2026 LOEB AWARDS OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES, WITH APRIL 30 DEADLINE FOR JOURNALISM COMPETITION SUBMISSIONS

New Competition Categories: Video/Longform and Video/News

Competition Entries Accepted in All Journalistic Forms and Any Combination of Forms

Nominations in Two Career Achievement Categories Have an Extended Deadline

LOS ANGELES, March 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- UCLA Anderson School of Management and the G. and R. Loeb Foundation invite all journalists and all print, online, television, radio, social and streaming media outlets to submit entries in 13 competition categories for the 2026 Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. Nominations are also open for two career achievement honors, the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Lawrence Minard Editor Award.

The Gerald Loeb Awards are the most prestigious honor in business journalism in the United States.

Website, Deadlines and Eligibility

All entries and nominations must be submitted via the Loeb Awards Entry Hub at loeb.awardsplatform.com. New and returning submitters can preview the submission forms and updated questionnaires to prepare their journalism competition entries or career nominations. The entry hub has updated information on procedures, definitions for all categories, FAQ and a quick start guide to preparing entries.

The deadline for #LoebAwards journalism competition entries is Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Time. The competition categories are open to journalism submissions from all media outlets. Individual journalists and groups may also submit their own work. Consideration is limited to entries that were published or broadcast/streamed in the United States during the calendar year 2025.

Each category in the competition group is eligible for submissions with elements in all journalistic forms (print, digital, television, radio, streaming, blogs/newsletters, news apps and social media) and any combination of formats, including audio, video, graphics/interactives and those produced for mobile distribution on a subject related to business, finance or economics.

Nominations in the career achievement categories have an extended deadline of Friday, June 26, 2026. The categories in the career achievement group are open for nominations of journalists or editors who have shown significant dedication and leadership in the industry. Organizations and individuals may submit more than one journalist or editor for consideration of career achievement honors.

The Loeb Awards Entry Hub is powered by the advanced Award Force platform for a fast, secure submission experience and seamless integration for submitters registered with other programs using the Award Force system.

Gerald Loeb was a founding partner of E.F. Hutton and established the foundation and awards in 1957. He deeply appreciated the significant role journalists fulfill in society. He created the awards to encourage and support reporting on business and finance that informs and protects both the private investor and the public. The foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates primarily on competition entry fees, banquet ticket sales, sponsorships and donations.

13 Journalism Competition Categories Open for Submissions

The Video/Longform and Video/News categories have been added, and the definition of the Local category has been revised for the 2026 cycle.

• AUDIO – Exemplary audio journalism on any platform that uncovers or illuminates a significant business, financial or economic issue. Submissions in the Audio category may comprise one full-length program or podcast episode or one package of up to three discrete segments.
• BEAT REPORTING – Exemplary coverage of a business, financial or economic beat.
• BREAKING NEWS – Exemplary coverage of a competitive business, financial or economic news story on any platform, within seven days of an event, with special attention paid to coverage within 48 hours after an event. Accompanying a submission in the Breaking News category should be information that showcases the dominance of covering/breaking the story or stories.
• COMMENTARY – Deep and insightful business, financial or economic editorials, columns, syndicated columns, blogs, and on-air or video commentary or analysis.
• EXPLANATORY – Exemplary in-depth analysis and clear presentation of a complex business, financial or economic subject, in any medium.
• FEATURE – Pieces that explain or enlighten business topics with exemplary craft and style, in any medium.
• INTERNATIONAL – Covering international business, financial or economic stories. Must be English language and published in the U.S., in any medium or combination of media.
• INVESTIGATIVE – A business, financial or economic story or group of up to five stories in any medium or in a combination of media. Factors the judges will consider include: originality; creativity and persistence in gleaning information; storytelling power; and impact.
• LOCAL – This category recognizes excellence in the coverage of a business, financial or economic story that has a significant local, regional or statewide impact. The coverage demonstrates a clear community connection, local knowledge and is offered primarily to audiences in that area. Pieces would reflect primary contributions from local or regional newspapers, magazines, television and radio stations, digital media websites and similar, across all mediums and formats, including audio, video, broadcast and visual.
• PERSONAL FINANCE & CONSUMER REPORTING – Excellent business, financial or economic journalism, in any medium, that informs and protects the individual investor and consumer. Includes personal finance and subjects related to informing and enlightening individuals so they can improve their situation. Eligible entrants include journalists and experts who are determined not to have conflicts of interest or personal agendas related to the submitted material.
• VIDEO/LONGFORM – Outstanding video journalism delivered in any platform (including broadcast, digital or social) on a business, financial or economic topic. Submissions may consist of one full-length program or documentary, or a series of up to three episodes on a single topic. Transcripts must be included with the submission.
• VIDEO/NEWS – Outstanding shortform video news, news analysis or timely interviews delivered in any platform (including broadcast, digital or social) of a business, financial or economic story. Submissions may include up to three segments on one or more topics. Transcripts must be included with the submission.
• VISUAL STORYTELLING – Exemplary use of images, graphics and interactives (still photography, video, charts, data visualizations, graphics, illustrations, news apps) to tell stories. Visual and data elements should be essential to the reporting in order to explain, enlighten or educate the reader/viewer/user about contemporary business, financial or economic topics. The images, graphics or interactives, and any accompanying text, voice track or sound, can appear in any medium. Judges will give strong consideration to the quality of the user experience on mobile devices, as well as to entries grouped around a common theme in a story or series of stories.

Two Career Awards Open for Nominations

• LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Recognizes an individual's exceptional career contributions in the field of business, financial and economic news.
• LAWRENCE MINARD EDITOR AWARD – Recognizes excellence in editing by a business editor whose work does not receive a byline or whose face does not appear on the air for the work covered.

Follow the Gerald Loeb Awards on LinkedIn and on X (formerly Twitter) at @LoebAwards. Experience the Gerald Loeb Awards by searching #LoebAwards.

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About Gerald Loeb

Gerald Martin Loeb was born in 1899 in San Francisco, California. He began his career in 1921 in the bond department of a securities firm. He moved to New York City in 1924 to help establish E.F. Hutton and eventually ascended to vice chairman of the board. During Gerald Loeb's career, he was a favorite of business and financial journalists for his willingness to be interviewed and was described as "probably the most quoted man on Wall Street" (Forbes 1955). He was also an author of two investment strategy books, a guest columnist for Forbes and widely considered a Wall Street icon. In 1957, he established the G. and R. Loeb Foundation (under the stewardship of the University of Connecticut) to present the Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. In 1973, he transferred the stewardship of the awards to UCLA Anderson School of Management under the deanship of Harold Williams.

About UCLA Anderson School of Management

UCLA Anderson School of Management is a world-renowned learning and research institution. As part of the nation's No. 1 public university, its mission is to advance management thinking and prepare transformative leaders to make positive business and societal impact. Located in Los Angeles, one of the nation's most diverse and dynamic cities and the creative capital of the world, UCLA Anderson places more MBAs on the West Coast than any other business school, and its graduates also bring an innovative and inclusive West Coast sensibility to leading organizations across the U.S. and the world. Each year, UCLA Anderson's MBA, Fully Employed MBA, Executive MBA, UCLA-NUS Executive MBA, Master of Financial Engineering, Master of Science in Business Analytics and doctoral programs educate more than 2,000 students, while the Executive Education program trains an additional 1,800 professionals. This next generation of transformative leaders will help shape the future of both business and society.

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