KAL Wins OPC Best Cartoon Award

D. D. Degg Published: March 18, 2026 Updated: March 18, 2026 1 minute 6 comments

Winners of the 87th Annual Overseas Press Club (OPC) Awards have been announced and Kevin Kallaugher (KAL) will receive the Best Cartoon Award in International Affairs for his work in 2025.

THE BEST CARTOON AWARD

Best print or digital graphic journalism, including cartoons, on international affairs

Sponsor: Mercedes-Benz

KAL’s Cartoons

Kevin (KAL) Kallaugher

The Economist, The Baltimore Sun and Substack

Judges: His work is pointed yet funny, balancing sophisticated hard-hitting satire with belly laughs, the true mark of a great editorial cartoonist.

KAL presents his award winning OPC submission portfolio.

The awards will be presented at the annual OPC awards dinner in New York on April 20.

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Alex

Congrats Kevin! (In case you find yourself here reading up on yourself :-))

Timetrvlr Ted

very succinct and accurate

Unny

Congrats, Kevin. You are doing what David Low did during WW2… chronicling this undeclared WW3.

Latha

Congratulations Kavin!

Laura Isabel Gonzalez

fantastic job! congratulations!

James

So true ,who is Trump really trying to help
oh his other billionaire dictator Putin.
Sorry but he’s like a mad dog now wanting to start wats for no reason.
Awesome cartoon.

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