2003 Excellence-In-Feature-Writing Winners

Division I - (Up to 75,000 circulation)

GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Amy Whitesall, The Ann Arbor News, Michigan.
2nd: Tony Stasiek, The Bellingham Herald, Washington
3rd: Diana D'Abruzzo, Wilmington Star-News, North Carolina
Honorable mention:
Candace Page, The Burlington Free Press, Vermont
Tracey O'Shaughnessy, The Republican-American, Waterbury, Connecticut

SHORT FEATURE
1st: Silas Lyons, San Luis Obispo Tribune, California
No other winners in this category.

GENERAL COMMENTARY
1st: M.J. Wilde, The Albuquerque Tribune, New Mexico
2nd: Lee Benson, Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utah
3rd: Emma Dawson, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana

FEATURE SPECIALTY REPORTING
1st: Dave Bakke, The State Journal-Register, Springfield, Illinois
No other winners in this category.

A&E COMMENTARY
1st: Tracey O'Shaughnessy, The Republican-American, Waterbury, Connecticut
2nd: Steven Brannon, The Charleston Gazette, West Virginia
3rd: Leslie Gray Streeter, The York Dispatch/Sunday News, Pennsylvania
Honorable mentions:
Lucia Anderson, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Bill O'Neill, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Massachusetts

A&E FEATURE
1st: Jennifer Gish, The York Dispatch/Sunday News, Pennsylvania
No other winners in this category.

HEADLINE WRITING
No winners in this category.

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

GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Jan Tuckwood, The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, Florida
2nd: Dan Geringer, Philadelphia Daily News, Pennsylvania
3rd: Rick McConnell, Edmonton Journal, Alberta, Canada
Honorable mention:
Winda Bernedetti, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington
Barbara A. Walsh, Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, Maine

SHORT FEATURE
No winners in this category.

GENERAL COMMENTARY
1st: David Grimes, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Florida
Honorable mention: Robert Jamieson Jr., Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington
No other winners in this category.

FEATURE SPECIALTY REPORTING
1st: Doug Elfman, Las Vegas Review Journal, Nevada
No other winners in this category.

A&E COMMENTARY
1st: Doug Elfman, Las Vegas Review Journal, Nevada
2nd: Ron Charles, The Christian Science Monitor, Boston, Massachusetts
3rd: Leslie Gray Streeter, The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, Florida

A&E FEATURE
1st: Mike Hudson, The Roanoke Times, Virginia
2nd: Tom Alesia, Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin
3rd: Don Mayhew, The Fresno Bee, California
Honorable Mention:
Joanna Kakissis, The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina

HEADLINE WRITING
1st: Michael Burke, The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, Florida
2nd: Peter Kramer, The Journal News, White Plains, New York
3rd: Glenn Eriksen, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington, and Patricia Dunphy, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington

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

GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Denise Watson Batts, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia
2nd: Mark Price, The Charlotte Observer, North Carolina
3rd: Elizabeth Leland, The Charlotte Observer, North Carolina
Honorable mention:
Carrie Sturrock, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, California
Kate Santich, Orlando Sentinel, Florida

SHORT FEATURE
1st: Krys Stefansky, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia
2nd: Peter St.Onge, The Charlotte Observer, North Carolina
3rd: Diane Tennant, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia
Honorable mention:
Steve Paul, The Kansas City Star, Missouri

GENERAL COMMENTARY
No winners in this category.

FEATURE SPECIALTY REPORTING
1st: Meg Kissinger, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin
No other winners in this category.

A&E COMMENTARY
1st: Mary F. Pols, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, California
2nd: Brett Anderson, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana
3rd: Pat Craig, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, California
Honorable mention:
Michael Corcoran, Austin American-Statesman, Texas
Mark Washburn, The Charlotte Observer, North Carolina

A&E FEATURE
1st: Kevin Nance, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee
2nd: Keith O'Brien, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana
3rd: Roberta T. Vowell, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia
Honorable mention:
Keith Spera, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana
Lon Wagner, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia
Marc Ramirez, The Seattle Times, Washington
Mary Louise Schumacher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin

HEADLINE WRITING
1st: Larry Williams, The Hartford Courant, Connecticut
2nd: Kevin Barnard, The Tampa Tribune, Florida
3rd: Wendy Fawthrop, The Seattle Times, Washington
Honorable mention:
Amber Nimocks, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas
Sandy Guerra-Cline, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas

Division IV - (Over 300,000 circulation)

GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Stacy Finz, San Francisco Chronicle, California
2nd: Sally Jenkins, The Washington Post, District of Columbia
3rd: Marja Mills, Chicago Tribune, Illinois
Honorable mention:
Laura Sessions Stepp, The Washington Post, District of Columbia
Liza Mundy, The Washington Post, District of Columbia

SHORT FEATURE
1st: Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, California
2nd: Larry Bingham, The Baltimore Sun, Maryland
3rd: Paul Farhi, The Washington Post, District of Columbia
Honorable mention:
John Barry, St. Petersburg Times, Florida
Gina Vivinetto, St. Petersburg Times, Florida

GENERAL COMMENTARY
1st: Gene Weingarten, The Washington Post, District of Columbia
2nd: Sue Shellenbarger, The Wall Street Journal, New York, New York
3rd: Robin Givhan, The Washington Post, District of Columbia
Honorable mention:
Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, California
Kevin Merida, The Washington Post, District of Columbia

FEATURE SPECIALTY REPORTING
1st: Robin Givhan, The Washington Post, District of Columbia
2nd: Jonathan Tilove, Newhouse News Service, District of Columbia
3rd: Sandi Dolbee, The San Diego Union-Tribune, California
Honorable Mention:
Connie Schultz, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio
Laura Sessions Stepp, The Washington Post, District of Columbia

A&E COMMENTARY
1st: Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, California
2nd: Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, California
3rd: Stephen Hunter, The Washington Post, District of Columbia
Honorable mention:
Jerome Weeks, The Dallas Morning News, Texas
Ariella Budick, Newsday, Melville, New York
Patrick Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, California

A&E FEATURE
1st: Mary Battiata, The Washington Post, District of Columbia
2nd: Steve Duin, The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon
3rd: Bryan Smith, Chicago Sun-Times, Illinois
Honorable mention:
Bob Thompson, The Washington Post, District of Columbia
Jan Stuart, Newsday, Melville, New York

HEADLINE WRITING
1st: Steve Adamek, The San Diego Union-Tribune, California
2nd: Carolyn Kimball, Los Angeles Times, California
3rd: Pete Couture, St. Petersburg Times, Florida
Honorable mention:
Dan Bubbeo, Newsday, Melville, New York
Jerry Zezima, Newsday, Melville, New York
 
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