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Scott Schwebke

Anaheim,CA

Summary

Skilled, award winning investigative journalist with strong background in uncovering and reporting complex stories. Adept at rigorous research, fact-checking, and maintaining high ethical standards. Excels in team collaboration, adapting to changing needs, and producing impactful results. Known for strong analytical abilities, excellent writing skills, and unwavering integrity.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience

Work History

Investigative reporter

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER/SoCal News Group
07.2013 - Current
  • Hard-charging, award-winning investigative reporter responsible for uncovering public corruption and malfeasance for 11 daily newspapers in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties

Breaking news/multimedia reporter

OGDEN STANDARD-EXAMINER
01.2005 - 06.2013
  • Responsible for shooting videos and photos and posting them to the web as well as writing breaking news and crime stories for online and print platforms for 63,000 a.m. Utah daily. I also staffed the state Capitol bureau in Salt Lake City and covered Ogden City Hall.
  • Enhanced audience engagement by incorporating visuals and interactive elements in multimedia stories.

Senior Writer

MONTROSE DAILY PRESS
01.1997 - 01.2005
  • Responsible for covering county government and criminal justice beats for an award-winning daily located on Colorado’s Western Slope.

Staff Writer

ROANOKE RAPIDS DAILY HERALD
01.1986 - 01.1997
  • Responsible for covering city government, police, fire, and education beats for a daily newspaper located in eastern North Carolina.

Staff Writer

SOUTH HILL ENTERPRISE
01.1984 - 01.1986
  • Responsible for writing and editing news and sports articles for the South Hill Enterprise, based in Mecklenburg, VA. Also responsible for taking photographs.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
01.1983

Skills

  • Regularly shoots photos and videos and uses various social media platforms in beat coverage
  • Storytelling
  • In-depth research
  • Investigative techniques
  • Public records Access

Timeline

Investigative reporter

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER/SoCal News Group
07.2013 - Current

Breaking news/multimedia reporter

OGDEN STANDARD-EXAMINER
01.2005 - 06.2013

Senior Writer

MONTROSE DAILY PRESS
01.1997 - 01.2005

Staff Writer

ROANOKE RAPIDS DAILY HERALD
01.1986 - 01.1997

Staff Writer

SOUTH HILL ENTERPRISE
01.1984 - 01.1986

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

Brigham Young University

Awards

First Place-Investigative Reporting, Los Angeles Press Club, 2025, First Place-Best News Story, Orange County Press Club, 2025, First Place-Immigration Reporting, California News Publishers Association, 2025, Second Place-Education Reporting, California News Publishers Association, 2025, Second Place-News Feature Reporting, Los Angeles Press Club, 2025, Third Place-Investigative Reporting, California News Publishers Association, 2025, Third Place-Local Political Government Reporting, Los Angeles Press Club, 2025, Third Place-News Feature Reporting, Los Angeles Press Club, 2025, First Place-Local Government Reporting, California News Publishers Association,2023, First Place-Investigative Reporting, Los Angeles Press Club, 2023, Third Place-Best News Story, Orange County Press Club, 2023, Third Place-Investigative Reporting, Los Angeles Press Club, 2023, Second Place-Local Government Reporting, California News Publishers Association, 2023, Third Place-Enterprise Reporting, California News Publishers Association, 2023, First Place-Investigative Reporting, Los Angeles Press Club, 2022, Second Place-Investigative Reporting, Orange Press Club, 2022, Second Place-Best Coverage of Extremism, Orange County Press Club, 2022, Second Place-Best News Story, California News Publishers Association, 2022, First Place- Investigative Reporting, Los Angeles Press Club, 2021, First Place-News Feature Writing, Los Angeles Press Club, 2021, First Place-Best Investigative Story, Orange County Press Club, 2021, First Place-Best News Story, Orange County Press Club, 2021, Second Place-Best Series, Orange County Press Club, 2021, Third Place-Best Beat Reporting, Orange County Press Club, 2021, First Place-Best News Feature, Orange County Press Club,2021, First Place-Beat Reporting, Orange County Press Club, 2020, First Place-Investigative Reporting, Los Angeles Press Club; 2020, First Place-Best News Story, Orange County Press Club; 2019, First Place-Public Service, California News Publishers Association, 2019, First Place-Investigative Reporting, California News Publishers Association, 2019, First Place-Investigative Reporting, California News Publishers Association; 2018, First Place-Project Reporting, Orange County Press Association, 2018, First Place-Project Reporting, Best of the West, 2018, Second Place-Investigative Series, Los Angeles Press Club, 2018, Third Place-Public Service, California News Publishers Association, 2018, Second Place-Best News Story, Orange County Press Club, 2016, Third Place-Best News Story, Orange County Press Club, 2015, Beat Reporter of the Year, Orange County Register, 2014, First Place-Spot News, Utah Press Association, 2011, Third Place-Spot News, Utah Press Association, 2009, Golden Eyeshade Award-Ogden Standard-Examiner, 2007, First Place-Investigative Reporting, Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters,2005, Katie Award-First Place - Feature Writing, Press Club of Dallas, 2004, Service to the First Amendment; Colorado Press Association, 2003, Third Place-Single Story, Society of Professional Journalists, 2000, First Place-Best Sustained Coverage, Colorado Press Association, 2000, First Place-News Feature, Society of Professional Journalists, 2000, Third Place-Best Sustained Coverage, Colorado Press Association; 1998, First Place-News Feature Writing, North Carolina Press Association, 1997, O. Henry Award-North Carolina Associated Press News Council, 1997, Third Place-News Feature Writing, North Carolina Press Association,1996, First Place-Spot News Reporting, North Carolina Press Association,1995

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  • Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheChalkOutline
  • Excellent references and writing samples are available on request.

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