Justin Glowacki.
Recognized reporting

Award-winning work

2025 awards · Presented in 2026.
MAB: Mississippi Association of Broadcasters.
MPA: Mississippi Press Association.

Raw sewage, murky oversight: Who’s policing the Pascagoula?

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  • 1st · Achievement · MAB
  • 3rd · Investigative Reporting · MAB

Reporting on concerns about houseboat sewage discharges and gaps in oversight along the Pascagoula River.

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Credits & award details

Published byline: Justin Glowacki, Whitney Argenbright, Alexa Hatten, Jaydon Koss and Nischit Sharma.

Mississippi Association of Broadcasters · First place · Achievement · Non-Commercial TV
2025 awards · Presented April 2026

Mississippi Association of Broadcasters · Third place · Investigative Reporting · Non-Commercial TV
2025 awards · Presented April 2026

‘I got my life back’: Mississippi man uses brain implant to regain independence

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  • 1st · Feature Story · MAB
  • 3rd · Feature Story · MPA

A Mississippi man describes regaining independence with a brain implant.

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Published byline: Whitney Argenbright, Sami Jordan, Justin Glowacki and Nischit Sharma.

Mississippi Association of Broadcasters · First place · Feature Story · Non-Commercial TV
2025 awards · Presented April 2026

Mississippi Press Association · Third place · Feature Story · Class A
2025 awards · Presented June 2026

Mississippi Oyster Leasing

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  • 1st · Continuing Coverage · MAB

Reporting follows the fight over access to public oyster reefs, from Mississippi’s leasing plans to fishermen’s legal challenge and a court order blocking the plan.

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  1. Mississippi moves to lease historically public oyster reefs ↗
  2. Oyster season is back, but for how long? ↗
  3. Mississippi fishermen feel forgotten as Oyster Task Force loses influence ↗
  4. Mississippi fishermen sue the state over oyster reef leases ↗
  5. Judge blocks Mississippi oyster reef leasing plan ↗
Credits & award details

Award credits: Justin Glowacki and McKenna Klamm.

Mississippi Association of Broadcasters · First place · Continuing Coverage · Non-Commercial TV
2025 awards · Presented April 2026

‘It changed my life’: music student’s hearing loss spotlights coverage gap in Mississippi

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  • 1st · General News · MAB

A music student’s experience with hearing loss illustrates gaps in insurance coverage for hearing aids.

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Published byline: Justin Glowacki, Sami Jordan, McKenna Klamm and Michelle Pinto.

Award credits: Sami Jordan, Justin Glowacki and Nischit Sharma.

Mississippi Association of Broadcasters · First place · General News · Non-Commercial TV
2025 awards · Presented April 2026

Mississippi Seafood Labeling

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  • 2nd · Continuing Coverage · MAB

Coverage examines seafood origin labeling and what state and federal proposals could mean for consumers, restaurants and the seafood industry.

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  1. Imported vs. Domestic: The fight to protect Gulf seafood ↗
  2. Businesses adjust to seafood labeling law taking effect July 1 ↗
  3. Gulf shrimpers see long-awaited moment on federal seafood labeling laws ↗
  4. Mississippi Senate considers easing seafood origin labeling rules ↗
Credits & award details

Award credits: Justin Glowacki, Ashlyn Joyner, McKenna Klamm, Nischit Sharma and Michelle Pinto.

Mississippi Association of Broadcasters · Second place · Continuing Coverage · Non-Commercial TV
2025 awards · Presented April 2026

Mississippi considers SNAP limits, nutritionists weigh food swaps

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  • 2nd · Business News Story · MPA

How proposed restrictions on SNAP purchases could affect food choices and household budgets.

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Published byline: Justin Glowacki, Sami Jordan, McKenna Klamm and Michelle Pinto.

Mississippi Press Association · Second place · Business News Story · Class A
2025 awards · Presented June 2026

Contract standoff sends Lucedale inmates to other counties

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  • 2nd · Investigative Reporting · MAB

A contract dispute between Lucedale and George County sent inmates to jails elsewhere.

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Published byline: Justin Glowacki, Sami Jordan, McKenna Klamm and Makiya Jackson.

Award credits: Justin Glowacki and McKenna Klamm.

Mississippi Association of Broadcasters · Second place · Investigative Reporting · Non-Commercial TV
2025 awards · Presented April 2026

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