2010 Specialty Awards
Category Award Newspaper Staffer Story Name
No Backing Down; He Was a Ray Distinguished Writing - Daily 1st The Patriot-News Ford Turner of Sunshine; I Have to go There
He Just Went to Work; A Hand for the Empty Seat at the Table; Distinguished Writing - Daily 2nd The Philadelphia Inquirer Melissa Dribben Just a Day's Work for a Hero An Open Letter to the Class of 2009; Apartment Fire Raises Questions; Calling All Farm Distinguished Writing - Weekly 1st Chestnut Hill Local Joel Hoffmann Hands Cop Detect; Believe it or Not; Distinguished Writing - Weekly 2nd Philadelphia City Paper Isaiah Thompson Meet Your New Neighbor Dear Pittsburgh: Turn off the Lights; Space Junk; What Kind Distinguished Visual 1st Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Daniel Marsula of Catholics are We? On the March; The First Step; A Distinguished Visual 2nd The Patriot-News Sean Simmers Life Well-Lived Tim Darragh & Steve John V.R. Bull FOI Award The Morning Call Esack Risky Business 2010 Sweepstakes Awards
Category Newspaper Division I The Patriot-News, Harrisburg Division II York Daily Record/Sunday News Division III The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre Division IV Centre Daily Times, State College Division V Pocono Record, Stroudsburg Division VI Philadelphia Weekly Division VII Central Penn Business Journal, Harrisburg Division VIII The Abington Journal, Clarks Summit 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division I
Category Award Newspaper Staffer Story Name Wendy Ruderman & Investigative Reporting 1st Philadelphia Daily News Barbara Laker Tainted Justice Justice Delayed, Discussed, Investigative Reporting 2nd The Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Denied Editorial 1st Philadelphia Daily News Sandra Shea Three samples Editorial 2nd Philadelphia Daily News Carol Towarnicky Three samples Column 1st The Philadelphia Inquirer Monica Yant Kinney Three samples Column 2nd Philadelphia Daily News Jenice Armstrong Three samples Column Honorable Mention Philadelphia Daily News Jill Porter Three samples Spot News 1st Pittsburgh Post-Gazette LA Fitness Team Shots and Screams Spot News 2nd Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Staff People Were Dropping
Ongoing News Coverage 1st The Patriot-News Staff State Budget Crisis
Ongoing News Coverage 2nd Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Staff Police Slayings
Ongoing News Coverage Honorable Mention The Philadelphia Inquirer Martha Woodall Charter Schools Special Projects 1st Philadelphia Daily News Dana DiFilippo Death Wish Bob Flouders, Joe Hermitt, Derek Wachter & Special Projects 2nd The Patriot-News Staff 60 Years of a Legend Special Projects Honorable Mention The Philadelphia Inquirer Staff 180 Years Niche Publications 1st The Patriot-News Staff In Central Pennsylvania Niche Publications 2nd The Philadelphia Inquirer Cathy Rubin & I Team I Magazine Series 1st The Philadelphia Inquirer Kathy Boccella A Late, Unlikely Love Series 2nd The Philadelphia Inquirer Michael Vitez Grace and Grit Series Honorable Mention Philadelphia Daily News Staff The Afterglow Sports Story 1st The Philadelphia Inquirer Mike Jensen Tackling the Pain Flawless Game; Absurd Ending; Sports Story 2nd Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Robert Dvorchak Perfect Sports Event Coverage 1st Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Super Bowl Team Sports Event Coverage 2nd Philadelphia Daily News Staff Sports/Outdoor Column 1st Philadelphia Daily News Sam Donnellon Sports/Outdoor Column 2nd The Patriot-News David Jones Feature Story 1st The Philadelphia Inquirer Jennifer Lin Lost to the Streets 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division I
I Wouldn't Live if I Didn't Have Feature Story 2nd The Morning Call Marion Callahan Him
News Feature Story 1st Philadelphia Daily News Dana DiFilippo An Alarming Life and Death Issue News Feature Story 2nd The Philadelphia Inquirer Jennifer Lin A Life Ended By Police The U.S. Agent Who Put Away News Feature Story Honorable Mention The Philadelphia Inquirer Carolyn Davis Two Sex Tourists Online Breaking News 1st The Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Vincent Fumo Verdict Online Breaking News 2nd The Patriot-News Janet Pickel Melanie Hain Shot Justice Delayed, Discussed, Online Special Project 1st The Philadelphia Inquirer Courts Project Team Denied Jason Lanza, Andy Conte Online Special Project 2nd Pittsburgh Tribune-Review & Luis Fabregas Failure to Inform David Murphy & Paul Personality Profile 1st Philadelphia Daily News Hagen Back in the Game Personality Profile 2nd The Associated Press Dan Nephin Bartender's Last Call
Personality Profile Honorable Mention The Morning Call Matt Assad Fowler Philanthropy Fuels Valley Business or Consumer Barbara Laker & Wendy Story 1st Philadelphia Daily News Ruderman Dreams in Ruins Business or Consumer Story 2nd The Patriot-News Ford Turner Pennsylvania's Promised Land News Beat Reporting 1st The Philadelphia Inquirer Kia Gregory Urban beat News Beat Reporting 2nd The Patriot-News David Wenner Health beat News Beat Reporting Honorable Mention The Philadelphia Inquirer Patrick Kerkstra City Hall beat Feature Beat Reporting 1st The Patriot-News Ford Turner People beat Feature Beat Reporting 2nd Philadelphia Daily News Gary Thompson Movie beat Feature Beat Reporting Honorable Mention Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray Television beat Sports Beat Reporting 1st The Philadelphia Inquirer Andy Martino Phillies coverage Sports Beat Reporting 2nd The Patriot-News Rod Frisco Prep Football coverage Sports Beat Reporting Honorable Mention Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Dejan Kovacevic Pirates coverage News Photo 1st Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Steve Mellon A City Pauses in Grief News Photo 2nd Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Michael Henninger Church Fire News Photo Honorable Mention Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Guy Wathen G20 Feature Photo 1st Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Michael Henninger Victory Parade Feature Photo 2nd The Patriot-News Sean Simmers Past Meets Present 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division I
Photo Story 1st The Patriot-News Sean Simmers A Life Well Lived Photo Story 2nd The Morning Call Monica A. Cabrera For the Love of the Fight Photo Story Honorable Mention The Morning Call Emily Robson In Bethlehem, Art's on Display Sports Photo 1st (tie) The Patriot-News Chris Knight Head Turner Staffan Kronwall Lays out Sports Photo 1st (tie) The Patriot-News Harvey Levine Jeremy Colliton Sports Photo 2nd Philadelphia Daily News David Maialetti Helmet Off Sports Photo Honorable Mention Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Peter Diana Do Not Disturb Chris Boehke & Lauren What We Pay; End of an Era; Front Page Design 1st The Patriot-News Rudick Perfect 10
Winter Nightmare; Who Needs Front Page Design 2nd The Morning Call Craig Kackenmeister Tickets; Karoly: Feds Taped Me Senate Aims to Override Vetoes; Traveling the Globe; Worlds Front Page Design Honorable Mention The Morning Call Craig Larimer Collide Guilty; Obama Inaugaration; 100 Page Design 1st The Patriot-News Tracy Cox Days Britney's Circus; Where Ghouls Page Design 2nd Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Daniel Marsula Are; Fleetwood Mac Fortunate 50; Is This Normal?; Page Design Honorable Mention Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Jim Heinrich Our Financial Fears
Graphic/Photo Illustration 1st The Patriot-News Joe Hermitt 60 Years of a Legend
Graphic/Photo Illustration 2nd The Philadelphia Inquirer Kevin Burkett Obama's Inner Circle
Graphic/Photo Illustration Honorable Mention Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Stacy Innerst The Wealth Gap Ready Seth Go; Grand Theft Headline Writing 1st Philadelphia Daily News Kevin Bevan Fido; Whitewater Scandal Budget Doesn't Balance; Governor's Run with fast Crowd; Headline Writing 2nd The Patriot-News Jeff Brown Grand Old Parting 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division II
Category Award Newspaper Staffer Story Name Investigative Reporting 1st The Times-Tribune Borys Krawczeniuk Bob Mellow York Daily Record/Sunday Investigative Reporting 2nd News Melissa Nann Burke Angel Food Ministries York Daily Record/Sunday Editorial 1st News Scott Fisher Three samples Editorial 2nd Reading Eagle Felix Alfonso Pena Three samples York Daily Record/Sunday Editorial Honorable Mention News Mike Argento Three samples Column 1st The Times-Tribune Christopher J. Kelly Three samples Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster Column 2nd New Era Cindy Stauffer Three samples Column Honorable Mention Reading Eagle Harry J. Deitz, Jr. Three samples Spot News 1st The Times-Tribune Staff Trooper Slain Spot News 2nd Erie Times-News Staff Chief Suspends
Ongoing News Coverage 1st Erie Times-News Staff Video Sought Kara Murphy, Ed Palattella & Lisa Woman Had Been Dead for Ongoing News Coverage 2nd Erie Times-News Thompson Months York Daily Record/Sunday Special Projects 1st News Tom Joyce Fight to Treat a Bite Special Projects 2nd The Times-Tribune Staff Hope at Home York Daily Record/Sunday Niche Publications 1st News Staff Sports Books York Daily Record/Sunday Niche Publications 2nd News Kara Eberle Spaces Tom Raski & Andy Niche Publications Honorable Mention Bucks County Courier Times Vineberg Reality Borys Krawczeniuk & Series 1st The Times-Tribune Jeremy Burton Mayor series Jeff Frantz, Teresa York Daily Record/Sunday Boeckel & Jennifer Series 2nd News Vogelsong No Room for the Mentally Ill Don Spatz, Michelle Park Series Honorable Mention Reading Eagle & Darrin Youker The Decline of Civility 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division II
Jerry Reimenschneider & Sports Story 1st Reading Eagle Julie Pelchar Cohen Running Toward the Light York Daily Record/Sunday Sports Story 2nd News Jim Seip York's Greatest Splash York Daily Record/Sunday Sports Event Coverage 1st News John Clayton Scott Walsh, Donnie Sports Event Coverage 2nd The Times-Tribune Collins & Herb Smith Sports/Outdoor Column 1st The Times-Tribune Donnie Collins Sports/Outdoor Column 2nd Reading Eagle Don Stewart York Daily Record/Sunday Feature Story 1st News Jeff Frantz The Call and the Answer Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster Feature Story 2nd New Era Jeff Hawkes As Long As There is Breath News Feature Story 1st Erie Times-News Lisa Thompson Truth on Trial News Feature Story 2nd Lancaster Sunday News Chip Smedley An Offer They Can't Refuse York Daily Record/Sunday Brent Burkey, Sean Online Breaking News 1st News Adkins & Cathy Hirko Harley Contract York Daily Record/Sunday Tom Joyce, Kevin Horan, Online Breaking News 2nd News Angie Mason Stetler Resigns Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster Online Special Project 1st New Era Joel Lehman What Street Cameras Show Ben Hasty, Darrin Youker Online Special Project 2nd (tie) Reading Eagle & Jeremy Drey Our Farms, Our Future
York Daily Record/Sunday Frank Bodani, Samantha Online Special Project 2nd (tie) News Dellinger & Jason Plotkin Inked in Faith York Daily Record/Sunday Personality Profile 1st News Melissa Nann Burke A Stroke Stole His Voice York Daily Record/Sunday Personality Profile 2nd News Jeff Frantz Lobbying for a Change Personality Profile Honorable Mention Erie Times-News Dave Richards Expression of Self Business or Consumer Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster Story 1st New Era Ad Crable Beet Plant Hits a Snag Business or Consumer Story 2nd Lancaster Sunday News Dennis Larison Not Enough to Skim off the Top 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division II
News Beat Reporting 1st Reading Eagle Darrin Youker Agriculture beat News Beat Reporting 2nd Erie Times-News Lisa Thompson Court beat Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster Feature Beat Reporting 1st New Era Susan Jurgelski Trends/Pop Culture Feature Beat Reporting 2nd Erie Times-News Lindsey Poisson Pop Culture
Feature Beat Reporting Honorable Mention The Times-Tribune Stacy Brown Remembering Michael Jackson York Daily Record/Sunday Sports Beat Reporting 1st News Frank Bodani Penn State Football Sports Beat Reporting 2nd Erie Times-News Duane Rankin Bayhawks coverage News Photo 1st Lancaster Sunday News Vinny Tennis Runaway Horse News Photo 2nd The Times-Tribune Jason Farmer Standoff York Daily Record/Sunday News Photo Honorable Mention News Jason Plotkin Sergeant Meet Your Son Feature Photo 1st Erie Times-News Jack Hanrahan Weary Shopper Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster Feature Photo 2nd New Era Marty Heisey Turkey Trot Michael Mullen, Butch Photo Story 1st The Times-Tribune Comegys & Staff Hero York Daily Record/Sunday Photo Story 2nd News Paul Kuehnel Lobbying for a Chance York Daily Record/Sunday Photo Story Honorable Mention News Kate Penn Roll Call Sports Photo 1st Erie Times-News Jack Hanrahan Tug of War
Day We Held Our Breath; Rendell Front Page Design 1st Reading Eagle Grant Mahon Signs Budget; Unemployment Samantha Dellinger, Brad York Daily Record/Sunday Jennings & Carrie Usher of Hope; Inked in faith; Front Page Design 2nd News Hamilton Call and Answer York Daily Record/Sunday Gettysburg; Wedding Guide; Page Design 1st News Samantha Dellinger Wild Rumpus Page Design 2nd The Times-Tribune Chad Sebring Joe Biden; Ups & Downs Outlook 2009; Back to School; Page Design Honorable Mention The Times-Tribune Bob Sanchuk Presidential Prelude 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division II
York Daily Record/Sunday Graphic/Photo Illustration 1st News Samantha Dellinger First Snowfall
Graphic/Photo Illustration 2nd Bucks County Courier Times Tom Raski Grade-A Stress Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster Spa Tweetment; Unbridled Art; Headline Writing 1st New Era Susan Jurgelski Fair or Fowl York Daily Record/Sunday Czar Struck; Spector the Headline Writing 2nd News Scott Fisher Defector; Against the Lawn 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division III
Category Award Newspaper Staffer Story Name Investigative Reporting 1st The Times Leader Staff Luzerne County Investigative Reporting 2nd The Express-Times Sarah Cassi State Blames County for Fall Editorial 1st The Tribune-Democrat Bruce Wissinger Three samples Delaware Co. Daily & Sunday Editorial 2nd Times Joe Hart Three samples Delaware Co. Daily & Sunday Column 1st Times Gil Spencer Three samples Column 2nd The Times Leader Mark Guydish Three samples Column Honorable Mention The Tribune-Democrat Robin Quillon Three samples Chemical Spill Forces Spot News 1st The Express-Times Sarah Cassi Thousands From Homes Michael Buck, Colin Spot News 2nd The Express-Times McEvoy & Douglas Brill Hero' Cop Killed
Ongoing News Coverage 1st The Times Leader Terrie Morgan-Besecker Juvenile Justice Scandal
Theresa Hegel & Crissa Ongoing News Coverage 2nd The Intelligencer Shoemaker DeBree Builder Closes Shop
Ongoing News Coverage Honorable Mention The Times Leader Staff Judicial Corruption Special Projects 1st The Express-Times Staff Turning Back the Clock
Special Projects 2nd The Tribune-Democrat Mike Faher & Kelly Urban We Have to Create Hope Special Projects Honorable Mention The Tribune-Democrat Randy Griffith & Staff Community of Hope Niche Publications No Winner Delaware Co. Daily & Sunday Series 1st Times Kathleen Carey Live from Iraq Series 2nd The Times Leader Staff Summer Jobs Delaware Co. Daily & Sunday Sports Story 1st Times John Lohn Taking the Plunge Sports Story 2nd The Times Leader John Erzar 48 Minutes Sports Event Coverage 1st The Express-Times Staff Delaware Co. Daily & Sunday Christopher Vito, John Sports Event Coverage 2nd Times Lohn & Harry Chaykun 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division III
Delaware Co. Daily & Sunday Sports/Outdoor Column 1st Times Christopher Vito Sports/Outdoor Column 2nd No Winner
Feature Story 1st The Intelligencer Phil Gianficaro A Tiny But Tall Profile in Courage Feature Story 2nd The Times Leader Mark Guydish Clearing Way for Others News Feature Story 1st The Tribune-Democrat Kathy Mellott Collision of Cultures News Feature Story 2nd The Times Leader Rebecca Bria Help Wanted: Volunteers Online Breaking News 1st The Express-Times Staff Two Shot After Police Chase
Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Jennifer Learn-Andes & Online Breaking News 2nd The Times Leader Chris Hughes Skrepenak Resignation Online Special Project No Winner Personality Profile 1st The Tribune-Democrat Randy Griffith I Kept Pushing It Pastor Also Victimized in Church Personality Profile 2nd The Intelligencer Amanda Cregan Murder A Longtime Gift of Giving Personality Profile Honorable Mention The Times Leader Mark Guydish Saluted Business or Consumer Story 1st The Intelligencer Christina Kristofic Peddling Prehistoric Poop Business or Consumer Story 2nd The Tribune-Democrat Mike Faher Cracking the Case
News Beat Reporting 1st The Times Leader Terrie Morgan-Besecker Courts and Crime beat News Beat Reporting 2nd The Times Leader Jennifer Learn-Andes Government beat Feature Beat Reporting 1st The Times Leader Geri Anne Kaikowski Health beat Feature Beat Reporting 2nd The Times Leader Mary Therese Biebel Lifestyles beat Sports Beat Reporting 1st The Times Leader Derek Levarse Penn State Football News Photo 1st The Times Leader Don Carey Honor and Tears News Photo 2nd The Tribune-Democrat John Rucosky Rescued from the Brink Feature Photo 1st The Times Leader S. John Wilkin Haven from the Rain Feature Photo 2nd The Intelligencer Carl Kosola A Gem of a Field Photo Story 1st The Tribune-Democrat Todd Berkey I Kept Pushing It Photo Story 2nd The Express-Times Matt Smith Williams Twp. Fire Sports Photo 1st The Times Leader Aimee Dilger American Legion Baseball 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division III
Sports Photo 2nd The Intelligencer Carl Kosola Out of My Way Change; Dishonored; Growing Front Page Design 1st The Times Leader Gary Visgaitis Crisis Honor and Tears; Sarah Palin; Front Page Design 2nd The Times Leader Rich Sheposh Real Life Samhainophobia; Fall Fashion Page Design 1st The Times Leader Rachel Van Blankenship Rocks; Alice Cooper Spring into Action; Covering all the Bases; Illuminating Page Design 2nd The Times Leader Irene Kovaleski Innovation
Graphic/Photo Illustration 1st The Times Leader Rachel Van Blankenship Art for Books' Sake
Graphic/Photo Illustration 2nd The Times Leader Gary Visgaitis River Common Delaware Co. Daily & Sunday Let Us Prey; Dems' D-Arlen; Headline Writing 1st Times Philip E. Heron Bassa Nora Labor at Love-In?; Honey, I Shrunk the Propane Refills; Al Boscov Says Hello with his Good Headline Writing 2nd The Times Leader Geri Anne Kaikowski Buys 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division IV
Category Award Newspaper Staffer Story Name Investigative Reporting 1st Centre Daily Times Ed Mahon Swap Could Cost District Investigative Reporting 2nd The Citizens' Voice Dave Janoski A Culture of Corruption Editorial 1st The York Dispatch Pat Delany Three samples Editorial 2nd The Citizens' Voice Dave Janoski Three samples Column 1st The York Dispatch Larry A. Hicks Three samples Column 2nd Centre Daily Times Chris Rosenblum Three samples Column Honorable Mention Centre Daily Times Bob Heisse Three samples Brandie Kessler & Evan Spot News 1st The Mercury Brandt Tragedy Strikes Two Schools Nick Malawskey, Mike Joseph & Chris Spot News 2nd Centre Daily Times Rosenblum Snow Pummels Region
Ongoing News Coverage 1st Centre Daily Times Staff PSU Student Drinking
Ongoing News Coverage 2nd The Citizens' Voice Dave Janoski Connected Special Projects 1st The Citizens' Voice Staff You Be the Judge Special Projects 2nd Republican Herald Staff Our First 125 Years Niche Publications 1st Centre Daily Times Staff Good Life in Happy Valley Niche Publications 2nd The Citizens' Voice Sports Staff Game Face Series 1st The York Dispatch Kathy Stevens York Man Chooses Death Series 2nd Daily Local News Danielle Lynch Tails of Cruelty
Series Honorable Mention Press Enterprise Ben Timberlake Mom Fights Drug for Daughter Sports Story 1st Daily Local News Dave Zeitlin 2 Brothers-1 Dream Sports Story 2nd Centre Daily Times Jeff Rice Make an Impact Sports Event Coverage 1st Altoona Mirror Buck Frank Walt Moody & Ron Sports Event Coverage 2nd Centre Daily Times Bracken Sports/Outdoor Column 1st The Evening Sun Cory Mull Sports/Outdoor Column 2nd Altoona Mirror Cory Giger Feature Story 1st Centre Daily Times Gail Franklin Rewriting Rules at Life's End Kentucky Team Overcomes Big Feature Story 2nd Williamsport Sun-Gazette Chris Masse Hurdles Feature Story Honorable Mention Altoona Mirror Keith Frederick The Baby vs. the Bedroom 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division IV
Pastor Offers Prayer at PA News Feature Story 1st The Evening Sun Erin James Senate News Feature Story 2nd Centre Daily Times Ed Mahon The Great Math Debate Online Breaking News 1st Centre Daily Times Staff October Snowstorm
Laura Lee Janssen, Patrick Donlin, Grey Online Breaking News 2nd Williamsport Sun-Gazette Hayes & David Thompson Flames on Fourth Street Online Special Project 1st The Citizens' Voice Elizabeth Skrapits Memories Preserved Online Special Project 2nd Republican Herald Nick Meyer Ramirez Beating Case Living on the Right Side of Personality Profile 1st Daily Local News Dave Zeitlin History Personality Profile 2nd Altoona Mirror Linda Gracey Music to Uplift the Soul Business or Consumer Story 1st Centre Daily Times Mike Joseph I-99 Redefines Landscape Business or Consumer Story 2nd The York Dispatch Christina Kauffman County Foreclosures Pile Up News Beat Reporting 1st The York Dispatch Andrew Shaw Education News Beat Reporting 2nd Altoona Mirror Amanda Clegg College Drinking Feature Beat Reporting 1st Williamsport Sun-Gazette Jessica Welshans Outdoor beat Feature Beat Reporting 2nd The Daily Item Tricia Pursell Religion beat Sports Beat Reporting 1st Altoona Mirror Cory Giger Penn State Football Sports Beat Reporting 2nd The York Dispatch Jeffrey Johnson Revolution coverage Sports Beat Reporting Honorable Mention Centre Daily Times Walt Moody Softball coverage News Photo 1st Daily Local News Tom Kelly IV Last Respects News Photo 2nd The York Dispatch John Pavoncello Three Injured in City Blaze News Photo Honorable Mention Press Enterprise William B. Hughes Car into House Feature Photo 1st Daily Local News Tom Kelly IV Elementary H1N1 Flu Prevention Feature Photo 2nd Press Enterprise Jimmy May Pets, Toys on Parade MHS Macy's Thanksgiving Day Photo Story 1st The Dominion Post Jason DeProspero Parade Photo Story 2nd The Dominion Post Ron Rittenhouse Reflections Photo Story Honorable Mention Press Enterprise William B. Hughes Block Party Photo Story Honorable Mention Press Enterprise Tom Adams Not So Poor Richard Sports Photo 1st The Citizens' Voice Mark Moran Spartans Threepeat in AAA Sports Photo 2nd Valley News Dispatch Jason Bridge Crash Course 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division IV
Tracking the Bailouts; AIG; Front Page Design 1st Centre Daily Times Matt Hymowitz Answering the Call Card Shark; Deadly To-Do List; Front Page Design 2nd The Citizens' Voice Michael Sisak Illegal Procedure Garden Party; Life Interrupted; Front Page Design Honorable Mention Centre Daily Times David Kubarek The Eyes Have It Michael Sisak & Jim Running Wild; Midseason Page Design 1st The Citizens' Voice Reeser Report; Game Face
Armed and Ready; Raw Talent; Page Design 2nd Altoona Mirror Tom Worthington II The College Conundrum Easter in the Wyoming Valley; Passing of a Liberal Lion; A Page Design Honorable Mention The Citizens' Voice Rebecca Kivak Farewell to Arms
Graphic/Photo Illustration 1st Williamsport Sun-Gazette Timothy R. Wertz, Jr. Build a Ball Player
Graphic/Photo Illustration 2nd The Dominion Post Eric Tomlinson First Amendment Fit to be Tried; The Breakfast Headline Writing 1st The Citizens' Voice Dave Janoski Club; Photo-Finished
Bait but no Switch; Take me Out Headline Writing 2nd Press Enterprise John Medeiros to the Cell Block; A Weis Move Blind and Ambitious; Sixcess; Headline Writing Honorable Mention Altoona Mirror Kelly Valeri Sibling Revelry 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division V
Category Award Newspaper Staffer Story Name Investigative Reporting 1st Pocono Record Dan Berrett ESU Foundation Investigation
Hank Grezlak, Leo Investigative Reporting 2nd The Legal Intelligencer Strupczewski & Peter Hall Luzerne Scandal Editorial 1st The Sentinel (Carlisle) John Hilton Three samples Editorial 2nd The Sentinel (Carlisle) Hope Stephan Three samples Editorial Honorable Mention The Bradford Era Marty Robacker Wilder Three samples Column 1st The Legal Intelligencer Hank Grezlak Three samples Column 2nd Times News Donald Serfass Three samples Column Honorable Mention Morning Times Warren Howeler Three samples Andrew Scott, Howard Frank, Michael Sadowski Spot News 1st Pocono Record & Beth Brelje Tornado Hits Cherry Valley Spot News 2nd Times Observer Dean Wells Library Damaged by Leak Spot News Honorable Mention Public Opinion Jim Hook Tot Dies in Ft. Loudon Fire
Ongoing News Coverage 1st New Castle News Staff Homicide
Ongoing News Coverage 2nd Public Opinion Staff Scotland School Closure Special Projects 1st The Sentinel (Lewistown) Staff I Remember When
Special Projects 2nd The Sentinel (Carlisle) Andrea Ciccocioppo Three Mile Island: 30 Years Later Niche Publications 1st The Herald (Sharon) Staff Views & Voices Sarah Adams & John Niche Publications 2nd The Herald (Sharon) Zavinski Life & Times Donald Serfass, Karen Ordinary People, Extraordinary Series 1st Times News Cimms & Linda Koehler Lives Gina Passarella & Zack Series 2nd The Legal Intelligencer Needles The New Firm Order Series Honorable Mention The Herald (Sharon) Matt Snyder Child Molesters Sports Story 1st New Castle News David Burcham Winning Example Sports Story 2nd New Castle News Todd Krise Logging Success Sports Event Coverage 1st Times News Joe Plasko Sports Event Coverage 2nd Gettysburg Times Adam Michael Sports/Outdoor Column 1st The Daily News Josh Yohe 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division V
Sports/Outdoor Column 2nd Gettysburg Times Adrian Martin Novel Ideas: High School Feature Story 1st The Sentinel (Carlisle) Erica Dolson Diversify Their Literature Ghost Hunters Learn History Feature Story 2nd The Bradford Era Patrick Connolly Lives On News Feature Story 1st New Castle News Lisa Micco Sexting News Feature Story 2nd The Sentinel (Carlisle) Jason Scott Tweet, Tweet News Feature Story Honorable Mention The Sentinel (Carlisle) Andrea Ciccocioppo Autism Awareness Marta Gouger, John Online Breaking News 1st Pocono Record Misinco & Staff Tornado Hits Cherry Valley Online Breaking News 2nd The Sentinel (Carlisle) Staff Crash Closes I-81 Online Special Project 1st Pocono Record Staff Slain State Trooper Richard Sayer & Sue Online Special Project 2nd The Meadville Tribune Kilburn Surviving Breast Cancer Personality Profile 1st The Sentinel (Carlisle) Andrea Ciccocioppo Against the Odds Making the Best of Bad Personality Profile 2nd Gettysburg Times Alex J. Hayes Situations Business or Consumer Story 1st Pocono Record Beth Brelje Ready for Recession Business or Consumer Story 2nd Pocono Record Melanie VanDerveer The Secret Life of Sammy News Beat Reporting 1st The Sentinel (Carlisle) Naomi Creason Health beat News Beat Reporting 2nd The Herald (Sharon) Joe Pinchot Crime beat Feature Beat Reporting 1st The Titusville Herald Allison Seib Technology beat Feature Beat Reporting 2nd Pocono Record Marta Gouger Gardening beat Sports Beat Reporting 1st The Indiana Gazette Matt Burglund IUP Football beat Sports Beat Reporting 2nd The News-Item Chuck Souders Wrestling beat News Photo 1st The News-Item Mike Staugaitus Teen Driver Escapes Injury News Photo 2nd The Indiana Gazette Tom Peel Spector Draws Protest Feature Photo 1st The Derrick Jerry Sowden Smiling Pig Feature Photo 2nd The Indiana Gazette Tom Peel Have Mower, Will Travel Feature Photo Honorable Mention Pocono Record Adam Richins A Night at the Fair Photo Story 1st New Castle News Erica Galvin Deadly Blaze Photo Story 2nd Times News Bob Ford Welcome Emeril Honorable Mention Photo Story (tie) Daily Courier Evan Sanders Reliving History in Perryopolis 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division V
Honorable Mention American Veterans Traveling Photo Story (tie) The Titusville Herald Mary Nicholson Tribute Sports Photo 1st Times News Bob Ford Safe Sports Photo 2nd The Derrick Jerry Sowden Two Mile Swim New Chapter; Madoff Pleads; Front Page Design 1st (tie) The Reporter Daniel Sharer Contract Talks Erik Franklin & Dave Front Page Design 1st (tie) Morning Times Coyle Three samples Front Page Design 2nd Public Opinion Robin Layton Inauguration; Bay; World Front Page Design Honorable Mention Pocono Record Tom Ostrosky Three samples Super Bowl; Steelers v. Ravens; Page Design 1st The Indiana Gazette Sports Staff Steelers v. Cardinals Bill Crowell & Adam Page Design 2nd The Express Faderewski Salt; Corn; Jack Daniels
Graphic/Photo Illustration 1st The Express Bill Crowell Steelers Poster
Graphic/Photo Illustration 2nd Pocono Record Andrea Higgins What are the Odds? A Sign of the Fines; A Toll Order; Court System Places Cool Mom Headline Writing 1st The Times Herald Gordon Glantz on Ice
For Bank Robbers, It's Location, Location, Location; Eight-Point Rack and Ruin; Shorts Heard Headline Writing 2nd Pocono Record Tom Ostrosky 'Round the World 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division VI
Category Award Newspaper Staffer Story Name Investigative Reporting 1st Philadelphia City Paper Isaiah Thompson Steamrolled Investigative Reporting 2nd Philadelphia Weekly G. W. Miller III Aggregated Assault Editorial 1st Jewish Exponent Lisa Hostein Three samples Editorial 2nd Times Express Vince Townley Three samples Column 1st Philadelphia Weekly F . H. Rubino Three samples Montgomery Newspapers (The Column 2nd Ticket) Andy Stettler Three samples General News 1st Philadelphia Weekly Mike Newall Spoiled Sports General News 2nd Philadelphia Weekly G. W. Miller III Theatrical Feats General News Honorable Mention Philadelphia Weekly Daniel Denvir When Push Comes to Love
Ongoing News Coverage 1st The Almanac Staff LA Fitness Shooting
Ongoing News Coverage 2nd Allied News Felicia A. Petro Wal-Mart Special Projects 1st Philadelphia City Paper Brian Howard The Big Vision Issue Special Projects 2nd Murrysville Star Sports Staff Football 2009 Niche Publications 1st Parents Express Daniel Sean Kaye Parents Express Niche Publications 2nd Jewish Exponent Staff Jewish Exponent Series 1st Philadelphia Weekly Tara Murtha Intervention series Series 2nd Jewish Exponent Staff Tough Times Hit Home Sports Story 1st Philadelphia City Paper E. James Beale The Prospect Sports Story 2nd Mountain Home Matt Connor First Fisherman Flossie and the Watkins Glenn Sports Story Honorable Mention Mountain Home Angela Cannon-Crothers Grand Prix Sports Event Coverage 1st Murrysville Star Bill Hartlep Easy Pickens Sports Event Coverage 2nd Bucks County Herald David Campbell Pennridge Softball Who's Counting; Joe's Big Sports/Outdoor Column 1st Mountain Home Fred Metarko Catch; Knock on Wood Finally a Reason to Watch Baseball; Paterno's Milestone; Focus Should be on Those Who Sports/Outdoor Column 2nd Pine Creek Journal Jerry Clark Deserve it Sports/Outdoor Column Honorable Mention Allied News Patrick Connelly Consider This Feature Story 1st Philadelphia Weekly Mike Newall Ghetto Gag Order Feature Story 2nd Mountain Home Matt Connor Lost But Not Forgotten 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division VI
News Feature Story 1st Philadelphia Weekly Jonathan Valania A Tough Nut to Crack
News Feature Story 2nd Lancaster Farming Dick Wanner Gollespiel Haunts Dairy Farmers
Online Breaking News 1st Philadelphia Business Journal Jeff Blumenthal Advanta Files for Chapter 11 Online Special Project No Winners Carolyn Huckabay & Neal Personality Profile 1st Philadelphia City Paper Santos She's on a Mission Personality Profile 2nd Philadelphia Weekly Steven Wells Alarmed & Dangerous Montgomery Newspapers (The Personality Profile HM Ticket) Mike Morsch It's Been A Fun, Fun, Fun Ride Business or Consumer The Drive-In Goes Back To The Story 1st Mountain Home Jeffrey Allen Federowicz Future Business or Consumer It's Pricey; Still You Do It For The Story 2nd Jewish Exponent Aaron Passman Holiday
News Beat Reporting 1st Philadelphia Business Journal John George Health Care stories Fields That Buck Job Trends and News Beat Reporting 2nd Philadelphia Business Journal Athena D. Merritt Others Feature Beat Reporting 1st Philadelphia City Paper Trey Popp Food beat Feature Beat Reporting 2nd The Weekender Michael Lello Music beat
Sports Beat Reporting 1st Philadelphia Business Journal John George Sports Business stories News Photo 1st Bucks County Herald Bill Brokaw As the Snow Falls… News Photo 2nd Philadelphia Gay News Scott A. Drake PDA with a Purpose Feature Photo 1st South Philly Review Greg Bezanis Fun Days Ahead (Playground)
Feature Photo 2nd Philadelphia Weekly Michael Persico Umm…Drop "Great Unknown" Photo Story 1st Mountain Home Ann Kamzelski Oh, What a tangled web… Photo Story 2nd The Almanac Eleanor Bailey The Perfect Ending Sports Photo 1st South Philly Review Greg Bezanis Stating their Case Sports Photo 2nd The Almanac Eleanor Bailey Fight to the Finish Front Page Design 1st Mountain Home Tucker Worthington Feed my People…
Front Page Design 2nd Philadelphia Business Journal John Spencer Three samples 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division VI
Strawberry Festival; Star Trek Montgomery Newspapers (The Larry Heron & Frank D. Exhibition; Philadelphia Zoo Page Design 1st Ticket) Quattrone Goes To The Birds Reality Shots; Sports Page; Food Page Design 2nd South Philly Review Brendan M. Moss Page Sea Sees Water Slipping Away; A Merry Little Chanukah; Hungry To Send A Message - Eco Friendly Bus; Makes Most of Headline Writing 1st Jewish Exponent Carin Smilk Leftovers Stuffed with Volunteers; Short & Tweet; Some Bolt on Borough Headline Writing 2nd Times Express Zandy Dudiak Electric Bills 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division VII
Category Award Newspaper Staffer Story Name
Bobby Cherry, Kristina Investigative Reporting 1st Sewickley Herald Serafini & Rachel Weaver Controversial Contribution Investigative Reporting 2nd Press AND Journal Staff Power Struggle
Editorial 1st Central Penn Business Journal Christopher K. Passante Three samples Editorial 2nd News of Delaware County David Bjorkgren Three samples Column 1st The Rocket-Courier Wes Skillings Three samples Column 2nd Potter Leader-Enterprise Bill Wilson Three samples General News 1st Potter Leader-Enterprise Donald Gilliland Rt. 6 Skateboarding Accident General News 2nd The Lititz Record Express Stephen M. Seeber Shot Heard 'Round the World Knocking Down Barriers, Kicking General News Honorable Mention The Times Leader Stephanie Longo Up Fun
Ongoing News Coverage 1st The Rocket-Courier Wes Skillings Colesgrove Murder Trial
Ongoing News Coverage 2nd Penn-Trafford Star Heidi Dezayas June 17 Flood Coverage
Ongoing News Coverage Honorable Mention The Ephrata Review Karen Shuey Roseboro Trial Top 100 Privately Held Special Projects 1st Central Penn Business Journal Staff Companies Special Projects 2nd The Sunday Dispatch Lindsey Howes & Staff Pittston Tomato Festival
Niche Publications 1st Central Penn Business Journal Staff Urban Living Inclusion - The Color of Diversity Niche Publications 2nd Central Penn Business Journal Staff is Green Series 1st News of Delaware County Amy A. Winnemore Economic series
Series 2nd Central Penn Business Journal Staff Beating the Recession Series Honorable Mention The Ambler Gazette Linda Finarelli ACT I series Keeping a Head: Teams Offer Sports Story 1st The Signal Item Bill West High-Tech Helmets Sports Story 2nd Chestnut Hill Local Tom Utescher Springside Seminar Sports Story Honorable Mention Potter Leader-Enterprise Neil Linderman Champions 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division VII
Sports Event Coverage 1st Main Line Times Bruce Adams Archbishop Carroll High School Sports Event Coverage 2nd Potter Leader-Enterprise Neil Linderman Cowburn Repeats Line Mountain's Fausey Gets His Sports Event Coverage Honorable Mention Upper Dauphin Sentinel Kevin Reagan Gold Getting into the Spirit; Only a Young Boys Imagination; When a Sports/Outdoor Column 1st The Ambler Gazette Mike Morsch Regular Week Turns Sports/Outdoor Column 2nd Penn-Trafford Star Bill Hartlep Bringing the Heat Sports/Outdoor Column Honorable Mention The Rocket-Courier Pete Hardenstine The End Zone Seat Feature Story 1st Main Line Times Cheryl Allison Music and Tears Flow Feature Story 2nd Chestnut Hill Local Len Lear A Catastrophic Story News Feature Story 1st The Lititz Record Express Lynn Rebuck Tornando Damage at 3 Million David Dagan & Jim T. News Feature Story 2nd Central Penn Business Journal Ryan State of the Unions Online Breaking News No Winners Online Special Project No Winners Personality Profile 1st The Ambler Gazette Thomas Celona In Good Times and in Bad
Personality Profile 2nd News of Delaware County Amy A. Winnemore Price is Right to Spay & Neuter Personality Profile Honorable Mention Sunday Dispatch Jack Smiles Happiest Dad Business or Consumer Kightlanger Motors Likely to Story 1st Potter Leader-Enterprise Donald Gilliland Survive Business or Consumer Story 2nd The Ephrata Review Andy Fasnacht Dragon Chasers Wyoming County Press News Beat Reporting 1st Examiner Robert L. Baker Natural Gas Drilling News Beat Reporting 2nd News of Delaware County Vince Sullivan Colwyn Borough Council Feature Beat Reporting 1st Pike County Press Susan Koomar People beat Feature Beat Reporting 2nd Sunday Dispatch Ryan O'Malley Music beat Sports Beat Reporting 1st The Signal Item Bill West Keystone Oaks Football Sports Beat Reporting 2nd The Rocket-Courier Pete Hardenstine Cross County beat News Photo 1st Main Line Times Pete Bannan Woman Dies in Bala Fire News Photo 2nd Chestnut Hill Local Walter Fox Mt. Airy Fire Feature Photo 1st Main Line Times Pete Bannan Eyes on the Ball Feature Photo 2nd The Ephrata Review Stan Hall Hair of the Dog 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division VII
Feature Photo Honorable Mention Central Penn Business Journal Amy Spangler The Young and the Motivated Photo Story 1st Bethlehem Press Linda Anthony Good-Bye/Together Again
Preston Whitcraft, Kathy Photo Story 2nd The Ephrata Review Zimmerman & Stan Hall Ephrata Street Fair Sports Photo 1st Sewickley Herald Kristina Serafini Serving in the Sun Sports Photo 2nd Murrysville Star Lillian DeDomenic Let's Try That Again Front Page Design 1st Press AND Journal Garry Lenton Three samples Page Design 1st The Ambler Gazette Larry Heron Peaches & Dreams Page Design 2nd Main Line Suburban Life Ryan Richards Chanticleer Bee Shipp Wrecked; The Rest is Headline Writing 1st The Sunday Dispatch Rick Notari History; Y's Guy First by a Hare; Shot Heard 'Round the World; Ex-Streamly Headline Writing 2nd The Lititz Record Express Stephen M. Seeber Good News 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division VIII
Category Award Newspaper Staffer Story Name Investigative Reporting 1st Yardley News Matthew Fleishman Trashchoice.com Owner Investigative Reporting 2nd Northampton Press Joanna S. Billings CAFO-CELAF Editorial 1st The Kennett Paper Fran Maye Three samples Editorial 2nd Greenespeak Cindy Bailey Three samples Column 1st The Citizen-Standard Vicki Terwilliger Three samples Column 2nd Perry County Times Matthew Olshan Three samples General News 1st Greenespeak Cindy Bailey Something Rotten in Dunkard General News 2nd Avon Grove Sun Chris Barber Raccoon Steals the Best Susquehanna County Ongoing News Coverage 1st Independent Staci Wilson Teacher Charged in Sex Case
Ongoing News Coverage 2nd Free Press-Courier Sharon Corderman Marcellus Shale
Ongoing News Coverage Honorable Mention The Herald (Aspinwall) Tawnya Panizzi GVFD Threatens to Close Back Mountain Library Auction Special Projects 1st The Dallas Post Dotty Martin tab Paula Varner & Dave 2009 Cross Country State AA Special Projects 2nd The Mountaineer-Herald Sutor Champions Niche Publications 1st East Penn Press Staff 50th Anniversary Edition Special Projects 2nd Advance of Bucks County Staff Destination Newtown Series 1st Dillsburg Banner Jeffrey B. Roth In the Military WWII Series 2nd Yardley News Staff Saluting Our Veterans Sports Story 1st News-Herald Mike Morsch Peaches & Dreams Sports Story 2nd Montgomery Newspapers Mike Prince Passing of a Legend The Northern Cambria Star- Sports Event Coverage 1st Courier Dave Sutor Making History Sports Event Coverage 2nd Times Chronicle Mike Prince LaSalle Tops Prep Sports Event Coverage Honorable Mention The Abington Journal Adam Roberts Lakeland Plays Through Pain Sports/Outdoor Column 1st Yardley News Matthew Fleishman On the Edge Sports/Outdoor Column 2nd The Valley Item Craig Ostroff Three samples Feature Story 1st Parkland Press Bonnie Lee Strunk Whatever's Mine is Yours Feature Story 2nd Free Press-Courier Dick Vargeson Stirring Up Trouble News Feature Story 1st The Kennett Paper Fran Maye Remembering Abby Technology Becomes Business News Feature Story 2nd South Hills Record Laura Van Wert as Usual 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division VIII
Online Breaking News No Winners Online Special Project 1st The Villager Stephanie Longo Petition Filed Against Yerke Personality Profile 1st Public Spirit Jesse Reilly Friends Band Together Personality Profile 2nd Pennsylvania Law Weekly Leo Strupezewski Electable but not Appointable Personality Profile Honorable Mention The Herald (Aspinwall) Mary Ann Thomas A Ray of Hope Business or Consumer Customer Input is Recipe for Story 1st South Hills Record Laura Van Wert Sweet Success Business or Consumer ATV's a Banned, Hazerdous Story 2nd Free Press-Courier Sharon Corderman Substance Newport School District News Beat Reporting 1st Perry County Times Thom Casey coverage Fox Chapel Area School News Beat Reporting 2nd The Herald (Aspinwall) Tawnya Panizzi coverage Feature Beat Reporting 1st The Abington Journal Don McGlynn Arts beat Feature Beat Reporting 2nd Parkland Press Bonnie Lee Strunk Human Interest beat Sports Beat Reporting 1st The Abington Journal Adam Roberts Local Sports coverage Hundreds Line Up at Center for News Photo 1st Parkland Press Susan Bryant H1N1 Vaccination News Photo 2nd Avon Grove Sun Chris Barber Marine Gets a Yes
Feature Photo 1st The Abington Journal Alice Stuffle Teaching an Old Cow New Tricks Feature Photo 2nd The Boyertown Area Times Harold Hoch Oley Fair Big Wheel Mishap Feature Photo Honorable Mention The Dallas Post Charlotte Bzrtizek Flag Day Photo Story 1st Parkland Press Bonnie Lee Strunk Celebrating Mothers Day Photo Story 2nd Public Spirit Bob Raines Thanksgiving Gift Sports Photo 1st Dillsburg Banner Curt Werner Bull Bucks Wildly Sports Photo 2nd Avon Grove Sun Chris Barber Tight Spaces Old Country; Scenes From Front Page Design 1st The Valley Item Larry Heron States; Welcome Home Front Page Design 2nd Public Spirit Scott Roman Three samples Playbook 09; Best of the Page Design 1st The Abington Journal Lindsey Howes Abingtons; Graduation Page Design 2nd Public Spirit Scott Roman Cancer Fundraiser Board Can't Clear Acme; Crystal Blue Persuasion; A Rock will be Headline Writing 1st Advance of Bucks County Peter Ciferri Turfed 2010 Keystone Award Winners - Division VIII
New Eatery Offers Something to Relish; Bumpy Road Ends for ATV Ordinance; Cops Smoke Out Headline Writing 2nd Parkland Press Debra Palmieri Pot Plants