DR. MELANIE BROOKE HAYES, M.D.
Medical Practice in Indianapolis, IN

Communications Specialist at Conner Prairie

Newspapers

Conner Prairie - Fishers, Indiana since Sep 2012 - Communications Specialist The Herald Bulletin Jul 2011 - Sep 2012 - City government reporter The Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis Aug 2006 - Jun 2011 - Reporter The Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Ind. Jun 2003 - Aug 2006 - Reporter The Associated Press, Caracas, Venezuela Jun 2002 - Jul 2002 - Intern

Indiana University Bloomington 1999 - 2003
BA, Journalism; Minor, French University of Geneva 1999 - 1999

Third place from Society of Professional Journalists (2009). Best spot news reporting for coverage of a tanker that blew up on one of the busiest highways in Indianapolis. Feature Writer of the Year (2005). Chosen from 90 daily newspapers nationwide and more than 120 writers from Community Newspaper Holdings’ media outlets. First place from Suburban Newspaper of America (2005). Best environmental writing for a five-part team series on the 5-year anniversary of a river fish kill. Second place from the Indiana Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists (2005), for non-deadline reporting for my five-part series on Indiana police officers providing help in New Orleans during the disaster left by Hurricane Katrina. First Place from the Indiana Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists (2003). Best coverage of minority issues for a story that followed the lives of immigrants who fled Mexico for a better life.

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