Tyler Mathisen, former co-anchor of CNBC's "Power Lunch," served as the master of ceremonies for the show, which also included a moment of silence for all the journalists who are currently detained, imprisoned or have been lost while simply doing their job. Throughout the show, competition categories were presented by journalists from ABC News, Axios, Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, NYSE TV, NBC News and Schwab Network. Announcements of category finalists were voiced by Frank Mottek, host of "Mottek on Money" on KABC-AM.
Highlights from this year's event can be experienced by searching #LoebAwards.
2025 Competition Winners
The following is a list of the journalists and media outlets that received 2025 Loeb Awards in the 12 competition categories:
AUDIO
"Into America: Uncounted Millions" – MSNBC
Trymaine Lee, Aisha Turner, Max Jacobs and Janmaris Perez
BEAT REPORTING (tie)
"The Murdoch Family Battle" – The New York Times
Jim Rutenberg and Jonathan Mahler
"Blowout/Fallout" – The Seattle Times
Dominic Gates, Lauren Rosenblatt, Paige Cornwell and Patrick Malone
BREAKING NEWS
"Inside the Alaska Airlines Blowout: 'Is It OK if I Hold Your Hand?'" – The Wall Street Journal
Alison Sider, Patience Haggin, Allison Pohle, Sharon Terlep, Nancy Keates, Benjamin Katz and Andrew Tangel
COMMENTARY
"Kevin Roose on A.I." – The New York Times
Kevin Roose
EXPLANATORY
"The War on Recovery" – STAT
Lev Facher
FEATURE
"The Egg" – Bloomberg Businessweek
Natalie Obiko Pearson, Jessica Brice, Susan Berfield, Vernon Silver, Kanoko Matsuyama, Cindy Wang, Sinduja Rangarajan and Fani Nikiforaki
INTERNATIONAL
"The Money War" – The Washington Post
Staff of The Washington Post
INVESTIGATIVE
"Medicare Inc.: How Giant Insurers Make Billions Off Seniors" – The Wall Street Journal
Christopher Weaver, Tom McGinty, Anna Wilde Mathews, Mark Maremont and Andrew Mollica
LOCAL (tie)
"Steward Health Care Investigation" – The Boston Globe and The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
Staff of The Boston Globe
"KARE 11 Investigates: Recovery Inc." – KARE 11-TV
A.J. Lagoe, Steve Eckert, Gary Knox, Brandon Stahl and Kelly Dietz
PERSONAL FINANCE AND CONSUMER REPORTING
"Dirty Weed" – Los Angeles Times
Paige St. John, Adam Elmahrek, Alex Halperin, Sean Greene and Lorena Iñiguez Elebee
VIDEO
"Social Security's Secret" – Cox Media Group and KFF Health News
Jodie Fleischer, Josh Wade, Amy Hudak, John Bedell, Justin Gray, Leah Dunn, Samantha Manning, David Hilzenrath, Fred Clasen-Kelly, Ben Becker, Jesse Jones, Shannon Butler, Christine Swartz, Alex Fruin and Ted Daniel
VISUAL STORYTELLING
"AI Data Centers Wreak Havoc on Energy Grids and Power Quality" – Bloomberg News
Leonardo Nicoletti, Josh Saul, Naureen Malik, Andre Tartar, Saritha Rai, Dina Bass, Ian King, Jennifer Duggan, Seth Fiegerman, Chloe Whiteaker and Millie Munshi
Final judges determined not to present an award this year in the Interview category.
The board of trustees of the G. and R. Loeb Foundation and UCLA Anderson wish to thank all who contributed to the success of the 2025 Loeb Awards:
Gold Sponsors: Bloomberg, The New York Times, Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. Silver Sponsors: Barron's, The Boston Globe, CNBC and The Washington Post. Show Production Partner: Impact Arts Events Group. Volunteers from the New York chapter of UCLA Anderson alumni.
The G. and R. Loeb Foundation Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates primarily on competition entry fees, banquet ticket sales, sponsorships and private support. For more information, visit anderson.ucla.edu/gerald-loeb-awards, engage with us on LinkedIn and X, or contact [email protected].
About Gerald Loeb
Gerald Martin Loeb was born in 1899 in San Francisco, California. He began his career in 1921 in the bond department of a securities firm. He moved to New York City in 1924 to help establish E.F. Hutton and eventually ascended to vice chairman of the board. During Gerald Loeb's career, he was a favorite of business and financial journalists for his willingness to be interviewed and was described as "probably the most quoted man on Wall Street" (Forbes 1955). He was also an author of two investment strategy books, a guest columnist for Forbes, and widely considered a Wall Street icon. In 1957, he established the G. and R. Loeb Foundation (under the stewardship of the University of Connecticut) to present the Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. In 1973, he transferred the stewardship of the awards to UCLA Anderson School of Management under the deanship of Harold Williams.
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management is a world-renowned learning and research institution. As part of the nation's No. 1 public university, its mission is to advance management thinking and prepare transformative leaders to make positive business and societal impact. Located in Los Angeles, one of the nation's most diverse and dynamic cities and the creative capital of the world, UCLA Anderson places more MBAs on the West Coast than any other business school, and its graduates also bring an innovative and inclusive West Coast sensibility to leading organizations across the U.S. and the world. Each year, UCLA Anderson's MBA, Fully Employed MBA, Executive MBA, UCLA-NUS Executive MBA, Master of Financial Engineering, Master of Science in Business Analytics and doctoral programs educate more than 2,000 students, while the Executive Education program trains an additional 1,800 professionals. This next generation of transformative leaders will help shape the future of both business and society.
SOURCE UCLA Anderson School of Management
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