• 2023 3x FINALIST: National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards for Podcast Host, Diversity in Entertainment and Personality Profile
• 2023 2x FINALIST: Southern California Journalism Awards for Podcast interview and Travel Reporting
• 2022 Finalist: Southern California Journalism Awards for BOOK CRITICISM
• 2021 Winner: National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards: Book Critic: Ms. Magazine “Untamed: Brave Means Living From the Inside Out”
• 2021 Finalist: National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards: Commentary Diversity/Gender and Commentary Analysis/Trend — Film
• 2021 Winner: Southern California Journalism Awards for TECHNOLOGY REPORTING
• 2021 Finalist: Southern California Journalism Awards for BOOK CRITICISM and TECHNOLOGY REPORTING
• 2020 Winner: National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards for Book Critic. See all of Lisa’s book reviews here.
• 2020 Finalist: National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards for Book Critic
• 2020 Winner: Southern California Journalism Awards for print magazine article: Hemispheres Magazine for United Airlines
• 2020 Five Time Finalist: Southern California Journalism awards
  • A5. ONLINE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
  • B4a. ACTIVISM JOURNALISM:
    • Ms. Magazine,“What Growing up X Taught Ilyasah Shabazz about Feminism”
  • B13. EDUCATIONAL REPORTING:
    • Wharton Magazine, “Treat Your Business Rival as Inspiration, Not Competition”
  • G6. PRINT MAGAZINE FEATURE, Under 1,000 Words: Any feature.
    • Hemispheres Magazine for United Airlines, “Painter by the Numbers, Rembrandt”

• • I10. BROADCAST LIFESTYLE FEATURE
    • KTLA 5 News, “Star Treatment Package Giveaway”

• 2019 Winner: NAEJ Award for KTLA TV segment
• 2019 Finalist: National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards in three categories
  • Category H2a. Soft News: Ms. Magazine: Polar Bears Can’t Vote So You Have To
  • Category F6a. Soft News Feature – Under 5 Minutes—Film/TV: KTLA TV Oscars Countdown to Gold with Lisa Niver
  • Category C1b. Business, Music/Tech/Art: My Wharton Magazine article: Four Female Founders Share Their Origin Stories
• 2019 Finalist: Southern California Journalism Awards for Broadcast Television Lifestyle Segment: Ogden Ski Getaway
• 2018 Finalist for three categories of Southern California Journalism Awards:
  • SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY REPORTING: Smithsonian 
  • TRAVEL REPORTING: Popsugar Fitness
  • PERSONALITY PROFILE: Saturday Evening Post

“The 60th SoCal Journalism Awards Contest is the largest and most impressive in our Los Angeles Press Club’s recent history. Our judges sorted through nearly 1,400 entries. Our finalists represent the most talented and hardworking journalists in Southern California! Winners announced on June 24, 2018.”

• 2017 2nd place winner for Southern California Journalism Award Print Column “A journey to freedom over three Passovers” and finalist for Travel Reporting.