Scott Schwebke
Parker
Summary
Award-winning investigative reporter with a proven track record of uncovering public corruption. Skilled in multimedia storytelling and audience engagement, delivering impactful reports that drive change.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Investigative reporter
ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER/SoCal News Group
07.2013 - Current
- Hard-charging, award-winning investigative reporter responsible for uncovering public corruption and malfeasance for 11 daily newspapers in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties
Breaking news/multimedia reporter
OGDEN STANDARD-EXAMINER
01.2005 - 06.2013
- Responsible for shooting videos and photos and posting them to the web as well as writing breaking news and crime stories for online and print platforms for 63,000 a.m. Utah daily. I also staffed the state Capitol bureau in Salt Lake City and covered Ogden City Hall.
- Enhanced audience engagement by incorporating visuals and interactive elements in multimedia stories.
Senior Writer
MONTROSE DAILY PRESS
- Responsible for covering county government and criminal justice beats for an award-winning daily located on Colorado’s Western Slope.
Staff Writer
ROANOKE RAPIDS DAILY HERALD
- Responsible for covering city government, police, fire, and education beats for a daily newspaper located in eastern North Carolina.
Staff Writer
SOUTH HILL ENTERPRISE
- Responsible for writing and editing news and sports articles for the South Hill Enterprise, based in Mecklenburg, VA. Also responsible for taking photographs.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
Brigham Young University
Provo, UTSkills
- Regularly shoots photos and videos and uses various social media platforms in beat coverage
- Storytelling
- In-depth research
- Investigative techniques
- Public records Access
Community Service & Volunteer Work
Report for America, Mentor
Projects
Rehab Riviera-Member of a Southern California News Group team that produced an award winning series exploring how and why SoCal has become hub for drug treatment centers.
Bad Apples-Co-authored a two-year investigative project revealing decades of student sexual abuse coverup by the Redland Unified School District.
UCLA Physician Misconduct-A solo project based on whistle-blower interviews, leaked documents, and public records to unravel the firing of a well-known orthopedic chief for alleged sexual misconduct involving patients.
Work History
01-1997
Awards
- First Place-Investigative Reporting, Los Angeles Press Club, 2025.
- First Place-Best News Story, Orange County Press Club, 2025.
- First Place-Immigration Reporting, California News Publishers Association, 2025.
- Second Place-Education Reporting, California News Publishers Association, 2025.
- Second Place-News Feature Reporting, Los Angeles Press Club, 2025.
- Third Place-Investigative Reporting, California News Publishers Association, 2025.
- Third Place-Local Political Government Reporting, Los Angeles Press Club, 2025.
- Third Place-News Feature Reporting, Los Angeles Press Club, 2025.
- First Place-Local Government Reporting, California News Publishers Association,2023.
- First Place-Investigative Reporting, Los Angeles Press Club, 2023.
- Third Place-Best News Story, Orange County Press Club, 2023.
- Third Place-Investigative Reporting, Los Angeles Press Club, 2023.
- Second Place-Local Government Reporting, California News Publishers Association, 2023.
- Third Place-Enterprise Reporting, California News Publishers Association, 2023.
- First Place-Investigative Reporting, Los Angeles Press Club, 2022.
- Second Place-Investigative Reporting, Orange Press Club, 2022.
- Second Place-Best Coverage of Extremism, Orange County Press Club, 2022.
- Second Place-Best News Story, California News Publishers Association, 2022.
- First Place- Investigative Reporting, Los Angeles Press Club, 2021.
- First Place-News Feature Writing, Los Angeles Press Club, 2021.
- First Place-Best Investigative Story, Orange County Press Club, 2021.
- First Place-Best News Story, Orange County Press Club, 2021.
- Second Place-Best Series, Orange County Press Club, 2021.
- Third Place-Best Beat Reporting, Orange County Press Club, 2021.
- First Place-Best News Feature, Orange County Press Club,2021.
- First Place-Beat Reporting, Orange County Press Club, 2020.
- First Place-Investigative Reporting, Los Angeles Press Club; 2020.
- First Place-Best News Story, Orange County Press Club; 2019.
- First Place-Public Service, California News Publishers Association, 2019.
- First Place-Investigative Reporting, California News Publishers Association, 2019.
- First Place-Investigative Reporting, California News Publishers Association,2018.
- First Place-Project Reporting, Orange County Press Association, 2018.
- First Place-Project Reporting, Best of the West, 2018.
- Second Place-Investigative Series, Los Angeles Press Club, 2018.
- Third Place-Public Service, California News Publishers Association, 2018.
- Second Place-Best News Story, Orange County Press Club, 2016.
- Third Place-Best News Story, Orange County Press Club, 2015.
- Beat Reporter of the Year, Orange County Register, 2014.
- First Place-Spot News, Utah Press Association, 2011.
- Third Place-Spot News, Utah Press Association, 2009.
- Golden Eyeshade Award-Ogden Standard-Examiner, 2007.
- First Place-Investigative Reporting, Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters,2005.
- Katie Award-First Place - Feature Writing, Press Club of Dallas, 2004.
- Service to the First Amendment; Colorado Press Association, 2003.
- Third Place-Single Story, Society of Professional Journalists, 2000.
- First Place-Best Sustained Coverage, Colorado Press Association, 2000.
- First Place-News Feature, Society of Professional Journalists, 2000.
- Third Place-Best Sustained Coverage, Colorado Press Association,1998.
- First Place-News Feature Writing, North Carolina Press Association, 1997.
- O. Henry Award-North Carolina Associated Press News Council, 1997.
- Third Place-News Feature Writing, North Carolina Press Association,1996.
- First Place-Spot News Reporting, North Carolina Press Association,1995.
More Information
- Excellent references and writing samples are available on request.
Timeline
Investigative reporter
ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER/SoCal News Group
07.2013 - Current
Breaking news/multimedia reporter
OGDEN STANDARD-EXAMINER
01.2005 - 06.2013
Senior Writer
MONTROSE DAILY PRESS
Staff Writer
ROANOKE RAPIDS DAILY HERALD
Staff Writer
SOUTH HILL ENTERPRISE
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
Brigham Young University