2017 Syracuse Press Club Professional Recognition Awards, attached is the list in scrambled order. First and Second Place winners will be announced at the SPC Annual Dinner, to be held Saturday, May 5, at the Genesee Grand Hotel in Syracuse
RADIO Spot News WAER-FM, Chris Bolt, “Syracuse Climate March attracts 1000, for Climate Change Actions, Against Trump Policies” WRVO-FM, Payne Horning, “Governor Declares State of Emergency in Counties along Lake Ontario as Flooding Begins”
News Feature WRVO-FM, “Replica Columbus ships draw thousands of people -- and a few protestors -- to Oswego Harbor” WRVO-FM, “How I-81 divided Syracuse and why opinions are divided on how to replace it”
"Human Interest" Feature WAER-FM, “Songwriter Jimmy Webb & Glen Campbell's Family Remember Music, Struggle with Alzheimer's" WAER-FM, “WAER Takes EV on a Road Trip to See How Long-range All-Electric Might Fit Your Lifestyle”
Sports Story WAER-FM, “From the Marines to the Syracuse Sidelines” WAER-FM, “Paving the Road”
Sports Show WAER-FM, “Countdown to Tip-off: Pregame for Syracuse v. Kansas Basketball” WAER-FM, “Countdown to Kickoff: Pregame for Syracuse v. Clemson Football
Special Program WAER-FM, “Central New York Unknown Underground” WAER-FM, “City Limits: A Poverty Project Panel Discussion”
DAILY PRINT MEDIA Investigative Story/Series The Cortland Standard, Nick Graziano, “A Different Picture” The Post-Standard, Elizabeth Doran, “Off-Duty Sheriff's Deputy Crashes and Flees from Accident Scene”
News Feature/Series The Citizen, Megan Blarr, “Decades later, women file sex abuse complaints in Cayuga County, push for law changes” The Post-Standard, Samantha House, “JR's last chance: Autistic boy's search for a real home ends in grisly death”
"Human Interest" Feature/Series The Palladium-Times, Seth Wallace, “Honor Flight to D.C. Salutes Oswego Veteran for His Service” The Post-Standard, Julie McMahon, “Final Axe Falls on Fowler High, Syracuse's Forgotten Kids: 'Set Up from the Giddy-up'”
Sports Story The Post-Standard, Christopher Carlson, “Dick MacPherson Won Over Syracuse with Winning Football, Kindness, Down-Home Charm” The Post-Standard, Stephen Bailey, “Decorated Syracuse Football LB Zaire Franklin Driven by Deaths of Mother, Grandmother”
NON-DAILY PRINT MEDIA News Feature/Series
The Stand, Jasmine Gomez, “Affordable Homes: Buyers Purchase Vacant Properties and Restore Them to Usable Form” Syracuse New Times, Bill DeLapp and Michael Davis, “Her Story”
"Human Interest" Feature/Series The Catholic Sun, Tom Maguire, “How Can a Kid Do This?” The Stand, Katelyn Faubel, “Where Are They Now? South Sider’s equestrian dream from childhood is being realized”
Sports Story The Stand, David Onoue, “An unlikely friendship opens opportunities for homeless community” Syracuse New Times, Matt Michael and Michael Davis, “SU Basketball Series”
MAGAZINE Best Magazine Homegrown New York Horse Magazine
ALL PRINT Spot News The Cortland Standard, Robert Creenan, Kevin Conlon, Nick Graziano and Catherine Wilde, “Time to Put It Together” The Cortland Standard, Kevin Conlon, Robert Creenan and Todd R. McAdam, “It Came Fast and Furious”
Column Syracuse New Times, Luke Parsnow, “Statewide Casino Expansion Could Be A Risky Bet” The Reporter, Rabbi Rachel Esserman, “Privileged Advice”
Front Page Design Syracuse New Times, Greg Minix The Catholic Sun, Willie Putmon
Editorial Baldwinsville Messenger. Ashley Casey, “Lysander Should Control Its Meetings, Not the Media” The Post-Standard, Marie Morelli, “Congress Should Close Supreme Court’s Corruption Loophole.”
Critique The Citizen, David Wilcox, “Merry-Go-Round's 'Parade' a Beautiful Show About Ugly Subjects” The Post-Standard, Katrina Tulloch, “Like a Rusty, Trusty Car, The Beach Boys Take Time to Rev Up”
Feature Photo Upstate Medical University, John Berry, “He Calls Himself Lucky: Kidney Cancer Survivor's Advice: Don't Ignore Possible Symptoms” The Stand, Emily Elconin, “Finding Her Way Back”
Sports Photo The Citizen, Kevin Rivoli, “The Rainbow Lacrosse Game” The Stand, Nick Lisi, “Winning Shot”
Scenic Photo New York Horse Magazine, Wells Horton, “Forgotten” New York Horse Magazine, Wells Horton, “May 25 White-Throated Sparrow”
Portrait New York Horse Magazine, Michael Buchinger, “Gray Rider” The Stand, Michael Santiago, “They Wear Blue”
Photo Essay Upstate Medical University, Robert Mescavage, Susan Keeter, Jim Howe and Leah Caldwell, “Brains Against Brain Tumors” New York Horse Magazine, Michael Davis, “Making the Cut”
Graphic Illustration Upstate Medical University, Amber Smith, Susan Keeter and Bill Mueller, “Stethoscopes” Eagle Newspapers, Sarah Hall, “Going Solar in New York”
TELEVISION Spot News: CNY Central, Brett Hall, “Shooting Near Elementary School Frightens Parents” CNY Central, Michael Benny, Justine Marschner, “Missing Florida Teen Winds Up in Syracuse”
Investigative Story/Series WBNG-TV, Chloe Vincente, “What’s In Your Water?” WSYR-TV, Tammy Palmer, Tom Cunningham, Bill Goldschmidt and Scott Irving, “Holbrook Tree Man Investigation”
News Feature/Series WSYR-TV, Tammy Palmer and Scott Irving, “Not for Rent” WSYR-TV, Sean Martinelli and Jack Estabrook, “Stranger Danger: How did local kids react when approached by a stranger looking to l ure them away?”
"Human Interest" Feature/Series WWNY-TV, Jeff Nelson, “Stories from the Scene” WWNY-TV, Amanda Corna, “A Cheer for Kelsie”
Sports Story WETM-TV, Andy Malnoske, “Forever 44: Waverly’s Paul Girolamo” WSYR-TV, Steve Infanti, “Two and the Win”
Sports Show WSYR-TV, Steve Infanti, Sal Maneen and Mario Sacco, “Orange Nation” Spectrum News, Staff, “First and Ten”
Regularly Scheduled Sportscast CNY Central, Niko Tamurian and Matt Hauswirth, “Syracuse meets its match in Miami” CNY Central, Matt Hauswirth, Niko Tamurian and Matt Landers, “Syracuse drops Duke with dramatic buzzer b eater”
Special Program WSYR- TV, Dan Cummings, Jack Estabrook and Olivia Ugino. “Honor Flight: The Journey Continues” WSYR-TV, Carrie Lazarus, Mark Folsom, Jack Estabrook and Jim LaManna, “Extraordinary People and Places of Central New York with Carrie Lazarus”
Photo Essay Spectrum News, Ben Augustine, “Raven Haven Says Farewell to Founder” Spectrum News, Mike Kuehner, “Grown in New York”
Video Journalism Spectrum News, Tom Walters CNY Central, Alex Reslia
Regularly Scheduled Local Newscast WWNY-TV, Jeff Cole, Cindy Habeeb and 7 News Staff, “6 p.m. Oct. 30, 2017” WSYR-TV, Staff, “NewsChannel 9 Weekend at 11 July 1, 2017”
Best Weathercast CNY Central, Peter Hall, “December Snowstorm” WSYR-TV, Kate Thornton, “Forecast First Dec. 22, 2017”
ONLINE JOURNALISM Breaking News urbancny.com, Ken Jackson, “Price Rite Vs. Nojaim’s Supermarket: Is There a Civil War Between Neighborhoods?” urbancny.com, Ken Jackson, “Urban CNY Special Report: How the Ben Walsh Campaign Won the Syracuse Mayoral Election”
Multimedia Story cnycentral.com, Brett Hall, “Tear It Down or Fix It Up?” Spectrum News, Staff, “April the Giraffe Coverage”
News Website Syracuse.com, John Lammers waer.org, Chris Bolt, Kevin Kloss and Joe Lee, “City Limits: A Poverty Project website of WAER Public Media”
Blog Syracuse.com, Jacob Pucci, “Best of CNY” urbancny.com, Ken Jackson, “The Hall Monitor”
Photos & Graphics WRVO-FM online, Tom Magnarelli, “Immigration activists and Trump supporters in Syracuse spar over deportations” urbancny.com, Ken Jackson, “The Westcott Street Massacre”
Best Use Of Social Media By An Organization cnycentral.com, “Tornado touches down in Vernon Downs” Syracuse.com, “Syracuse mayoral election live videos”
Best Use Of Social Media By An Individual Brent Axe @SyracuseHistory
STUDENT CONTEST Best Radio News Story NCC News, Tyler Aki, “Young Rappers Trying to Change Chicago’s Violent Image” 92 WICB, Peter Champelli, “Community Activists Plan to Address Discrimination Incidents at Cornell”
Best Print News Story Utica College, Kaitlyn Tambasco, “’Segregated’ Photos Cause Uproar on Campus” Daily Orange, Jordan Muller, “’Out of Options’”
Best Television News Story ICTV, Jack Sears, Michael Pyskaty, Vaughn Golden and Riley Ludwig, “Tompkins County Mental Health Clinic Investigation” NCC News, Jamie Weiss, “A Survivor’s Story”
Best Radio Sports Story NCC News, Jonathon Hoppe, “Two Sports, No Problem” NCC News, Jonah Karp, “The Male Cheerleader Stereotype vs. Reality”
Best Print Sports Story Daily Orange, “Power Move”
The Dolphin, “Le Moyne College Athletics Leads the Way in Closing the Gender Gap in the Northeast-10”
Best Television Sports Story NCC News, Elissa Candiotti, “Peyton Sefick is Kicking Out Doubt and Scoring Big” NCC News, Chris Venzon, “’Armstrong’: A Purpose Worthy of a Pursuit”
Best Radio Feature Story SUNY Oswego, Erin Meyer, “In 2017, Payphones Still Haven’t Hung Up” NCC News, James Groh, “The Laws You Didn’t Realize You Were Breaking”
Best Print Feature Story The Daily Orange, Sam Ogozalek, “1,264 Miles” Utica College, Kyle Riecker, “A Bridge Collapse, Ballgame and Bravery Remembered”
Best Television Feature Story SUNY Oswego, Alex Peck, “Oswego State Jazz Ensemble Welcomes Pro Jazz Drummer” NCC News, Michael Lehr, “Can Man Chases One Million Cans”
Best Multimedia Story The Newshouse, Staff, “City Blocks” The Newshouse, Staff, “They Wear Blue”