Newspaper Staffer Division Category Story Name Award Driven by love, Mr. Ernie returns & West shor woman had cookies for The Patriot-News Jim Lewis Daily Distinguished Writing all 1st Sranton Times/Tribune Christopher Kelly Daily Distinguished Writing Pilgrimage 2nd Philadelphia City Paper Howard Altman Weekly Distinguished Writing The longest day 1st Boy wonder, Crime against Philadelphia City Paper Brian Hickey Weekly Distinguished Writing humanity & The iceman 2nd Philadelphia Inquirer Tom Gralish I Distinguished Visual Lewis & Clark 1st Top 50, Grass is Greener; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Stacy Innerst I Distinguished Visual Prevailing winds 2nd Crusading for open hearings John V.R. Bull Freedom of regarding abused & neglected Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Barbara White Stock Information Award children 1st 2004 Keystone Award Winners
Newspaper Staffer Division Category Story Name Award Investigative Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Steve Twedt I Reporting The Cost of Courage 1st Bob Warner, Joseph Daughen Investigative Philadelphia Daily News & Paul Davies I Reporting The City's Ticket Man 2nd Philadelphia Daily News Sandy Shea I Editorial 1st Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Reg Henry I Editorial 2nd The Philadelphia Inquirer Russell Cook I Editorial Honorable mention Farewell Mr. Blackwell; The Demanding Dr. King; the Man Who Philadelphia Daily News Elmer Smith I Column Was There 1st Black Lawyer is Keeper of KKK wizard's secrets; Fallen Soldier's Father has a question for God; In America, Mrs. Khan shops for family's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Dennis Roddy I Column future 2nd
made a highly readable guide to voting for judges and others, with useful The Philadelphia Inquirer Tom Ferrick I Column references to detailed websites. Honorable mention Theodore Decker, Irvin Kittrell, III, Dan Sheehan, Jerry Gleason, Kelly Bothum, Sue Gleiter, Jim Lewis, Megan Walde, Nancy Eshelman & The Patriot-News Pat Carroll I Spot News All Too Familiar 1st Elisa Ung, Jacqueline L. Urgo, Amy S. Rosenberg, Jennifer Moroz, Melanie Burney & The Philadelphia Inquirer Suzette Parmley I Spot News 3 Dead in A.C. garage collapse 2nd Pete Shellern, Dan Sheehan, Frank Cozzolli & Terry Ongoing News The Patriot-News Gleason I Coverage Trimble murder 1st Ongoing News Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rebekah Scott I Coverage Protestors brush up 2nd Oliver Prichard & Aparna The Philadelphia Inquirer Surendran I Series Food Processing - Fast & Furious 1st Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Barbara White Stack I Series Juvenile Court Journal 2nd The Morning Call Christina Gostomski I Series The long road home Honorable mention Matt Assad, Mike Frossinelli, David Venditta & Frank Forging America: The Story of The Morning Call Whelan I Special Project Bethlehem Steel 1st 2004 Keystone Award Winners
The Morning Call Elliot Grossman I Special Project The street fight for Readings future 2nd Aletto Emeno, Stephanie L. The Philadelphia Inquirer Arnold & Sam Wood I Special Project Costly, unequal policing Honorable mention The Morning Call Kathleen Parrish I Sports Story Extreme Dreams Come True at Camp 1st Jan Murphy, John Luciew & The Patriot-News David Jones I Sports Story Feelin' Blue 2nd Sports/Outdoor The Patriot-News David Jones I Column n/a 1st Sports/Outdoor Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gene Collier I Column n/a 2nd Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Christina Rouvalis I Feature Story More than meets the eye 1st The Patriot-News T.W. Burger I Feature Story Still a thrill 2nd The Philadelphia Inquirer Ed Colimore I Personality Profile The Ronnie Mich Story 1st The Patriot-News Ford Turner I Personality Profile Comfortable in his new skin 2nd Brent Marcy, Don Sheehan, Tim Leona, Bill Salon & David Business/Consumer The Patriot-News Wenner I Story 100 years of chocolate 1st Business/Consumer The Patriot-News John Luckow I Story A taste of money 2nd
The Patriot-News Ted Decker I News Beat Reporting Police beat 1st
The Philadelphia Inquirer Jim O'Neill I News Beat Reporting college reporting 2nd
The Patriot-News Bill Sulon I News Beat Reporting business Honorable mention Feature Beat The Morning Call Wendy Solomon I Reporting Words of war; Avalanche 1st Feature Beat The Patriot-News Ford Turner I Reporting Reporting "Life" 2nd Feature Beat The Philadelphia Inquirer Inga Saffron I Reporting Philadelphia's Changing Architecture Honorable mention Philadelphia Daily News Jennifer Midberry I News Photo Constitution Center Protest 1st The Patriot-News Gary Dwight Miller I News Photo Unity Day 2nd Philadelphia Daily News Jennifer Midberry I Feature Photo Yenvis' Dance 1st Lancaster Newspapers Plain help with planting along Mill (Sunday News) Vinny Tennis I Feature Photo Creek 2nd Philadelphia Daily News David Maialetti I Feature Photo South Philly Honorable mention The Patriot-News Amiran White I Photo Story Driven by love 1st The Philadelphia Inquirer Eric Mencher I Photo Story Road with a past 2nd The Morning Call Douglas Benedict I Photo Story The street fight for Readings future Honorable mention Pittsburgh Post-Gazette John Beale I Sports Photo 1st Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Matt Freed I Sports Photo Double overtime loss 2nd 2004 Keystone Award Winners
Philadelphia Daily News Steven Falk I Sports Photo Hands Walke Honorable mention Philadelphia Daily News David Maialetti I Sports Photo Phillies… Honorable mention Murder by the book; Feeling blue; The Patriot-News Derek Wachter I Front Page Design Soaring century 1st The Philadelphia Inquirer Josh Gillin/Steve Kelly I Front Page Design Nov. 5/Nov. 23/Dec. 15 2nd Prevailing winds; Freshman success; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Diane Juravich I Page Design Higher calling 1st The Philadelphia Inquirer Lisa Zollinger I Page Design 2nd Graphic/Photo The Philadelphia Inquirer Aaron Steckelberg I Illustration Trip through new terminal 1st Graphic/Photo Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Ted Crow I Illustration Which way did he go? 2nd The Philadelphia Inquirer Peter Mucha I Headline Writing Pigments of our imagination 1st Philadelphia Daily News Doug Darroch I Headline Writing Stinko DeFlyo 2nd 2004 Keystone Award Winners
Newspaper Staffer Division Category Story Name Award Investigative Scranton Times/Tribune Jessica D. Matthews II Reporting Opportunity or Exploitation? 1st Investigative York Daily Record Sharon Smith II Reporting Pain Killers 2nd
Bucks County Courier Times Guy Petroziello II Editorial That stink…isn't just the landfill 1st York Daily Record Dennis Hetzel II Editorial Laughman case 2nd A Memory…part of history; Haunted by a tragic "why"; Highway Tragedy Delaware County Times Phil Heron II Column strikes 1st Peel Away Truth behind hate e- mail; Fancy footwork helps make happy mates; Newsstand serves up Erie Times-News Liz Allen II Column stories 2nd York Daily Record Dennis Hetzel II Column invited readers comments… honorable mention York Daily Record Staff II Spot News Classmates saw clues 1st Kara Rhodes, Julie Gardner & Scott Erie Times-News Wescott II Spot News Bank robber's bomb explodes 2nd Ongoing News various - pizza man/bank Erie Times-News staff II Coverage robber/bomb 1st Ongoing News Pittsburgh Tribune-Review staff II Coverage Iraq war 2nd The Coal Region: The rise, the fall, Reading Eagle Mike Urban II Series the future 1st The Express-Times Staff II Series Losing ground to gangs 2nd The Intelligencer Sarah Larson II Series Questions of Life & Death honorable mention The Intelligencer John Egerman II Special Project Your guide to the Linc 1st The Express-Times staff II Special Project Korea: not forgotton 2nd Christopher J. Kelly & Scranton Times/Tribune Bob Sanchuk II Special Project Pilgrimage honorable mention York Daily Record Sharon Smith II Sports Story The Wrong Target 1st Dukes basketball players survive Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Joe Starkey II Sports Story harrowing past 2nd Sports/Outdoor York Daily Record Dan Connolly II Column n/a 1st Sports/Outdoor Reading Eagle Jerry Reimenschneider II Column n/a 2nd Outgrowing the system - Foster Tribune-Review Ann Saul Dudurich II Feature Story families provide stability 1st 2004 Keystone Award Winners
Kurt Bresswein & Tony The Express-Times Nauroth II Feature Story River of Tears 2nd York Daily Record Jennifer Vogelsong II Personality Profile Tapestry of Love 1st The Express-Times Jenna Portnoy II Personality Profile Finding Arthur 2nd Michelle Starr & Jennifer Business/Consumer York Daily Record Nejman II Story Medical Malpractice 1st Business/Consumer The Times-Leader Jerry Lynott II Story The Polka King's Emprie Crumbles 2nd Business/Consumer Erie Times-News Gerry Weiss II Story A town on the ropes honorable mention News Beat The Times-Leader Brett March II Reporting 1st News Beat Erie Times-News David Bruce II Reporting 2nd News Beat Reading Eagle Holly Herman II Reporting honorable mention News Beat Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Thomas Olson II Reporting honorable mention Feature Beat The Times-Leader Mary Therese Biebel II Reporting Arts & Leisure beat 1st Feature Beat York Daily Record Shawn Ledington II Reporting Homefront beat 2nd Feature Beat Reading Eagle Merav Bushlin II Reporting Latino beat honorable mention Pittsburgh Tribune-Review James E. Knox II News Photo The Littlest Cop 1st Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Keith Hodan II News Photo Aerial assault 2nd Delaware County Times Robert Gurecki II News Photo Challenger League honorable mention Erie Times-News Rob Engelhardt II Feature Photo Cool off in Stand off 1st Reading Eagle James L. Cucinotta II Feature Photo The Hunter and the Hunted 2nd York Daily Record Sarah Britain II Photo Story Selling Smiles 1st Reading Eagle Matthew Sroka II Photo Story Rooted to a farm 2nd Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Steven Adams II Photo Story Saddam's Grisly Legacy honorable mention Tribune-Review Barry Reeger II Sports Photo Facemask 1st Erie Times-News Rob Engelhardt II Sports Photo Please call it! 2nd The Times-Leader S. John Wilkin II Sports Photo Goalie save honorable mention Reading Eagle Grant Mahon II Front Page Design Mining, troops, light 1st Brace for war, Hero's farewell, Erie Times-News Brenda Martin II Front Page Design Northwest 2nd Goose tale, Llama trails, Sweet Reading Eagle Alexia Schmidt II Page Design season 1st York Daily Record Tracey Bisher Cullen II Page Design 3 Living covers 2nd 2004 Keystone Award Winners
Graphic/Photo The Intelligencer Craig Schaffer II Illustration Lincoln Financial field graphic 1st Graphic/Photo Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Bob Newell II Illustration Up w/arms illustration 2nd Scranton Times/Tribune Chad Sebring II Headline Writing Sheep Labor 1st Reading Eagle Jon Fassnacht II Headline Writing For Levi's, longevity is in its jeans 2nd 2004 Keystone Award Winners
Newspaper Staffer Division Category Story Name Award Investigative Altoona Mirror Jay Young III Reporting Accounting for History 1st Investigative The Tribune-Democrat Mike Faher & Kirk Swanger III Reporting Digging for Truth 2nd The Citizens' Voice James B. Gittens III Editorial Another money woe 1st The York Dispatch Scott Fisher III Editorial The land of dissidents 2nd Observer-Reporter Louis Floiran III Editorial editorials honorable mention Lancaster New Era Jack Brubaker III Column They want to build a wall 1st Altoona Mirror John Kasun III Column On peak, off peak, it's all Greek 2nd Elizabeth Evans, Mark Scolforo, Charlie Young & The York Dispatch Staff III Spot News Teen Kills Principal, Self 1st Ted Czech & Christina The York Dispatch Kauffman III Spot News Record gas outage here 2nd Ongoing News Beaver County Times staff III Coverage Hapatitis A outbreak 1st William Kibler, Phil Roy & Ongoing News Altoona Mirror J.D. Cavrich III Coverage Erika Sifrit murder trial 2nd Jennifer Gish, Laura Giovanelli, Caryn Tamber & The York Dispatch Elizabeth Evans III Series Behind Closed Doors 1st Altoona Mirror David Hurst & Mia Rohart III Series The Need to Read 2nd Stephanie Wait, Patti Conley, David Smith, Bob Bauder & Beaver County Times Bill Toland III Special Project Classified Lives 1st The Tribune-Democrat Renee Carthew & Staf III Special Project From the beginning 2nd Beaver County Times Stephanie Waite III Special Project Left Behind honorable mention
Lancaster New Era Tom Murse & Susan Baldrige III Sports Story Grand Central! 1st Beaver County Times John Perrotto III Sports Story It's a Kid's Game 2nd Sports/Outdoor Lancaster New Era Dennis Fisher III Column n/a 1st Sports/Outdoor Beaver County Times John Perrotto III Column n/a 2nd Beaver County Times Bob Bauder III Feature Story The People Next Door 1st Lancaster Newspapers Two New Homes, Many New (Intelligencer Journal) Linda Espenshade III Feature Story Beginnings 2nd Beaver County Times Bob Bauder III Personality Profile The Running Man 1st The York Dispatch Frank Bodani III Personality Profile Picking up the Pieces 2nd Business/Consumer Beaver County Times III Story US Airways future is murky 1st 2004 Keystone Award Winners
Business/Consumer Lancaster New Era John Spidealiere III Story Hello, Old Friend 2nd
The York Dispatch Kristin Finan III News Beat Reporting Social Services beat 1st
Lancaster New Era Ryan Robinson III News Beat Reporting Agriculture beat 2nd Feature Beat Observer-Reporter Brad Hundt III Reporting 1st Feature Beat Lancaster New Era Jan eHolahan III Reporting 2nd Beaver County Times Sylvester Washington Jr. III News Photo Car over a hill 1st Beaver County Times Lucy Schaly III News Photo Requiem for R.J. 2nd Intelligencer Journal Dan Marschka III News Photo Freeze honorable mention Altoona Mirror Kelly Bennett III Feature Photo Downhill Challenge 1st Altoona Mirror J.D. Cavrich III Feature Photo Acting Out 2nd Beaver County Times Sally Maxson III Feature Photo Helping Dad honorable mention Beaver County Times Lucy Schaly III Photo Story The People Next Door 1st Beaver County Times Brian McDermott III Photo Story Classified Lives 2nd Lancaster New Era Lianne M. Milton III Photo Story Family Affairs honorable mention The York Dispatch John Pavoncello III Sports Photo Bobcats Flying High 1st The York Dispatch Jason Plotkin III Sports Photo Star Spangled Opening 2nd Altoona Mirror Lori Matta-Rhode III Front Page Design n/a 1st Observer-Reporter Brant Newman III Front Page Design n/a 2nd Beaver County Times Charles W. Gooch III Front Page Design n/a honorable mention Lancaster New Era Chris Emlet III Page Design n/a 1st Lancaster New Era E. Martin Hulse III Page Design n/a 2nd Graphic/Photo Observer-Reporter Al Mary III Illustration Rudeness Running Rampant 1st Randy Flaum, Todd Stauch & Graphic/Photo The York Dispatch Marc Charisse III Illustration Witness Tress at Gettysburg 2nd Lancaster New Era E. Martin Hulse III Headline Writing Sibling revelry 1st Lancaster Newspapers (Intelligencer Journal) Jennifer Kopf III Headline Writing The big bangs theory 2nd 2004 Keystone Award Winners
Newspaper Staffer Division Category Story Name Award Investigative Pocono Record Kevin Amerman IV Reporting Audits show Stroudburg's financial woes 1st Investigative The Evening Sun Rob Jordan & Travis Lau IV Reporting Porn-site Visits 2nd Press Enterprise Jim Sachetti IV Editorial Shame on Numidia 1st The Evening Sun Wanda Murren IV Editorial The case of the missing school superintendent 2nd The Evening Sun Lori Goodlin IV Column 1st Lebanon Daily News Rick Methot IV Column 2nd Mike Joseph & Chris Centre Daily Times Rosenblum IV Spot News Corning Plant to close 1st Butler Eagle Jim Smith IV Spot News Man charged after shooting at patrolman 2nd Ongoing News Press Enterprise Katie Hetrick IV Coverage School Accountability 1st Ongoing News Press Enterprise Brenda Hartman IV Coverage Bloomsburg Hospital 2nd The Mercury Sharon Stahl IV Series At Everyone's Disposal 1st The Evening Sun Ross Markman IV Series Taking the Bypass 2nd Pocono Record David Pierce IV Special Project Taxing Questions 1st Butler Eagle Staff IV Special Project In the line of duty 2nd Valley News Dispatch Staff IV Special Project Cafeterias serve cash honorable mention The Dominion Post Bob Hertzel IV Sports Story Thanks Betty 1st Centre Daily Times Gordon Brun IV Sports Story Comeback Story 2nd Williamsport Sun-Gazette Guy Cipriano IV Sports Story Escape route honorable mention Sports/Outdoor Centre Daily Times Ron Bracken IV Column Spanier didn't handle 1st Sports/Outdoor Frew not getting too excited about his room The Evening Sun John Lembo IV Column victory 2nd Sports/Outdoor The Dominion Post Bob Hertzel IV Column Doyle gets his due honorable mention Centre Daily Times Lara Brenkle IV Feature Story Memories of war 1st Centre Daily Times Chris Rosenblum IV Feature Story A child of the holocaust 2nd Pocono Record Irma Basara IV Feature Story Lost long ago, found at last honorable mention Personality Pocono Record Aaron Applegate IV Profile Riding in Big Red with Roadkill Rick 1st Personality The Evening Sun Ann Diviney IV Profile Photographic Memories 2nd Personality Herald-Standard Steve Ostrosky IV Profile Dressed to Thrill honorable mention Business/Consu Valley News Dispatch Chuck Biedka IV mer Story Racing Revenue 1st 2004 Keystone Award Winners
Business/Consu Pocono Record Aaron Applegate IV mer Story Adams outhouse advertising 2nd Business/Consu The Evening Sun Erin Negley IV mer Story Houses are crop of the future for Liberty farmers honorable mention Business/Consu Valley News Dispatch Michelle Aubele IV mer Story Spanking site honorable mention News Beat Pocono Record Aaron Applegate IV Reporting Poconos Development beat 1st News Beat Press Enterprise Brenda Hartman IV Reporting Health beat 2nd Feature Beat Centre Daily Times Chris Rosenblum IV Reporting 1st Feature Beat The Herald (Sharon) Joseph Pinchot IV Reporting 2nd Valley News Dispatch Eric Felack IV News Photo War Hits Home 1st Centre Daily Times Nabil K. Mark IV News Photo Remembering Fallen Soldiers 2nd Valley News Dispatch Justin Merriman IV News Photo Grave Task honorable mention The Evening Sun James Robinson IV Feature Photo Harvest Time 1st Valley News Dispatch Justin Merriman IV Feature Photo Fun in the Sun 2nd The Evening Sun Andrew Craft IV Feature Photo High Hopes honorable mention The Evening Sun James Robinson IV Photo Story The (Jazzed Up) Nutcracker 1st Pottsville REPUBLICAN & Evening Hearld Johnathan Paroby IV Photo Story Who mines the coal? 2nd Williamsport Sun-Gazette Mark Nancy IV Sports Photo Child's Play 1st Centre Daily Times Craig Houtz IV Sports Photo Soccer Battle 2nd Press Enterprise Jimmy May IV Sports Photo Peaceful Throw honorable mention Front Page The Times Herald Stan Huskey IV Design n/a 1st Front Page Pocono Record Andrea Higgins IV Design n/a 2nd The Times Herald Valerie Newitt IV Page Design n/a 1st Charles H. Pitchford & The Mercury William Coldren IV Page Design n/a 2nd Graphic/Photo The Daily Item Tracy Cox IV Illustration n/a 1st Graphic/Photo The Mercury William Coldren IV Illustration n/a 2nd Graphic/Photo Centre Daily Times Brett Colton IV Illustration n/a honorable mention Centre Daily Times Rich Mathieson IV Headline Writing Finding the right chemistry 1st Press Enterprise Shannon Flynn IV Headline Writing Gigli' a Ben and J. Lowpoint 2nd 2004 Keystone Award Winners
Newspaper Staffer Division Category Story Name Award Investigative Indiana Gazette Stephanie Bernat V Reporting Heroin Hits Home 1st Investigative The Reporter (Lansdale) Beth Conen V Reporting Discarded Tapes 2nd The Reporter (Lansdale) Nora E. Breaux V Editorial 1st Public Opinion Kathy Leedy V Editorial 2nd Public Opinion Jaime North V Column 1st Record-Argus David Thompson V Column 2nd Lisa Micco & Pat New Castle News Litowitz V Column honorable mention Tom Davidson & David The Record-Argus Thompson V Spot News 500 jobs cut… 1st Mike Schreiber & The Bradford Era Marcie Shellhammer V Spot News Viaduct tumbles 2nd John Hilton & Tiffany The Sentinel (Carlisle) Pakkala V Spot News blizzard honorable mention
Kristin Wilson, David Ongoing News The Sentinel (Carlisle) Blymire & Linda Franz V Coverage Young Ambassadors 1st Ongoing News The Express staff V Coverage CM Emergency 2nd Ongoing News The Reporter (Lansdale) Matt Couglin V Coverage Boy, 4, dies… honorable mention Jennifer Vogelsong & The Sentinel (Carlisle) Pam Saylor V Series Teens & Cars 1st New Castle News Nancy Lowry V Series Christianity vs. culture 2nd Bob McDowell & Dave New Castle News Zuchowski V Series What is art honorable mention The Bradford Era Staff V Special Project Shattered memories 1st Tracy Blitz-Newman & The Legal Intelligencer Clare O'Neill-Burke V Special Project Our 160th year 2nd New Castle News staff V Special Project JFK Salute honorable mention The Derrick staff V Special Project Business Review & Forecast honorable mention Public Opinion Ed Gotwals V Sports Story Backyard Golf 1st Public Opinion Eric Reed V Sports Story Cadets set the record straight 2nd Karen L. Campbell & Public Opinion Eric Reed V Sports Story Severe neck injury sidelines teen honorable mention Sports/Outdoor The Sentinel Jeff Pratt V Column Lose to a girl, never 1st Sports/Outdoor New Castle News Joe Sager V Column leaping leprechauns! 2nd 2004 Keystone Award Winners
Sports/Outdoor Fire another obstacle for more Leader Times Keith Barnes V Column resilient Wildcats team honorable mention The Sentinel Jennifer Vogelsong V Feature Story In a new land 1st Gettysburg Times Alex Gayhart V Feature Story eating disorders 2nd The Legal Intelligencer Jeff Blumenthal V Personality Profile Honor Thy Father 1st Times News Pattie Mihalik V Personality Profile The Little Engine that could 2nd Business/Consume Public Opinion V r Story Global forces squeeze PA store 1st Business/Consume Rural postal tradition likely to The Sentinel Jennifer Vogelson V r Story survive 2nd Business/Consume The Express Courtney Cruissey V r Story The Cutting edge honorable mention Business/Consume The Sentinel Tatiana Zarnowski V r Story College Bound honorable mention News Beat The Derrick Sheila Boughner-Blair V Reporting Education beat 1st News Beat The Progress Lori Dehn V Reporting County Government beat 2nd Feature Beat Times News Donald Serfass V Reporting 1st Feature Beat The Derrick Karen Clark V Reporting 2nd the Meadville Tribune Jim Stefanucci V News Photo Fire Leaves Residents Homeless 1st New Castle News Andrew Rush V News Photo They Came, They Sawed 2nd New Castle News Kevin Lovenzi V Feature Photo Cartwheels 1st the Meadville Tribune Richard Sayer V Feature Photo Window Reflection 2nd The Derrick Jerry Sowden V Feature Photo Umbrella Surprise honorable mention the Meadville Tribune Harmony C. Motter V Photo Story Teen Pregnancy 1st Public Opinion Christopher Shatzer V Photo Story Giant Steps 2nd Leader Times Justin Guido V Photo Story A Mexican Mission honorable mention Ellwood City Ledger Mark E. Crepp V Sports Photo Championship Moment 1st Leader Times Justin Guido V Sports Photo Wipeout 2nd the Meadville Tribune Wes Kimple V Front Page Design n/a 1st Public Opinion Robin Warden V Front Page Design n/a 2nd The Reporter (Lansdale) Danieal S. Sharer V Front Page Design n/a honorable mention Aixa Torregrosa- The Reporter (Lansdale) Vazquez V Page Design n/a 1st The Daily/Sunday Review (Towanda) Ed Boardman V Page Design n/a 2nd Graphic/Photo the Meadville Tribune Timothy Stefko V Illustration High School Football Preview 1st 2004 Keystone Award Winners
Graphic/Photo The Reporter (Lansdale) Matthew Root V Illustration Are We Ready 2nd Graphic/Photo Taking the Guess Out of Choosing The Reporter (Lansdale) Christopher Stanley V Illustration your Chicken honorable mention New Castle News Tim Kolodzieg V Headline Writing Girls just wanna have funds 1st Megan Phillips & The Phoenix Connie Bretz V Headline Writing Golfers chip in for library 2nd The Valley Independent V Headline Writing honorable mention 2004 Keystone Award Winners
Newspaper Staffer Division Category Story Name Award Investigative Neighborhood Transformation Philadelphia City Paper Amy L. Webts VI Reporting Investigated 1st
Broad Street Community Investigative Newspapers Julian Walker VI Reporting Farley ready to challenge 2nd Central Penn Business Journal Dan Fink VI Editorial 1st Tri-County Record Sabrina Vourvoulias VI Editorial 2nd Pittsburgh Catholic Phil Taylor VI Column 1st News of Delaware County Anne Neborak VI Column 2nd Pittsburgh City Paper Marty Levine VI Column honorable mention Philadelphia Weekly Steve Volk VI General News Shoot the Messenger? 1st Pittsburgh City Paper Marty Levine VI General News A Death in the Family 2nd Ongoing News Philadelphia City Paper staff VI Coverage Mayor election coverage 1st
Broad Street Community Ongoing News Newspapers Julian Walker VI Coverage Teen shot over jersey 2nd The single greatest thing I've seen in Philadelphia Weekly Steve Volk VI Series 30 years of policing 1st South Ardmore and the Civil Rights Main Line Times Olivia Lehman VI Series Movement 2nd Howard Altman & Philadelphia City Paper Michael T. Regan VI Sports Story The longest day 1st South Philly Review Bill Gelman VI Sports Story Amid tragedy, great memories 2nd Philadelphia City Paper Joe Pirro VI Sports Story Wicket Awesome honorable mention Sports/Outdoor The Almanac Eleanor Bailey VI Column DeIntinis did it his way 1st Sports/Outdoor News Gleaner Patrick McNally VI Column March madness etc. 2nd Philadelphia Weekly Liz Spikol VI Feature Story Long day's journey 1st Jewish Exponent Geoffrey Melada VI Feature Story Zip, clunk, spin Go the shots 2nd Personality Philadelphia Weekly Steve Volk VI Profile Shooting pains 1st Personality Philadelphia City Paper Daniel Brook VI Profile The rebel 2nd Philadelphia Business Business/Consu Journal John George VI mer Story Making room for emergencies 1st Central Penn Business Business/Consu Journal Joel Berg VI mer Story Hen and now 2nd 2004 Keystone Award Winners
Business/Consu Philadelphia Weekly Jonathan Valania VI mer Story Clothes make the man honorable mention News Beat Pittsburgh City Paper Julie Mickens VI Reporting 1st
Broad Street Community News Beat Newspapers William Kenny VI Reporting 2nd Feature Beat Jewish Exponent Michael Elkin VI Reporting 1st Feature Beat Philadelphia Weekly Robin Rinaldi VI Reporting 2nd Philadelphia City Paper Michael T. Regan VI News Photo Winds of war 1st North Penn Life Bob Raines VI News Photo Fans 2nd Pittsburgh Catholic Douglas Kaup VI Feature Photo Seeing a need 1st The Ambler Gazette Bob Raines VI Feature Photo Peter Kendall 2nd Philadelphia City Paper Michael T. Regan VI Photo Story Germantown Avenue 1st Pittsburgh Catholic Douglas Kaup VI Photo Story Sharing the summer experience 2nd The Almanac Eleanor Bailey VI Sports Photo AH Shucks Safe 1st The Ambler Gazette Bill Fraser VI Sports Photo Upper Dublin's 2nd Front Page Pittsburgh Catholic Lee Laniewski VI Design n/a 1st
Reseca Glasser, Jessica Front Page Philadelphia City Paper Weber & Kurt Ciliberto VI Design n/a 2nd Bret Syfert, Jessica The Rebel, Wicket Awesome, War in Philadelphia City Paper Weber & Kurt Ciliberto VI Page Design Black & White 1st Central Penn Business Journal Cathy Rubin VI Page Design 2nd Philadelphia City Paper Staff VI Special Project Rental health 1st Central Penn Business Journal Staff VI Special Project Gay at work 2nd South Philly Review Sheri Brenner VI Headline Writing Deck stacked against cards 1st News of Delaware County Susan Greenspan VI Headline Writing Air-raising fund-raising 2nd News of Delaware County George Larmour VI Headline Writing making cents of money honorable mention 2004 Keystone Award Winners
Newspaper Staffer Division Category Story Name Award Investigative Main Line Life Cheryl Allison VII Reporting Chesco Schools wonder… 1st Investigative The Lititz Record Express Michael Yoder VII Reporting Hometown Security 2nd South Hills Record Star Brian Estadt VII Editorial 1st Sunday Dispatch Tom Bubul VII Editorial 2nd The Free Press Richard J. Woldow VII Column 1st Sunday Dispatch Jim King VII Column 2nd Local collegian joins rugby rescuers The Rocket-Courier Wes Skillings VII General News in Turnpike herding 1st 86 year old hunter survivng 31 Lititz Record Express Stephen Sieber VII General News hours in freezing ravine 2nd Ongoing News Times Chronicle Ryan Bagwell VII Coverage McKinley Fire Company 1st The Potter Leader- Ongoing News Enterprise Donald Gilliland VII Coverage Adelphia moves to Denver 2nd The Potter Leader- Ongoing News Enterprise staff VII Coverage Wind storm honorable mention Gateway Star Publications/North Hills Jeff Cronin, Jeff Fuller Star & Andrea L Zrimsek VII Series Extracurricular Examination 1st Boyertown Area Times Jim Davidheiser VII Series Kristin East: Update 2nd Bucks County Herald Joe Whalen VII Sports Story One of the boys 1st The Kennett Paper Brad Spahr VII Sports Story KHS lost football in 1916 2nd The Rocket-Courier Pete Hardenstine VII Sports Story going extra mile for safety honorable mention Sports/Outdoor The Rocket-Courier Pete Hardenstine VII Column End zone seat 1st Sports/Outdoor Wellsboro Gazette Dale Miller VII Column Hills and Dale columsn 2nd (tie) Sports/Outdoor The Kennett Paper Tony Cadawalader VII Column Impressions 2nd (tie) The Lititz Record Express Kathy Blankenbiller VII Feature Story Tears and prayers 1st Suburban & Wayne Times Ryan Richards VII Feature Story Postcards unite pen pals 2nd Kutztown Area Patriot Carol Weyandt VII Personality Profile A Kutztown Artisan 1st NONE NONE VII Personality Profile 2nd The Potter Leader- Business/Consume Enterprise Donald Gilliland VII r Story Question of ethics in business 1st Business/Consume Sunday Dispatch Jack Smiles VII r Story Small plant makes big turns 2nd The Potter Leader- News Beat Enterprise Kimberly Hoak VII Reporting Testing the levels of justice 1st 2004 Keystone Award Winners
News Beat Greene County Messenger Michael Dawson VII Reporting 2nd Feature Beat The Dispatch (Pittston) Jim King VII Reporting 1st Feature Beat NONE NONE VII Reporting 2nd
The Boyertown Area Times Megan Wolf VII News Photo Crash injures family 1st The Ephrata Review Stan Hall VII News Photo Whirlybird 2nd Times Chronicle Alison Dickman VII Feature Photo Dancers 1st Public Spirit Bill Fraser VII Feature Photo Sunnies at sunset 2nd Main Line Life Pete Bannan VII Photo Story Tykes take it to the hoop 1st The Potter Leader- Enterprise Donald Gilliland VII Photo Story Weathering the storm 2nd The Wellsboro Gazette Lee Ed Thomas II VII Sports Photo Wellsboro's 1st Public Spirit Bob Raines VII Sports Photo Upper Mooreland's 2nd Souderton Independent Barbara McClennen VII Front Page Design n/a 1st Yardley News Jeff Werner VII Front Page Design n/a 2nd Times Chronicle Sean Smith VII Page Design 1st Main Line Life Dawn Blake VII Page Design 2nd The Upper Dauphin Sentinel Staff VII Special Project Mass mailing issue 1st
Souderton Independent (Montgomery Newspapers) Barbara McClennen VII Special Project Univest Grand Prix supplement 2nd South Hills Record Star Brian Estadt VII Headline Writing Pitch relief? 1st Offense paves way, defense saves Bucks County Herald Joe Whalen VII Headline Writing day 2nd Suburban & Wayne Times Ryan Richard VII Headline Writing honorable mention 2004 Keystone Award Winners
Newspaper Staffer Division Category Story Name Award The Progress Star (Penn Investigative Hills) Vera Miller VIII Reporting DePiestro Lives in Kennerdell 1st Investigative The New Age-Examiner Grace Dove VIII Reporting Book sales won't help Tyler 2nd The Hearthstone Town & Country Rod Wood VIII Editorial 1st Bridgeville News-Star Tim McNellie VIII Editorial 2nd Parkland Press Bonnie Lee Strunk VIII Column 1st The Citizen Standard Bud Angst VIII Column 2nd
Spring-Ford Reporter Morgan Keenan VIII Column honorable mention The Leader-Vindicator Josh Walzar VIII General News Body found, RV natives charged 1st The Herald Tawnya Panizzi VIII General News Rabid fox bites Indiana woman 2nd Ongoing News Springfield Sun Joe Barron VIII Coverage Battle of the Black Horse 1st Cody Knotts & Ken Ongoing News The Weekly Recorder Bonnell VIII Coverage Election Day Massacre 2nd Times Express Star Zandy Dudiak VIII Series Cold Case 1st The Hearthstone Town & Country Larry Roeder VIII Series Three Faces of War 2nd Oakmont Advance Leader Star Kristie Linden VIII Series Lessons in Literacy honorable mention The Record Star Chris Scarnati VIII Sports Story Head games 1st Dillsburg Banner Joe Guty VIII Sports Story Tyler Rees: State Champion 2nd The Valley Voice Paul Bealer VIII Sports Story Ex-boxer wants to be champ honorable mention Sports/Outdoor The Independent-Observe Paul Brittain VIII Column Time out 1st Sports/Outdoor The Abington Journal Rick Notari VIII Column Halloween Story 2nd Susquehanna County Sports/Outdoor Independent Marian Miskell VIII Column Border Collies: born to work honorable mention Parkland Press Bonnie See Strunk VIII Feature Story The cemetery that refused to die 1st Study of glass heads leads artist to Times Express-Star Vera Miller VIII Feature Story creation of bugs 2nd The Signal Item-Star Rebecca Hershberger VIII Personality Profile Jawing with the coach… 1st The Citizen Standard Rebecca Zemercik VIII Personality Profile The Duchess of Heggins Valley 2nd
The New Age-Examiner Nathan Milner VIII Personality Profile Trail team manager has lion's heart honorable mention Business/Consume The Herald Tawnya Panizzi VIII r Story Wal-Mart fails to scare retailers 1st 2004 Keystone Award Winners
Business/Consume Lower Saucon man's career change The Valley Voice Paul Bealer VIII r Story seems a purr-fect choice 2nd News Beat Times Express-Star Zandy Dudiak VIII Reporting 1st News Beat The Citizen Standard Buds Argst VIII Reporting County government 2nd Feature Beat Moon Record Star Jaime McLeod VIII Reporting 1st Feature Beat Times Express-Star Zandy Dudiak VIII Reporting 2nd The Signal Item-Star David Pinchot VIII News Photo Fire in the night 1st Dillsburg Banner David March VIII News Photo 16 year old 2nd Springfield Sun Bob Raines VIII Feature Photo Checking out the hats 1st Bridgeville News-Star David Pinchot VIII Feature Photo In the spotlight 2nd The Herald Louis Ruediger VIII Photo Story Cross to bear 1st The Herald Jan Pakler VIII Photo Story Holiday classic 2nd The Herald Louis Ruediger VIII Sports Photo Senior Sharpshooter 1st The Herald Justin Merriman VIII Sports Photo Soccer Kick 2nd The Herald Tom Yerace VIII Front Page Design n/a 1st Glenside News Sean Smith VIII Front Page Design n/a 2nd The Herald copydesk staff VIII Page Design n/a 1st North Penn Life Larry Heron VIII Page Design n/a 2nd The Herald Staff VIII Special Project Our hometown treasures 1st Cameron County Echo Nancy Fragale VIII Special Project Korean War 50th Anniversary 2nd Grandma gets drafted to watch Delaware Valley News Nicholas DiGiovanni VIII Headline Writing soldier's kids 1st Allied News Bradley Isles VIII Headline Writing With chip down, local cashes in 2nd