Michael Lacey is the executive editor of
Village Voice Media, a group of 15 metropolitan newsweeklies that stretch from Miami to San Francisco. He writes frequently for
Phoenix New Times, which he co-founded in 1970. In 1997, he co-founded
New Times Broward-Palm Beach, and since then, the paper has seen circulation increase nearly ten-fold. Laceyâs work has been recognized in the following journalism competitions: Unity Awards in Media, Mencken Awards, Heywood Broun Awards, Golden Quill Awards, Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism, Nixon Newspaper National Journalism Writing Awards, John Bartlow Martin Awards, Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Awards, Best of the West Awards, Maggie Awards, and the Arizona Press Clubâs Don Schellie Award for Feature Column Writing.