Thank you to the journalism, publishing and academic leaders who served on the 2026 EPPY Awards judging panel.
Chair, EPPY Judging Committee
Gretchen A. Peck
Editor-in-Chief, Editor & Publisher (E&P)
Julia Campbell
Co-CEO, Local Media Association and Local Media Foundation
Eva D. Coleman
Former Vice President, Print, National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
Linda Corcoran
Metro Editor, The Boston Globe
Todd Handy
Principal, Disruptive Impact
Michael Martoccia
Chief Digital Officer, Adams MultiMedia
Laura McAdoo
Creative Director, Seattle Times
Christine McKenna
Adjunct Faculty, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY
Randy Picht
Executive Director, Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, Missouri School of Journalism
Linda Carpio Shapley
News Director, KUNC Public Radio
Fran Willis
CEO, Local Media Consortium
Mark Zusman
Founder and President, Oregon Journalism Project, and Co-Owner/Former Editor, Willamette Week
