web news journalist for the National Public Radio station, WBOI–89.1 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Bernard graduated from Lockport Township High School in 2010 and was a resident of Lockport before taking a radio broadcasting job in Fort Wayne. He went on to earn his Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism and political science at Illinois State University. Bernard later received a master’s degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois at Springfield.