Gerald White Memorial Prize
Eileen Kelly, Sheila McLaughlin and Margaret McGurk, Cincinnati Enquirer, for their coverage of Marcus Fiesel

Camilla Warrick Award for Community Service
Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “Lead’s Dangerous Legacy”

Camilla Warrick Award for Community Service
Honorable Mention: Mark Neikirk, Cincinnati Post, for “Outstanding Women of Northern Kentucky”
Third Place: Tom O’Neill, Cincinnati Post, for “Destiney’s Destiny”
Second Place: Lisa Warren, Hamilton Journal News, for “Get Healthy Hamilton”

Breaking News
Third Place: Eileen Kelley, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “Rapper T.I. Caught Up in Gun Fight”
Second Place: Christopher Magan, Lauren Pack, Katherine Ulmer and Ron Jackson, Middletown Journal, for “Father Chuck’s Death”
First Place: Thomas Gnau, Rick McCrabb, Dave Greber, Lindsey Hilty and Lauren Puck, Middletown Journal, for “AK Lockout”

Sports Deadline
Third Place: Josh Katzowitz, Cincinnati Post, for “Sweepless in Cincinnati”
Second Place: Jay Morrison, Hamilton Journal News, for “900 Series”
First Place: Lonnie Wheeler, Kevin Eigelback and Josh Katzowitz, Cincinnati Post, for “Bold Move”

Enterprise Reporting A
Honorable Mention: Peggy Kreimer, Cincinnati Post, for “Imprisoned by Parkinson’s”
Third Place: Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “9/11 Cash”
Second Place: Dan Hassert, Cincinnati Post, for “The Rules of Fifths”
First Place: Janice Morse and Jennifer Edwards, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “Why Your Taxes Are So High”

Enterprise Reporting B
Honorable Mention: Yvonne Teems and Tim Tresslar, Dayton Business Journal, for “Meth Steals Lives”
Third Place: Dan Monk, Cincinnati Business Courier, for “Closer Inspection”
Second Place: Larry Nager, Cincinnati Gentlemen, for “Over The Rhine”
First Place: Laura Baverman, Cincinnati Business Courier, for “Building Green”

Beat Reporting A
Honorable Mention: Dan Hassert, Cincinnati Post, for “How Clean the River?”
Third Place: Michael D. Clark, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “No Room at the School House”
Second Place: Sheila McLaughlin, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “From Childhood He Grew Violent”
First Place: Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “Five Stories”

Beat Reporting B
No third place award was given
Second Place: Yvonne Teems, Dayton Business Journal, for “Law Coverage”
First Place: Laura Baverman, Cincinnati Business Courier, for “Technology Beat”

Series Reporting
No third place award was given
Second Place: John Johnston, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “Aboard the Delta Queen”
First Place: Dan Hassert, Cincinnati Post, for “Local Taxes”

Continuing Coverage A
Third Place: Peggy Kreimer, Cincinnati Post, for “Lakeside Shutdown”
Second Place: Ed Richter, Thomas Gnau, Rick McCrabb, Lindsey Hilty, Dave Greber and Meagan Engle, Middletown Journal, for “AK Steel Lockout”
First Place: Luke Saladin, Cincinnati Post, for “Jail Project”

Continuing Coverage B
First Place: Felix Winternitz, Cincy Business Magazine, for “CVG Airport Coverage”
No other awards were given.

Sports Coverage A
Honorable Mention: C. Trent Rosencrans, Cincinnati Post, for “Are Glory Days Gone?”
Third Place: Josh Katzowitz, Cincinnati Post, for “Ol’ Left-Hander Glad to Be Right”
Second Place: Tom Archdeacon, Dayton Daily News, for “Sports Stories”
First Place: John Erardi, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “All Heart”

Sports Coverage B
First Place: Alexander Sator, Regional Sports Weekly, for “A Show of Work”
No other awards were given.

News Feature A
Honorable Mention: Dan Hassert, Cincinnati Post, for “We’re Gay & We’re Here to Stay”
Third Place: Paul Long, Cincinnati Post, for “A Winner Loses”
Second Place: Janice Morse, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “Lockout Puts Steel Community on Edge”
First Place: Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “Blood Evidence”

News Feature B
Honorable Mention: Dan Yount, Cincinnati Herald, for “Bullet Stole Christmas Joy”
Third Place: Greg Hoard, Cincinnati Gentlemen, for “Barred from Success”
Second Place: Ian Aldrich, Cincinnati Magazine, for “Praying for Keeps”
First Place: Linda Vaccariello, Cincinnati Magazine, for “Kept”

Sports Feature A
Honorable Mention: Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “No Fun League? Not for Bengals”
Third Place: Mark Gokavi, Dayton Daily News, for “Fallen from Grace”
Second Place: Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “Big Brother Has It Covered”
First Place: John Erardi, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “Big Brother Has it Covered”

Sports Feature B
Third Place: Ian Aldrich, Cincinnati Magazine, for “Pryor Convictions”
Second Place: Melissa Davis Haller, Cincinnati Magazine, for “Sisters of Sizzle”
First Place: Lisa J. Mauch and Ben Walpole, Community Press, for “A Luminary Life”

Business Feature A
Honorable Mention: Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “Drive or Fly”
Third Place: Janice Morse, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “Just Like the Men, AK’s Women Suffer in Lockout”
Second Place: Greg Paeth, Cincinnati Post, for “Their Oscar Moment”
First Place: Peggy Kreimer, Cincinnati Post, for “Calm Before the Onslaught”

Business Feature B
Honorable Mention: Dan Monk, Lucy May, Laura Baverman, Lisa Fasig, James Ritchie and Steve Watkins, Cincinnati Business Courier, for “Little Engine That Must”
Third Place: Laura Baverman, Cincinnati Business Courier, for “MBA ‘Apprentices’ Vie for Bell’s Favor”
Second Place: Jeff Waddle, Cincinnati Gentlemen, for “Jack Cassidy on Target”
First Place: Felix Winternitz, Cincy Business Magazine, for “God, Inc.”

Business Breaking News
Honorable Mention: Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “NAACP Picks Cincy for ’08 Convention”
No other awards were given.

Education News A
Third Place: Tom O’Neill, Cincinnati Post, for “Journey of Hope Makes it to California”
Second Place: Tom O’Neill, Cincinnati Post, for “Trying to Keep Up”
First Place: Michael D. Clark, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “No Room at the School House”

Education News B
Third Place: Greg Schaber, Xavier Magazine, for “Ethical Lessons”
Second Place: France Griggs Sloat, Xavier Magazine, for “Breaking the Mold”
First Place: France Griggs Sloat, Xavier Magazine, for “Wired & Weary”

Opinion Writing A
No third place award was given.
Second Place: Dan Hassert, Cincinnati Post, for “More Than Just a River”
First Place: Bob White, Cincinnati Post, for “A Failure of Leadership”

Opinion Writing B
Second Place: Nancy Daly, Community Recorder, for an untitled entry
No other awards were given.

Column Writing A
Third Place: Michael Collins, Cincinnati Post, for “Boehner is the Tan Man”
Second Place: Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “Chain Small Mistakes – Comair”
First Place: Mark Neikirk, Cincinnati Post, for “Politicos Once Had Courage”

Column Writing B
Third Place: Laura Baverman, Cincinnati Business Courier, for “Service Project to New Orleans”
Second Place: Skip Tate, Xavier Magazine, for “The Art of Living”
First Place: Steve Kissing, Cincinnati Magazine, for “Odd Man Out”

Sports Column
Third Place: Jay Morrison, Hamilton Journal News, for “More Than One Shot”
Second Place: Tom Archdeacon, Dayton Daily News, for “Various Columns”
First Place: Lonnie Wheeler, Cincinnati Post, for “Soccer’s Just Not Our Style”

Business Column A
First Place: Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer
No other awards were given.

Business Column B
Second Place: Steve Watkins, Cincinnati Business Courier, for “Investing Column”
No other awards were given.

Short Story Writing A
Third Place: Tom O’Neill, Cincinnati Post, for “He Calls on U2 to Solve Problems”
Second Place: Cliff Radel, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “It’s In His Roots”
First Place: John Johnston, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “How We Met”

Short Story Writing B
Third Place: Greg Schaber, Xavier Magazine, for a collection of works
Second Place: Caroline Purtell, Xavier Magazine, for a collection of works
First Place: France Griggs Sloat, Xavier Magazine, for a collection of works

Personality Profile A
Honorable Mention: Cliff Radel, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “Farmer Tim’s Final Harvest”
Third Place: Jerry Stein, Cincinnati Post, for “Here’s the Rub”
Second Place: Janice Morse, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “She’s Been There, Done That”
First Place: Sheila McLaughlin, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “Butler County Sheriff Rick Jones”

Personality Profile B
Honorable Mention: Greg Schaber, Xavier Magazine, for “The Reins of Peace & Justice”
Third Place: Greg Hoard, Cincinnati Gentlemen, for “Tony Snow”
Second Place: Ian Aldrich, Cincinnati Magazine, for “He Coulda Been a Contender”
First Place: Kathy Y. Wilson, Cincinnati Magazine, for “Is Bill Cunningham a Great American?”

Lifestyle Feature A
First Place: John Johnston, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “The Ride of Their Lives”
No other awards were given.

Lifestyle Feature B
Honorable Mention: Pamela Mitchell, Cincinnati Herald, for “Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville”
Third Place: Donna Covrett, Cincinnati Magazine, for “The Best & the Boldest”
Second Place: Kathleen Doane, Brent Donaldson, Katherine L. Sontag and Jenny Wohlfarth, Cincinnati Magazine, for “Animal Magnetism”
First Place: Jenny Wohlfarth, Cincinnati Magazine, for “Escape Travel”

Trend Reporting A
Honorable Mention: Mark Gokavi, Dayton Daily News, for “League Spotlights Area’s Cultural Shift”
No third place award was given.
Second Place: Gregory Korte, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “Charities Urged to Merge Efforts”
First Place: Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “Why Don’t We Save?”

Trend Reporting B
Honorable Mention: Lucy May, Cincinnati Business Courier, for “Power in Numbers”
Third Place: Felix Winternitz, Cincy Business Magazine, for “Art Wars”
Second Place: France Griggs Sloat, Xavier Magazine, for “A Woman’s World”
First Place: Felix Winternitz, Cincy Business Magazine, for “God, Inc.”

Arts and Entertainment Feature A
Honorable Mention: Mary Ellyn Hutton, Cincinnati Post, for “Music and Politics”
No third place award was given.
Second Place: Mary Ellyn Hutton, Cincinnati Post, for “Symphony Sound-Off”
First Place: Rick Bird, Cincinnati Post, for “Walking with James Brown”

Arts and Entertainment Feature B
Third Place: Caroline Purtell, Xavier Magazine, for “Diwali”
Second Place: Lisa J. Mauch, Community Press, for “Pop Art”
First Place: Aiesha D. Little, Cincinnati Magazine, for “The House that Bug Built”

Arts and Entertainment Criticism
First Place: David Ritchey, West Side Leader, for “Theater Reviews”
No other awards were given.

Special Section
Honorable Mention: Staff, Cincinnati Post, for “Vision 2015”
Third Place: Staff, Cincinnati Post, for “Election 2006”
Second Place: Kerry Duke, Cincinnati Post, for “Tales of Latonia”
First Place: Cliff Radel, Tim Bonfield and Sarah Conrad, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “Caring 24/7”

Daily Election Coverage
No third place award was given.
Second Place: Gregory Korte, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “Ad Watch”
First Place: Ed Richter and David Greber, Middletown Journal, for “Middletown 20/20”

Radio Breaking News
Honorable Mention: Tana Weingartner, WMUB, for “Zarqawi Reactions”
No third or second place awards were given.
First Place: Gary Scott, WMUB, for “Paul Hackett Drops Out”

Radio Short Feature
Third Place: Tana Weingartner, WMUB, for “AFIT in Space”
Second Place: Aileen LeBlanc, WMUB, for “Yellow Springs Sprawl”
First Place: Gary Scott, WMUB, for “Porsches in Oxford”

Radio Long Feature
Honorable Mention: Cheri Lawson, WMUB, for “Retreating from Daily Life”
Third Place: Tana Weingartner, WMUB, for “Fernald, What’s Left?”
Second Place: Cheri Lawson, WMUB, for “Las Posadas”
First Place: Aileen LeBlanc, WMUB, for “Dairy Not Long for Longtown”

Radio Business Coverage
Third Place: Tana Weingartner, WMUB, for “Fernald Clean Up”
No other awards were given.

Radio Investigative Report
First Place: Aileen LeBlanc, WMUB, for “Dairy Not Long for Longtown”
No other awards were given.

Radio Public Affairs
Third Place: John Hingsbergen and Cheri Lawson, WMUB, for “Interconnect: How Religious Values Affect the Way You Vote”
Second Place: Gary Scott and John Hingsbergen, WMUB, for “Election Issues Forum”
First Place: Gary Scott, WMUB, for “Election Issues Forum”

Radio Election Coverage
First Place: John Hingsbergen and Gary Scott, WMUB, for “Election Spots”
No other awards were given.

News Headline
No third place award was given.
Second Place: Mark Neikirk, Cincinnati Post, for “For thieves copper is golden”
First Place: John Seney, Cincinnati Post, for “Library Scofflaws: Book ‘em”

Feature Headline A
First Place: John Seney, Cincinnati Post, for “Elephant to mirror: that’s me”
No other awards were given.

Feature Headline B
No third place award was given.
Second Place: Lisa Mauch, Community Press, for “Mural, Mural on the Wall”
First Place: Brigid McCarren, Inspire Magazine, for “Dine”

Sports Headline
Honorable Mention: Lisa Mauch, Community Press, for “Lord of the Rings”
No other awards were given.

Front Page Layout A
Honorable Mention: The Cincinnati Post/The Kentucky Post
No other awards were given.

Front Page Layout B
Honorable Mention: Sean Hughes, CityBeat, for “Lite Bright”
First Place: Kristin Davenport, Cincinnati Business Courier
No other awards were given.

Page Design A
Honorable Mention: Jessica Donham, Hamilton Journal News, for “All Is Bright”
Third Place: Stephanie Collier, Middletown Journal, for “Bands to Watch”
Second Place: Stephanie Collier, Middletown Journal, for “Battle of Energy Drinks”
First Place: Stephanie Collier, Hamilton Journal News, for “Chicks Rock Fest”

Page Design B
Honorable Mention: Pamela Mitchell, Cincinnati Herald, for “Botswana: Africa 101”
Third Place: Kevin Cox, Cincinnati Business Courier, for “Brewing Bigg’s Business”
Second Place: Kevin Cox, Cincinnati Business Courier, for “Family Fuels Business”
First Place: Brigid McCarren, Design Magazine, for “Organic Holiday”

Informational Graphic
Honorable Mention: Ashley Nehls, Dayton Business Journal, for “Hottest & Coldest Job Markets”
Third Place: Sean Hughes, CityBeat, for “Who’s Endorsing Whom?”
Second Place: Kevin Cox, Cincinnati Business Courier, for “Bases Loaded”
First Place: Brigid McCarren, Design Magazine, for “Out, Darn Spot”

Photo Illustration A
Third Place: Ryan Ostrander, Cincinnati Post, for “Erwin Musper’s Client List”
Second Place: Ryan Ostrander, Cincinnati Post, for “Up In Smoke”
First Place: Ryan Ostrander, Cincinnati Post, for “Erwin Musper’s Client List”

Photo Illustration B
Honorable Mention: Geoff Raker, CityBeat, for “Micro Democracy”
No third place award was given.
Second Place: Geoff Raker, CityBeat, for “Cincinnati By Design”
First Place: Kevin Cox, Cincinnati Business Courier, for “Wanting to Bloom”

Art Illustration A
Third Place: Ryan Ostrander, Cincinnati Post, for “What Your Pay Demands”
Second Place: Christopher Sharron, Daily Kent Stater, for “Election 2006”
First Place: Ryan Ostrander, Cincinnati Post, for “Bengals 2006”

Art Illustration B
Honorable Mention: Ryan Greis, CityBeat, for “Too Good For Us”
First Place: Oliver Meinerding, CityBeat, for “And Now for Something Different”
No other awards were given.

Editorial Cartoon
Second Place: Christopher Sharron, Daily Kent Stater, for “Chris Sharron’s View”
No other awards were given.

News Photography A
No third place award was given.
Second Place: Jason D. Geil, Cincinnati Post, for “Burlington”
First Place: Jason D. Geil, Cincinnati Post, for “Vince & Mark”

News Photography B
Third Place: Dan Yount, Cincinnati Herald, for “Clinton Mania”
No other awards were given.

Breaking News Photo
First Place: Joe Munson, Cincinnati Post, for “Officer Hurt in Crash”
No other awards were given.

Sports Photo A
Honorable Mention: Terry Duennes, Cincinnati Post, for “She Iced ‘Em”
Third Place: Jim Osborn, Cincinnati Post, for “Grand Night for a Slam”
Second Place: Jim Osborn, Cincinnati Post, for “Welcome Home Junior”
First Place: Jason D. Geil, Cincinnati Post, for “Champs Take a Tumble”

Sports Photo B
First Place: Lisa J. Mauch, Community Press, for “Having a Ball with Heather Mitts”
No other awards were given.

Feature Photo A
Honorable Mention: Melvin Grier, Cincinnati Post, for “All That Jazz”
Third Place: Terry Duennes, Cincinnati Post, for “Time for Reflection”
Second Place: Bruce Crippen, Cincinnati Post, for “Boys of Summer”
First Place: Jason D. Geil, Cincinnati Post, for “Santa Submerged”

Feature Photo B
No third place award was given.
Second Place: Joe Lamb, CityBeat, for “The Art of Happiness”
First Place: Jon Hughes, CityBeat, for “Coming Home”

Best Web site
Second Place: The Cincinnati Post/The Kentucky Post, cincypost.com and kypost.com
First Place: Middletown Journal, middletownjournal.com

Television Long Feature
Third Place: Greg Singleton, Carol Williams and Gretchen MacKnight, WCPO, for “Brain Scan”
Second Place: Brian Hamrick and John Massey, WLWT
First Place: Hagit Limor, WCPO, for “Traffic at the Tracks”

Television Investigation
First Place: Hagit Limor, WCPO
No other awards were given.

Best Television Producer
First Place: Jeannine Gallenstein, WCPO, for “Good Morning Tri-State”
No other awards were given.

Best Television Election Coverage
First Place: Tom McKee, WCPO, for “Democracy 2006”
No other awards were given.

Special News Program
Third Place: Doug Lillibridge and Jeannine Gallenstein, WCPO, for “Crime Stoppers Telethon”
Second Place: Stephanie Edmunds and Jeannine Gallenstein, WCPO, for “St. Jude Telethon”
First Place: Jeannine Gallenstein, WCPO, for “Shelter from the Storm”

Public Affairs Program
First Place: Hagit Limor, WCPO
No others awards were given.

Morning News Program
First Place: David Rose, Kathrine Nero and Jeannine Gallenstein, WCPO, for “Good Morning Tri-State”
No other awards were given.

Best Anchor Team
First Place: David Rose and Kathrine Nero, WCPO, for “Good Morning Tri-State”
No other awards were given.

First Amendment Reporting
First Place: Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, for “Lead’s Dangerous Legacy”
No other awards were given.