Syracuse Press Club Winners List, Scrambled

Syracuse Press Club Winners List, scrambled

Radio / Podcasts

Spot News • Chris Bolt, WAER-FM, “Child Sex Abuse Victims Get Reminder About Open Window for Old Cases Under NY Child Victims Act” • Ellen Abbott, WRVO-FM, “SU students walk out of forum to address racism, chancellor agrees to majority of demands” • Scott Willis, WAER-FM, “New Syracuse Opioid Court Aims to Help Addicts, Not Punish Them”

News Feature or Series • Maiya Focht and Chris Bolt, WAER-FM, “Dietary & Health Supplements: Balancing Benefits with Cautions” • Tom Magnarelli, WRVO-FM, “For struggling farmers out of options, FarmNet offers help” • Elliott Lewis, WAER-FM, “Local Stories Show Realities of Biracial Identity for People and Families”

Human Interest Feature • Payne Horning, WRVO-FM, “The legacy of Oswego’s Safe Haven is its lessons” • Chris Bolt and Tom Honan, WAER-FM, “Woodstock Golden Anniversary Offered Musical & Spiritual Look Back” • Katie Zilcosky, WAER-FM, “Cooking Workshop to Prove Healthy Eating is Relatable & Affordable”

Sports Story • Jonah Karp, WAER-FM, “Syracuse Basketball Player Rehabbing Injury Suffers Stroke: Gets and Gives Lesson in Life” • Jenna Fink, WAER-FM, “Syracuse Sled Hockey Opens Sport to New Participants”

Sports Show • Jon Banner and Sportsnight Staff, WAER-FM, “A Look Back and Ahead for Syracuse Basketball Fans: Disappointment Replaced by Hope” • Tim Leonard, Corey Spector, Jack McMullen and Brendan Mortensen, WAER-FM, “Countdown to Kickoff: Syracuse vs. Clemson Football Pregame Show” • JD Raucci, Jonathan Hoppe, Corey Spector and Jack McMullen, WAER-FM, “Countdown to Tipoff: Syracuse vs. Virginia Basketball Pregame Show”

Special Program • Katie Zilcosky, Chris Bolt, Kevin Kloss and Allegra Craver, WAER-FM, “Syracuse Speaks: Engaging the Community in Climate Change Conversations” • Mark Lavonier, Leah Landry, Jason Smith and Catherine Loper, WRVO-FM, “Take Care: Legalizing recreational use of marijuana, revisiting medical use”

All Print

Spot News • staff, The Post-Standard (Chris Libonati, Elizabeth Doran, Tim Knauss, Chris Baker, Rick Moriarty, Samantha House, Jacob Pucci, Katrina Tulloch, Dennis Nett), “Black Friday shooting at shopping mall” • staff, The Post-Standard (Douglass Dowty, Sarah Moses Buckshot, Patrick Lohmann, Mike Waters), “Jim Boeheim’s fatal car accident”

Robert Haggart Award for Best Column • Brent Axe, The Post-Standard, “It’s time for Syracuse University to honor female athletes with retired jerseys at the Dome” • Jacob Pucci, The Post-Standard, “If Syracuse were a food, it would be a salt potato” • Kevin Conlon, The Cortland Standard, “A ship lost in the storm”

Front Page Design • Steve Sbelgio, The Cortland Standard • Al Vieira, The Cortland Standard

Editorial • Rabbi Rachel Esserman, The Reporter, “Broken promises and lost lives” • Seth Wallace, The Palladium Times, “Pax Cuomana” • Seth Wallace, The Palladium Times, “A story we will unfortunately probably have to run soon”

Critique • Katrina Tulloch, The Post-Standard, “Cardi B is worth the wait in Syracuse” • David Wilcox, The Citizen, “Fantastic ‘Loch Ness’” • Geoff Herbert, The Post-Standard, “All hail Nas and Mary J. Blige”

Headline Writing • Bill DeLapp, Syracuse New Times • Sonja Meyer Duntley, The Post-Standard • Al Vieira, The Cortland Standard

Non-Daily Print

Best Magazine • Mary Jo Kravec and Amy Bleier Long, CNY The Good Life, “March / April 2019” • Jennifer Wing, Homegrown, “Spring Edition” • Mary Jo Kravec and Amy Bleier Long, CNY The Good Life, “May / June 2019”

Best Newsletter or Trade Publication • Amber Smith, Jim Howe, Susan Keeter and Leah Caldwell, Upstate Medical University, “Upstate Health Magazine” • Steve Guglielmo and Robin Barnes, Family Times, “Welding and Gases Today Q4” • Maria Simmons, Janet Gramza and Ryan Wood, Rosamond Gifford Zoo, “MyZoo Magazine”

News Feature or Series • Ashley M. Casey, Eagle Star-Review, “Bridgeport homeowners at odds over Airbnb” • Ashley Kang and Nabiha Asim, The Stand, “Uncertain Future” • Kenneth Sturtz, Oswego County Business Magazine, “Gun Shops Still Thriving in CNY”

Human Interest Feature or Series • Ashley M. Casey, Eagle-Star Review, “A sign for Shannon” • Ashley Kang and Ben Cleeton, The Stand, “Unconditional Love” • Kenneth Sturtz, 55 Plus Magazine, “African Odyssey: CNY woman finds purpose building library in Ghana”

Sports Story • Tom Maguire, The Catholic Sun, “Coach V and the way to be” • Jeff Kramer and Cherilyn Beckles, The Stand, “Cycling forward” • Phil Blackwell, Eagle Star-Review, “C-NS football heading to finals”

Daily Print

Investigative Story or Series • Tim Knauss and Michelle Breidenbach, The Post-Standard, “Syracuse’s unfair property tax system” • Chris Baker, The Post-Standard, “Inside Syracuse's worst slumlords” • Julie McMahon, The Post-Standard, “How El Chapo empire fueled Syracuse fentanyl, heroin crisis’

News Feature or Series • Douglass Dowty, The Post-Standard, “As bosses did little, Syracuse cop coerced women for sex, they say; ‘I was terrified’” • Julie McMahon, The Post-Standard, “Meet Central NY’s crack-dealing motel and convenience store owner. He delivers, too” • Samantha House, The Post-Standard, “What made Carson – a goofy, smart, helpful kid – take his own life?”

Human Interest Feature or Series • David Figura, NewYorkUpstate.com, “Painfully hooked: Adirondack hospital fishing lure display is no joke” • Patrick Lohmann, The Post-Standard, “As 100 runaway bison annoy the neighbors, rancher turns to apples, dart gun and patience” • Elizabeth Doran, The Post-Standard, “A gun, a click, then terror: Chili’s survivor struggles to live after brush with death”

Sports Story • Nate Mink, The Post-Standard, “Chris Gedney’s struggle: The pain he carried, and the pain he left behind” • Justin Ritzel, The Citizen, “The next arm epidemic” • Lindsay Kramer, The Post-Standard, “Syracuse basketball star and cancer warrior Tiana Mangakahia”

Photo

Feature • Kevin Rivoli, The Citizen, “Planetarium open again” • Dennis Nett, The Post-Standard, “Oh, the glory of summer days!” • Michael Greenlar, The Post-Standard, “Put to the test”

Sports • Scott Schild, The Post-Standard, “Unabashed celebration” • Scott Schild, The Post-Standard, “Giant block” • Dennis Nett, The Post-Standard, “Hang on a second”

Scenic • N. Scott Trimble, The Post-Standard, “Autum glory in NY” • Lauren Long, The Post-Standard, “First snowscape of the season” • Kevin Rivoli, The Citizen, “Horse at sunset”

Portrait • N. Scott Trimble, The Post-Standard, “Not your typical running coach” • Robert Mescavage, Upstate Medical University, “Everyday Hero” • Dennis Nett, The Post-Standard, “Oh say can you see”

Photo Essay • Michael Greenlar, The Post-Standard, “Band of four brothers part of Honor Flight Syracuse Mission 14” • Michael Greenlar, The Post-Standard, “Rare look inside a NY draft horse auction” • Maranie Staab and Jim Howe, Upstate Medical University, “Pint-Sized Patient”

Television

Spot News • Tommy Sladek, CNY Central, “Body Camera Footage of Fenton Street Shooting” • Steve Altieri, Chloe Vincente, Josh Rosenblatt, Paul Mueller, WBNG-TV, “December Snowstorm” • Erin Bischoff, WWNY-TV, “Swatting victim: I just need it to stop”

Investigative Story or Series • Chloe Vincente and Dan Conklin, WBNG-TV, “Contaminated: 40 Years Later” • Matt Mulcahy and Andy Wolf, CNY Central, “Heidi Allen Investigation Series” • Diane Rutherford, Patrick Malowski and Cassie Weed, WWNY-TV, “What happened at the mine?”

News Feature or Series • Josh Martin, WSYR-TV, “Oswego Friendly’s Workers Get New Jobs” • Anne Sparaco and Chris Overby, WBNG-TV, “Prescription for Danger” • Andrew Donovan and Jack Estabrook, WSYR-TV, “World War II Reunion”

Human Interest Feature or Series • Josh Martin and Bill Goldschmidt, WSYR-TV, “Mexico Might Mite” • Katie Benoit, WWNY-TV, “Meet Charlie Solar” • Abbey Buttacavoli, WWNY-TV, “Urban Garden”

Sport Story • Steve Infanti and Maria Palmeri, WSYR-TV, “The Melvin Beard Story” • Andy Malnoske, WETM-TV, “Vision Quest – Blind Corning Wrestler Jake Cole’s Journey” • Niko Tamurian and Andy Wolf, CNY Central, “Tough for T: Syracuse Orange Basketball star Tiana Mangakahia beats breast cancer”

Sports Show • staff, Spectrum News, “First and Ten” • Nicole Menner, Jacob Seus and Rex Henry, WBNG-TV, “Sports Overtime High School Football” • staff, Spectrum News, “Orange Empire: The Next Step”

Regularly-Scheduled Sportscast • Niko Tamurian and Isis Young, CNY Central, “From the Basketball Court to the TV Studio” • Niko Tamurian and Matt Hauswirth, CNY Central, “Syracuse Mets force one-game playoff” • Niko Tamurian and Matt Hauswirth, CNY Central, “Syracuse Mets Take over the Carrier Dome”

Special Program • staff, WSYR-TV, “Celebrating Women” • Dan Cummings, Scott Irving, Mark Folsom and Jack Estabrook, WSYR-TV, “Veterans Voices” • Jennifer Sanders and Jack Estabrook, WSYR-TV, “Hidden History: The End of the 15th Ward”

Photo Essay • Matt Landers, CNY Central, “Bubble Express at NYS Fair” • Tom Walters, Spectrum News, “Dickens Christmas” • Tom Walters, Spectrum News, “Red Cross Real Hero: Youth Good Samaritan”

Video Journalism • Justin Bachman, Spectrum News • Matt Landers, CNY Central, “Ice House, Over the Edge, Catching up with Laura Hand”

Regularly-Scheduled Local Newscast • staff, CNY Central, “Boeheim’s Tragic I-690 Crash WSTM 6 pm” • staff, WSYR-TV, “NewsChannel 9 at 6:00 I-81 Report” • staff, WSYR-TV, “NewsChannel 9 at 6:00 Snowstorm Clean Up Weekend”

Best Weathercast • Kate Thornton, WSYR-TV, “Thanksgiving Weather 11/27/19” • Damon Matson, WBNG-TV, “December Storm” • Howard Manges, WBNG-TV, “Stormtrack 12”

Online

Breaking News • Kenneth Jackson, urbancny.com, “Use of Force Community Meeting is ‘Forced’ off the Road” • Annabel Otts, urbancny.com, “Mother of lead-poisoned toddlers says landlord threatened eviction following Onondaga County Legislature testimony; City sues over chronic code violations” • Jana Barnello, cnycentral.com, “Boeheim Crash Tragedy”

Multimedia Story • Christa Lemczak, Lauren Long and Geoff Herbert, syracuse.com, “What was Woodstock really like? The naked truth from 1969 attendees” • Luke Parsnow, Tammy Palmer and Tim Robertson, SpectrumLocalNews.com, “Legacy of Flight 103: SU Honors Lives Lost in Lockerbie” • Christa Lemczak, Lauren Long, Katrina Tulloch, N. Scott Trimble, Dennis Nett, Marnie Eisenstadt and Patrick Lohmann, syracuse.com, “Drunk with Power: Inside a rogue Syracuse AA group”

News Website • staff, SpectrumLocalNews.com • staff and Robert Harding, auburnpub.com • staff, cnycentral.com

Blog • Kenneth Jackson, urbancny.com, “The Hall Monitor, ‘Ken’s Blog’” • Charlie Miller, syracuse.com, “Hidden Gems of Central New York” • Robert Harding, auburnpub.com, “Eye on NY”

Photos & Graphics • Annabel Otts, urbancny.com, “Toddler with elevated lead levels plays in harm’s way” • Scott Schild, syracuse.com, “Small but mighty consolation” • Luke Parsnow, SpectrumLocalNews.com, “Timeline of Syracuse University Bias Incidents”

Video Journalism • N. Scott Trimble, Christa Lemczak, Brent Axe, syracuse.com, “Chance meeting on elevator helps save boy on verge of death; Death of ex-Syracuse football player Chris Gedney haunts friend; Syracuse-Connecticut 6 OT game” • Charlie Miller, Syracuse.com, Best of Central New York food • Christa Lemczak and Johnathan Croyle, syracuse.com, 60 Second NYS Fair

Best Use of Social Media • Jana Barnello and Joshua Pietzold, CNYCentral.com, “Engaging Viewers Across Platforms” • David Haas, “@SyracuseHistory”

Student

Best College Radio / Podcast News Story • Ford Hatchett, NCC News, “Chief Kenton Buckner Aims to Improve the Relationship Between Police and Community” • Peter Champelli, 92 WICB, “Students Rally, Protest and Fight for Climate Justice in Albany” • Jonah Karp, NCC News, “For the Salvation Army, New Technology Giveth and Taketh Away”

Best College Print News Story • Gabe Stern, The Daily Orange, “Students pressure administrators at Barnes Center sit- in” • Maria Montero Silva, Utica College Tangerine, “When Halloween becomes racist”

Best College TV News Story • Kristen Mirand, ICTV, “ICTV Reports – Vaping Ban” • Jack Arpey, ICTV, “ICTV Reports – Staying Connected” • Gilat Melamed, NCC News, “One Jewish Nation, Many Jewish Lives”

Best College Radio / Podcast Sports Story • Jonah Karp, NCC News, “The Road Back” • Jenna Fink, NCC News, “Sled Hockey Takes Off at Tennity Ice Pavilion” • Ben Carlton and Matias Weilmann, 92 WICB, “Importance of the Cortaca Jug Game”

Best College Print Sports Story • KJ Edelman and Molly Gibbs, The Daily Orange, “Her IMPACT: Maddy Hertweck, a 5- year-old with cerebral palsy, is a part of Syracuse women’s lacrosse this season” • Matt Liberman, The Daily Orange, “Inside the lack of racial diversity in lacrosse”

Best College TV Sports Story • Tara Lynch, ICTV, “Newswatch – Cornell Hockey’s Misha Song” • Casey Honigbaum and Tanner Wegzyn, ICTV, “The Gridiron Report – Cortaca Postgame Interviews” • James Kattato, SUNY Oswego, “Oswego State Preps for Invitational”

Best College Radio / Podcast Feature Story • Bronte Cook, 92 WICB, “Drag Queen Story Hour” • Ford Hatchett, NCC News, “Country Nation” • Sarah Horbacewicz, 92 WICB, “Six Degrees – The Fourth Degree”

Best College Print Feature Story • Haley Robertson, The Daily Orange, “A Tiny Home for Good builds affordable housing for those facing homelessness” • Jordan Muller, The Daily Orange, “BY CHANCE: Students who switched tickets escaped the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing” • Maria Montero Silva, Utica College Tangerine, “More than a hassle: The ordeal of menstruating as a homeless woman”

Best College TV Feature Story • Abigail Fridmann, NCC News, “Hearts on a Harley” • Sarah Al-Shaikh, NCC News, “Syracuse Man Loses 450 Pounds and Gains a New Life” • Meredith Kava, NCC News, “Basketball Manager”

Best College Multimedia Story • The Syracuse Side Hustles Staff, The NewsHouse, “Syracuse Side Hustles” • The Rooted Staff, The NewsHouse, “Rooted” • The Borderlines Staff, The NewsHouse, “Borderlines”