Centre Daily Times awarded 12 honors in 2026 Professional Keystone Media Awards
The Centre Daily Times has been awarded a dozen honors — including five first-place awards — in the annual Keystone Media Awards, which recognize outstanding journalism in Pennsylvania.
The CDT won for news, multimedia, features and sports coverage in the 2026 awards, announced Thursday by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association in Harrisburg. The accolades are based on work published during the prior year.
Here are the honors received by the CDT staff within its competitive division, reserved for multiday publications under 5,000 circulation.
First Place, Sports Beat Reporting: Jon Sauber, Penn State football
First Place, Sports Breaking News/Event Coverage: Jon Sauber, “Another game, another upset. Is it finally over for James Franklin at Penn State?”
First Place, Feature Story: Josh Moyer, “ ’A true hero’: State College man, WWII pilot honored with France’s highest medal”
First Place, Graphic/Photo Illustration: Trebor Maitin, “Centre County’s record-turnout municipal election”
First Place, Sports Videos: Abby Drey, “Franklin booed in last game”
Second Place, Sports Enterprise: Jon Sauber & Josh Moyer, “Penn State football: The best players since 2000”
Second Place, Sports Feature: Jon Sauber, “Understanding James Franklin”
Second Place, Breaking News Photo: Abby Drey, “Derecho damage”
Second Place, Graphic/Photo Illustration: Matt DiSanto, “Tracking how State College grocery prices have change”
Second Place, News Videos: Trebor Maitin, “Centre County election ties decided by dice”
Honorable Mention, Sports Breaking News/Event Coverage: Jon Sauber, “Why Penn State will be better off after Terry Smith’s tenure as interim head coach”
Honorable Mention, Sports/Outdoor Column: Mark Nale, “Afield: Outdoors in central PA”
