2022 Golden Press Card: Television

Here are the 2022 Golden Press Card winners in the Television categories. The entries were judged by the Hawaii SPJ Pro Chapter.

SERIES/PACKAGE/PROJECT WRITING (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WATE
Entry Title: The Answered Need
Entry Credit: Don Dare, Dave Wignall, Taylor Gash
Links: See entry
Judge Comments: Nicely done stories. Reporter really got to the heart of the matter. Brought the community together to make a difference in Vanessa’s daily life. Story-telling, shooting, editing flowed well! Job well done!

SERIES/PACKAGE/PROJECT WRITING (Television)

Second Place
Contestant Name: WVLT
Entry Title: Mornings On The Move
Entry Credit: Casey Wheeless, Harry Sullivan
Links: See entry
Judge Comments: Fun piece. I like the reindeer segment the best. Did not know reindeers actually lose their antlers.

SPORTS REPORTING (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WCYB
Entry Title: The Legend of LW Wright
Entry Credit: Heather Williams
Links: See entry
Judge Comments: This piece was shot and produced well. Good use of animation and special effects.

SPORTS REPORTING (Television)

Second Place
Contestant Name: WATE
Entry Title: What is next for UT Basevol, Redmond Walsh?
Entry Credit: Tala Shatara
Links: See entry
Judge Comments: The piece was ok. God interview with the subject, but the piece went way too long.

DOCUMENTARY/PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMING (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WCYB
Entry Title: Without a Trace
Entry Credit: Troy Prater, Andrew McClung
Links: See entry
Judge Comments: Very compelling storytelling which was beautifully shot.

DOCUMENTARY/PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMING (Television)

Second Place
Contestant Name: WVLT
Entry Title: Honoring our Nation’s Heroes
Entry Credit: Casey Wheeless, Sarah Pritchard, Ted Hall
Links: See entry;t=68s
Judge Comments: A great presentation of stories that flows together in this special.

FEATURE REPORTING (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WVLT
Entry Title: Life Comes Full Circle
Entry Credit: Casey Wheeless
Links: See entry
Judge Comments: Love it when the story goes full circle and you see the subject matter giving back to her community. Excellent story!

FEATURE REPORTING (Television)

Second Place
Contestant Name: WJHL
Entry Title: Florencia Rusinol blows East Tennessee away with her music featuring Latin influences
Entry Credit: Kelly Grosfield
Links: See entry
Judge Comments: This piece was shot and produced well. Story flowed well.

DEADLINE/BREAKING NEWS REPORTING (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WVLT
Entry Title: Finding Alijah
Entry Credit: WVLT Staff
Links: See entry
Judge Comments: Good use of various tools such as the drone, weather forecast in the area and all the volunteers who came out to help find Alijah.

DEADLINE/BREAKING NEWS REPORTING (Television)

Second Place
Contestant Name: WJHL
Entry Title: There was not concern for the community’: Why didn’t Eastman issue an alert?
Entry Credit: Benjamin Gilliam
Links: See entry
Judge Comments: Good timeline of events and pressing officials about community safety.

GENERAL REPORTING (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WCYB
Entry Title: Shots in the Dark
Entry Credit: Kristen Quon, Troy Prater
Links: See entry
Judge Comments: Well shot, well produced piece. Good use of animated graphics to move the story.

GENERAL REPORTING (Television)

Second Place
Contestant Name: WATE
Entry Title: Shoppers share fun memories at West Town Mall
Entry Credit: Tala Shatara
Links: See entry
Judge Comments: Good community story showing how this shopping mall is woven into people’s lives.

BEST NEWSCAST (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WVLT
Entry Title: Hatcher Mountain Wildfire
Entry Credit: WVLT Staff
Links: See entry
Judge Comments: Good headline open but it will be nice to hear more NAT-pops instead of music. Overall great coverage of the brush fire.

BEST ANCHOR (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WVLT
Entry Title: Harry Sullivan
Entry Credit: Harry Sullivan
Links: See entry
Judge Comments: Seasoned reporter turned anchor. Comfortable both on the anchor desk and on the field. Easy on the eyes.

BEST ANCHOR (Television)

Second Place
Contestant Name: WVLT
Entry Title: Casey Wheeless
Entry Credit: Casey Wheeless
Links: See entry
Judge Comments: Good work on presenting all types of news. Good interaction with co-anchor Sullivan. You folks make a good team.