2000-2001
Cincinnati SPJ Awards
Gerald
White Memorial Prize
Winner:
Tom O'Neill, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Young Blood on the Road"
Judges' Comments: "Enterprise, initiative and depth of research
embody the investigative journalism that resulted in Tom O'Neill's
report on fatal crashes by young drivers. O'Neill demonstrated remarkable
initiative and commitment in gathering the statistics and personal
stories by survivors in this special report. In a category filled
with five other strong contenders for this award, 'Young Blood on
the Road' is a standout."
Deadline/Spot News Story (Daily Papers)
Award of Excellence: Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Grief
Pours Forth, Questions Linger"
Award of Merit: Staff, Cincinnati Post, for Ken Griffey
Jr. signing
Third Place: Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, for Ken Griffey
Jr. signing
Deadline/Spot News Story (Non-Dailies)
Award of Excellence: Lucy May and Dan Monk, Business Courier,
for "Ballpark Bids"
Award of Merit: Lucy May, Business Courier, for "Arena
Owner's Demands"
Third Place: Gregory
Flannery, Doug Trapp, Darlene D'Agostino and John Fox, Cincinnati
CityBeat, for election coverage
Honorable
Mention: Staff, Cincinnati CityBeat, TABD coverage
Enterprise/Database Reporting (Daily Papers)
Award of Excellence: Lou Grieco, Mike Wagner and David Gulliver,
Dayton Daily News, for "Gunrunner's Paradise"
Second Place: Tom
O'Neill, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Young Blood on the Road"
Third Place: Barry
Horstman, Cincinnati Post, for "The American Sprawl"
Honorable Mention: Tim
Bonfield, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Nowhere to Turn"
Enterprise/Database Reporting (Non-Dailies)
Award of Excellence: Dan Monk and Mike Hennessey, Business
Courier, for "Cashing In"
Award of Merit: John
Fox and Gregory Flannery, Cincinnati CityBeat, for "GOP Kicks Ass"
Third Place: Richard
Curtis and Lauren Lawley Head, Business Courier, for "Under the
Knife"
Honorable
Mention: Melanie Laughman, Theresa L. Herron, Alisha Woolery
and Lisa McPhail, Community Press, for DUI coverage
Beat Reporting (Daily Papers)
Award of Excellence: Mike
Rutledge, Cincinnati Post
Award of Merit: Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer
Third Place: Tim Bonfield, Cincinnati Enquirer
Beat Reporting (Non-Dailies)
Award of Excellence: Lauren Lawley Head, Business Courier
Award of Merit: Rachel Melcer, Business Courier
Third
Place: Darlene D'Agostino, Cincinnati CityBeat
Series (Daily Papers)
Award of Excellence: Scott Elliott and Mark Fisher, Dayton
Daily News, for yearlong probe of public education in Ohio
Award of Merit: Andrew
Conte, Cincinnati Post, for "Smokestack Civil War"
Third Place: Randy
Ludlow and Barry Horstman, Cincinnati Post, for "Elections
in Ohio"
Series (Non-Dailies)
No Winners
Continuing Coverage (Daily
Papers)
Award of Excellence: Mike Rutledge, Cincinnati Post, for "Stadium
Price Tag"
Award
of Merit: Mark Fisher and Scott Elliott, Dayton Daily News,
for "Proficiency: The Test Questioned"
Third Place: Andrew
Conte, Cincinnati Post, for "Hoop Nightmare"
Honorable Mention: Dan
Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Probation Troubles"
Continuing Coverage (Non-Dailies)
Award of Merit: Dan
Monk, Lucy May and Mike Hennessy, Business Courier, for stadium
coverage
Honorable
Mention: Staff, Cincinnati CityBeat, for TABD coverage
Consumer
Coverage (Daily Papers)
No Winners
Consumer
Coverage (Non-Dailies)
Award
of Excellence: Gregory
Flannery, Darlene D'Agostino and John Fox, Cincinnati CityBeat,
for "Preview of the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue Conference"
Sports
Coverage (Daily Papers)
Award of Excellence: Tom
Archdeacon, Dayton Daily News
Award of Merit: Lonnie
Wheeler, Cincinnati Post
Third
Place: John Erardi, Cincinnati Enquirer
Sports Coverage (Non-Dailies)
No Winners
Sports
Feature (Daily Papers)
Award
of Excellence: Tom Archdeacon, Dayton Daily News
Award
of Merit: John
Erardi, Cincinnati Enquirer
Third
Place: Lonnie
Wheeler, Cincinnati Post
Sports
Feature (Non-Dailies)
Award
of Excellence: Lonnie
Wheeler, Skip Tate and Steve Kelley, Cincinnati Magazine, for "The
Big Red Machine, 25 Years Later"
Opinion Writing (Daily Papers)
Award of Excellence: Cliff Radel, Cincinnati Enquirer
Award of Merit: Robert White, Cincinnati Post
Third Place: Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer
Honorable Mention: Mary McCarty, Dayton Daily News
Opinion Writing (Non-Dailies)
Award of Excellence: Dick
Maloney, Community Press, for Editor's Notebook
Award
of Merit: Dick Maloney, Community Press
Third
Place: Jennie Key, Community Press
Honorable
Mention: Gigi Verna, Business Courier
Short Story
Award of Excellence: Felix Winternitz, Dayton Daily News, for
"Piggy Art," "Karamazov Brothers" and "Gyros"
Award of Merit: William A. Weathers, Cincinnati Enquirer,
for "Hometown Hero"
Personality Profile
Award of Excellence: Deborah Way, Cincinnati Magazine, for
"The Petal Pusher"
Award of Merit (tie): Skip Tate, Cincinnati Magazine, for
"Bootsy Unplugged"
Award of Merit (tie): Janice Morse, Cincinnati Enquirer,
for "Coroner Has High Standards"
Third Place: Tom Archdeacon, Dayton Daily News, for "Miles
Away from Anyone"
Honorable Mention: Mary McCarty, Dayton Daily News, for
"She's Still Shining"
Long News Feature
Award of Excellence: Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "The
Test of Her Life"
Award of Merit: Anne Michaud, Cincinnati Magazine, for "Who
Wants to Marry This Millionaire?"
Third Place: John Fox and Gregory Flannery, Cincinnati CityBeat,
for "GOP Kicks Ass"
Honorable Mention: Jim DeBrosse, Dayton Daily News, for
"Leaving Life Gracefully"
Short News Feature
Award of Excellence: Lauren Lawley Head, Business Courier,
for "TriHealth's Stress Test"
Award of Merit: Mara Lee, Dayton Daily News, for "Stories
of War"
Third Place: Lauren Lawley Head, Business Courier
Honorable Mention: Kristina Goetz, Cincinnati Enquirer,
for "Beyond Coal"
Lifestyle Feature
Award of Excellence: John Johnston, Cincinnati Enquirer, for
"Hoop Dreamers"
Award of Merit: Brad Quinn, Cincinnati CityBeat, for "Smash
It Up"
Third Place: Richelle Thompson, Cincinnati Enquirer, for
"The Gospel According to Andy Griffith"
Honorable Mention (tie): Steve Kissing, Cincinnati Magazine,
for "Running from the Devil"
Honorable Mention (tie): Tom Archdeacon, Dayton Daily News,
for "Outback Odyssey"
Trend Reporting
Award of Excellence: Darlene D'Agostino, Cincinnati CityBeat,
for "Girl, Interrupted"
Award of Merit: Richelle Thompson, Cincinnati Enquirer,
for "The State of Matrimony"
Third Place: Linda Vaciariello, Cincinnati Magazine, for
"Hiding in Plain Sight"
Honorable Mention: Staff, Dayton Daily News, for "Living
in the Best of Times"
Arts/Entertainment Feature
Award of Excellence: Kathy Y. Wilson, Cincinnati CityBeat,
for "Brotha Can You Spare a Rhyme?"
Award of Merit: Doug Trapp and Mike Breen, Cincinnati CityBeat,
for "Going Through the Spin Cycle"
Third Place: Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Stradivarius?
No, it's a Gray."
Honorable Mention: Steve Ramos, Cincinnati CityBeat, for
"Giving 'til It Hurts"
Arts/Entertainment Criticism
Award of Excellence: Mary Ellyn Hutton, Cincinnati Post
Award of Merit: Rick Pender, Cincinnati CityBeat
Third Place: Margaret A. McGurk, Cincinnati Enquirer
Honorable Mention: Dave Larsen, Dayton Daily News
Business Coverage
Award of Excellence: Amy Higgins and Cliff Peale, Cincinnati
Enquirer, for "The Ivory Towers"
Award of Merit: Sam Stall, Cincinnati Magazine, for "Welcome
to Osgood"
Third Place: Geert De Lombaerde, Business Courier
Honorable Mention: Steve Jacoby, Business Courier, for "Toy
Wars"
News or Feature Headline
Award of Excellence: Felix Winternitz, Dayton Daily News, for
"Days of Swine and Roses"
Award of Merit: Dick Maloney, Community Press, for "Oakley
Not Raising Stink ... Yet"
Third Place: Jack Cannon, Cincinnati Enquirer, for "Scientists:
Keep Using Gray Matter as You Gray"
Honorable Mention: Jack Cannon, Cincinnati Enquirer, for
"Bittersweet End..."
Page One Layout
Award of Excellence: Cincinnati CityBeat
Honorable Mention (tie): Cincinnati Post
Honorable Mention (tie): Business Courier
Page Design
Award of Excellence: Rick Millians, Cincinnati Post
Award of Merit: M.B. Hopkins, Dayton Daily News
Third Place: Randy Palmer, Dayton Daily News
Honorable Mention: Patrick Foose, Dayton Daily News
Informational Graphic
Award of Excellence: Mike Nyerges, Cincinnati Post
Award of Merit: John Hancock, Dayton Daily News
Third Place: Rebecca Lomax, Cincinnati CityBeat
Photo Illustration
Award of Excellence: Sean Hughes, Cincinnati CityBeat
Award of Merit: Kevin Cox, Business Courier
Art Illustration
Award of Excellence: M. B. Hopkins, Dayton Daily News
Award of Merit: Randy Palmer, Dayton Daily News
Third Place: Ryan Greis, Cincinnati CityBeat
Editorial Cartoon
Award of Excellence: Jim Borgman, Cincinnati Enquirer
Award of Merit: Jeff Stahler, Cincinnati Post
Third Place: Joe Hoffecker, Business Courier
News Photography
Award of Excellence: Jymi Bolden, Sean Hughes, Jon Hughes,
Matt Borgerding and David Sorcher, Cincinnati CityBeat
Award of Merit: Patrick Ary, Community Press
Feature Photography
Award of Excellence: Melvin Grier, Cincinnati Post
Award of Merit: Ryan Charles Kurtz, Cincinnati Magazine
Third Place: Jon Hughes, Cincinnati CityBeat
Web Site
Award of Excellence: Cincinnati Post
Honorable Mention: Cincinnati CityBeat
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