Randy Foster

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Dedicated to community journalism Highest awards during time there: CSUN Daily Sundial, California, reporter, investigative reporting, Hearst Award Ukiah Daily Journal, California, reporter, none Chico Enterprise-Record, California, reporter, none Ukiah Daily Journal, California, editor, spot news, CNPA Napa Valley Register, California, city editor, front page design, environmental reporting, CNPA Carlsbad Current-Argus, New Mexico, editor, general excellence, NMPA; best design, best investigative reporting, Inland Press Association Fayetteville Observer, North Carolina, news editor, general excellence, best front page, best news design, NCPA Taos News, New Mexico, consultant, general excellence, NMPA, NNA Cortez Journal, Colorado, consultant, general excellence, CPA Sangre de Cristo Chronicle, New Mexico, consultant, general excellence, NMPA New Bern Sun Journal, North Carolina, editor, community coverage, general excellence, online general excellence, best opinion page, best light column, best serious column, NCPA Graham Star, Robbinsville, North Carolina, 3 NC Press awards in one year. Cherokee Scout, Murphy, North Carolina, NC Press Hugh Morton Photographer of the Year, 2025, plus two other first-place news writing awards; 11 awards in 2024 in news writing, feature writing, photography, graphic design and magazine editing.