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 Akron Beacon Journal 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 The Cincinnati Enquirer 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 The Columbus Dispatch 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
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