Adriana Gallardo

Adriana Gallardo is a Mexican journalist, editor, and educator who serves as an editor for NPR's Morning Edition, focusing on books and author interviews.

Early life Gallardo was born in central Mexico and immigrated to the United States as an undocumented child in the late 1980s. She grew up in the Chicago suburbs in a family of janitors.

Career ProPublica Gallardo joined ProPublica in 2016 as an engagement reporter. During her seven-year tenure, she collaborated on investigative series covering women's health, immigration, and sexual violence.

Her notable projects included: "Lost Mothers" (2018) - A Pulitzer Prize finalist series for explanatory reporting "Lawless" (2020) - A collaboration with the Anchorage Daily News about sexual violence in Alaska, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service "Unheard" (2021) - An engagement reporting project from the "Lawless" series

Public Radio Before ProPublica, Gallardo oversaw a national reporting series at 15 public media stations and traveled with the StoryCorps mobile booth, collecting hundreds of stories archived at the Library of Congress.

Writing Gallardo is an essayist represented by the Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency. Her work has appeared in Guernica, Catapult, and in Daughters of Latin America, a 2023 anthology available in English and Spanish.

Awards and recognition Pulitzer Prize for Public Service (2020) - For "Lawless" investigation Peabody Award Ellie Award Dart Award for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma (2021) - For "Unheard" Ancil Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism (2021) Ethics in Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists (2021)