2002 Excellence-In-Feature-Writing Winners

Division I - (Up to 75,000 circulation)

GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Tracey O'Shaughnessy,
Waterbury Republican-American, Connecticut
2nd:
Patrick Healy, Columbia Missourian
3rd: Cindy Lange-Kubick, Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska
Honorable mention:
Meg Murphy, Cape Cod Times, Massachusetts
Ted Czech, The York Dispatch/Sunday News, Pennsylvania

SHORT FEATURE
No winners

COMMENTARY
1st: Emma Downs, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, IN
2nd: Linda Mullen, South Bend Tribune, Indiana
3rd: Cindy Lange-Kubick, Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska
Honorable mention:
Herb Benham, The Bakersfield Californian

A&E CRITICISM
1st: Geoff Carter, Las Vegas Sun, Nevada
2nd:
Alicia Blaisdell-Bannon, Cape Cod Times, Massachusetts
3rd: Christopher Lloyd, Ocala Star-Banner, Florida
Honorable mentions:
M.S. Mason, The Christian Science Monitor, Boston, MA
Steve Brannon, Charleston Gazette, West Virginia

A&E FEATURE
1st: Tracey O'Shaughnessy, Waterbury Republican-American, Connecticut No other winners

HEADLINE WRITING
1st: George Sauerberg, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2nd: Christopher Clair, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
3rd: Kim Schumer, The York Dispatch/Sunday News, Pennsylvania

Division II - (75,001-175,000 circulation)

GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Jennifer Berry Hawes, The Post and Courier, Charleston, SC
2nd:
Christine Evans, The Palm Beach Post, Florida
3rd: Trish Wilson, The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC
Honorable mention:
Ovetta Sampson, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO

SHORT FEATURE
1st: Don Mayhew, The Fresno Bee, California
2nd:
M.L. Lyke, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington
3rd: Kate Gurnett, Times Union, Albany, NY
Honorable mention:
Susan Kinzie, The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC

COMMENTARY
1st: Robert Jamieson Jr., The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington
2nd:
Rosemary Harris, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO
3rd: Leanne Potts, The Albuquerque Journal, New Mexico
Honorable mention:
Suzy Fleming, Florida Today, Melbourne, FL

A&E CRITICISM
1st: Mark Arnest, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO
2nd: Scott Eyman, The Palm Beach Post, Florida
3rd: Todd Babiak, The Edmonton Journal, Alberta, Canada
Honorable mentions:
David Menconi, The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC
Leanne Potts, The Albuquerque Journal, New Mexico

A&E FEATURE
1st: John Beck, The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, CA
2nd:
Charles Passy, The Palm Beach Post, Florida
3rd: Heather Svokos, Lexington Herald-Leader, Kentucky

HEADLINE WRITING
No winners

Division III - (175,001-300,000 circulation)

GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Anne Neville, The Buffalo News, New York
2nd:
Denise Gamino, Austin American-Statesman, Texas
3rd: Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin
Honorable mention:
Eric Adler, The Kansas City Star, Missouri

SHORT FEATURE
1st: Richard Chin, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minnesota
2nd: Cynthia McMullen, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Virginia
3rd: Christopher R. Cox, Boston Herald, Massachusetts
Honorable mention:
Kevin Robbins, Austin American-Statesman, Texas
Rick Press, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas

COMMENTARY
1st: Brad Buchholz, Austin American-Statesman, Texas
No other winners

A&E CRITICISM
1st: Christopher Kelly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas
2nd:
Tom Long, The Detroit News, Michigan
3rd: Hal Boedeker, Orlando Sentinel, Florida
Honorable mentions:
Elizabeth Maupin, Orlando Sentinel, Florida
Joanne Weintraub, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin
Jeff Guinn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas

A&E FEATURE
1st: Michael Corcoran, Austin American-Statesman, Texas
2nd:
Jeff Guinn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas
3rd: John Mark Eberhart, The Kansas City Star, Missouri
Honorable mentions:
James Auer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin
Tim Madigan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas

HEADLINE WRITING
1st: Tina Maples, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin
2nd:
Gail Gedan, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale
3rd: Brian Fisher, The Detroit News, Michigan

Division IV - (Over 300,000 circulation)

GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Larry Bingham, The Baltimore Sun, Maryland
2nd: Kevin Merida, The Washington Post, District of Columbia
3rd: Spencer Heinz, The Oregonian, Portland
Honorable mentions:
Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, Michigan
Dave Scheiber, St. Petersburg Times, Florida
Jon Tevlin, Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN
Julia Keller, Chicago Tribune, Illinois

SHORT FEATURE
1st: Connie Schultz, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH
2nd:
Shawn Hubler, Los Angeles Times, California
3rd: Bill Duryea, St. Petersburg Times, Florida
Honorable mention:
Sally Williams, Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN
Laurie Hertzel, Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN

COMMENTARY
1st: Hank Stuever, The Washington Post, District of Columbia
2nd: James F. Sweeney, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH
3rd: Leonard Pitts, The Miami Herald, Florida
Honorable mentions:
Barbara Brotman, Chicago Tribune, Illinois
Kathleen O'Brien, The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ

A&E CRITICISM
1st: Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, California
2nd: Stephen Hunter, The Washington Post, District of Columbia
3rd: David Segal, The Washington Post, District of Columbia
Honorable mentions:
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle, California
John Foyston, The Oregonian, Portland

A&E FEATURE
1st: David Segal, The Washington Post, District of Columbia 2nd: Justin Davidson, Newsday, Melville, NY
3rd: Joel Selvin, San Francisco Chronicle, California
Honorable mentions:
David Lyman, Detroit Free Press, Michigan
Verne Gay, Newsday, Melville, NY

HEADLINE WRITING
1st: Carolyn Kimball, Los Angeles Times, California 2nd: Steve Adamek, The San Diego Union-Tribune, California
3rd: Paige Owens, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH
 
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