The Pulitzer was the Herald Tribune's first, "for her examination of weaknesses in the murky property-insurance system vital to Florida homeowners, providing handy data to assess insurer reliability and stirring regulatory action.

[8] In June 2019, St. John began hosting the Man in the Window podcast, which is produced by the Los Angeles Times and Wondery.

[9][10] The series covers the case of the Golden State Killer, a serial rapist and murderer tied to hundreds of crimes from 1974 to 1986 across California.

[11] St. John received the 2023 Gerald Loeb Award for local reporting for her contribution to the series "Legal Weed, Broken Promises".

[12] She is married and has a daughter;[1] her husband, John Wark, was a Pulitzer Prize finalist while working for the Orlando Sentinel.