Tyler Mathisen, former co-anchor of CNBC's "Power Lunch," served as the master of ceremonies for the show, which also included a moment of silence for all the journalists who are currently detained, imprisoned, have died or gone missing while simply doing their job. Throughout the show, competition categories were presented by journalists from Bloomberg, The Boston Globe, CBS News New York City, CNN, NYSE TV and Schwab Network. Announcements of category finalists were voiced by Frank Mottek, host of "Mottek on Money" on KABC-AM.
Highlights from this year's event can be experienced by searching #LoebAwards.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the foundation relies on support from the banquet to sustain the awards program, recognize excellence in business journalism and preserve Gerald Loeb's legacy.
2026 Competition Winners
Journalists and media outlets received 2026 Loeb Awards in 13 competition categories:
AUDIO
The Economist's Scam Inc. – The Economist
Sue-Lin Wong, Sam Colbert, Alizée Jean-Baptiste, Claire Read, Rosie Blau, Weidong Lin and John Shields
BEAT REPORTING
STAT's Reporting on FDA Chaos – STAT
Lizzy Lawrence
BREAKING NEWS
Liberation Day – The New York Times
Ana Swanson, Tony Romm, Patricia Cohen and the Staff of The New York Times
COMMENTARY
The Financial Engineering Fueling the AI Race – The Wall Street Journal
Jonathan Weil
EXPLANATORY
The Militarization of Space – The Washington Post
Christian Davenport
FEATURE
The Deadliest Workplace in America – The Washington Post
Todd Frankel and Andrew Van Dam
INTERNATIONAL
Dark Fleets – Reuters
Paul Carsten, Prasanta Kumar Dutta, Lucy Craymer, Gleb Stolyarov, Anna Hirtenstein, Stefanie Eschenbacher, Shariq Khan and Stephen Eisenhammer
INVESTIGATIVE
Money Trail at the White House – The New York Times
Eric Lipton, David Yaffe-Bellany, Cecilia Kang, Tripp Mickle and the Staff of The New York Times
LOCAL
Killer Train – The Miami Herald and WLRN News
Brittany Wallman, Aaron Leibowitz, Daniel Rivero, Joshua Ceballos, Susan Merriam, Shradha Dinesh and Allison Beck
PERSONAL FINANCE & CONSUMER REPORTING
Burned – San Francisco Chronicle
Megan Munce, Susie Neilson and Sara DiNatale
VIDEO/LONGFORM
Can't Look Away – Bloomberg Businessweek and DCTV
Matthew O'Neill, Perri Peltz, Olivia Carville and Kristin Powers
VIDEO/NEWS
CBS News 60 Minutes: The Price of Life – CBS News/60 Minutes
Scott Pelley, Aaron Weisz, Ian Flickinger, Michelle Karim, Joe Schanzer, Don Lee, Sean Healey, Rob Fortunato and Mark LaGanga
VISUAL STORYTELLING
End of The Line: How Saudi Arabia's Neom Dream Unraveled – Financial Times
Alison Killing
2026 Competition Honorable Mentions
The following is a list of the journalists and media outlets that received Honorable Mentions in two competition categories:
EXPLANATORY
The Business of Babies – The Wall Street Journal
Katherine Long, Ben Foldy, Dana Mattioli, Emily Glazer, Lingling Wei, Sara Randazzo and Amy Dockser Marcus
VIDEO/LONGFORM
Inside the Secretive World of America's AI Data Centers – Business Insider
Staff of Business Insider
The board of trustees of the G. and R. Loeb Foundation and UCLA Anderson wish to thank all who contributed to the success of the 2026 Loeb Awards:
Platinum Sponsor: The Wall Street Journal. Gold Sponsors: Bloomberg, The New York Times, ProPublica and Reuters. Silver Sponsors: Emily Hunter Salveson, Financial Times, The Information and The Washington Post. Show Production Partner: Impact Arts Events Group. Volunteers from the New York chapter of the UCLA Anderson Alumni Network.
For more information, visit anderson.ucla.edu/gerald-loeb-awards, engage with us on LinkedIn and X, or contact [email protected].
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.
SOURCE UCLA Anderson School of Management
Share this article