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A List of the Individual Editorial Award Winners WV Press 2020 Individual Award Winners Derek Redd Derek Redd columns on Dana Holgorsen, Neal Brown, HS coaches 1st Place Charleston Newspapers BEST SPORTS COLUMNIST Editorial Division 1 StaFF Gazette-Mail Sports, Jan. 3 1st Place Charleston Newspapers BEST SPORTS PAGE(S) Editorial Division 1 Rick Ryan University ends Martinsburg's run at perFection, captures First title 2nd Place Charleston Newspapers BEST SPORTS EVENT REPORTING Editorial Division 1 Bouncing back -- Former GW tennis player puts dark days oF addiction Derek Redd behind him in return to court 2nd Place Charleston Newspapers BEST SPORTS NEWS AND FEATURE REPORTING Editorial Division 1 Tom Bragg Hurts puts a hurtin' on WVU 3rd Place Charleston Newspapers BEST SPORTS EVENT REPORTING Editorial Division 1 Ryan Pritt columns on prep Football tragedy, all-tournament voting, WV Ryan Pritt State Amateur 3rd Place Charleston Newspapers BEST SPORTS COLUMNIST Editorial Division 1 Jake Zuckerman State troopers cross the lines 1st Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail BEST IN-DEPTH OR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Editorial Division 1 Lacie Pierson ‘Being alive scares me more than death’ 1st Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail BEST LEGAL AFFAIRS REPORTING Editorial Division 1 Rick Steelhammer We ‘did what we had to do’ 1st Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail BEST NEWS FEATURE Editorial Division 1 Bill Lynch Race to the starting line 1st Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail BEST LIFESTYLE COLUMNIST Editorial Division 1 Catherine Caudill Catherine Caudill's LiFestyle pages 1st Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail BEST LIFESTYLE PAGES Editorial Division 1 JeFF Rider JeFF Rider's Front pages 1st Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail BEST FRONT PAGE Editorial Division 1 Chris Dorst Rain Delay 1st Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY Editorial Division 1 StaFF Charleston Gazette-Mail 2nd Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail BEST EDITORIAL PAGE Editorial Division 1 Jake Zuckerman Jails photo sparks uproar 2nd Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail BEST COVERAGE OF BREAKING NEWS Editorial Division 1 Caity Coyne and Jake Zuckerman ‘IndiFFerence to the harm’ 2nd Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail BEST IN-DEPTH OR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Editorial Division 1 Man jailed For 433 days aFter charge against him was dropped wrote to Kate Mishkin judge, attorney For help 2nd Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail BEST LEGAL AFFAIRS REPORTING Editorial Division 1 Caity Coyne Boone tourney lets recovery community hit all bases with shared success 2nd Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail BEST NEWS FEATURE Editorial Division 1 Rick Steelhammer The World According to Steelhammer 2nd Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail BEST NEWS COLUMNIST Editorial Division 1 Jake Zuckerman Top senator charged with soliciting prostitution 3rd Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail BEST COVERAGE OF BREAKING NEWS Editorial Division 1 Kate Mishkin ‘Let’s get this done’ 3rd Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail BEST GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS REPORTING Editorial Division 1 Rick Steelhammer West Virginia’s deadliest tornado leFt indelible mark 75 years ago 3rd Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail BEST NEWS FEATURE Editorial Division 1 Leann Ray Flip Side 3rd Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY Editorial Division 1 Chris Dorst Forging LiFe's Way 3rd Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail PHOTO ESSAY Editorial Division 1 Chris Dorst Victorious teachers 3rd Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY Editorial Division 1 Craig Hudson Albans does it 3rd Place The Charleston Gazette-Mail SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY Editorial Division 1 Luke Creasy "Wayne High School student killed in crash" 1st Place The Herald-Dispatch BEST COVERAGE OF BREAKING NEWS Editorial Division 1 Courtney Hessler “Newspapers seek opioid data” 1st Place The Herald-Dispatch BEST GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS REPORTING Editorial Division 1 Jim Ross Jim Ross 1st Place The Herald-Dispatch BEST NEWS COLUMNIST Editorial Division 1 “Homeless to hero, St. Joe’s Bolton helps heal broken Family, will play in Tim Stephens college” 1st Place The Herald-Dispatch BEST SPORTS NEWS AND FEATURE REPORTING Editorial Division 1 Jim Ross, Les Smith Aug. 6, 7, 8, 2019, editorial pages 1st Place The Herald-Dispatch BEST EDITORIAL PAGE Editorial Division 1 StaFF Progress Editions 2019 2nd Place The Herald-Dispatch BEST SPECIAL SECTION Editorial Division 1 StaFF High School Football Preview 2019 2nd Place The Herald-Dispatch BEST SPORTS SPECIAL SECTION Editorial Division 1 StaFF March 10, 2019, Full edition 2nd Place The Herald-Dispatch BEST SINGLE ISSUE Editorial Division 1 StaFF The Citizen Awards 2nd Place The Herald-Dispatch SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY Editorial Division 1 Chuck Landon Chuck Landon 2nd Place The Herald-Dispatch BEST SPORTS COLUMNIST Editorial Division 1 StaFF March 10, 2019, sports section 2nd Place The Herald-Dispatch BEST SPORTS PAGE(S) Editorial Division 1 StaFF May 26, 2019, liFestyle pages 2nd Place The Herald-Dispatch BEST LIFESTYLE PAGES Editorial Division 1 StaFF July 30, 2019 2nd Place The Herald-Dispatch BEST FRONT PAGE Editorial Division 1 Sholten Singer “Barboursville Buckle Series displays cowboy antics” 3rd Place The Herald-Dispatch FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY Editorial Division 1 Martha Sheehan “Structurally deFicient bridges” 3rd Place The Herald-Dispatch BEST ILLUSTRATION, CARTOON OR GRAPHIC Editorial Division 1 Trust me, paying a user fee if for your own good!; We're going to push this The Intelligencer and Wheeling News- John Rose through, no matter what. 1st Place Register BEST ILLUSTRATION, CARTOON OR GRAPHIC Editorial Division 1 The Intelligencer and Wheeling News- Joe Bell, Josh Strope Drivers on Interstate 70; Chick-Fil-A; Crook Takes Over Full-Time 1st Place Register BEST HEADLINE WRITING Editorial Division 1 The Intelligencer and Wheeling News- StaFF Football 2019 1st Place Register BEST SPORTS SPECIAL SECTION Editorial Division 1 The Intelligencer and Wheeling News- StaFF July 7, 2019 1st Place Register BEST SINGLE ISSUE Editorial Division 1 The Intelligencer and Wheeling News- Jeremy Johns Tough as Nails Course Map 2nd Place Register BEST ILLUSTRATION, CARTOON OR GRAPHIC Editorial Division 1 The Intelligencer and Wheeling News- Joe Bell, Josh Strope Ice Cream Headache 2nd Place Register BEST HEADLINE WRITING Editorial Division 1 Have No Regrets, Make Call; Remove the Stain For Good; A Welcome The Intelligencer and Wheeling News- Heather Ziegler Evening Visit 3rd Place Register BEST LIFESTYLE COLUMNIST Editorial Division 1 The Intelligencer and Wheeling News- The Intelligencer StaFF The Intelligencer Best Editorial Pages 3rd Place Register BEST EDITORIAL PAGE Editorial Division 1 The Intelligencer and Wheeling News- Joe Bell, Josh Strope Are They Out OF Their Gourds? 3rd Place Register BEST HEADLINE WRITING Editorial Division 1 The Intelligencer and Wheeling News- Mike Jones, John McCabe Following the Money 3rd Place Register BEST IN-DEPTH OR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Editorial Division 1 Linda Comins, Heather The Intelligencer and Wheeling News- Ziegler, John McCabe Wheeling: Celebrating 250 Years 3rd Place Register BEST SPECIAL SECTION Editorial Division 1 Christina Myer Plagiarism: DeMoss set poor example For students 1st Place The Parkersburg News and Sentinel BEST EDITORIAL Editorial Division 1 Copy desk Jan. 4 and April 7, 2019 editions - News Design 1st Place The Parkersburg News and Sentinel BEST NEWSPAPER DESIGN Editorial Division 1 Michael Kelly Marietta City Schools levy series 1st Place The Parkersburg News and Sentinel SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY Editorial Division 1 Paul LaPann Paul LaPann - LiFestyles columns 2nd Place The Parkersburg News and Sentinel BEST LIFESTYLE COLUMNIST Editorial Division 1 Christina Myer Schools: Consolidations, closures are necessary 2nd Place The Parkersburg News and Sentinel BEST EDITORIAL Editorial Division 1 Michael Erb Sword toss 2nd Place The Parkersburg News and Sentinel NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY Editorial Division 1 Sports staFF Sports section May 19 3rd Place The Parkersburg News and Sentinel BEST SPORTS PAGE(S) Editorial Division 1 Madeline Scarborough Roberts/McCoy murder trial 3rd Place The Parkersburg News and Sentinel BEST LEGAL AFFAIRS REPORTING Editorial Division 1 StaFF Pigskin Preview 3rd Place The Parkersburg News and Sentinel BEST SPORTS SPECIAL SECTION Editorial Division 1 Jenny Harnish FIRE AT LEWISBURG MANOR 1st Place The Register-Herald NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY Editorial Division 1 Brad Davis Tigers Take Care of Business 1st Place The Register-Herald SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY Editorial Division 1 Rick Barbero Saving Mom 1st Place The Register-Herald PHOTO ESSAY Editorial Division 1 Gary Fauber Best Sports Event Reporting -- Gary Fauber 3 1st Place The Register-Herald BEST SPORTS EVENT REPORTING Editorial Division 1 Michelle James Piecing it Together 1st Place The Register-Herald BEST LIFESTYLES FEATURE Editorial Division 1 Michelle James Let the Good Times Roll 1st Place The Register-Herald BEST BUSINESS, ECONOMIC OR LABOR REPORTING Editorial Division 1 Michelle James West Virginia South 1st Place The Register-Herald BEST SPECIAL SECTION Editorial Division 1 Rick Barbero Saving Mom 2nd Place The Register-Herald FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY Editorial Division 1 Chris Jackson Praying teammates 2nd Place The Register-Herald SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY Editorial Division 1 Brad Davis That's a Wrap 2nd Place The Register-Herald PHOTO ESSAY Editorial Division 1 Michelle James Saving Mom 2nd Place The Register-Herald BEST LIFESTYLES FEATURE Editorial Division 1 Erin Beck Experts respond to education reForm bill 2nd Place The Register-Herald BEST GOVERNMENTAL
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