'The Black Widow:
A Memoir'
Available Now
A Memoir'
Available Now
Photo @Mykal McEldowney
Dana Hunsinger Benbow is a sportswriter for the Indianapolis Star and
USA Today and the author of "Jeanette Lee: The Black Widow, A Memoir."
She grew up in Greenfield, Indiana, playing volleyball and tennis,
loving the Boston Celtics and New York Yankees almost as much as she
loved crafting stories.
She graduated from Ball State University in 1997 with a degree in journalism and began her career at the Noblesville Daily Ledger covering government. In 1999, she was hired at IndyStar as a business writer and spent a decade covering commercial real estate development and retail. She went on to become the newspaper’s fitness writer and, 11 years ago, she joined the sports desk.
She graduated from Ball State University in 1997 with a degree in journalism and began her career at the Noblesville Daily Ledger covering government. In 1999, she was hired at IndyStar as a business writer and spent a decade covering commercial real estate development and retail. She went on to become the newspaper’s fitness writer and, 11 years ago, she joined the sports desk.
Awards
Indiana Journalist of The Year (2023)
In 2023, I was named Indiana Journalist of The Year by the Society
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APSE National Sports Award (2022)
My story on Colts center Ryan Kelly, his wife Emma and the loss of
their daughter Mary Kate won an APSE national sports award in 2022.
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I was named Indiana Journalist of The Year by the Society of
Professional Journalists.
APSE National Sports Award (2021)
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