Myrtle Beach Sun News reporter wins national reporting award. Here’s the story that won.
Sun News reporter Chase Karacostas won a 2022 Excellence in Journalism Award from The Association of LGBTQ Journalists.
The Association of LGBTQ Journalists Excellence in Journalism Awards were established in 1993 to foster, recognize and reward excellence in journalism on issues related to the LGBTQ community.
Karacostas writes about tourism in Myrtle Beach and across South Carolina for McClatchy. He was awarded for “Excellence in Newswriting” for his story “Is Pride for adults only? How SC is working to better support, cater to LGBTQ+ youth.”
He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020 with degrees in journalism and political communication. He began working for McClatchy in 2020 after growing up in Texas, where he has bylines in three of the state’s largest print media outlets as well as the Texas Tribune covering state politics, the environment, housing and the LGBTQ+ community.
This story was originally published June 25, 2022 at 5:00 AM.
