Jason Togyer won two awards from Press Club of Western Pennsylvania

Jason Togyer, communications manager for the University of Pittsburgh Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (OEDI), won two awards from the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, including the Service to Journalism Award.

They were honored for their role as executive director, founder and editor of Tube City Community Media Inc., a volunteer-run nonprofit corporation that promotes conversations about the future of the McKeesport, Pennsylvania, area. The publication strives to highlight positive activities not being covered by other news media.

Togyer also won a Golden Quill award from the Press Club for reporting with the Tube City Almanac. Previously an associate editor of Pitt Magazine and senior editor of Pitt Med Magazine, Togyer has been with OEDI since 2022.

— Nick France