Holly Pennebaker
Writing & Editing | Storytelling | Digital Content Management | Audience-first Communications

Awards

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Overall Winner - 2024 KellerWilliams Top Units and GCI for Expansion Team (2nd place)
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Winner - Business Intelligence Group’s 2021 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards program for sophisticated machine learning capabilities (Phenom, 2021)
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Regional Winner - Tech in Motion's Timmy Award for "Tech for Good" (Phenom, 2020)
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Edward R. Murrow Award, RTDNA – Region 7 Best Website, Large Market (WCPO-TV, 2015)
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Edward R. Murrow Award, RTDNA – Region 7 Best Website, Large Market (WCPO-TV, 2014)
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Georgia APME Award – Best Website, TV A, 500,000-plus (WXIA-TV, 2013)
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GABBY Award - Best Website, AA Category for Television (WXIA-TV, 2013)
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2012 Emmy® Award: Outstanding Achievement for News Gathering (NBC Chicago daypart team)
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2012 Emmy® Award: Outstanding Achievement for Interactivity (NBC Chicago daypart team)
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Illinois AP Broadcasters Association Journalism Excellence Awards (1st place) - Best Newscast (NBC Chicago daypart team)
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Illinois AP Broadcasters Association Journalism Excellence Awards (1st place) - Best Spot News (NBC Chicago daypart team)
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Two Peter Lisagor Awards for Exemplary Journalism, for Best Online Feature Story and Best Start-up Publication (The Red Line Project, 2012)
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Society of Professional Journalists Region 5 Mark of Excellence Award for Online In-Depth Reporting (The Red Line Project, 2012)
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Society of Professional Journalists Region 5 Mark of Excellence Award for Online Feature Reporting (The Red Line Project, 2011)
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Editor & Publisher EPPY Award for Best College/University Online Documentary (The Red Line Project, 2011)
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The Costume Society of America’s Jim Liles Award, Southeast Region, for research and thesis on female bodybuilding versus western cultural ideals (CSA, 2005)