Reporter Shawn Boburg of The Record in Bergen, NJ tells the story behind how he uncovered the Chris Christie “Bridgegate” scandal. Boburg spoke at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting held by the Better Government Association.

1^st place

Title: “Chronic Crisis”

Newspaper: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Contributor: Meg Kissinger

2^nd place

Title: “Small Claims…Big Injustice”

Television Station: WTHR-TV

Contributors: Sandra Chapman, William C. Ditton, Steve Rhodes, John Whalen, Michael Eckstein

3^rd place

Title: “Backfire”

Newspaper: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Contributors: John Diedrich and Raquel Rutledge

Honorable Mention

Title: “Sweeping the Streets”

Newspaper: The Chicago Reporter

Contributors: Angela Caputo, Rui Kaneya, Matthew Kovac, Latricia Polk, Evan Moore

AWARD: Special Citation for body of work

Television Station: WXYZ-TV

Contributors: Ross Jones, Ramon Rosario, Randy Lundquist, Johnny Sartin, Ann Mullen