Eduardo Encina

About

More than 25 years of experience as a sports reporter working in newsrooms of all sizes. Has covered a variety of sports, including the National Football League, Major League Baseball, National Hockey League, National Basketball Association, World Wrestling Entertainment, Division I college football and high school sports. A five-time Associated Press Sports Editors award winner. Was one of the lead writers for a package that won APSE’s top investigative award in 2007. While specialization has been in sports, accomplished strong work off assigned beat. Was one of the first reporters on the scene to cover the Columbia Mall shooting in January of 2014 -- coverage of that event won a national headliner award -- also covered the Antares rocket explosion at Wallops Island in October of 2014. Contributed to online and print coverage of the unrest in the city of Baltimore in the days following the death of Freddie Gray. Coverage of that event was a Pulitzer Prize finalist.