2001-2002
Cincinnati SPJ Awards
Gerald
White Memorial Prize
Winners:
Christine Willmsen, Russell Carollo, Mike Wagner and Doug Harris,
Dayton Daily News, for "The Foreign Game"
Deadline/Spot News Story (Daily Papers)
Award of Excellence: Robert Anglen, Cincinnati Enquirer, for
"Destruction of World Trade Center"
Award of Merit: Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Cincinnati
riot coverage"
Third Place: Staff, Cincinnati
Post, for "Cincinnati riot coverage"
Honorable
Mention: Barry
Horstman, Cincinnati Post, for "Luken Wins Big"
Deadline/Spot
News Story (Non-Dailies)
Award of Excellence: Doug Trapp, Maria Rogers, Gregory Flannery
and John Fox, City Beat, for "Election night coverage"
Award of Merit: Staff, City Beat, for "Race Meets
Death"
Third Place: Patrick
Thimangu, Dayton Business Journal, for "Brokers Dropping Dean"
Enterprise/Database Reporting (Daily Papers)
Award of Excellence: Paul Gottbrath, Cincinnati Post, for "Racial
Profiling"
Second Place: Randy
Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Corporate Boards Slow to
Add Minorities"
Third Place: Janelle
Gelfand, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "The Bands Are Back"
Honorable Mention: Staff,
Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Riot followups"
Enterprise/Database Reporting (Non-Dailies)
Award of Excellence: Staff and contributing writers, Cincinnati
Magazine, for "Listen to Me"
Award of Merit: Lauren
Lawley Head, Dayton Business Journal, for "Overloaded"
Third Place: Dan
Monk and Lucy May, Cincinnati Business Courier, for "Missing
the Bus"
Honorable
Mention: Doug Trapp, CityBeat, for "Moving Violations"
Beat Reporting (Daily Papers)
Award of Excellence: Peggy
Kreimer, Cincinnati Post, for "Hall Gives Gravely Ill a Helping
Hand"
Award of Merit: Jennifer Mrozowski, Cincinnati Enquirer,
for "Breaking Down Schools to Build Them up"
Third Place: Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Dashed
Dreams Haunt Verset"
Beat Reporting (Non-Dailies)
Award of Excellence: Patrick Thimangu, Dayton Business Journal,
for "Area Stocks Lose Value"
Award of Merit: Andrea Tortora, Cincinnati Business Courier,
for "Research Rush"
Third
Place: Rachel Melcer, Cincinnati Business Courier, for "Mall
Readies $60 Million Overhaul"
Series (Daily Papers)
Award of Excellence: Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Divided
by Race"
Award of Merit: Lou
Grieco, Dayton Daily News, for "Earning the Badge"
Third Place: William
Weathers, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Night Watch"
Series (Non-Dailies)
Award of Excellence: Staff, CityBeat, for "Cincinnati
Must"
Continuing Coverage (Daily
Papers)
Award of Excellence (TIE): Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Divided
by Race"
Award
of Excellence (TIE): Tom Archdeacon, Dayton Daily News, for "September
11 aftermath"
Award
of Merit: James Pilcher, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Comair
strike"
Third Place: Kristina
Goetz, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Oxycontin"
Honorable Mention: Mary
Lolli and Jessica Brown, Hamilton Journal News, for "Howard
Case"
Continuing Coverage (Non-Dailies)
Award
of Excellence: Staff, CityBeat,
for "Post-riot coverage"
Award of Merit: Andrea
Tortora, Cincinnati Business Courier, for "Doctor groups"
Third
Place : Lucy May and Dan Monk, Cincinnati Business Courier,
for "Convention center"
Consumer
Coverage (Daily Papers)
Award
of Excellence: Mike Boyer, Cindi Andrews and Karen Samples, Cincinnati
Enquirer, for "Hot Cost of Keeping Warm"
Award
of Merit: Felix Winternitz, Dayton Daily News, for "Cincinnati
Library Helps Blind, Others"
Consumer
Coverage (Non-Dailies)
Award
of Excellence: Andrea
Tortora, Cincinnati Business Courier, for "Rate Hikes Passed
to Workers"
Award
of Merit: Felix Winternitz, CityBeat, for "View from Outside:
How the Experts Are Ranking Our Area Colleges"
Third
Place: Doug Trapp, CityBeat, for "Power to the Businesses:
Electrical Deregulation Should Save Residents a Few Dollars"
Honorable
Mention: Felix Winternitz, CityBeat, for "The Chosen Few"
Sports
Coverage (Daily Papers)
Award of Excellence: Tom
Archdeacon, Dayton Daily News, for columns
Award of Merit: Cliff
Peale and John Erardi, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Cincinnati
Reds Finances"
Third
Place: Neil Schmidt, Cincinnati Enquirer, for a selection of
work
Honorable
Mention: Mark
Curnutte, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Justin Smith coverage"
Sports Coverage (Non-Dailies)
No Winners
Sports
Feature (Daily Papers)
Award
of Excellence: Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "The
Real March Madness"
Award
of Merit: Tom
Archdeacon, Dayton Daily News, for "A Season for Healing"
Third
Place: Neil
Schmidt, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "XU's Center of Attention"
Sports
Feature (Non-Dailies)
Award
of Excellence: Bruce
Rushton, CityBeat, for "The Midas Touch"
Award
of Merit: Amanda Boyd, Cincinnati Magazine, for "Something
to Prove"
Third
Place: Janet Graham, CityBeat, for "She's the CEO"
Opinion Writing (Daily Papers)
Award of Excellence: Mary McCarty, Dayton Daily News, for selection
of columns
Award of Merit: Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati
Enquirer, for selection of columns
Third Place: David Wells, Cincinnati Enquirer, for selection
of columns
Honorable Mention: Margaret McGurk, Cincinnati Enquirer,
for movie reviews
Opinion Writing (Non-Dailies)
Award of Excellence: Kathy
Y. Wilson, CityBeat, for "Your Negro Tour Guide"
Award
of Merit: Susan Hines-Brigger, St. Anthony Messenger, for selection
of editorials
Third
Place: John Bookser Feister, St. Anthony Messenger, for selection
of editorials
Honorable
Mention: Barbara Beckwith, St. Anthony Messenger, for selection
of editorials
Short Story
Award of Excellence: Mara Lee, Dayton Daily News, for various
pieces
Award of Merit: Tom O'Neill, Cincinnati Enquirer, for various
pieces
Third
Place: Felix Winternitz, Dayton Daily News, for various pieces
Personality Profile
Award of Excellence: Jason Fagone, Cincinnati Magazine, for
"The Next Big Thing"
Award of Merit: Deborah Way, Cincinnati Magazine, for "Alpha's
Bet"
Third Place: Cliff Radel, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "King
Has 50 Years of Ribbing"
Honorable Mention (TIE): Tom Archdeacon, Dayton Daily News,
for "Miami Valley Centenarian Excited to Promote Olympic Spirit"
Honorable
Mention (TIE): Steve Ramos, CityBeat, for "Fantastic Voyage"
Long News Feature
Award of Excellence: Jason Fagone, Cincinnati Magazine, for
"Approach with Caution"
Award of Merit: Linda Vaccariello, Cincinnati Magazine,
for "In God's Country"
Third Place: Kitty Morgan, Cincinnati Magazine, for "Reality
Checked"
Honorable Mention: Lauren Lawley Head, Dayton Business Journal,
for "Overloaded"
Short News Feature
Award of Excellence: Tom O'Neill, Cincinnati Enquirer, for
"Childhood Friend's Death Brings Reporter's Pain Closer to
Home"
Award of Merit: Mary McCarty, Dayton Daily News, for "Life-Threatening
Attack at 10 Left Him Scars, Not Bitterness"
Third Place: Barry Horstman, Cincinnati Post, for "Christmas
Miracle"
Honorable Mention: Barry Horstman, Cincinnati Post, for
"Seven Brothers Answered Call to Serve in World War II"
Lifestyle Feature
Award of Excellence: John Johnston, Cincinnati Enquirer, for
"Simple Love Story Still Unfolding after 61 Years"
Award of Merit: Nancy Daly, Community Press, for "Early
Detection Gives a Fighting Chance"
Third Place: Mary Stagaman and Sue McDonald, Cincinnati
Magazine, for "Rating the Steakhouses"
Honorable Mention: Deborah Kendrick, Cincinnati Enquirer,
for "This Woman's Best Friend"
Trend Reporting
Award of Excellence: Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Home
Is Where the Porn Is"
Award of Merit: Kevin Aldrige, Cincinnati Enquirer, for
"Illusion Drives the Latest in Scream Machines"
Third Place: Andrea Tortora, Cincinnati Business Courier,
for "Social Service Cuts"
Arts/Entertainment Feature
Award of Excellence: Rick Pender, Steve Ramos, John Fox and
Kate Brauer, CityBeat, for "State of the Arts"
Award of Merit: Linda Vaccariello, Cincinnati Magazine,
for "2, 4, 6, 8 Who Do We Appreciate"
Third Place: Steve Ramos, CityBeat, for "Almost Famous"
Honorable Mention (TIE): Margaret McGurk, Cincinnati Enquirer,
for "The Truth Dogs Jonathan Winters"
Honorable
Mention (TIE): Kathleen Doane, Cincinnati Magazine, for "Conducting
Electricity"
Arts/Entertainment Criticism
Award of Excellence: Rick Pender, CityBeat, for theater reviews
Award of Merit: Steve Ramos, CityBeat, for movie reviews
Third Place: Dave Larsen, Dayton Daily News, for movie reviews
Business Coverage
Award of Excellence: Staff, Hamilton Journal News, for "Mercy
Hamilton Closing"
Award of Merit: Steve Jacoby, Cincinnati Magazine, for "The
Land Grab"
Third Place: James Pilcher, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Transportation
stories"
Honorable Mention: Dan Monk, Cincinnati Business Courier,
for "Business stories"
Sept. 11
Coverage
Award
of Excellence: Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, for Sept. 11 special
section and extensive photo displays
Award
of Merit: Mary McCarty, Mei-Ling Hopgood, Mike Wagner and Martha
Hild, Dayton Daily News, for 100-day chronology in a 14-page special
section
Third
Place: Cliff Radel, Cincinnati Enquirer, for columns
Honorable
Mention: Kristina Goetz, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Stories
of families"
News or Feature Headline
Award of Excellence: Felix Winternitz, CityBeat, for "The
Chosen Few: Favorite Churches"
Award of Merit: Sue Lancaster, Cincinnati Enquirer, for
"Bush Can Crow Now..."
Third Place: Richard Curtis, Cincinnati Business Courier,
for "Where Therešs a Wheel..."
Page One Layout
Award of Excellence: M.B. Hopkins, Dayton Daily News, for "The
First 100 Days"
Award of Merit: M.B. Hopkins, Dayton Daily News, for "Bike
the Valley"
Third
Place: Sean Hughes, CityBeat, for "Gordon Parks"
Honorable Mention: Dale Dunaway and M. Neikirk, Cincinnati
Post, for various layouts
Page Design
Award of Excellence: Lisa Morawski and Ray McCoy, Dayton Business
Journal, for "Power"
Award of Merit: Patrick Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, for
"Ohio"
Third Place: Patrick Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Pilots
End Strike"
Honorable Mention: Patrick Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer,
for "Governor James Rhodes Obituary"
Informational Graphic
Award of Excellence: Geoff Raker, CityBeat, for "Who's
Endorsing Whom"
Photo Illustration
Award of Excellence: Ryan Ostrander, Cincinnati Post, for "The
Weakest Links"
Award of Merit: Sean Hughes, CityBeat, for "Love Americana
Style"
Art Illustration
Award of Excellence: M.B. Hopkins, Dayton Daily News, for "Blind
Patriotism?"
Award of Merit: M.B. Hopkins, Dayton Daily News, for "Hail
to Ale"
Third Place: M.B. Hopkins, Dayton Daily News, for "Blues,
Period"
Honorable
Mention: Woodrow J. Hinton III, CityBeat
Editorial Cartoon
Award of Excellence: Jeff Stahler, Cincinnati Post
News Photography
Award of Excellence: Bob Dickerson, Cincinnati Post
Award of Merit: Melvin Grier, Cincinnati Post
Award
of Merit: Greg Lynch, Hamilton Journal-News
Feature Photography
Award of Excellence: Greg Lynch, Hamilton Journal-News, for
"Judge's Daughter"
Award of Merit: Ryan Charles Kurtz, Cincinnati Magazine,
for "Homegrown in the Heartland"
Third Place: Ryan Charles Kurtz, Cincinnati Magazine, for
"Amazing Grace"
Web Site
Award of Excellence: CityBeat
Award of Merit: St. Anthony Messenger
Third
Place : Dayton Business Journal
Honorable
Mention: Cincinnati Business Courier
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