Lisa Falkenberg | |
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 Lisa Falkenberg, 2015 | |
| Born | Lisa Dawn Falkenberg July 12, 1978 |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Mizanur Rahman (m. 2008;div. 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Carl Leroy Falkenberg (father) Connie Sue Koehler (mother) |
Lisa Dawn Falkenberg (born July 12, 1978) is an American journalist. She is the Houston Chronicle vice president/editor of opinion.
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]
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 2022, She shared the prize for Editorial Writing with Michael Lindenberger, Joe Holley and Luis Carrasco
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]
Falkenberg was married on June 7, 2008, in Houston, Texas, to fellow journalist currently with the Houston Chronicle, Mizanur Rahman, [9] and they have two children together. [10] Lisa filed for divorce on August 8, 2016. Their divorce was final on Jul 5, 2017
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