Alex Parker is an award-winning, Chicago-based journalist who has experience reporting for print, broadcast and the Internet, currently serving as online content producer for the Chicago Reader.
He has covered Cook County government for the Chicago Current, public health for the Chi-Town Daily News, and was an education reporter and Web producer for the Lawrence (KS) Journal-World. He covered the 2008 Presidential campaign for MTV News. He has contributed to the Chicago Tribune and the Huffington Post.
His work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, the Kansas City Press Club and the Kansas Press Association.
He once interviewed Ron Jeremy for The University Daily Kansan. It was a very unique interview, much of which can’t be discussed at the dinner table.
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Chicago Public Radio appearance. On Aug. 17, I appeared on WBEZ’s 848 program to discuss the resignation of University of Chicago Medical Center CEO James Madara.
awards
Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence/Region 7 (2009)
1st place: In-depth multimedia reporting
3rd place: General reporting
Kansas City Press Club (2009)
1st place: Feature writing
1st place: Deadline reporting
1st place: Online reporting
Kansas Press Association (2009)
1st place: Religion reporting
3rd place: Education reporting
musings
I suggested the much-ballyhooed Daily News initiative of showing
readers how much it cost to produce each news article. It was a simultaneous fundraising move, which also showed the price of journalism.
I occassionally blog on topics mostly about journalism at www.webstainedwretch.blogspot.com. I worked in public relations for several years before turning to journalism. I was once a semi-famous television star. For serious.
alumnus, miami university
attended university of kansas while working towards master’s degree in journalism
