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Sharon Geltner

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Boca Raton, West Palm Beach
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Sharon Geltner’s Biography

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Judge, 2026, American Society of Journalists and Authors--national journalism competitions.

Judge, 2025-6 , Society of Professional Journalists--statewide journalism contests.

First Prize, 2025 Florida Press Club, Excellence in Journalism Awards, for "Arts News.”

Finalist, 2024 Florida Pres Club, "Light Features."

Finalist, 2024 Sunshine State Awards, (SPJ Florida chapter) for Arts & Culture Criticism and Commentary.

First Place, 2023 Sunshine State Awards, (SPJ Florida chapter) for Art…

Sharon Geltner’s Journalist Portfolio

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Contest | Florida Press Club

Contest | Florida Press Club

First Place - 2025 Art News writing. Florida Press Club “Excellence in Journalism” awards. The Coastal…

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The battle for Wall Street South - Florida Weekly

The battle for Wall Street South - Florida Weekly

West Palm Beach is in the lead; Boca Raton is second, and Palm Beach Gardens is a distant third, says Kelly S…

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Florida Trend - Florida's Business Authority

Florida Trend - Florida's Business Authority

December 2025 | By Sharon Geltner Staffing Superyachts Lauren Cotton has carved out a lucrative niche f…

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Florida Press Club

Florida Press Club

We are a volunteer, nonprofit organization of writers, editors, photographers, graphic artists, researchers, …

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Vacation Industry Review Fall 2025

Vacation Industry Review Fall 2025

Divi Little Bay Beach Resort on St. Maarten was once the opulent home to Dutch royalty. Located on a protecte…

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Exclusive: Lake Worth Playhouse Fast Tracked for $1 Million Grant

Exclusive: Lake Worth Playhouse Fast Tracked for $1 Million Grant

Season Preview: Community Theater Lake Worth, Delray Playhouses Enjoy a Rousing Third Act Lake Worth Pl…

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The battle for Wall Street South

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| Florida Weekly Verified
Which town will wear the crown? West Palm Beach is in the lead; Boca Raton is second, and Palm Beach Gardens is a distant third, says Kelly Smallridge, president and CEO of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County. Two formidable opponents: a billionaire real estate developer in West Palm Beach versus indefatigable public sector officials in Boca Raton. (The latter is leveling the playing […]
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Staffing Superyachts

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| Florida Trend Verified
December 2025 | By Sharon Geltner LAUREN COTTON has never strayed far from the water. She grew up at Lighthouse Point, a coastal town near Fort Lauderdale known for its bustling boating scene. Every summer, her family would vacation at their cottage on Lake June in the town of Lake Placid near Sebring, where they enjoyed fishing and watersports. “We were always on boats,” she recalls.
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Centenarian Sisters Perl Gelb And Millie Dien Share Their Longevity Secrets

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| The Boca Raton Observer Verified
Pearl Gelb and Millie Dien, two centenarian sisters living in West Boca, say they feel lucky that family and friends have enriched their long lives. The siblings recall numerous key milestones — such as their wedding dates, Dec. 24, 1944, and June 15, 1941, respectively — but it’s Gelb, the younger at 100, who sums up their “live in the present” philosophy. “We make the most of our time now,” she says, before continuing.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Interned for Roll Call, covered Congress and the behind-the-scenes insiders who run the show. After college, returned to Washington D.C.

How is social media changing news?

The question is, what happens to social and search when there is no more news to aggregate? #NetNeedsNews #GhostingtheNews

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Please email me. Please make sure to include links that support your pitch, that originated outside your employer.

Awards

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Florida Press Club “Excellence in Journalism” Awards / Class B & C

2025 - Art News Writing

First Place 2025 “Excellence in Journalism” Awards Top honor for a statewide scoop on how arts and culture institutions across Florida were shocked when the governor vetoed their program funding. Story examined the fallout and revealed how industry lobbyists and other experts either did not see the $0 line item in the state budget or chose not to act.

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Florida Press Club "Excellence in Journalism"

2024 - Light Features, Class C, non-daily.

Florida Press Club, announces the finalists in its Excellence in Journalism awards. Our features include: artist Sharon Koskoff in The Boca Raton Observer magazine plus 54 Below at Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts plus a profile of bestselling author Beth Raymer (the latter two published in The Coastal Star.)

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2024 - Arts and Culture Commentary & Criticism

Finalist, 2024. Sunshine State Awards administered by SPJ - Florida chapter.

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2023 - Arts Commentary & Criticism

First Place in SPJ (Florida chapter) "Sunshine State Awards" for writing about visual, performing and literary arts for Palm Beach ArtsPaper and The Coastal Star.

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Small Business Advocate of the Year

2015

Named the U.S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Advocate of the Year for the South Florida District, covering 24 counties, from Tampa to the Keys. Honored for achievements in advancing business ownership for Florida entrepreneurs, job creation, helping the economy and resourcefulness.

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National Headliner Award

Outstanding News Reporting

For daily newspapers with a circulation of 25,000 and under. Honored for an article about Boca Raton, Florida's then most prominent philanthropist buying the fake title of "countess."

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American Society of Newspaper Editors

Short Writing

National finalist. Award given for writing complete features in fewer than 400 words.

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