Watch: 2024 Bay Area Jefferson Awards Ceremony

CBS News Bay Area on Thursday honored all of our 2023 Jefferson Award winners at our annual medal ceremony.

At the 19th annual ceremony, each of the regional Bay Area community heroes that have been profiled every week received a bronze medal. And the year's top five winners were awarded a silver medal and be considered for a national award by the Jefferson Awards' parent foundation, Multiplying Good.

2024 Jefferson Awards Ceremony by KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA on YouTube

The ceremony was livestreamed at 6 p.m. PST on the CBS News Bay Area YouTube channel. The full ceremony can be watched above You can also nominate a quiet hero for Bay Area Jefferson Award at kpix.com/hero.

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Sharon Chin

Sharon Chin is a general assignment reporter who also profiles Jefferson Award winners for KPIX 5 Eyewitness News. Since she joined KPIX 5 in 1997, Chin has reported everything from fires to features, from politics to perspective pieces, but she feels a special sense of pride bringing viewers the stories of Jefferson Award winners. She herself feels inspired as she shares the stories of our community's heroes.

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