She's also an MMJ Reporter, Anchor and Producer for HEC Media's "Spotlight STL" airing on KPLR 11 Sundays at 9:30am.
Julie Tristan has won 3 Mid-America Emmy Awards -In 2022 Tristan was nominated for 3 Mid-America Emmy Awards, 2 in the "Magazine Program" category for "Spotlight STL" from HEC Media & 1 for "Societal Concerns-Short Form Content" for her MMJ story about the “Second Chance Ranch”.
-In 2021 Tristan won 1 Mid-America Emmy Awards in the "Magazine Program" category for being a producer/host/MMJ for "Spotlight STL" with HEC Media.
-Audacy STL Star of the Quarter for excellence in creativity, community & communication -”Best Social Integration” iHeartRadio Influencers Awards -"Philanthropist Of The Year", Gateway Pet Guardians Animal Rescue -“Spirit of Hope Award”, along with co-workers American Cancer Society -$50,000 Grant winner, Petco -iHeartMedia Leader in the Workplace -KSDK-TV “Star of the Week” Tristan grew up in Creve Coeur and attended Pattonville High School.
[3] After realized she "didn’t want to study to be a surgeon at SLU after I took biology and had to dissect a frog;[4] she earned her Bachelor of Journalism degree from University of Missouri.