The Gerald White Memorial Prize is named for longtime Cincinnati Enquirer reporter Gerald White. It is awarded annually to reporters whose work best reflects the qualities for which White was known. Cincy SPJ is pleased to announce that the Enquirer’s Eileen Kelley and Sheila McLaughlin have won for “One Child’s Death, Two Different Stories”.
 
The Camilla Warrick Award for Community Service is named for Camilla Warrick, reporter and columnist for The Cincinnati Enquirer and The Cincinnati Post from 1982 to 1998. It has been awarded annually since 2003 to reporters who have used their skills to help others. Cincy SPJ is pleased to announce that the Enquirer’s Sharon Coolidge has won for “Unprotected Child, Tormented Death”.
 
The chapter also inducted three veteran journalists into its Cincinnati Journalism Hall of Fame:
 
Jim Myers, late Cincinnati Enquirer news editor, led and mentored a generation of reporters and editors. Upon his death in 1978, the Enquirer said of him: “Nothing he bequeathed this newspaper or, more important, his own family, is more precious than his commitment to excellence, to disciplining and refining his god-given talents to give always his best. It is of dedication like his, coupled with unfailing good humor and a spirit of ready affability, that warm and fond memories are woven.” Editor Luke Feck praised him as “an immense journalistic talent, a leader, a friend.”
     Despite having to walk with crutches or use a wheelchair because his legs had been paralyzed by a football injury, Jim began his career as managing editor of the Western Star of Lebanon, OH, in 1957. In 1960, he became Lebanon bureau chief for the Dayton Daily News. After joining the Enquirer in 1963 as a reporter, Jim was promoted to become an editorial writer (1964-66), state editor (1969-73), city editor (1973-76), and news editor (1976-78). He died December 31, 1978, at the age of 49.
     A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, Jim earned a master’s degree in journalism from the Ohio State University.
     Reporters who “Jayem” hired and trained commemorate him as “a consummate newsman,” “the kind of reporter, editor and mentor who had a heart and a brain and a real nose for news,” “always expected the best—the best leads, the best ideas, the best writing, the best headlines,” “a mentor for the young staff and for the large group of interns for all departments,” “one of those people who didn’t have to say much, but you knew exactly what he wanted, and you worked extra hard to deliver,” “without a doubt, the most inspiring leader I’ve encountered in my 33 years at the Enquirer.”
 
J. Dennis Doherty, retired Cincinnati Enquirer production editor, led the paper into the digital age in the selection, development, and implementation of the Enquirer’s first news pagination system.
     Denny began his career in 1961 as a general assignment reporter on the Cincinnati Post and Times-Star. He then served nearly five years as an artillery officer in Germany and Vietnam, and was awarded the Bronze Star as well as the Army Commendation Medal.
     In 1968, he returned to Cincinnati as a city desk and then business reporter for the Enquirer. In 1976, he became an assistant city editor and later wire editor and liaison with the Gannett News Service.
     Denny was promoted to deputy managing editor and special projects editor in 1982. The special projects team published the first special section in Cincinnati’s mainstream journalism on homosexuality in Cincinnati. He also led a team which produced the Enquirer’s first comprehensive stylebook.
     It was in 1992 that Denny took on the newly created position of production editor, including responsibility for liaison with circulation and production divisions until his retirement in 2002.
 
Jerry Nardiello, Middletown Journal sports editor emeritus and columnist, began his career at the Journal on August 10, 1947. Prior to that, the Brooklyn, NY, native served in the Army Air Force during World War II and graduated from New York University.
     A sports icon in Southwest Ohio, Jerry has written a column for the past 61 years as he covered the Middletown Middies, Miami University, Ohio State, the Reds, and the Bengals.
     Jerry has been elected to the Butler County Sports Hall of Fame, of which he is a co-founder, as well as the Middletown High School Hall of Fame, and the Southwest Ohio Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame. Among his other awards and honors are the Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the National Football Foundation’s Contribution to Amateur Football Award (1987), and the Pigskin-Roundball Spectacular Gold Medal Club (1998).
    “Fortunately, the Middletown Journal has Jerry Nardiello,” said editor Lisa Warren. “At a community-sized newspaper, our sense of history is very important to us and our readers. Jerry is a walking encyclopedia of facts, statistics, context and place...That kind of knowledge colors his present-day stories, giving them the truth and patina that can be found nowhere else.”
 
The evening was dedicated to The Cincinnati Post / The Kentucky Post, which ended its 126-year run Dec. 31, 2007.
 
“For 126 years, this venerable publication informed, entertained and shaped opinions as our region grew. Its editors and reporters became the backbone of this chapter throughout the decades. Many lead our industry today.  We hope to make them proud as our industry reinvents itself in the 21st century. Now more than ever, SPJ must lead the way to ensure our most basic journalistic tenets remain in place no matter the medium we employ,” said Cincy SPJ President Hagit Limor.
 
The keynote speaker was William R. Burleigh, former Post editor and chairman of the board at The E.W. Scripps Co. Burleigh spoke about the history of Scripps and the Post, as well as his experiences as editor there.
 
WCPO-TV news anchor Kathrine Nero was the emcee. The event was held at The Phoenix in downtown Cincinnati.
 
This year’s award winners are:
 
Investigative Reporting
First Place: “One Child's Death, Two Different Stories” by Sheila McLaughlin and Eileen Kelley, Cincinnati Enquirer
Second Place: “The Politics of Life and Death” by Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer
Third Place: “Sex, Crime and Community” by Gregory Korte, Cincinnati Enquirer
Honorable Mention: “Foreclosure’s Fallout” by Gregory Korte and Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer
 
Breaking News
First Place: “Sister's Screams” by Janice Morse, Cincinnati Enquirer
Second Place: “The Perfect Family” by Shelly Whitehead, Cincinnati Post
Third Place: “Slaby Documents” by Tom McKee, wcpo.com
Honorable Mention: “Narron Gets Ax” by C. Trent Rosecrans, Cincinnati Post
 
Enterprise Reporting
First Place: “Prescription for Scandal” by Dan Horn and Jim Hannah, Cincinnati Enquirer
Second Place: “Raking it in: Overpaid/Underpaid CEOs” by Lisa Biank Fasig, Dan Monk and Steve Watkins, Cincinnati Business Courier
Third Place: “An Emergency Patchwork” by Dan Hassert, Cincinnati Post
Honorable Mention: “The Light Dims” by Bob Driehaus, Graydon DeKamp, Gregory Flannery, John Fox, Lew Moores and Kevin Osborne, CityBeat
 
Beat Reporting
First Place: Criminal Justice beat, Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer
Second Place: Michael D. Clark, Cincinnati Enquirer
Third Place: Sheila McLaughlin, Cincinnati Enquirer
Honorable Mention: Janice Morse, Cincinnati Enquirer
 
Continuing Coverage
First Place: “Murder at a Motel” by Janice Morse, Cincinnati Enquirer
Second Place: “Cincinnati Tracks” by Jessica Noll, Pulse
 
Sports Coverage
First Place: Super Bowl coverage, Kevin Goheen, Cincinnati Post
Second Place: High school sports, Alex Sator
Third Place: Cincinnati Reds coverage, John Erardi, Cincinnati Enquirer
Honorable Mention: “Adam’s Year” by Mark Gokavi, Dayton Daily News
 
News Feature
First Place: “What Child Is This?” by Julie Zimmerman, Cincinnati Magazine
Second Place: “Home is Where the Hurt Is” by Margo Pierce, CityBeat
We have a tie for Third Place:
“Ballad of John and Yeamata” by Aiesha Little, Cincinnati Magazine
“The Falmouth Flood” by Peggy Kreimer, Cincinnati Post
 
Sports Feature
First Place: “Matty Does Everything He Can” by Tom Archdeacon, Dayton Daily News
Second Place: “High-Flying Freshman” by Victoria Sun, Cincinnati Post
Third Place: “We Have Arrived” by John Bach, UC Magazine
 
Business Feature
First Place: “Dirty Laundry” by Kevin Osborne, CityBeat
Second Place: “The Story of Os” by Linda Vaccariello, Cincinnati Magazine
Third Place: “Region Hasn’t Quite Warmed Up to Solar” by Michael D. Clark and Mike Boyer, Cincinnati Enquirer
 
Business Breaking News
First Place: “The New Delta” by Greg Paeth and Kerry Duke, Cincinnati Post
Second Place: “Creating Medical Powerhouse” by Cincinnati Post staff
 
Education News
First Place: “School Boards Hard to Contact” by Michael D. Clark, Cincinnati Enquirer
Second Place: “Calling it a day…long after sunset” by Deborah Rieselman, UC Magazine
Third Place: “Nursing’s Call” by France Griggs Sloat, Xavier Magazine
 
Opinion Writing
First Place: “Controlling the Calendar” by Mark Neikirk, Cincinnati Post
Second Place: “Creation/Reliefs” by Bob White, Cincinnati Post
Third Place: “Coal” by Mark Neikirk, Cincinnati Post
Honorable Mention: “Strip Club” by Don Baker, Dayton Business Journal
 
General Column
First Place: “Reeling in Trouble” by Steve Kissing, Cincinnati Magazine
Second Place: “Playing this one for Keeps” by Mark Neikirk, Cincinnati Post
Third Place: “Nuxhall” by Keith Herrell, Cincinnati Post
Honorable Mention: “Skyline” by Jack Heffron, Cincinnati Magazine
 
Sports Column Writing
First Place: “Joe Nuxhall” by Lonnie Wheeler, Cincinnati Post
Second Place: “National Title Game” by Tom Archdeacon, Dayton Daily News
Third Place: “Dear Barry, Please Stop One Shy of Aaron” by Lonnie Wheeler, Cincinnati Post
Honorable Mention: “Why the Big 10 Network Won’t Bully Cable” by Bill Peterson
 
Business Column
First Place: Investing Column by Steve Watkins, Cincinnati Business Courier
Second Place: “A Unique Hub” by Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer
 
Short Story
First Place: “Life off the Beaten Path” by France Griggs Sloat, Xavier Magazine
 
Personality Profile
First Place: “Man of God Finds Calling” by Sheila McLaughlin, Cincinnati Enquirer
Second Place: “A Life Death” by Kathy Y. Wilson, Cincinnati Magazine
Third Place: “Ezzard Charles” by Dan Yount, Cincinnati Herald
Honorable Mention: “The Flamethrowers” by Daniel Libit, Cincinnati Magazine
 
Lifestyle Feature
First Place: “The President’s Residence” by Caroline Purtell, Xavier Magazine
Second Place: “Lustron Living” by Joyce Rosencrans, Cincinnati Post
Third Place: “Sing to me of Pomegranates” by Liz Davis, Taste Magazine
Honorable Mention: “Extreme Makeover Dorm Edition” by Caroline Purtell, Xavier Magazine
 
Trend Reporting
First Place: “Why We Smoke” by Gregory Flannery and Mike Breen, CityBeat
Second Place: “Point of the Spear” by Greg Schaber, Xavier Magazine
Third Place: “How Goes the CSO?” by Mary Ellyn Hutton, Cincinnati Post
 
Arts & Entertainment
First Place: “Giles Davis: Frankenstein” by Zachary Petit, Downtowner
Second Place: “The Pretenders” by Larry Gross, CityBeat
Third Place: “Burbank Signing Off” by Rick Bird, Cincinnati Post
Honorable Mention: “Welcome to Life at Paramount Studios” by Deb Rieselman, UC Magazine
 
Arts & Entertainment Criticism
First Place: Movie reviews by Steven Rosen, CityBeat
Second Place: “Singers Bring Humanity to History in Nixon” by Mary Ellyn Hutton, Cincinnati Post
Third Place: Visual arts reviews by Jane Durrell, CityBeat
Honorable mention: “Lord of the Rings Symphony” by Mary Ellyn Hutton, Cincinnati Post
 
Special Section
First Place: Supplement to the Champions for Education Summit, by Cincinnati Post staff
Second Place: “Spotlight on Cincinnati Leaders” by Pamela Mitchell, Cincinnati Herald
Third Place: “Business in Dayton” by Dayton Business Journal staff
Honorable mention: “Best of Cincinnati” by CityBeat staff
 
Election Coverage
First Place: Election coverage by Kevin Osborne and Margo Pierce, CityBeat
 
News Headline
Honorable Mention: “Potholes to Patches” by Mark Neikirk, Cincinnati Post
 
Feature Headline
First Place: “In a Glass by Itself” by Lisa Mauch, Community Press
Second Place: “How do they Do that?” by Eric Spangler, Community Press
Third Place: “Morning Pictures” by Lisa Mauch, Community Press
Honorable Mention: “A Career at Play” by John Bach, UC Magazine
 
Sports Headline
First Place: “Ker-plunk Mars Round for Verplank” by Keith Herrell, Cincinnati Post
Second Place: “Shellacked in the Paint” by Keith Herrell, Cincinnati Post
 
Page One Layout
First Place: “Dirty Laundry” by Sean Hughes, CityBeat
Second Place: Cincinnati Post staff
 
Page Design
First Place: “Candyland” by Stephanie Collier, Dayton Daily News
Second Place: “Cleaning House” by Kevin Cox, Cincinnati Business Courier
Third Place: “Mazda” by Pamela Mitchell, Cincinnati Herald
Honorable Mention: “The Trick to Riding” by Sean Hughes, CityBeat
 
Informational Graphic
First Place: Super Bowl Quiz by Cincinnati Post staff
 
Photo Illustration
First Place: “Attack of the Council Contenders” by Jacob Drabik and Sean Hughes, CityBeat
Second Place: “Making it Stick” by Kevin Cox, Cincinnati Business Courier
 
Art Illustration
First Place: “Joe Nuxhall” by Ryan Ostrander, Cincinnati Post
Second Place: “Equal in Name Only” by Casey Millard, CityBeat
 
Editorial Cartoon
First Place: “Night at the Museumm II” by Joe Hoffecker, Cincinnati Business Courier
Second Place: “Credit Crunch” by Joe Hoffecker, Cincinnati Business Courier
Third Place: “Now there’s something I thought…” by Christopher Sharron, Daily Kent Stater
Honorable Mention: “Evolution of Mann” by Joe Hoffecker, Cincinnati Business Courier
 

News Photography
First Place: “We Regret to Inform You” by Jim Osborn, Cincinnati Post
Second Place: “Remembering” by Bruce Crippen, Cincinnati Post
Third Place: “Butler Wicks Leaves Downtown” by James E. Mahan, Dayton Business Journal
 
Breaking News Photo
First Place: “Roof Top Arrest” by Jason Geil, Cincinnati Post
 
Sports Photography
First Place: “One Week Until Football” by Jim Osborn, Cincinnati Post
Second Place: “Greg Tingle Scores” by Jim Osborn, Cincinnati Post
Third Place: “Kuebler still on the Court” by Jim Osborn, Cincinnati Post
Honorable Mention: “Rally too little, too late” by Jim Osborn, Cincinnati Post
 
Feature Photo
First Place: “The Long Road Back” by Jim Osborn, Cincinnati Post
Second Place: “Power of Place” by Bob Flischel, UC Magazine
Third Place: “The Trick to Riding” by Sean Hughes and John Dixon, CityBeat
 
Radio Breaking News
First Place: “Bhutto React” by Gary Scott, WMUB
Second Place: “Delta Emerges from Bankruptcy” by Cheri Lawson, WMUB
 
Radio Short Feature
First Place: “Bhutto React” by Gary Scott, WMUB
Second Place: “Bush in Tipp City” by Tana Weingartner, WMUB
 
Radio Long Feature
First Place: “Bela on Bango” by Gary Scott, WMUB
Second Place: “Women on Wheels” by Cheri Lawson, WMUB
 
Radio Sports Coverage
First Place: “Rounding 3rd and Heading for Home: Remembering Joe Nuxhall” by John Hingsbergen and Tana Weingartner, WMUB
 
Radio Business Coverage
First Place: “Creation Museum” by Cheri Lawson and John Hingsbergen, WMUB
 
Radio Investigative
First Place: “Raincatchers” by Cheri Lawson, WMUB
Second Place: “Polling Locations Schools” by Tana Weingartner, WMUB
 
Radio Public Affairs
First Place: “Forum: Year in Review” by Gary Scott and John Hingsbergen, WMUB
 
Best Producer
First Place: Jeannine Gallenstein, WCPO, “9 News at Noon”
 
Best Reporter
First Place: Hagit Limor, WCPO
 
Best Consumer Reporter
Hagit Limor, WCPO, for “Solid Gold Weddings”
 
Best Investigative Reporter
Hagit Limor, WCPO, for “Resurrection”
 
Best Public Service Reporting
“Resurrection” by Hagit Limor, WCPO
 
Best TV Documentary
“A Glorious Struggle” by Jeff Hirsh, Eric Gerhardt and Gary Wuerdeman, WKRC
 
Television Breaking News
First Place: “Two Planes Collide” by Tom McKee, WCPO
Second Place: “Virginia Tech” by Tom McKee, WCPO
 
Best Television Anchor
Tanya O’Rourke, WCPO
 
Best Morning or Midday Newscast
“9 News at Noon”, Tanya O’Rourke and Jeannine Gallenstein, WCPO
 
Television Long Feature
“Teens Trying to Change Kentucky Law”, Tom McKee, WCPO
 
Best Web Site
MusicInCincinnati.com by Mary Ellyn Hutton
 
First Amendment Reporting
“Unprotected Children” by Sheila McLaughlin, Kimball Perry, Sharon Coolidge, Eileen Kelley, Cincinnati Enquirer
 
The judges also named runners-up for the Camilla Warrick Award for Public Service:
In second place: “After Marcus, System Failed Lexi, Too” by Eileen Kelley and Sheila McLaughlin, Cincinnati Enquirer
In third place: “Resurrection” by Hagit Limor, WCPO