Joe Amon
Visuals EditorJoe Amon is a Visuals Editor with Connecticut Public’s Visuals department. As a photojournalist he has covered breaking news, sports and long form storytelling across the United States.
He received his associates’ degree in 1989 and took his first job as a photojournalist with the Valley Independent in Monessen, Pennsylvania. Since, he has worked at the Free Lance Star, the South Florida Sun Sentinel, and The Denver Post.
Joe was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Prize for International Photography for his project, “Aids Orphans,” which chronicled the life and ultimately the death of Victoria Lynn Ward, an eighteen year old survivor, inspiration and outcast who died of complications from AIDS. Joe was a key contributor of the 2013 The Denver Post staff Pulitzer in Breaking News Reporting for team coverage of the Aurora theater shooting.
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Bueckers, UConn open NCAA Tournament with 45-point win in Storrs. -
The second-seeded Huskies will host Mercer at Gampel on Saturday in the first round of March Madness. -
UConn defeats Villanova 70-40 in the Big East Championship -
The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team will play for its ninth straight conference championship tonight at the Mohegan Sun arena. The Huskies beat Marquette University 71-51 in the semifinals Sunday. -
UConn Huskies win over Georgetown University 84-38 in the Big East quarterfinals -
UConn women win big as they head into final week of regular season, still no timetable for Paige Bueckers return -
Rebounding from Villanova loss, UConn women's basketball came up big in the post with help from forwards Juhasz and Edwards -
UConn women’s basketball had won 145 straight regular-season conference games since 2013, but Villanova broke that streak Wednesday night in Hartford. -
Strong aggressive play on both ends of the court kept the Huskies at the top of the Big East as they towered over Seton Hall last night in Storrs. -
A strong defensive showing helped UConn mark another home win, beating Xavier 78-41 on Sunday at the XL Center in Hartford.
