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Konkol was born and raised in Chicago's south suburbs.<ref name=WIU>[http://www.wiu.edu/cas/news/index.php?id=334 College News - College of Arts and Sciences - Western Illinois University]</ref> He graduated in 1991 from [[Thornwood High School]] in [[South Holland, Illinois]]. He then attended [[Culver–Stockton College]] for two years, where he was a starting lineman for the Wildcats football team. He then transferred to [[Western Illinois University]], where he graduated in 1995 with bachelor's degrees in communication and journalism.<ref name=WIU /> While at Western Illinois, he was a reporter and news editor at the Western Courier, the university's student newspaper. During the spring before his graduation, Konkol was hired by the Macomb Journal newspaper in [[Macomb, Illinois]] where he covered county government and high school sports.<ref>[http://www.pjstar.com/news/x128432284/WIU-graduate-Konkol-wins-Pulitzer-Prize WIU graduate Konkol wins Pulitzer Prize - News - Journal Star - Peoria, IL]</ref> |
Konkol was born and raised in Chicago's south suburbs.<ref name=WIU>[http://www.wiu.edu/cas/news/index.php?id=334 College News - College of Arts and Sciences - Western Illinois University]</ref> He graduated in 1991 from [[Thornwood High School]] in [[South Holland, Illinois]]. He then attended [[Culver–Stockton College]] for two years, where he was a starting lineman for the Wildcats football team. He then transferred to [[Western Illinois University]], where he graduated in 1995 with bachelor's degrees in communication and journalism.<ref name=WIU /> While at Western Illinois, he was a reporter and news editor at the Western Courier, the university's student newspaper. During the spring before his graduation, Konkol was hired by the Macomb Journal newspaper in [[Macomb, Illinois]] where he covered county government and high school sports.<ref>[http://www.pjstar.com/news/x128432284/WIU-graduate-Konkol-wins-Pulitzer-Prize WIU graduate Konkol wins Pulitzer Prize - News - Journal Star - Peoria, IL]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Konkol wrote for Star Newspapers. He later covered Chicago City Hall for the [[SouthtownStar|Daily Southtown]] newspaper (previously the SouthtownStar) and wrote a column for the [[Chicago Sun-Times]]' Red Streak edition. He joined the Sun-Times' news staff in 2004 and |
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| ⚫ | Konkol wrote for Star Newspapers. He later covered Chicago City Hall for the ''[[SouthtownStar|Daily Southtown]]'' newspaper (previously the SouthtownStar) and wrote a column for the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''' Red Streak edition. He joined the ''Sun-Times'' news staff in 2004 and covered transportation, Cook County courts and government, and Chicago neighborhoods.<ref name=WIU /> In 2011, he became the paper's Writer at Large. |
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In 2014, Konkol narrated CNN's [[Chicagoland|Chicagoland (TV series)]] documentary series. |
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On Feb. 17, 2018, Konkol was fired as executive editor of The Chicago Reader, an alternative newspaper. Colleagues referred to him as a "bully" and "tyrant." One reporter claimed Konkol tried to force him to use the N-word in a headline on a story about race. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/chicago-reader-racist-cover-mark-konkol.php|title = The Chicago Reader's 'African-American thing'}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In September 2012, Konkol resigned from the ''Sun-Times'' to join DNAinfo.com as the start-up local news website's Writer at Large. In early 2017, he left DNAinfo after four years to pursue other interests, such as television production.<ref name="robertfeder.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.robertfeder.com/2018/01/31/mark-konkol-named-chicago-reader-executive-editor/|title = Mark Konkol named Chicago Reader executive editor - Robert Feder}}</ref> DNAinfo folded in November 2017. |
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== Pulitzer Prize == |
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Konkol was a producer, writer and narrator of CNN's "Chicagoland" documentary series. |
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| ⚫ | On April 18, 2011, Konkol, crime reporter Frank Main and photographer John J. Kim won the [[Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting]] for |
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Konkol was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work as producer and on-air talent for "We Are Timeless" White Sox Promo for Comcast Sportsnet (2017).{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} |
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| ⚫ | On April 18, 2011, Konkol, crime reporter [[Frank Main]], and photographer John J. Kim won the [[Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting]] for "their immersive documentation of violence in Chicago neighborhoods, probing the lives of victims, criminals and detectives as a widespread code of silence impedes solutions."'<ref>{{Cite web|title=2011 Pulitzer Prizes|url=https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/2011|access-date=27 July 2023}}</ref> |
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Konkol lives in Chicago's [[Pullman, Chicago|Pullman]] neighborhood on the city's [[South Side, Chicago|South Side]].<ref>[http://blogs.suntimes.com/neighborhoods/2007/04/historic_pullman_like_living_i.html Historic Pullman - Like living in a movie set - Neighborhoods] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523061406/http://blogs.suntimes.com/neighborhoods/2007/04/historic_pullman_like_living_i.html |date=2011-05-23 }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 20:38, 20 July 2024
Mark Konkol is a journalist and documentary film producer from Chicago.
Early life and education
[edit]Konkol was born and raised in Chicago's south suburbs.[1] He graduated in 1991 from Thornwood High School in South Holland, Illinois. He then attended Culver–Stockton College for two years, where he was a starting lineman for the Wildcats football team. He then transferred to Western Illinois University, where he graduated in 1995 with bachelor's degrees in communication and journalism.[1] While at Western Illinois, he was a reporter and news editor at the Western Courier, the university's student newspaper. During the spring before his graduation, Konkol was hired by the Macomb Journal newspaper in Macomb, Illinois where he covered county government and high school sports.[2]
Career
[edit]Konkol wrote for Star Newspapers. He later covered Chicago City Hall for the Daily Southtown newspaper (previously the SouthtownStar) and wrote a column for the Chicago Sun-Times' Red Streak edition. He joined the Sun-Times news staff in 2004 and covered transportation, Cook County courts and government, and Chicago neighborhoods.[1] In 2011, he became the paper's Writer at Large.
Among other things, Konkol wrote columns and an occasional blog for the Chicago Sun-Times called "Konkol's Korner."
In September 2012, Konkol resigned from the Sun-Times to join DNAinfo.com as the start-up local news website's Writer at Large. In early 2017, he left DNAinfo after four years to pursue other interests, such as television production.[3] DNAinfo folded in November 2017.
He was published in the online hyperlocal news website Patch, which featured his columns.[4]
Konkol was a producer, writer and narrator of CNN's "Chicagoland" documentary series.
Awards
[edit]Konkol was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work as producer and on-air talent for "We Are Timeless" White Sox Promo for Comcast Sportsnet (2017).[citation needed]
On April 18, 2011, Konkol, crime reporter Frank Main, and photographer John J. Kim won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for "their immersive documentation of violence in Chicago neighborhoods, probing the lives of victims, criminals and detectives as a widespread code of silence impedes solutions."'[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c College News - College of Arts and Sciences - Western Illinois University
- ^ WIU graduate Konkol wins Pulitzer Prize - News - Journal Star - Peoria, IL
- ^ "Mark Konkol named Chicago Reader executive editor - Robert Feder".
- ^ "Patch User Profile for Mark Konkol".
- ^ "2011 Pulitzer Prizes". Retrieved July 27, 2023.