








Awards
Four national awards were added to Joan's list at the 2009 National Federation of Press Women presentation in San Antonio in September. The NFPW announcement lists two firsts and two seconds for writing by Joan Tupponce. With a dozen awards including six first-place entries, Joan was 2009 sweepstakes winner in the Virginia Press Women's competition.

About Joan Tupponce

A national award-winning journalist, Joan has been freelancing since 1989.

Joan's articles have appeared in the New York Daily News, Teen Beat, Seventeen, Challenge magazine, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Virginian-Pilot, Richmond magazine, Virginia Living, Virginia Business, Virginia Golfer and more.

She has also written for the public relations area of Sports Illustrated. Joan spent several years covering the entertainment industry.

She now writes about a variety of subjects including business, health and science, entertainment, sports and travel.

Her cover stories have included profiles on Faith Hill, ZZ Top, Shirley MacLaine, Reba McEntire, Patricia Cornwell, Blair Underwood, Larry the Cable Guy and Elliott Yamin.

She has been a consistent winner of National Federation of Press Women Awards and was the 2008 and 2009 Sweepstakes winner for the Virginia Press Women Association. She also has won awards in the Virginia Press Association competition. Her awards include writing and photojournalism.

Her broadcast experience includes radio and television reviews, travelogues and celebrity interviews. Joan is also a Richmond area theater critic.

Joan is a member of Virginia Press Women, the National Federation of Press Women, and the Society of Professional Journalists.