PRESS CLUB OF LONG ISLAND - 2020 MEDIA AWARD RESULTS CATEGORY PLACEMENTS WORK INDIVIDUALS DIGITAL Best Use of Facebook 1st - Newsday Spota Trial Nicole Fuller, Anahita Pardiwalla 2nd - Newsday Local Facebook Videos Initiative Tulika Bose, Elaine Piniat, Anahita Pardiwalla 3rd - News 12 Digital Elizabeth & Elisa News 12 Digital Staff Best Use of Instagram 1st - Newsday @newsday Newsday Staff 2nd - Newsday Newsday High School Sports Julia Elbaba, Gabriella Vukelic, Newsday Staff 3rd - The Independent @indyeastend Ty Wenzel, Jessica Mackin Best Use of Newsletters 1st - Newsday Feed Me Alison Bernicker 2nd - News 12 Digital News 12 Mornings News 12 Digital Staff 3rd - LIBeerGuide.com LIBeerGuide Brewsletter Bernie Kilkelly Best Use of Social Media by an Individual 1st - Newsday Daysi’s Instagram Stories Daysi Calavia Robertson 2nd - Newsday Food Lovers Guide Gabriella Vukelic 3rd- Newsday Julia Elbaba’s Instagram Stories Julia Elbaba Best Use of Social Media by an Organization 1st - Newsday LI Divided Elaine Piniat, Anahita Pardiwalla, Alexa Coveney 2nd - Newsday Personality-driven Instagram Stories Newsday Staff 3rd - Newsday Reddit AMAs Newsday Staff Best Social Media Campaign - All Platforms 1st - Newsday LI Divided Elaine Piniat, Anahita Pardiwalla, Alexa Coveney Best Use of Twitter 1st - Newsday LI Divided Twitter thread Anahita Pardiwalla, Elaine Piniat 2nd - News 12 Digital Long Island Storm Coverage Shawn Brown, Greg Cannella and News 12 Staff 3rd - News 12 Digital User Generated Videos Shawn Brown, Greg Cannella and News 12 Staff Best Website 1st - Newsday Newsday.com Newsday Staff 2nd - News 12 Digital News12.com News 12 Digital Staff 3rd - Greater Long Island GreaterLongIsland.com Greater Long Island Staff Interactive Presentation 1st - Newsday LI Divided Newsday Staff For every $1 men earn in LI government jobs, women make Will Welch, Seth Mates, Jesse Coburn, Matt Clark, Erin 2nd - Newsday 67 cents Geismar, Tim Healy 3rd - News 12 Digital Hate at Home: A Multimedia Data Experience News 12 Digital Staff Multimedia Database 1st - News 12 Digital Hate at Home: A Multimedia Data Experience News 12 Digital Staff User Engagement Campaign 1st - News 12 Digital News 12 Engage: A Multi-Screen Experience News 12 Digital Staff Website Home Page Design 1st - Long Island Weekly LongIslandWeekly.com Jim Sabellico 2nd - News 12 Digital News12.com News 12 Digital Staff NARRATIVE Arts 1st - The Independent Sean Ono Lennon: Bringing The Beauty Bridget LeRoy 2nd - Newsday Art as Mist Opportunity Mary Gregory Forensic scientist brings her unique approach to art to 3rd - GreaterPortJeff.com Nicholas Esposito Chandler Square Best Community Weekly Newspaper 1st - The Southampton Press The Express News Group Jessica Mackin, Bridget LeRoy, Rick Murphy, James J. 2nd - The Independent Mackin, Desiree Keegan, Stephen J. 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McMorrow, Lisa Cowley 3rd - Long Beach Herald Anthony Rifilato, Darwin Yanes, Bridget Downes Best Headline 1st - Newsday The guac is extra but so is Greenport Gabriella Vukelic 2nd - Campus News Cat-Loving Students Think This Cafe is Purr-fect David Paone 3rd - The Fire Island News Building with a Bird's Eye View on Long Island Shoshanna McCollum, Emma Boskovski Drashti Mehta, Felipe Fontes, Christopher Detwiler, Juliana Best Magazine 1st - Hofstra Pulse Magazine Advancing the Human Body Battaglia, Melanie Haid, Elizabeth Turley , Jocelin Montes 2nd - Long Island Woman Long Island Woman Arie Nadboy 3rd - Newsday FeedMe Newsday Staff 1st - Herald Community "Teen stabbed in fight in Oceanside dies"; "Love was Briana Bonfiglio, Christina Daly, Nadya Nataly, Anthony Breaking News Newspaper Khaseen" Rifilato, Darwin Yanes 2nd - The Fire Island News Ice Palace Condemned Shoshanna McCollum 3rd - The Fire Island News Fins Plan First Phase of Deer Culling Project Shoshanna McCollum Business 1st - Newsday Long Island Divided Newsday Staff 2nd - Newsday Jobs after jail Victor Ocasio 3rd - Newsday The business of Santa Tory N. Parrish, Daysi Calavia-Robertson Column 1st- Merrick Herald Scott Brinton 2nd - Massapequan Observer Long Island Living Paul DiSclafani 3rd - John O'Connell John O'Connell Crime & Justice 1st - Newsday An Innocent Man? Thomas Maier 2nd - News 12 Digital Hate at Home News 12 Staff 3rd - Long Beach Herald Anthony Rifilato, Bridget Downes, Darwin Yanes Editorial / Commentary 1st - East Meadow Herald State must do right by mental health patients Scott Brinton 2nd - Islip Bulletin When Deer News Breaks Shoshanna McCollum 3rd - Newsday The battle-hardened troops of the Long Island Rail Road Paula Licata Education Reporting 1st - Press News Group Canal Project Includes Link to Career Training Peggy Spellman Hoey 2nd - Adelphi University Magazine Community Improvement By Design Liza N. Burby Letter allegedly written by music professor demonstrates 3rd - Hofstra Chronicle Madeline Merinuk sexual harassment Entertainment 1st - Newsday Happy 70th, Piano Man Glenn Gamboa, Newsday Staff Everybody's a critic: Citizens pair up with Newsday staffers 2nd - Newsday Glenn Gamboa, Vern Gay, Rafer Guzman, Barbara Schuler on reviews 3rd - Campus News Comedians, Off Campus Dave Paone Environment 1st - Newsday Dumping Ground Paul LaRocco 2nd - Herald Community State unveils ambitious plan for Bethpage toxic plume Mallory Wilson Newspaper 3rd - Newsday 5 ways climate has changed on Long Island and beyond Edward B. Colby Long Island Diners: Will Long Island Diners survive for the Food and Beverage 1st - Newsday Erica Marcus, Tory N. Parrish, Lisa Irizarry, Newsday Staff next generation? Authentic Chilean dishes, baked treats have arrived in 2nd - GreaterBabylon.com Nicholas Esposito Babylon Village 3rd - Newsday's Long Island Living Accounting for Taste Liza N. Burby Magazine Government & Politics 1st- News 12 Digital Power of the People: The Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant News 12 Digital Staff 2nd - Newsday $43M Later, Computer System Still Obsolete Scott Eidler 3rd - The Fire Island News Fire Island Meetings Online: One Reporter’s Experience Emma Boskovski Health 1st - Newsday Waiting for help David Reich-Hale 2nd - Newsday She sent 23andMe her DNA. They told her she's intersex Rachel Weiss 3rd - Newsday The business of fertility David Reich-Hale History 1st - News 12 Digital Power of the People: The Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant News 12 Digital Staff
2nd - Newsday Historians Dig Into Revolutionary War Past on Long Island John Hanc 3rd - The East Hampton Star Summer of Peace, Love, and Change Christine Sampson, Christopher Walsh, Jack Graves A Look On The Lighter Side: Did Einstein's Mom Understand Humor 1st - Blank Slate Media Judy Epstein His Work? 2nd - The Independent Kiss & Tell Heather Buchanan 3rd - Massapequan Observer My Stupid House Paul DiSclafani In-Depth Report/Series 1st - Newsday Long Island Divided Newsday Staff Scott Brinton, Jeff Bessen, Briana Bonfiglio, Nakeem Grant, 2nd - Herald Community The Racism Around Us Robert Traverso, Melissa Koenig, Andrew Garcia, Tim Newspaper Denton, Nadya Nadaly, Darwin Yanes 3rd - Manhasset Press Olive Hill investigative series Marco Schaden Lifestyle Feature 1st - Newsday How Long Island kids can make money playing video games Beth Whitehouse Brightly colored Christmas trees now trending at Dart's farm 2nd - Newsday Lisa Irizarry in Southold 3rd - Newsday The battle-hardened troops of the Long Island Rail Road Paula Ganzi Licata Neighborhood/Community 1st - Newsday Long Island Divided Newsday Staff 2nd - Franklin Square-Elmont More calls for increased street safety Scott Brinton Herald 3rd - Hofstra Pulse Magazine All Work, No Pay Emma Butz Non-Local News/Feature 1st - News 12 Digital Justice for Junior News 12 Digital Staff Mentally Ill & Incarcerated: America’s 19th Century Michael "Manny Faces" Conforti, Rashed Mian, Christopher 2nd - News Beat Podcast Response to Treatment Twarowski, Jed Morey, Jeff Main Grandson's Diagnosis of Cancer Inspires Fund-Raising Profile 1st - Newsday John Hanc Passion 2nd - Newsday In the Shadow Victor Manual Ramos 3rd - Newsday Holocaust survivor expands programs begun on Long Island Lisa Schiffman Real Estate 1st - Newsday Long Island Divided Newsday Staff 2nd - The Foggiest Idea Parking Lot Paves Over Freeport's Planning Sense Richard Murdocco Affordable, on the water and untapped: LI's Tri-Hamlet area 3rd - Newsday Lisa Chamoff is on the rise Sports Feature 1st - Long Island Weekly Mikey the Mighty Mike Adams 2nd - FrontRowSoccer.com Allie's Long Journey Michael Lewis Crystal Dunn is arguably the world’s most versatile women’s 3rd - FrontRowSoccer.com Michael Lewis soccer player Travel 1st - Newsday A first-timers guide to eating on Fire Island Scott Vogel Winter Getaway: Spend a cozy weekend in Mystic, 2nd - Long Island Weekly Kimberly Dijkstra Connecticut Weather 1st- News 12 Digital 7 years after Sandy, rebuilding continues - but should it? Geoff Bansen 2nd- News 12 Digital Are tornadoes becoming more common on Long Island? Geoff Bansen
RADIO Actress Lynne Moody: A Mother & Child Reunion 70 Years in Actress Lynne Moody - A Mother & Child Reunion that was Arts and Entertainment 1st - WRCN 103.9 FM the Making 70 Years in the Making 2nd - WSHU.org Let Them Make Peace Carole Zimmer, Terry Sheridan, Nick Ciavatta A League of Our Own - Female Roles in Comic Books, 3rd - WRHU 88.7-FM Jenni Goldstein Movies, and Animation Best Radio News Station 1st - WRCN 103.9-FM Long Island Addicted Drew Scott, Errol Toulon, Bryan Merims Gov. Cuomo Announces Agreement Between State, Jay Oliver, Michael Casali, Amanda Carey, Jason Woods, Breaking News 1st - WRCN 103.9-FM National Grid Chris Lombardo Christopher Twarowski, Rashed Mian, Michael "Manny Education Reporting 1st - News Beat Podcast “Rosa Parks: What You Didn’t Learn in School” Faces" Conforti, Jed Morey, Jeff Main 2nd - WRHU 88.7-FM Well Said - "Anti-Bullying" Dr. Ira Nash , Adrienne Stoller, John Mullen Quinn Cummings - The Former Child Star on Home 3rd - WRCN 103.9 FM Frank MacKay Schooling “Climate Justice: The Youth-Led Movement to Save Our Michael "Manny Faces" Conforti, Rashed Mian, Christopher Environment 1st - News Beat Podcast Future” Twarowski, Jed Morey, Jeff Main 2nd - WSHU Public Radio Renewable Energy In New York Ron Ropiak, J.D. Allen, Terry Sheridan Jay Oliver, Michael Casali, Amanda Carey, Jason Woods, 3rd - WRCN 103.9 FM Lawsuit Regarding Carmans River Chris Lombardo Government & Politics 1st - WSHU Public Radio Preserving Native American Culture In The Northeast Ron Ropiak, J.D. Allen, Terry Sheridan 2nd - WRCN 103.9 FM Your Island: Rudy Sunderman Call After Indictment Thomas Schiliro, Joseph Adelmann 3rd - WSHU Public Radio Young People And Socialism Ron Ropiak, J.D. Allen, Terry Sheridan, Sabrina Garone Michael "Manny Faces" Conforti, Rashed Mian, Christopher Podcast 1st - News Beat Podcast Twarowski, Jed Morey, Jeff Main 2nd - Kelsunn Communication's, Social Workers in The Library Silas W. Kelly, Emily Nonko Inc. 3rd - Dave North Media A Life's Pursuit: Restoring Life After Temporary Death David North, Andre Doughty Boxer Gerry Cooney - Gentleman Gerry; A Champion In Sports News 1st - WRCN 103.9 FM Frank MacKay Recovery 2nd - WRHU 88.7-FM One on One Stories - Boxing a Glove Affair" Gregory Beroza, Joe Adelmann Jay Oliver, Matt Tran, Mike Casali, Amanda Carey, Jason 3rd - WRCN 103.9 FM Islanders Playoff Series against Penguins Woods, Chris Lombardo
VIDEO Best Photojournalist 1st - News 12 Long Island Brian Endres 2nd - Newsday Randee Daddona 3rd - News 12 Long Island Tom Franz Best TV Broadcast News Program 1st - News 12 Long Island News 12 Mornings News 12 Long Island Staff 2nd - News 12 Long Island News 12 Evenings News 12 Long Island Arts 1st - News 12 Long Island Opera Under the Arch Virginia Huie, Tom Franz Crime & Justice 1st - News 12 Digital Hate at Home: A Multimedia Data Experience News 12 Digital Staff Tom Maier, Marc Racenstein, Gregory Stevens, Keith 2nd - News 12 Long Island Bush Emmys Withers, J. Conrad Williams, Jr., Yeong-Ung Yang Antoinette Biordi, Patrick Mantle, Alain Tingue, Michelle Entertainment 1st - News 12 Long Island The Girls of Summer Romano 2nd - Waldo Cabrera Meet The Cast of Spring Awakening at The Argyle Theatre Waldo Cabrera Greg Cannella, Abby Del Vecchio, Bob Doda, Kyle Kandetzki, 3rd - News 12 Digital What do you know? Avengers edition Matt Tursi Stone Grissom, Erin Stephenson, Brian Jingeleski, Dan Environment 1st - News 12 Long Island What's In The Water Scaturro Food and Beverage 1st - News 12 Long Island Dishin' Long Island Plus Stone Grissom, Drew Singh Greg Cannella, Abby Del Vecchio, Robin Deehan, Matthew 2nd - News 12 Digital MLB Food Fest: A taste of stadium food across the country Nash, Annette Stellato, Ivy Charmatz Government & Politics 1st - News 12 Digital Power of the People: The Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant News 12 Digital Staff 2nd - News 12 Long Island Seeing Red Danielle Campbell, Brian Endres 3rd - News 12 Long Island Cuomo vs Nixon Rich Barrabi, Alain Tingue, Andrew Singh, Gregory Stevens Health 1st - Newsday Robert Aliano's Second Chance Randee Daddona Bio Engineers Beating Back Viruses — Full STEM Ahead Long Waldo Cabrera, Kenneth White, Hilary Topper, Scott 2nd - My LI TV Island Bronson, Joe Gettler, Kahille Dorsinville, Aleida Perez 3rd - News 12 Long Island Ride for Life Elizabeth Hashagen, Brian Jingeleski History 1st - News 12 Digital Power of the People: The Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant News 12 Digital Staff 2nd - News 12 Long Island Long Island's Hidden Past Danielle Campbell, Brian Endres 3rd - News 12 Digital Taking Flight: WWII 75th D-Day Anniversary Greg Cannella, Michelle Romano In-Depth Report/Series 1st - WCBS-TV Channel 2 Littered Landscape Carolyn Gusoff, Joe Garufi, Scott Newton 2nd - News 12 Digital Power of the People: The Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant News 12 Digital Staff Lifestyle Feature 1st - News 12 Long Island Project Revival Virginia Huie, David Garden 2nd - Newsday Shear Devotion Randee Daddona 3rd - News 12 Long Island Duchess of Ropes Michelle Romano, Tom Franz Non-Local News/Feature 1st- News 12 Digital Justice for Junior News 12 Digital Staff 2nd - WNBC-TV Channel 4 "The Messages" Michael DelGiudice, Jamie Roth Comunidad Solar Toro Negro Takes Energy Independence By 3rd - Waldo Cabrera Waldo Cabrera, Elizabeth Perez The Horns Photo Essay/Gallery 1st - Newsday Unstoppable Alejandra Villa Loarca 2nd - Newsday Fighting Spirit Randee Daddona 3rd - Newsday Betting the Farm Randee Daddona Profile 1st - News 12 Long Island Body by Alex Jamie Stuart, David Dodds, Brian Vitko 2nd - Newsday LIer with autism finds employment after 7 years Tulika Bose, Anahita Pardiwalla 1st - News 12 Long Island & News Sports Feature Remembering Tom News 12 Staff 12 Digital 2nd - News 12 Long Island Half-Hearted Jack Kevin Maher, David Dodds 3rd - News 12 Long Island One Lucky Guy Jamie Stuart, David Dodds, Gregory Stevens Transportation 1st - News 12 Long Island Congestion Pricing Rich Barrabi, Andrew Singh, Gregory Stevens 2nd - News 12 Long Island Stephanie Rose Traffic Reporter Stephanie Rose
VISUAL Best Newspaper Frontpage Design 1st - Syosset/Jericho Tribune Erase Hate Gail Flug 2nd - Long Island Weekly Fright Night Cathy Bongiorno 3rd - Levittown Tribune Tech'd Out Cathy Bongiorno Best Photojournalist 1st - Newsday Alejandra Villa Loarca 2nd - Newsday J. Conrad Williams Jr. 3rd - Newsday Randee Daddona Feature Photograph 1st - Newsday The Big Chill Thomas A. Ferrara 2nd - Newsday The Age of Aviation Randee Daddona 3rd - Newsday Peace John Paraskevas Illustration 1st - Long Island Weekly At Home in the Victorian Garden Nancy Wernersbach Infographic 1st - Garden City Life Once Upon A Time In Garden City; 150 Years Cathy Bongiorno 2nd - Port Washington News 2 Hours in Downtown Flushing Cathy Bongiorno Magazine Cover Design 1st - Port Washington News Port Washington News Magazine Alex Nuñez 2nd - Hofstra Pulse Magazine Advancing the Human Body Elizabeth Turley 3rd - Long Island Woman Patti Labelle Arie Nadboy Non-Local Photo 1st - Newsday Medal of Honor Alejandra Villa Loarca 2nd - Newsday Say it ain't 'Stro! Thomas A. Ferrara News Photograph 1st - Newsday Remembering Khaseen Alejandra Villa Loarca 2nd - Newsday Tears for the Fallen Steve Pfost Sports Photograph 1st - Newsday A Hard Days Ride J. Conrad Williams 2nd - Hofstra Chronicle Hofstra Suffers Emotional Defeat Adam Flash 3rd - Newsday Head Over Heels J. Conrad Williams
STUDENT JOURNALISM Taylor Rose Clarke, Rachel Bowman, The Hofstra Chronicle Best College Newspaper 1st - The Hofstra Chronicle Hofstra University Staff 2nd - The Delphian Adelphi University Delphian Staff Shannon Miller, Jada Butler, Ashley Bowden, Ida Ynner 3rd - The Pioneer LIU Post Lagerqvist, Dylan Valic Jesse Lindell , Emily Sauchelli, Natalie Khait, Ryan Ye, Kyle College News Radio Broadcast 1st - WRHU 88.7-FM Newsline, Hofstra University, Jan. 30, 2019 Byrne , Mia Thompson Celia Earl, Jenni Goldstein , David Lazar, Sumayyah Uddin, 2nd - WRHU 88.7-FM Newsline, Hofstra University, April 2, 2019 Ingalls Ingalls, Max Sacco Best Newspaper Reporter 1st - Taylor Rose Clarke Hofstra Chronicle, Editor-in-Chief Best High School Broadcast 1st - Baldwin High School Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast Yaw Bonsu, Tyler Brown, Gregory Kelley Samia Zia, Amman Zia, Maida Ali, Bernadine Baptiste, Malik Best High School Newspaper 1st - The Elmont Phoenix Elmont High School Hyman, Christopher Alexander 1st - The Stony Brook Statesman 50 years “forever wild”: Looking back on the Ashley Schiff Narrative - Feature Story Brianne Ledda, Margaret Osborne, Taylor Beglane and The Stony Brook Press Preserve 2nd - Hofstra Pulse Magazine All Work, No Pay Emma Butz 3rd - Hofstra Chronicle Salon 309: Hofstra's best kept secret James Factora Narrative - Sports Reporting 1st - Hofstra Chronicle Klementowicz relishes role as Hofstra hype man David Lazar Sigma Alpha Mu placed on interim suspension following Narrative - News Story 1st - Hofstra Chronicle Taylor Rose Clarke hazing allegations Student claims letter allegedly written by music professor 2nd - Hofstra Chronicle Madeline Merinuk demonstrates sexual harassment 3rd - The Stony Brook Statesman Former swim coach sues SBU for discrimination Brianne Ledda Radio - Feature Story 1st - WRHU 88.7-FM Holocaust Remembrance Day at Hofstra Jordan Stoopler Long Island Seniors Honor Military Couple With Free 2nd - WRHU 88.7-FM Natalie Khait Wedding 3rd - WRHU 88.7-FM Dezy Strong Foundation Sage Camosse Radio - News Story 1st - WRHU 88.7-FM Anti-Semitism Zevan Shuster 2nd - WRHU 88.7-FM Seeing-the-Unseeable Images-of a Black Hole- Ameera Iftekhar Radio - Sports Reporting 1st - WRHU 88.7-FM, Hofstra Radio Belmont Jockeys Visit Children at Ronald McDonald House Ryan Ye, Elizah Kravitz 2nd - WRHU 88.7-FM, Hofstra Kancer Jam 2019 Melissa Wamp, Andrew Murdolo Radio Video - Feature Package 1st - Five Towns College Great South Bay 2019 - Friday Night Andrew Viscosi , Emily Granados 2nd - Five Towns College Sweet Treats at Hometown Bake Shop Starr Fuentes 3rd - Hofstra Today Ambiguity Max Coven, Raquel Guimaraes, Courtney Adema Laramie Knox, Marianne Perrino, Julia Wachtel, Raquel Video - News Package 1st - Hofstra Today Meet the Candidates Guimaraes, Robert Weidemann