Michael Sallah and Mitch Weiss were awarded the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for their work on the Toledo Blade’s Tiger Force series. Sallah has received numerous state and national awards for his investigative work and was formerly named Best Reporter in Ohio by the Society of Professional Journalists. He is currently the investigations editor for the Miami Herald. Weiss spent twelve years with the Associated Press, where he won various state and national awards. He is now editor with the Charlotte Observer.