Our awards
Since its inception in 2015, The Frontier has won dozens of awards across many categories and competitions.
2024
Oklahoma Press Association Better Newspaper Contest Awards
Ray Lokey Memorial Award for Excellence in Reporting – Clifton Adcock
First place – Business reporting (Clifton Adcock)
Second place – Business reporting (Clifton Adcock)
Third place – Business reporting (Clifton Adcock)
First place – Features reporting (Kayla Branch)
First place – News reporting (Brianna Bailey)
Second place – Education reporting (Ari Fife and Jillian Taylor)
Second place – Online project (Dylan Goforth)
The Fort Worth chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists’ First Amendment Awards
First place – Business news (Clifton Adcock)
First place – Green news (Clifton Adcock)
First place – Investigative news (Brianna Bailey)
First place – General news (Ashlynd Huffman)
2023
Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists
Outstanding Magazine Story – Kayla Branch
First place – General News (Kayla Branch)
First place – Spot News (Kayla Branch)
Outstanding Investigative Report – Clifton Adcock, Reese Gorman, The Frontier, Jennifer Palmer, Oklahoma Watch
Online Journalism Awards
Finalist – Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award
Oklahoma Press Association Better Newspaper Contest Awards
First place – Digital media
First place – Feature writing (Clifton Adcock)
First place – Education writing (Clifton Adcock)
First place – In-depth reporting (Reese Gorman)
Second place – Education writing (Reese Gorman)
Third place – Education writing (Dylan Goforth)
Third place – News writing (Brianna Bailey, Kassie McClung)
Society of Professional Journalists First Amendment Awards
First place – Investigative reporting (Clifton Adcock, Reese Gorman)
Second place – Business news (Brianna Bailey)
Great Plains Journalism Awards
Hall of Fame – Bobby Lorton
First place – Investigative reporting (Clifton Adcock, Reese Gorman)
First place – Magazine news writing (Brianna Bailey)
First place – General news (Kayla Branch, Reese Gorman)
First place – Ongoing coverage (Brianna Bailey, Kassie McClung)
2022
Society of Professional Journalists First Amendment Awards
Best website – The Frontier
Best reporter – Clifton Adcock
Best interactive graphic – Clifton Adcock
First place – Online writing (Kayla Branch)
Second place – Online writing (Kayla Branch)
Great Plains Journalism Awards
Newspaper Writer of The Year – Brianna Bailey
First place – Business news (Brianna Bailey)
First place – Specialty Feature (Kassie McClung)
First place – General News continuing coverage (Dylan Goforth)
2021
The Arc of Oklahoma
Media Advocate of the Year – Clifton Adcock
2019
Dan Allen Center for Social Justice
Media award – Bobby Lorton, Dylan Goforth
2016
Society of Professional Journalists Oklahoma Pro Chapter
Online breaking news coverage – First place (Ziva Branstetter, Dylan Goforth)
Spot News, Newspaper A category – First place (Cary Aspinwall, Dylan Goforth)
