By Sonni Efron

Audie Cornish, co-host of “All Things Considered,” has won the 2020 Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism.

“Audie Cornish has firmly established herself as a unique voice in the new landscape of audio journalism, spanning traditional airwaves and myriad forms of digital delivery,” the judges said. “She embodies the record of achievement, entrepreneurial drive to better our industry and expectation for even greater things to come that are the hallmarks of the Taishoff Award.”

The award was established in 1983 by Sol Taishoff, founder and editor of Broadcasting magazine and a veteran of electronic journalism, to recognize distinguished service to broadcast journalism, whether during a lifetime of service or during an exceptional year’s work.

Cornish has had a long career in public radio, including covering education in Boston, hurricanes in the South and Capitol Hill for National Public Radio. She became host of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday” in 2011, and then became co-host of “All Things Considered” in 2012.

The Taishoff Award is the National Press Foundation’s highest honor for a broadcast journalist. Last year’s winner was Dana Bash of CNN. Previous winners include Lester Holt of NBC, Bret Baier of Fox News and Martha Raddatz of ABC.

Cornish accepted the Taishoff Award during NPF’s annual award ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. Watch the complete awards celebration here.