2012 GPC winners
1-A. DEADLINE/BREAKING NEWS REPORTING, NEWSPAPERS, circulation over 25,000
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Pam Sohn, Chattanooga Times Free Press, “Waves of Destruction”
1-B. DEADLINE/BREAKING NEWS REPORTING, NEWSPAPERS, circulation under 25,000
HONORABLE MENTION:
Matthew Stewart, The Daily Times, “Track of Tears.”
2-A. DEADLINE/BREAKING NEWS REPORTING, RADIO
HONORABLE MENTION:
Chrissy Keuper, WUOT-FM, “Mulch Fire Results in Fish Kill”
2-B. DEADLINE/BREAKING NEWS REPORTING, TELEVISION
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Staff, WRCB-TV, “March 2 Tornadoes”
3-A. DEADLINE/BREAKING NEWS REPORTING, MEDIA ORGANIZATION-AFFILIATED INTERNET SITE
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Frank Munger, Knoxville News Sentinel, “High-Security Break-in”
4-A. GENERAL REPORTING, NEWSPAPERS, circulation over 25,000
HONORABLE MENTION:
Mike Donila, Knoxville News Sentinel, “Funding For KCSO Has Steadily Risen”
THIRD PLACE:
Megan Boehnke, Knoxville News Sentinel, “UT Fracking Proposal”
AWARD OF MERIT:
Chris Carroll and Kate Harrison, Chattanooga Times Free Press, “DesJarlais series”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Josh Flory, Knoxville News Sentinel, “2011 Suicides Heighten Concerns”
4-B. GENERAL REPORTING, NEWSPAPERS, circulation under 25,000
AWARD OF MERIT:
J.J. Kindred, The Daily Times, “I Feared for My Life”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Wes Wade, The Daily Times, “Recovery Road”
5-A. GENERAL REPORTING, RADIO
THIRD PLACE
Brandon Hollingsworth, WUOT-FM, “Carbon Fiber Generates Hope in Oak Ridge”
AWARD OF MERIT:
Christine Jessel Grider, WUOT-FM, “Bullying in Maryville Schools”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Matt Shafer Powell, WUOT-FM, “Mother and Child: Carla Saunders”
5-B. GENERAL REPORTING, TELEVISION
THIRD PLACE:
Allison Bybee and Joe Baker, WBIR-TV, “Fighting to Keep Cool”
AWARD OF MERIT:
Allison Bybee and Jerry Owens, WBIR-TV, “Bicyclist's Legacy Cycles On”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Staff, WRCB-TV, “March 2 Tornadoes”
7-A. FEATURE WRITING, NEWSPAPERS, circulation over 25,000
HONORABLE MENTION:
Kate Harrison, Chattanooga Times Free Press, “Chattanooga Underground”
THIRD PLACE:
Mike Gibson, Metro Pulse, “The House That Frank Built”
AWARD OF MERIT:
Cari Wade Gervin, Metro Pulse, “Young and Sick”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Joan Garrett, Chattanooga Times Free Press, “Tempest in My Soul”
7-B. FEATURE WRITING, NEWSPAPERS, circulation under 25,000
HONORABLE MENTION:
Linda Braden Albert, The Daily Times, “Solider Not Forgotten”
THIRD PLACE:
Wes Wade, The Daily Times, “Life in the Fast Lane”
AWARD OF MERIT:
Melanie Tucker, The Daily Times, “Up Where She Belongs”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Steve Wildsmith, The Daily Times, “Scott Miller's Second Chance”
8-A. FEATURE REPORTING, RADIO
AWARD OF MERIT:
Christine Jessel Grider, WUOT-FM, “Turnaround Schools: Inskip Elementary”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Chrissy Keuper, WUOT-FM, “Doomtowns”
8-B. FEATURE REPORTING, TELEVISION
THIRD PLACE:
Beth Wilkin-Waldmann, Lori Tucker and Fallon Smith, WATE-TV, “Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Weekend Special”
AWARD OF MERIT:
Heidi Wigdahl, WBIR-TV, “Girl Scouts Hit Pay Dirt”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Russell Biven, WBIR-TV, “Lucas and Juno”
9-A. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, NEWSPAPERS, circulation over 25,000
AWARD OF MERIT:
Judy Walton, Chattanooga Times Free Press, “Justice in Question”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Natalie Alund , Knoxville News Sentinel, “Driving High”
10-B. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, TELEVISION
AWARD OF MERIT:
Amanda Dill and Jerry Owens, WBIR-TV, “Ex-Con Comes Clean”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Hillary Lake and Michelle Flandreau, WBIR-TV, “Tourism Turmoil”
11-A. SERIES/PACKAGE/PROJECT WRITING, NEWSPAPERS, circulation over 25,000
THIRD PLACE:
Judy Walton, Chattanooga Times Free Press, “Justice in Question”
AWARD OF MERIT:
John Adams, Dan Fleser, Carly Harrington and Kristi L. Nelson, Knoxville News Sentinel, “Fight Against Alzheimer's”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Matt Lakin, Knoxville News Sentinel, “125 Years”
11-B. SERIES/PACKAGE/PROJECT WRITING, NEWSPAPERS, circulation under 25,000
HONORABLE MENTION:
Jayson Alexander, Marcus Fitzsimmons, Katie Forrester, Amanda Greever and Tom Sherlin, The Daily Times, “Outdoor Gear”
AWARD OF MERIT:
J.J. Kindred, The Daily Times, “Domestic Violence”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Melanie Tucker, The Daily Times, “Lucas”
12-A. DOCUMENTARY/PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMING, RADIO
AWARD OF MERIT:
WUOT News Team, “Dialogue: 2012 Compilation”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:Matt Shafer Powell and Leslie Snow, WUOT-FM, “Without a Net:Voices of the Working Poor”
12-B. DOCUMENTARY/PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMING, TELEVISION
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
WRCB-TV staff, “Bully Battle: A Town Hall Meeting”
13-A. SPORTS REPORTING, NEWSPAPERS, circulation over 25,000
THIRD PLACE:
Mark Wiedmer, Chattanooga Times Free Press, “Summitt Facing Future”
AWARD OF MERIT:
David Paschall, Chattanooga Times Free Press, “The Lost Class”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Stephen Hargis, Chattanooga Times Free Press, “Compensating Coaches”
13-B. SPORTS REPORTING, NEWSPAPERS, circulation under 25,000
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Marcus Fitzsimmons, The Daily Times, “Not Horsing Around”
14-B. SPORTS REPORTING, TELEVISION, circulation under 25,000
THIRD PLACE:
Dave Staley, WTVC-TV, “Dave's Diamond Darlings”
AWARD OF MERIT:
Beth Wilkin-Waldmann, Lori Tucker and Fallon Smith, WATE-TV, “Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Weekend Special”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Keith Cawley, WRCB-TV, “Keeping the Faith”
EDITORIAL WRITING, NEWSPAPERS, circulation over 25,000
AWARD OF MERIT:
Drew Johnson, Chattanooga Times Free Press, “Chattanooga Free Press editorials”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Harry Austin, Chattanooga Times Free Press, “Chattanooga Times editorials”
16-A. COLUMNS, NEWSPAPERS, circulation over 25,000
THIRD PLACE:
Mark Kennedy, Chattanooga Times Free Press, “Life Stories”
AWARD OF MERIT:
Greg Johnson, Knoxville News Sentinel, “News columns”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
David Cook, Chattanooga Times Free Press, “Various columns”
16-B. COLUMNS, NEWSPAPERS, circulation under 25,000
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Steve Wildsmith, The Daily Times, “Weekend Editor columns”
17-A. REVIEWS/CRITICISM, NEWSPAPERS, circulation over 25,000
AWARD OF MERIT:
Cari Wade Gervin, Metro Pulse, “Pulp”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Lee Gardner, Metro Pulse, “Spoiler Alert”
17-B. REVIEWS/CRITICISM, NEWSPAPERS, circulation under 25,000
AWARD OF MERIT:
Amanda Greever, The Daily Times, “Les Mis, South Pacific and Amy Grant reviews”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Steve Wildsmith, The Daily Times, “2012: The Year in Review”
Division 18-A. BEST USE OF SOUND, RADIO
HONORABLE MENTION:
Matt Shafer Powell, WUOT-FM, “Black Pearl Sings”
Division 18-B. BEST USE OF VIDEO, TELEVISION
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Kristin Farley, Tearsa Smith, Holland Haverkamp, Linda Nguyen and Sarah Self, WATE-TV, “6 Around Town”
19-A. HEADLINE, NEWSPAPERS, all circulations
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Dan Woods, Chattanooga Times Free Press
20-A. PAGE ONE DESIGN, NEWSPAPERS, circulation over 25,000
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Chattanooga Times Free Press design staff.
21-A. INSIDE PAGE DESIGN, NEWSPAPERS with circulation over 25,000
THIRD PLACE:
Lin Parker, Chattanoooga Times Free Press
AWARD OF MERIT:
Stacey McCray, Chattanooga Times Free Press
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Sara Jackson, Chattanooga Times Free Press
21-B. INSIDE PAGE DESIGN, NEWSPAPERS with circulation under 25,000
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Amanda Greever, The Daily Times.
22. INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC, NEWSPAPERS, all circulations – Chart, map or diagram used to illustrate information (submit tear sheet or PDF of full page).
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Marcus Fitzsimmons, The Daily Times, “10 Steps to the Title”
23. ART ILLUSTRATION, NEWSPAPERS – Drawing, painting or other medium used to illustrate a story or enhance a page (submit tear sheet or PDF of full page).
AWARD OF MERIT:
Travis Gray, Metro Pulse, “Metro Fest 2012”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Laura McNutt, Chattanooga Times Free Press, “Steampunk”
24. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION, NEWSPAPERS
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Rey Pineda, Knoxville News Sentinel, “A Hot Seat”
25-A. DEADLINE PHOTOGRAPHY, NEWSPAPERS, circulation over 25,000
THIRD PLACE:
Doug Strickland, Chattanooga Times Free Press, “Saying Goodbye Again”
AWARD OF MERIT:
Angela Lewis, Chattanooga Times Free Press, “Waves of Destruction”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Doug Strickland, Chattanooga Times Free Press, “Farewell”
25-B. DEADLINE/PHOTOGRAPHY, NEWSPAPERS, circulation under 25,000
AWARD OF MERIT:
Joy Kimbrough, The Daily Times, “Not Quite Enough”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Joy Kimbrough, The Daily Times, “Driving the Lane”
25-C. DEADLINE PHOTOGRAPHY, NON-DAILY NEWSPAPERS ONLY
AWARD OF MERIT:
Ann Cason, Grainger Today, “Board Up and Throw Down”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Ann Cason, Grainger Today, “Fire on the Mountain”
26-A. FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY, NEWSPAPERS, circulation over 25,000
AWARD OF MERIT:
Michael Patrick, Knoxville News Sentinel, “Practicing Violinist”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Dan Henry, Chattanooga Times Free Press, “Twice-A-Year Trim”
26-B. FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY, NEWSPAPERS, circulation under 25,000
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Joy Kimbrough, The Daily Times, “Elementary Ballet”
26-C. FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY, NON-DAILY NEWSPAPERS ONLY
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Ann Cason, Grainger Today, “The Buzz on Hummingbirds”
27. EDITORIAL CARTOON, NEWSPAPERS – Entry must include tear sheet or PDF. Up to three examples, per entry, by a single cartoonist. A brief note of explanation may be included for context.
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press
28-A. FREELANCE WRITING FOR PRINT (newspaper, magazine, booklet, book, etc.)
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Lisa Hood Skinner, “Inside the Israel-Gaza Conflict”
29-A. OVERALL INTERENT SITE
THIRD PLACE:
wbir.com
AWARD OF MERIT:
TIE: knoxnews.com and Knoxville.com
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
timesfreepress.com
31-A. ONLINE USE OF VIDEO
AWARD OF MERIT:
Erin Chapin, Knoxville News Sentinel, “Legend: A Tribute to Pat Summitt”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Adam Brimer, Knoxville News Sentinel, “Edsel Blevins plays banjo for Big South Fork Railway passengers”
32-A. BEST BLOG, AFFILIATED WITH MEDIA ORGANIZATION
HONORABLE MENTION:
Erin Chapin, Jigsha Desai, David Goddard and Rachel Wise, Knoxville News Sentinel, “Trending”
AWARD OF MERIT:
Steve Wildsmith, The Daily Times
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Mike Donila, Knoxville News Sentinel, “Screams from the Porch”
32-B. BEST BLOG, UNAFFILIATED WITH MEDIA ORGANIZATION
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Jack Lail, jacklail.com
33. COLLABORATIVE REPORTING
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Grant Ramey and Marcus Fitzsimmons of The Daily Times and John Brice of VolQuest.com, “Who Will Fill Empty Seat?”
Judges: Good layout, good art and the breakdown of the search is concise and thorough.
34. HORACE V. WELLS JR. COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
THIRD PLACE:
Don Dare and Dave Wignall, WATE-TV, “Dental Deception: Painful Procedure”
AWARD OF MERIT:
Carly Harrington and Kristi L. Nelson, Knoxville News Sentinel, “Fight Against Alzheimer's”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Erin Chapin, Lauren Spuhler and Rachel Wise, Knoxville News Sentinel, “A Community's Child: The story of Phillip 'Tookie' Stanford”
GOLDEN PRESS CARD AWARD:
WINNER: Natalie Alund, Knoxville News Sentinel, “Driving High”
Judges said: “This investigation into the impacts of driving under the influence was extensive in its detail, data and personal narrative. The four-part series explored several different perspectives of driving under the influence and left readers with a comprehensive understanding of this important issue. Great photos and graphics accompanied the stories to help set the pace and give more access to the information. Superb job.”
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