CNN's Sara Ganim reported from Houston, and CNN's Greg Botelho wrote and reported from Atlanta.

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"Right now he's presumed to be innocent, these are alleged victims, " Amendola told Ganim.

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The award for local reporting went to the Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and its 24-year-old police and courts reporter Sara Ganim.

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CNN's Susan Candiotti, Laura Dolan, Ross Levitt and Dana Garrett, CNN contributor Sara Ganim and InSession's Lena Jakobsson contributed to this report.

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Ganim broke news about the investigation into Mr Sandusky - who denies the claims - on a story which made national headlines.

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Abou-Ganim will sign copies of his book, which hits shelves on Feb. 12 and primes to be a go-to guidebook for the often-overlooked spirit.

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The Pulitzer panel praised the Patriot-News and Ganim for "courageously revealing" reporting on the sexual abuse allegations against former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky.

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CNN's Sara Ganim and Kim Segal contributed to this report.

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