Bridget Grumet, Statesman Editorial Page Editor

Bridget Grumet, Editorial Page Editor, Austin American-Statesman

About the Program:

What's the latest in Austin and in Texas? Come hear award-winning journalist, three-time recipient of the Carmage Walls Commentary Prize (most recently this year!), and Statesman Editorial Page Editor Bridget Grumet to find out!

About the Speaker: 

Bridget Grumet is the Editorial Page Editor for the Austin American-Statesman, where she has served as an editorial board member since 2018. She has received numerous national awards, including the National Headliner Award for local newspaper columns and the Sigma Delta Chi Award for general column writing, and she's a three-time winner of the Carmage Walls Commentary Prize. Her work covers a wide range of issues, including police use of force, efforts to address homelessness, access to health care and ensuring voters can participate in their democracy. In her previous role as Metro columnist, and now running the editorial page, she seeks to highlight untold stories and hold leaders accountable.

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