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Lisa Falkenberg
Lisa Falkenberg, 2015
Born
Lisa Dawn Falkenberg

(1978-07-12) July 12, 1978 (age 46)
Seguin, Texas, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
Years active2001–present
Known forPulitzer Prize-winning journalist
Spouse
Mizanur Rahman
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(m. 2008; div. 2017)​
Children2
Parent(s)Carl Leroy Falkenberg (father)
Connie Sue Koehler (mother)

Lisa Dawn Falkenberg (born July 12, 1978) is an American journalist. She is a columnist for the Houston Chronicle.

Early life and education

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]

Journalism career

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 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]

Personal life

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

References

  1. ^ Lisa Falkenberg (@ChronFalkenberg) (July 12, 2012). "Hey thanks so much for the Birthday wishes! When I got to my office this morning, I had two gifts awaiting me". Twitter. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  2. ^ Falkenberg, Lisa. "Lisa Falkenberg". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Texas Birth Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  4. ^ Texas Birth Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Texas Birth Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d "Chronicle's Falkenberg wins Pulitzer for Commentary". Houston Chronicle. April 20, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Chronicle's Falkenberg named Pulitzer finalist". Houston Chronicle. April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  8. ^ The 2015 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Commentary, Pulitzer.org, April 2015, retrieved April 22, 2015
  9. ^ Texas Marriage Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  10. ^ "Search Our Records and Documents". Retrieved 26 November 2017. (registration required)

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