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1998-99 Cincinnati SPJ Awards
Cincinnati SPJ contest
draws more than 400 entries It started with more than 400 entries in 33 categories. Now, it's time to announce the winners in the 1998 Cincinnati SPJ Excellence in Journalism awards. This year's awards reflect competition among four daily newspapers, 10 non-daily publications plus local broadcast media in a wide range of categories - spot news and enterprise reporting, feature writing, business coverage, sports, opinions, headlines, page design, photography, graphics and more. The top award - The Gerald White Memorial Prize - recognizes outstanding work in investigative reporting. The award is named in honor of the late Gerald White, a long-time investigative reporter at the Cincinnati Enquirer and a member of the Cincinnati Journalism Hall of Fame. This
year's contest was judged by fellow SPJ chapters in Detroit
and Tampa. Congratulations to all the winners!
Print Judges' Comments: Mr. Rutledge did what all good reporters should do. He knew that reporting is not a 9 to 5 job. And he dug and he dug and he kept digging until he got the information that showed a pattern of cronyism and governmental laxity which the taxpayers had a right to be concerned about.
2A.
Deadline/Spot News Daily
First place: Peggy Kreimer
and Crystal Harden, Cincinnati Post, for "Dying
Daughter"
Second place: Christine
Wolff, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Family loses
two sons" Third place: Monica Dias, Kentucky Post, for "Suspect in Home Robberies Jailed"
2B.
Deadline/Spot News Non-Daily First
place: Nancy Firor, CityBeat, for "Panic In Pleasant
Ridge"
Second place: Diane Goetz,
Kenton Community Recorder, for "Frequent Flooding
Takes Toll On Residents"
Third place: Joan Porat
and Brian Meyers, American Israelite, for "Swiss
Bank Settlement" Honorable mention: John Bach and Theresa Herron, Clermont Community Journal, for "Echoes of Tragedy"
3A.
Enterprise/Database Daily
First place: Wes Hills,
Rob Modic and Mike Wagner, Dayton Daily News, for
"Disappearing Wages"
Second place: Tim Miller
and Debra Jasper, Dayton Daily News, for "Foster
Care In Disarray" Third place: Steve Bennish, Dayton Daily News, for "Charities Losing At Bingo"
3B. Enterprise/Database
Non-Daily First place: Skip
Tate, Cincinnati Magazine, for "Here Is My Body" (no other winners awarded)
4A. Beat Reporting
Daily
First place: Michael Hawthorne,
Cincinnati Enquirer
Second place: Moncia Dias,
Kentucky Post
Third place: Tim Bonfield,
Cincinnati Enquirer Honorable mention: Debra Vance, Kentucky Post
4B.
Beat Reporting Non-Daily
First place: Richard Curtis,
Cincinnati Business Courier (no other winners awarded)
5A.
Series Daily
First place: Debra Jasper
and Tim Miller, Dayton Daily News, for "Foster
Care In Disarray"
Second place: Saundra
Amrhein, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Strife in
Honduras"
Third place: Mary Mccarty,
Dayton Daily News, for "Angel of Sarajevo"
Honorable Mention: Lisa Popyk, Cincinnati Post, for "Blood in the Schoolyard"
5B.
Series Non-Daily First place: Staff,
Cincinnati Magazine, for "Our River"
Second place Diane Goetz,
Kenton Community Recorder, for "Series on Welfare"
(No third place awarded)
Honorable Mention: Rita Nader Heikenfeld, Community Press, for "Rita's Kitchen"
6A.
Continuing Coverage Daily
First place: Cliff Peale
and Barry Horstman, Cincinnati Post, for "Enquirer/Chiquita
Scandal"
Second place: Tim Bonfield,
Cincinnati Enquirer, for "John Glenn's Return
To Space"
Third place: Lynn Hulsey,
Dayton Daily News, for "Charter Schools"
Honorable Mention: Tanya Albert and staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, "Mary Love coverage"
6B.
Continuing Coverage Non-Daily First
place: John Fox, Katie Taft, Kris Henninger, Chris Potter, CityBeat,
for "New Reds Stadium"
Second place: Heidi Fallon
and Jennie Key, Community Press, for "Missing
Girl" Third place: Dan Monk, Cincinnati Business Courier, for "Stadium Coverage"
7A.
Sports Coverage Daily
First place: Scott McGregor,
Cincinnati Enquirer
Second place: John Erardi,
Cincinnati Enquirer Third place: Sean Keeler, Cincinnati Post
7B. Sports Coverage
Non-Daily First place: Skip
Tate, Cincinnati Magazine Second place: Lonnie
Wheeler, Cincinnati Magazine Third place: Mark Motz, Community Press
8A. Opinion Writing,
Daily
First place: Ray Cooklis,
Cincinnati Enquirer
Second place: Laura Pulfer,
Cincinnati Enquirer
Third place: Mary McCarty,
Dayton Daily News Honorable mention: Michelle Day, Cincinnati Post
8B. Opinion Writing,
Non-Daily
First place: Gigi Verna,
Cincinnati Business Courier Second place: Jeff Ritchie, Everybody's News
9.
Short Story First place: James
Ott, for freelance pieces appearing in Business Week
Second place: Paul Long,
Kentucky Post Third place: Skip Tate, Cincinnati Magazine
10.
Personality Profile First place: Kitty
Morgan, Cincinnati Magazine, on Norma Rashid
Second place: Dan Horn,
Cincinnati Post, on Larry Flynt Third place: John Johnston, Cincinnati Enquirer, on Ken Lawson
11. Long News Feature
First place: Linda Vaccariello,
Cincinnati Magazine, "Rise And Fall of The Enquirer"
Second place: Skip Tate,
Cincinnati Magazine, "Making Of A Candidate"
Third place: Jim DeBrosse,
Dayton Daily News, "Ky Bus Crash" Honorable mention: Skip Tate, Cincinnati Magazine, "Death On A Summer's Evening"
12.
Short News Feature
First place: Heidi Fallon,
Hilltop Press, "Confession Brings No Solace"
Second place: Tom O'Neill,
Cincinnati Enquirer, "Burned Boy Works at Healing"
Third place: Peggy Kreimer,
Kentucky Post, "Serenity Lost"
Honorable Mention: Tom
O'Neill, Cincinnati Enquirer, "4 M Miles in
Sight" 13. Lifestyle
Feature First place: Colleen
Armstrong, Cincinnati Magazine, "Lessons From
A Classroom"
Second place: Cindy Starr,
Cincinnati Post, for "Over 100" Third place: John Johnston, Cincinnati Enquirer, "Fears of Shopping"
14. Arts/Entertainment
Feature First
place: Rick Pender, CityBeat, "Angels in Cincinnati"
Second place: Margaret
McGurk, Cincinnati Enquirer, "Shooting For
Happy Endings" Third place: John Kiesewetter, Cincinnati Enquirer, "TVs First Days"
15. Arts/Entertainment
Criticism First
place: Steve Ramos, CityBeat Second
place: Rick Pender, CityBeat Third place: Margaret McGurk, Cincinnati Enquirer
16.
Business Coverage
First Place: Jeff McKinney,
Cincinnati Enquirer
Second place: Dan Monk,
Cincinnati Business Courier Third
Place: Cliff Peale, Cincinnati Post Honorable mention: Geert de Lombaerde, Cincinnati Business Courier
17. Best Work by Student
Journalist First
place: Jennifer Chorpening, Ohio State Univ., for "Many
Jabs, Little Headway", published in the Dayton Daily
News
Second place: Daria Rudduck,
Miami U., for "Generation What?" published in
the Miami Student Third place: Jennifer Mills, intern with Community Press, for "Historic Map Now Family Treasure"
18.
News or Feature Headline
First place: Jack Cannon,
Cincinnati Enquirer, "Bank Robber Going Up
River Because He Didnt Get Across"
Second place: Gayle McCaskey,
Cincinnati Enquirer, "Nightmare On Elms Street"
Third
place: David Simutis, CityBeat, "You Shonen Me
Yours And I'll Shonen You Mine" Honorable Mention: John Fox, CityBeat, "Mind Over Mucus"
19.
Page One Layout
First place: Kristin Davenport,
Cincinnati Business Courier
Second place: Rick Williams,
Kentucky Post Third place: Robert Kraft, Cincinnati Post
20.
Page Design
First place: M.B. Hopkins,
Dayton Daily News for "Pound For Pound"
Second place: Colleen
Lanchester, Cincinnati Magazine, for "Our River"
Third place: Staci Andrews,
Cincinnati Enquirer for "Winter Olympics section"
Honorable mention: M.B. Hopkins, Dayton Daily News for "Centennial Section"
21.
Informational Graphic
First place:Michael Braugh,
Cincinnati Post for "Repaving The Brent Spence
Bridge"
Second place: Randy Mazzola,
Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Launch Of Discovery"
Third place: Kristin Davenport, Cincinnati Business Courier, for "Inside The Lease"
22.
Photo Illustration
First place: Kevin Miyazaki,
Cincinnati Magazine, for "Lessons From The
Classroom"
Second place: Saed Hindash,
Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Potato Chips"
Third place: Joseph Fuqua,
Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Tie Guy" Honorable Mention: Jason Snell, UC News Record, for "Crosstown Shootout"
23. Art Illustration
First
place: Woodrow Hinton III, CityBeat, for "All-American
Band"
Second place: Michael
Brugh, Cincinnati Post, for "Home Alone"
Third place: M.B. Hopkins, Dayton Daily News, for "Back To The Polls"
24.
Editorial Cartoon
First place: Jim Borgman,
Cincinnati Enquirer
Second place: Jeff Stahler,
Cincinnati Post
Third place: Joe Hoffecker,
Cincinnati Business Courier Honorable Mention: Jerry Dowling, CityBeat
25. Photography
First place: Patrick Reddy,
Cincinnati Enquirer for "Partin funeral"
Second place: Patrick
Reddy, Cincinnati Enquirer for "Big Catch"
Third place: Michael Snyder, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Football team wins title"
26.
Feature Photography
First place: Yoni Pozner,
Cincinnati Enquirer, "They Call Her Grandma"
Second place: Steven Herppich,
Cincinnati Enquirer, "The Way We Worship"
Third
place: Jon Hughes, CityBeat, "Naked Truth" Honorable mention: Yoni Pozner, Cincinnati Enquirer, "Black Women Battle Breast Cancer"
27.
Student Photo First
place: Amanda Campo and Dan Mahan, CityBeat Second place: Rachel Dawson, UC News Record
Radio 28.
Spot News
First place: Jay Hanselman,
WNKU, "Fertilizer" Second place: Maryanne Zeleznik, WNKU, "Partin"
29.
Continuing Coverage
First place: Jay Hanselman
and Maryanne Zeleznik, WNKU, "Falmouth Flood"
Second place: Jay Hanselman and Maryanne Zeleznik, WNKU for "Partin"
30.
Enterprise Reporting
First place: Jay Hanselman,
WNKU, for "Lincoln Court" Second place: Maryanne Zeleznik, WNKU, for "Qualls"
31.
Feature
First place: Jay Hanselman,
WNKU, "Clinton-Carrollton" Second place: Maryanne Zeleznik, WNKU, "Stomp"
Web
Honorable Mention: Greg
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