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= Tom Hallman Jr. = Tom Hallman Jr. (August 16, 1955) is an American journalist and author, widely recognized for numerous awards including a 2001 Pulitzer Prize in the feature writing category. He was also a two-time finalist, receiving Pulitzer nods in 1995 and 1998 for feature writing and beat reporting respectively.

Hallman is also a published author. He has published three books, including an in depth feature about the subject of his Pulitzer prize-winning article titled, “Sam: The Boy Behind the Mask.”

Books by Hallman by date of publication:


 * Dispatches from 1320: The collected stories of Tom Hallman Jr.  published in 2016
 * A Stranger’s Gift: True Stories of Faith in Unexpected Places published in 2012
 * Sam: The Boy Behind the Mask published in 2002

Other Awards [http://tomhallman.com/awards/]
2017   Society for Features Journalism, winner -- General Commentary

2003    National Headliner Award — Outstanding Feature Writing

2001     American Society of Newspaper Editors, winner — Feature Writing

2001     National Society of Professional Journalists, winner — Feature Writing

2000    National Headliner Award, winner — Outstanding Feature Writing

2000    National Scripps Howard Journalism Award, winner — Ernie Pyle Human Interest

1999    National Scripps Howard, winner — Business Reporting

1997     National Society of Professional Journalists, winner — Feature Writing

1997     American Society of Newspaper Editors, winner — Feature Writing

1997    Nixon Newspapers, Inc., National Journalism Writing Award

1995     American Society of Newspaper Editors — Finalist

1984    National Livingston Award for Young Journalists

Career
With a career spanning nearly four decades, Tom Hallman Jr. began his career in journalism straight out of college in 1977. He secured his first position as a copy editor for Hearst Magazines Special Publications in New York City, but was fired soon after.

Hallman returned to Oregon where the Hermiston Herald [https://www.hermistonherald.com/], a small weekly newspaper in Eastern Oregon, hired him as a reporter. He remained there for a year before moving on to the Lake Oswego Review [https://pamplinmedia.com/lake-oswego-review-home/]. He quit after just three days.

Hallman then spent two years at the Tri-City Herald [https://www.tri-cityherald.com/] in Kennewick, Washington. This would be his final stop before the start of his long career with The Oregonian where he has remained since 1980.

Hallman began as a police beat reporter there. He shifted focus to feature writing early in his career, a specialty which would ultimately lead to his 2001 Pulitzer win for “The Boy Behind the Mask.” He is currently a senior reporter specializing in feature story writing.

Hallman has credited veteran Oregonian reporter and subsequent editor, Bill Hilliard, for his employment with the newspaper. Hilliard was the father of Hallman’s childhood friend and later helped the young journalist gain footing at the Oregonian, first working a summer job as a copy boy, then as a summer reporting intern.

Hallman would be the author of Hilliard’s obituary when he passed away in 2017.

As a freelance writer, Hallman’s stories have appeared in Esquire, Men’s Health, Readers Digest and Writers Digest. He also writes a column containing tips and advice on narrative writing for Quill [https://www.spj.org/quill_issue.asp?REF=2239], a magazine by the Society of Professional Journalists. Hallman has an author Facebook page – Tom Hallman Jr. and a website, tomhallman.com.

Education
Hallman attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. He graduated in 1977 with a degree in Journalism. While at the university, Hallman worked as a managing editor for the school's newspaper, the Times-Delphic.

Personal/Early life
Hallman lived briefly in New York City immediately following college before returning to settle in his home state of Oregon. He lives there today with his wife, Barbara. His two adult daughters also live nearby in Portland.