Will Hobson is an American journalist and the recipient of the 2014

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Early life and career

Hobson was born in

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in 1984. He attended Boston College where he wrote op-eds for the student newspaper '' The Heights''. He graduated in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in English. Hobson interned at ''

'' magazine in 2006. He has worked as an investigative reporter for the ''

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'', the '' News Herald'' and ''

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''. In 2014, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his exposé on Tampa's homeless housing program. He works as a sports reporter for ''

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''.

Awards

*2014 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting (with Mike LaForgia)

References

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