Division Report 2008 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title Business Publications B-1 Breaking News First Stan Bullard Crain's Cleveland Business Sources: King Close to Duke Deal

Second Adrian Burns Columbus Business First Mortgage Brokers Giving Up Licenses

B-2 General News First Stan Bullard Crain's Cleveland Business Four Stories Related to the Subprime Lending Debacle

Second Angela Palmer-Wackerly Columbus C.E.O. Magazine Razing Woodland Meadows

Honorable Mention Dan Monk Cincinnati Business Courier Bill Yung Stories

B-3A Personality Profile First Lucy May Business Courier Shoe's on the Other Foot

Second Kristy J. O'Hara Smart Business Cleveland Cavalier Attitude

B-3B General First Morgan Lewis Jr. Inside Business Wizards of Wal-Mart

Second Laura Baverman Business Courier Creativity Aflame

Honorable Mention Adrian Burns Columbus Business First Crafting a Pipeline to Heaven

B-3C Package First Katie Maurer Dayton Business Journal Mortgage Meltdown

Second Lisa Biank Fasig, Dan Monk & Steve Watkins Business Courier Raking It In

B-3D Trends First Angela Palmer-Wackerly Columbus C.E.O. Magazine Growing Green

Second Dan Eaton Columbus Business First Glass Ceiling

Honorable Mention Adrian Burns Columbus Business First Age Limit Policies Becoming More Popular

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 1 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title B-4 Public Service/Investigative First Dan Monk & Tom Demeropolis Business Courier Dark Side of Progress

Second Jay Miller Crain's Cleveland Business Disability Legal Dance

Honorable Mention David Bennett Crain's Cleveland Business Crime Scene

BGE Best Business Publication in Ohio First Staff Cincinnati Business Courier

Second Staff Crain's Cleveland Business

Honorable Mention Staff Inside Business

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 2 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title Daily Newspaper Photography DP-1 Spot News First Ken Love Fatal Fire

Second Phil Masturzo Akron Beacon Journal Standoff

Honorable Mention Roadell Hickman The Plain Dealer Awaiting Rescue

DP-2 General News First Lisa DeJong The Plain Dealer A Mother's Grief

Second Ken Love Akron Beacon Journal Coming Home

Honorable Mention Duncan Scott The News-Herald Christmas Fire Embrace

DP-3 Sports Action First Ed Suba Jr. Akron Beacon Journal Dive

Second Jim Bobel The Morning Journal Flip

DP-4 Sports Feature First Thomas Ondrey The Plain Dealer All Those for Glenville: Jump!

Second Jeff Forman The News-Herald Playoff Loss

DP-5 General Feature First Phil Masturzo Akron Beacon Journal Palm Sunday

Second Jeff Forman The News-Herald Homecoming

Honorable Mention Tracy Boulian The Plain Dealer Water Art

DP-6 Studio Photography First Thomas Ondrey The Plain Dealer Fine Wine

DP-7 Portrait/Personality Photography First Lisa DeJong The Plain Dealer Bantu

DP-8 Photo Journalism First Gus Chan The Plain Dealer Johanna: Facing Forward

Second Ken Love Akron Beacon Journal Coming Home

Honorable Mention Phil Masturzo Akron Beacon Journal Standoff

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 3 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title DP-9 Pictorial First Ken Love Akron Beacon Journal Amish Sunrise

Second Joshua Gunter The Plain Dealer Morning Troll

Honorable Mention Paul Tople Akron Beacon Journal Out of the Mist

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 4 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title Daily Newspapers D-1A Breaking News-Single Story First Phil Trexler and Jim Mackinnon Akron Beacon Journal Goodyear is Staying; New HQ to be built

Second Brad Dicken & Lisa Roberson The Chronicle-Telegram Ousted Exec Arrested After Standoff

D-1B Breaking News-Consecutive Days First Phil Trexler Akron Beacon Journal Jessie Marie Davis Murder

D-1C Breaking News-Ongoing Story First Robert L. Smith The Plain Dealer Immigration Sweeps of Latinos in Northeast Ohio

Second Alan Imgram & Jennifer Bracken The Morning Journal Teacher layoffs

D-1D Breaking News-Single-Day Package First Staff The Plain Dealer Shooting at Success Tech Academy

Second Staff The Toledo Blade Bluffton Bus Crash

Honorable Mention Staff The News-Herald Got Snow?

D-2A General News-Single Story First Sharon Coolidge Unprotected Child, Tormented Death

Second Rick Armon Akron Beacon Journal Yes, In Your Neighborhood

Honorable Mention Jesse Tinsley The Plain Dealer He Carries His Life, His Hope in Bags

D-2B General News-Multiple Stories First Staff The Plain Dealer Inequality of Life

Second Eileen Kelley & Sheila McLaughlin The Cincinnati Enquirer Who Killed Marcus Fiesel?

Honorable Mention John Futty Officer-Involved Shootings

D-3A Features-Personality Profile First Michael Heaton The Plain Dealer The Next Iron Chef: Michael Symon

Second Chuck Martin The Cincinnati Enquirer Love Song to a Teacher

Honorable Mention David S. Glasier The News-Herald Andi's Journey

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 5 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title D-3B Features-General First Andrea Simakis The Plain Dealer Rosie Takes a Swim

Second Todd Jones The Columbus Dispatch Scoring Machine

Honorable Mention Jim Carney Akron Beacon Journal Veteran Remembers Fallen Savior

D-4 Public Service First Gregory Kote & Alexander Coolidge The Cincinnati Enquirer Foreclosure's Fallout

Second Rachel Dissell The Plain Dealer Johanna: Facing Forward

Honorable Mention Staff The Plan Dealer Can We Save Our Neighborhoods?

D-5 Investigative First Joel Rutchick & Brie Zeltner The Plain Dealer Fast Track Designation Means Stock Price Boost

Second Dan Horn & Jim Hannah The Cincinnati Enquirer Prescription for Scandal

D-6 Business First Teresa Dixon Murray The Plain Dealer Geico Takes a Bite out of Progressive

Second James McNair The Cincinnati Enquirer A Fatal Flavor?

Honorable Mention Jim Mackinnon Akron Beacon Journal Joe's Tire

D-7 Sports First Tom Archdeacon Dayton Daily News Title Game Inspires Triumph Beyond Football

Second Mark Curnutte The Cincinnati Enquirer A World Apart

Honorable Mention Mary Schmitt Boyer The Plain Dealer Does Everybody Cheat?

D-8 Arts and Entertainment First Mark Dawidziak The Plain Dealer Mark Dawidziak Body of Work

Second Elaine Guregian Akron Beacon Journal Music Without Borders

D-9 Best Section First Sports Staff The Plain Dealer Sports

Second Travel Staff The Plain Dealer Travel

Honorable Mention Arts Staff The Plain Dealer Sunday Arts

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 6 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title DGE-1 Best Daily Newspaper in Ohio More Than 100,000 Circulation First Staff The Plain Dealer

Second Staff The Toledo Blade

Honorable Mention Staff The Cincinnati Enquirer

DGE-2 Best Daily Newspaper in Ohio: 100,000 or Less Circulation First Staff The Morning Journal

Second Staff The Chronicle-Telegram

Honorable Mention Staff The News-Herald

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 7 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title Magazines M-1 News First John Hyduk Cleveland Magazine The Long Goodbye

Second Andy Netzel Cleveland Magazine Can Anyone Save Slavic Village

Honorable Mention Eric Lyttle with Ray Paprocki Columbus Monthly The Stealing of a President

M-2A Features-Personality Profile First Dave "Coondog" O'Karma Cleveland Magazine Wrestle Maniac

Second Jennifer Haliburton Ohio Magazine Writing Her Roots

Honorable Mention Peter Jedick Cleveland Magazine Smoky the Wonderdog

M-2B Features-General First Linda Vaccariello Cleveland Magazine The Story of Os

Second Erick Trickey Cleveland Magazine The Epic of d.a. levy

Honorable Mention Andy Netzel Cleveland Magazine Crash Course

M-2C Features-Consumer First Staff Cincinnati Magazine Best of the City

Second Staff Cleveland Magazine Comfort Food

Honorable Mention Staff Cleveland Magazine Suburbs

M-2D Features-Arts First Elizabeth Weinstein Ohio Magazine Connected to the River

Second Linda Feagler Ohio Magazine Mixing It Up

M-3 Public Service/Investigative First Julie Irwin Zimmerman Cincinnati Magazine What Child Is This?

Second Angela Palmer-Wackerly Columbus C.E.O. Magazine The Senior Scam

Honorable Mention Erick Trickey Cleveland Magazine Welcome to Foreclosure Central

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 8 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title M-4 Departments or Columns First Jack Heffron Cincinnati Magazine West Side Story

Second Staff Cleveland Magazine The Experience

Honorable Mention Steve Kissing Cincinnati Magazine Odd Man Out

MGE Best Magazine in Ohio First Staff Cincinnati Magazine

Second Staff Cleveland Magazine

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 9 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title New Media NM-1 Newspaper-Web Site Design First Staff CrainsCleveland.com

Second Staff ThisWeekNews.com

NM-2 Magazine-Web Site Design First Lisa Hockensmith Rubber & Plastics_News RubberNews.com

NM-4 Radio-Web Site Design First M.L. Schultze & Chuck Poulton WKSU WKSU.org/news

Second Joseph Sheppa 90.3 WCPN ideastream ideastream.org

NM-5 Online General News First John Booth CrainsCleveland.com Chrissie's New Gig

Second Heather Wood Golf Course Industry Out of the Ashes

Honorable Mention Sport's Photo & Web Staff ThisWeekNews.com Friday Night Live

NM-6 Online Features First Tara Stubbs-Figurski ThisWeekNews.com Dancing with the Stars Can Cause Nervous Jitters

Second Jeff Stacklin CrainsCleveland.com The Story Behind Baseball's Stories

Honorable Mention Bonnie Butcher ThisWeekNews.com The Pain of Loss

NM-7 Blogs First John Booth CrainsCleveland.com Marketing Mix

Second Ian Mara ThisWeekNews.com The 1812 Nut Blog

Honorable Mention Roberta de Boer The Toledo Blade Toledoblade.com/robertablog

NM-8 Imaging First Jim Votava, Kyle Lanzer and Pat Salemi Bedford Sun Banner Praise the Lord and Pass the Biscuits!

Second Tim Norman ThisWeekNews.com Big Walnet 17, Licking Valley 10 in State Title Battle

Honorable Mention Adam Cairns ThisWeekNews.com New Dublin Hospital

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 10 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title NMGE Best Web Site In Ohio First Staff The Columbus Dispatch Dispatch.com

Second Staff ThisWeek News ThisWeekNews.com

Honorable Mention Staff Akron Beacon Journal Ohio.com

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 11 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title Non-Daily Newspaper Photography NDP-1 Spot News First Robert J. Lucas Cuyahoga Falls News-Press Man Arrested After Standoff

NDP-2 General News First David Liam Kyle The Sun News Energy with Banners

Second Ben French Upper Arlington News A Celebration for Sophie

Second Michael K. Dakota The Gateway News Remembering City's Fallen Hero

Honorable Mention Lorrie Cecil ThisWeek in Big Walnut Fallen Hero

NDP-3 Sports Action First Chris Parker ThisWeek Canal Winchester Ga dunk

Second Lorrie Cecil ThisWeek/Grove City Record Getting Down & Dirty

Honorable Mention Jeffrey Konczal Hilliard Northwest News Hit

NDP-4 Sports Feature First Joy Parker ThisWeek in Westerville Disappointment at State

Second Ben French The Dublin News Baseball Fans

Honorable Mention Tim Norman ThisWeek in Westside Regional Disappointment

NDP-5 General Feature First Lorrie Cecil ThisWeek in Northland Vaud-Villities

Second John Malis ThisWeek Pinkerington Elemental Rehearsal

Honorable Mention David Rea ThisWeek in Delaware Spark Spectrum

Honorable Mention Walter Novak Cleveland Scene Chicken Wars

NDP-6 Studio Photography First Will Shilling Columbus Alive Alive Bar Guide cover

First Walter Novak Cleveland Scene Sour Notes

Second Anastasia Pantsios Cleveland Free Times Steak on a Stone

Honorable Mention Walter Novak Cleveland Scene Wine Bar at Solaire

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 12 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title NDP-7 Photo Journalism First Walter Novak Cleveland Scene Battling the Steel Baron

First Lorrie Cecil ThisWeek/Johnston Independent Little Miss Firecracker

Second Walter Novak Cleveland Scene Superior Americans

Honorable Mention Kyle Lanzer Sun Newspapers Almost Dying to be Thin

NDP-8 Pictorial First Kyle Lanzer Sun Newspapers Dragonfly

Second David Liam Kyle The Sun News Reflections

Honorable Mention Ken Grosjean The Press Newspapers Lighthouse Festival

NDP-9 Portrait First Lorrie Cecil ThisWeek in Hilliard Winning Wildcats

Second David Sorcher CN Weekly Nur Jemal

Honorable Mention Kyle Lanzer Sun Newspapers Drummer

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 13 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title Non-Daily Newspapers N-1 Breaking News First Jeff Donahue ThisWeek in Hilliard Escaped Prisoner Apprehended

Second Kevin Corvo & Richard Ades Hilliard Northwest News Old Hilliard Held Hostage

N-2A Features-Personality Profile First Jared Klaus Cleveland Scene The Ghost of Lester Russaw

Second James Renner Cleveland Free Times White's Anatomy

N-2B Features-General First Jared Klaus Cleveland Scene The Babysitter Killer

Second Denise Grollmus Cleveland Scene Amish Girls Gone Wild

Honorable Mention Ken Wood The Sun News Finding Holly

N-3 Public Service First Jared Klaus Cleveland Scene Tomb With A View

Second Tara Quinn Bedford Sun Banner Almost dying to be thin

Honorable Mention Kevin Osborne Cincinnati CityBeat Dirty Laundry

N-4 Investigative First James Renner Cleveland Free Times Hijacking Hopkins

Second Staff The Press Pets As Family

N-5 Sports First Lisa Rab Cleveland Scene Contract Killing

Second Denise Grollmus Cleveland Scene The Tomato-Can Man

N-6 Arts & Entertainment First Rebecca Meiser Cleveland Scene Sour Notes

Second Michael Gill Cleveland Free Times The Color of Spit

Honorable Mention Lisa Aurand Westerville News and Public Opinion Project with Passion

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 14 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title N-7 Community/Local Coverage First Charu Gupta Cleveland Free Times "Suspect Down" and "Within the Bounds of Law"

Second Nate Ellis ThisWeek in Delaware State Agency Report: Missteps Factored into Case

Honorable Mention ThisWeek Staff ThisWeek Mixed Blessings

N-8 Best Section First Jeff Niesel Cleveland Free Times Music Section

Second Sports Staff ThisWeek Dublin Villager Sports Section

Honorable Mention Susan H. Kahn Cleveland Jewish News Health Beat

NGE-1 Best Non-Daily Newspaper in Ohio: Community Newspapers First Staff The Sun Courier

Second Staff ThisWeek Dublin Villager

Honorable Mention Staff Cleveland Jewish News

NGE-2 Best Non-Daily Newspaper in Ohio: Alternatives First Staff Columbus Alive

Second Staff The Other Paper

Honorable Mention Staff Cincinnati CityBeat

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 15 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title Open Print OP-1A Columns-General News First Pete Kotz Cleveland Scene Animal Kingdom

Second David Giffels Akron Beacon Journal Families Hit by Hardship They Never Anticipated

Honorable Mention Elizabeth Sullivan The Plain Dealer Rear Guard

OP-1B Columns-Sports First Dave Hackenberg The Toledo Blade Games Must Go On

Second Terry Pluto The Plain Dealer Cleveland South High

Honorable Mention Tom Archdeacon Dayton Daily News Matty Does Everything He Can to Help This Team

OP-1C Columns-Business First Pete Kotz Cleveland Scene Who Killed Cleveland?

Second Betty Lin-Fisher Akron Beacon Journal Doing Taxes 4 Ways

OP-1D Columns-Lifestyle First Connie Schultz The Plain Dealer Arts & Life Columns

Second Lisa Abraham Akron Beacon Journal Picking Corn

Honorable Mention Patti Ewald The Chronicle-Telegram Skunk Man

OP-1E Best in Ohio: Column Writing First Pete Kotz Cleveland Scene

Second Phillip Morris The Plain Dealer

Honorable Mention Elizabeth Sullivan The Plain Dealer

OP-2A Headline Writing-Newspaper First Jaime Anton The Sun News Jerky Thief Starts Beef with Police

Second Butch Maier The Plain Dealer Hot Foe, Sore Toe, Uh Oh

Honorable Mention Karen Bells Business Courier Jack, Be Nimble

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 16 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title OP-2B Best in Ohio: Headline Writing First Kim Drezdzon Akron Beacon Journal

Second Wendy McManamon The Plain Dealer

OP-2C Headline Writing-All Other Publications First Matthew Hall VM+SD Magazine Gear and Clothing in Las Vegas

Second Jim Vickers Cleveland Magazine Dino Score

OP-3A Reviews/Criticism-Single Article First Gary M. Seman, Jr. ThisWeek Dublin Villager Board Menu in Polaris Offers Little Cause for Celebration Second Elaine T. Cicora Cleveland Scene Unusual Suspect

OP-3B Best in Ohio: Reviews/Criticism First Steven Litt The Plain Dealer

Second Rich Heldenfels Akron Beacon Journal

OP-4A Single Essay First John Gladden Ohio Magazine Weathered Wisdom

Second Dave "Coondog" O'Karma Cleveland Magazine And the Weiner is …

Honorable Mention Scott Lax Northern Ohio Live Deconstructing Kromer

OP-4B Best in Ohio: Essays First Karen Sandstrom The Plain Dealer

OP-5 Obituary First Rick Noland The Medina County Gazette Orr Was Gentle Giant

Second Matt Tullis The Columbus Dispatch Loyal Friend Looked Out for Others

Honorable Mention Colette M. Jenkins Akron Beacon Journal Rex Humbard

OP-6A Single Editorial First Erick Trickey Cleveland Magazine Voters Win!

Second Becky Gaylord The Plain Dealer Fighting Foreclosures

Second Elizabeth Sullivan The Plain Dealer Lies Die Hard

Honorable Mention Dan Moreland Quality Assurance and Food Safety A Press Release You Don't Ever Want to Write

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 17 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title OP-6B Best in Ohio: Editorials First Tom Walton & Dave Shutt The Toledo Blade

Second Elizabeth Sullivan The Plain Dealer

Honorable Mention Dave Lange Chagrin Valley Times

OP-7 Analysis First Alice Hohl & Nancy Richison Columbus Monthly Location, Location, Location

Second Alexander Coolidge The Cincinnati Enquirer A Unique Hub

Honorable Mention Dan Harkins Cleveland Free Times Un-Chaney Melody

OP-8 Food Writing First Laura Taxel Cleveland Magazine Dim Sum for Dummies

Second Renee LaReau Columbus Monthly From Farm to Fork

Honorable Mention Joe Crea The Plain Dealer Malt Whisky: The Water of Life

OP-9 Travel Writing First Susan Glaser The Plain Dealer Casino Royale

Second Alexander Coolidge The Cincinnati Enquirer Instruments Can Create Discord on Trips

Honorable Mention Michael Baker The Chronicle-Telegram Crash Course

OP-10 Technology Writing First Mary Beth Breckenridge Akron Beacon Journal New Twist in Light Bulbs

Second Monique Curet The Columbus Dispatch Viewing NCAA at Work May Be Network Buster

OP-11 Medical/Health Writing First Harlan Spector & Regina McEnery The Plain Dealer Two Lives Entwined

Second Jacqueline Marino Cleveland Magazine White Coats

Honorable Mention Angela Palmer-Wackerly Columbus C.E.O. Magazine The Gene Scene

OP-12 Politics/Government Writing First Staff The Associated Press Youth Vote

Second Rebecca Meiser Cleveland Scene Racism Reversed

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 18 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title OP-13 Election 2006 Coverage First Staff The Plain Dealer November General Election Day coverage

Second Stephanie Warsmith Akron Beacon Journal The Age of Politics

OP-14 Best in Ohio: Photographer First Lisa DeJong The Plain Dealer

Second Chris Stephens The Plain Dealer

Honorable Mention Gus Chan The Plain Dealer

OP-15 Best in Ohio: Freelance Writer First Kristen Hampshire

OP-16 Best in Ohio: Staff Reporter First Sharon Coolidge The Cincinnati Enquirer

Second Andy Netzel Cleveland Magazine

Honorable Mention Dan Horn The Cincinnati Enquirer

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 19 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title Photography - All Others AOP-1 General Photo: Single Image First James E. Mahan Dayton Business Journal Children's Medical Wagon

Second Ray Saviciunas Akron Life & Leisure No Sitting Please

Honorable Mention Marc Golub Crain's Cleveland Business Work & Play

AOP-2 General Photo: Multiple Images First Marc Golub Crain's Cleveland Business Forty under 40

Second Janet Adams Columbus Business First Forty under 40

Honorable Mention Janine Bentivegna Positive Thinking Magazine Just Let Go

AOP-3 Portrait/Personality Photography First Eric Mull Cleveland Magazine Eddie Levert

AOP-4 Studio Photography First Ken Mengay Northern Ohio Live Gourmet Guide

Second Janet Adams Columbus Business First Value Uncovered

Honorable Mention Element Photo Cleveland Magazine BBQ Meatloaf

AOP-5 Photo Journalism First Tim Johnson Columbus Monthly The New Spiritual Scene

Second John Gerard Quinn Northern Ohio Live Cleveland School of Arts

Honorable Mention Ray Saviciunas Akron Life & Leisure Goodbye Dodie's

AOP-6 Pictorial First Janet Adams Columbus Business First Book of Lists

Second Staff Ohio Magazine Beautiful Ohio

Honorable Mention Lawrence Hamel-Lambert Ohio Magazine Weathered Wisdom

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 20 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title Print Visuals PV-1A Single Cartoon, Daily Newspapers First Kirk Walters The Toledo Blade Cartoon by Kirk Walters

Second Jeff Darcy The Plain Dealer Official Duke Lacrosse Team Photo

PV-1B Single Cartoon, Non-Daily Newspapers First Ron Hill Chagrin Valley Times Monster U's of Ohio

Second Clayton Strohmeyer Pickerington Times-Sun Superintendent Hunting

Honorable Mention Jim Larrick ThisWeek Community Newspapers Passing the Torch

PV-1C Single Cartoon, All Other Publications First Rich Williams Crain's Cleveland Business A Taxing Time

Second Rich Williams Crain's Cleveland Business Why We Have the Foreclosure Mess

PV-1D Best in Ohio: Cartooning First Jim Borgman The Cincinnati Enquirer

Second Jeff Darcy The Plain Dealer

Honorable Mention Chip Bok Akron Beacon Journal

PV-2A Single Illustration, Daily Newspapers First Andrea Levy The Plain Dealer Taxes: How to Avoid Unpleasant Surprises

Second Jeff Basting The Toledo Blade Time to Say Goodbye

Honorable Mention Brian Shellito, Rick Steinhauser & Lew Stamp Akron Beacon Journal A Stab at History

PV-2B Single Illustration, Non-Daily Newspapers First Gerry Shamray Weekend\Sun News Santa's Best Friend

Second Kevin Cox Business Courier Raking it in

Honorable Mention Matthew Hamby Cincinnati CityBeat Reality is a Gift

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 21 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title PV-2C Single Illustration, All Other Publications First AG Ford Ohio Magazine When Moses Came to Findlay

Second Andrea Vagas PCT Magazine Building Boom

Honorable Mention Kristen Wilson Crain's Cleveland Business In Housing, the Price Isn't Right for Sellers

PV-2D Multiple Illustrations/One Story - All Publications First Paula Pindroh Cleveland Magazine Summer Fun Guide

Second Casey Riordan Millard Cincinnati CityBeat Best of Cincinnati

PV-2E Best in Ohio: Illustrations - All Publications First Andrea Levy The Plain Dealer

Second Chad Kimes The Gazette

Honorable Mention Ted Crow The Plain Dealer

PV-3A Infographics, Daily Newspaper First William Neff, Bob Keim & Chuck Caton The Plain Dealer What a Kick

Second Rick Steinhauser Akron Beacon Journal Art Museum Guide

Honorable Mention William Neff The Plain Dealer Rebuilding Johanna's Face

PV-3B Infographics, Non-Daily Newspaper First Kevin Cox Business Courier A Riverfront Awash in Plans

Second Michaela Schuett Columbus Alive How to be Awesome at Unfastening a Bra

Honorable Mention Erin Holl This Week Olentangy Havener Park

PV-3C Infographics, All Other Publications First Kristen Wilson Crain's Cleveland Business In Housing, the Price Isn't Right for Sellers

Second Staff Columbus Business First Central Ohio Inc.

Honorable Mention Karen Angus GIE Media's SNOW Magazine Against All Odds

PV-3D Best in Ohio: Infographics First William Neff The Plain Dealer

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 22 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title PV-4A Single Page Design, Broadsheet First Ryan Powell & Chuck Crow The Plain Dealer Pay Dirt

Second Amanda Hamann The Plain Dealer Brush up on Tools

Honorable Mention Jeff Basting The Toledo Blade Barry Bonds, The New King of Swing

PV-4B Single Page Design, Tabs First Geoff Raker Cincinnati CityBeat Blowing Off the Dust

Second Emmet Smith & Ted Crow The Plain Dealer Ingenuity 3.0

Honorable Mention Ashley Nehls Dayton Business Journal Dreading the Drought

PV-4C Single Page Design, Magazine First Karen Angus Recycling Today Is the Glass 1/2 Empty?

Second James Blayney Today's Medical Developments Synthetics vs. Biologics

Honorable Mention Karen Angus Recycling Today Breaking the Bank

PV-5A "A-1" News Front Page Design, Daily and Non-Daily First Staff The Plain Dealer

Second Kristin Davenport Business Courier

Honorable Mention Staff The Chronicle-Telegram

PV-5B Spread or Multiple Page Design, Broadsheets First Gerry Shamray Weekend\Sun News Music and Notes

PV-5C Spread or Multiple Page Design, Tabs First Kristen Miller Crain's Cleveland Business 2007 Forty Under 40

Second Kevin Cox Business Courier Dark Side of Progress

Honorable Mention Sean Hughes Cincinnati CityBeat The Trick to Riding in Cincinnati

PV-5D Spread or Multiple Page Design, Magazine First Grace Saunders Cincinnati Magazine Spice World

Second Sarah Sphar, Ricki Urban & John Gerard Quinn Northern Ohio Live Cleveland School of Art

Honorable Mention Andrea Vagas PCT Magazine What Keeps You Up at Night?

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 23 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title PV-6A Covers: General Circulation Magazines, Sunday Magazines First Jeff Crowther, Sarah Sphar & Steve Casey Northern Ohio Live March cover

Second Ron Kretsch Cleveland Free Times Hijacking Hopkins

Honorable Mention Will Shilling & Michaela Schuett Columbus Alive Chill Out

PV-6B Covers: Business Publications First Ashley Nehls Dayton Business Journal Best Places to Work

Second Ashley Nehls Dayton Business Journal 2007 Book of Lists, Vo. 2

Honorable Mention Ashley Nehls Dayton Business Journal Business in Dayton

PV-6C Covers: Trade & Professional Publications First Karen Angus Recycling Today Sound Strategy

Second Karen Angus GIE Media's SNOW Magazine Against All Odds

Honorable Mention Karen Angus & Karis Rice Secure Destruction Business E-Destruction 101

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 24 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title Radio R-1 Spot News First Staff/News Team 90.3 WCPN ideastream School Shooting

R-2 General News First Amanda Rabinowitz 89.7 WKSU Small Town Immigration Raid

Second Kevin Niedermier 89.7 WKSU Obama in Cleveland

R-3 On-Going Coverage First Bill Cohen Ohio Public Radio War Between Christian Right and Strippers

Second M.L. Schultze & Daniel Hockensmith 89.7 WKSU Keeping Goodyear

R-4 Public Service First Jo Ingles Ohio Public Radio Chasing Animal Abusers, Dogfighters and Puppy Mills

Second Karen Schaefer 89.7 WKSU Getting the Lead Out

R-5 Documentary First Amanda Rabinowitz 89.7 WKSU World War II on the Homefront

Second David C. Barnett 90.3 WCPN ideastream Sam Cooke - A Change is Gonna Come

R-7 In-Depth Coverage First Karen Kasler Ohio Public Radio Going Green Takes Green - and Time

Second Tasha Flournoy 90.3 WCPN ideastream Tenniya's Story

R-8 Human Interest First David C. Barnett 90.3 WCPN ideastream We're Americans Too

Second Dan Bobkoff 90.3 WCPN ideastream The Lost Boys

Honorable Mention Vivian Goodman 89.7 WKSU African American First Family of Golf

R-10 Use of Sound First David C. Barnett 90.3 WCPN ideastream A Year of Living Dangerously

Second Vivian Goodman 89.7 WKSU Mountain Biking in Public Parks

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 25 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title R-12 Radio Show First Paul Cox, Gretchen Cuda, Jeff Carlton & Dan Moulthrop 90.3 WCPN ideastream The Sound of Ideas

Second M. L. Schultze & Daniel Hockensmith 89.7 WKSU Your Way Home

RGE-A Best Radio Newscast in Ohio First Staff/News Team 90.3 WCPN ideastream Morning Drive Newscast

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 26 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title Television T-1 Spot News First Danielle Fink & Vic Gideon WKYC-TV3 Strip Mall Fire

Second Danielle Fink WKYC-TV3 Warehouse Fire

T-2 General News First Dan Weist & Jeff Gostomski Ohio News Network Governor Tour of Findlay Flooding

Second Dave Summers & Mike Leonard WKYC-TV3 Ice Rescue

T-3 On-going Coverage First Peggy Sinkovich & Nick Rich WYTV Taser Arrest

Second Duane Pohlman, WEWS-TV Special Projects Team WEWS-TV5 Caught in a Flash

T-4 Public Service First Ron Regan, WEWS-TV Special Projects Team WEWS-TV5 Final Justice

Second Duane Pohlman, WEWS-TV Special Projects Team WEWS-TV5 Wasted Windows

T-6 Investigative First Duane Pohlman, WEWS-TV Special Projects Team WEWS-TV5 Policing Themselves

Second Ron Regan, WEWS-TV Special Projects Team WEWS-TV5 Shreds of Evidence

T-7 In-Depth Coverage First Duane Pohlman, WEWS-TV Special Projects Team WEWS-TV5 The Wrong Men

Second Dave Summers WKYC-TV3 Amish After Dark

T-8 Human Interest First Dan Weist & Mike Klug Ohio News Network Pig Scramble

Second Dave Summers & Mike Greene WKYC-TV3 Winnie the Watch Pig

T-12 Feature Photography First Jodie Beveridge Ohio News Network Downtown Cleveland Flooding

Second Jeff Gostomski Ohio News Network Findlay Flooding

TGE-A Best Television Newscast in Ohio Major Market First Kirk Bright Ohio News Network Ohio's 9 O'Clock News

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 27 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title Trade Publications TP-1 Trade Report First Nicole Wisniewski & Marisa Palmieri Lawn & Landscape 2007 State of the Industry Report: Luck of the Draw

Second Staff Rubber & Plastics_News The Future of Rubber Manufacturing in America

TP-2A Features-Personality Profile First Chuck Bowen PCT Magazine Greg Rice

Second Larry Aylward Golfdom Magazine Calm, Cool, Collected

Honorable Mention Mike Zawacki Lawn & Landscape Play It Again, Sam

TP-2B Features-General First Marisa Palmieri Lawn & Landscape It Happened to Me

Second Marisa Palmieri Lawn & Landscape Lock Up Equipment Theft

Honorable Mention Marisa Palmieri Lawn & Landscape Blown Into Proportion

TP-2D Features-Trends First Emily Mullins Lawn & Landscape The Alternate Route

Second Joe Truini Waste News Offsets' Ups and Downs

Honorable Mention Jennifer Webb LP Gas Magazine Changing 'Face' of Propane

TP-3 Public Service/Investigative First Staff Waste News 25 Ways to be Green and Save Money

Second Larry Aylward Golfdom Magazine Heated Debate

Honorable Mention Patrick Hyland LP Gas Magazine Fugitive on the Loose

TP-4 Departments or Columns First Staff Landscape Management Add-on Biz

Second Tom Peric HVACR Distribution Business Coaching

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 28 of 29 Division Category Award Name Publication or Station Title TPGE Best Trade Publication in Ohio First Staff Lawn & Landscape

Second Staff Golfdom Magazine

Honorable Mention Staff PCT Magazine

Friday, May 16, 2008 Page 29 of 29