2004 Excellence-In-Feature-Writing Winners
Division I - (Up to 75,000 circulation)
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GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Jennifer Gish, The York Dispatch/Sunday News, Pennsylvania
2nd: Jennifer Vogelsong, York Daily Record, Pennsylvania
3rd: Cindy Lang-Kubick, Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska
Honorable mention:
Julie Marshall, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colorado
April Wortham, The Tuscaloosa News, Alabama
NARRATIVE FEATURE
1st: Colleen Kenney, Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska
2nd: Mike Connell, Times Herald, Port Huron, Michigan
3rd: Kathleen Carroll, Herald News, West Patterson, New Jersey
SHORT FEATURE
1st: Abigail Tucker, The Post-Star, Glen Falls, New York
2nd: Jane Gargas, Yakima Herald-Republic, Washington
3rd: Linda S. Mah, Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan
Honorable mention:
Kristin Harty, Chronicle Tribune, Marion, Indiana
Jennifer Gish, York Dispatch, Pennsylvania
GENERAL COMMENTARY
1st: Tracey O'Shaughnessy, The Republican-American, Waterbury, Connecticut
2nd: Gerald Ensley, Tallahassee Democrat, Florida
3rd: Cindy Lange-Kubick, Lincoln Journal-Star, Nebraska
Honorable Mention:
Ben Windham, The Tuscaloosa News, Alabama
Carrie Seidman, Albuquerque Tribune
Mark Hinson, Tallahassee Democrat, Florida
FEATURE SPECIALTY REPORTING
1st: Charlene Kosi, Yakima Herald-Republic, Washington
2nd: Rick Neale, Port Clinton News Herald, Ohio
No other winners in this category.
A&E COMMENTARY
1st: Christopher Lloyd, Ocala Star-Banner, Florida
2nd: Ron Charles, The Christian Science Monitor, Boston, Massachusetts
3rd: Alicia Blaisdell-Bannon, Cape Cod Times, Massachusetts
A&E FEATURE
1st: Tim Johnson, Burlington Free Press, Vermont
2nd: Jennifer Gish, The York Dispatch/Sunday News, Pennsylvania
3rd: James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan
Honorable mention:
Amy Hotz, Star-News, Wilmington, North Carolina
Mark Hinson, Tallahassee Democrat, Florida
HEADLINE WRITING
1st: Barbara Page, The Albuquerque Tribune, New Mexico
2nd: John Murphy, The Enterprise, Brockton, Massachusetts
3rd: George Hutti, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, California
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Division II - (75,001-175,000 circulation)
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GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Mark Patinkin, The Providence Journal, Rhode Island
2nd: Jennifer Levitz, The Providence Journal, Rhode Island
3rd: Roy Wenzl, The Wichita Eagle, Kansas
Honorable mention:
Tom Mooney, The Providence Journal, Rhode Island
NARRATIVE FEATURE
1st: Mike Sielski, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania
2nd: Cheryl Powell, Akron Beacon-Journal, Ohio
3rd: Carol Smith, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington
SHORT FEATURE
1st: Dave Philipps, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2nd: Rachel Sauer, The Palm Beach Post, Florida
3rd: Heather Svokos, Lexington Herald-Leader, Kentucky
Honorable mention:
Joanna Kakissis, The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina
Jim Nolan, Philadelphia Daily News, Pennsylvania
GENERAL COMMENTARY
1st: Nicole Piscopo Neal, The Palm Beach Post, Florida
2nd: Robert L. Jamieson Jr., Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington
3rd: Amanda Henry, Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin
Honorable mention:
Lorraine Ahearn, News & Record, Greensboro, North Carolina
Ronnie Polaneczky, Philadelphia Daily News, Pennsylvania
FEATURE SPECIALTY REPORTING
1st: Tony Leys, The Des Moines Register, Iowa
2nd: Cheryl Powell, Akron Beacon-Journal, Ohio
No other winners in this category.
A&E COMMENTARY
1st: Scott Eyman, The Palm Beach Post, Florida
2nd: Ken Keuffel, Winston-Salem Journal, North Carolina
3rd: Heidi Knapp Rinella, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Honorable mention: Amanda Henry, Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin
A&E FEATURE
1st: Tom Alesia, Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin
2nd: Regina Hackett, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington
No other winners in this category.
HEADLINE WRITING
1st: Margaret McKenzie, The Palm Beach Post, Florida
2nd: Kent Gaston, The Fresno Bee, California
3rd: Amy Savona, Lexington Herald-Leader, Kentucky
Honorable mention: Al Kemp, Wilmington News Journal, Delaware
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Division III - (175,001-300,000 circulation)
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GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Tim Madigan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas
2nd: Shirleen Holt, The Seattle Times, Washington
3rd: Mike Ollove, The Baltimore Sun, Maryland
Honorable mention: Eric Adler, The Kansas City Star, Missouri
NARRATIVE FEATURE
1st: Cathy Frye, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock
2nd: Eric Adler, The Kansas City Star, Missouri
3rd: Ariel Sabar, The Baltimore Sun, Maryland
SHORT FEATURE
1st: Denise Gamino, Austin American-Statesman, Texas
2nd: Greg Morago, The Hartford Courant, Connecticut
3rd: Barbara Sullivan, The Buffalo News, New York
Honorable mention: Jim Shea, The Hartford Courant, Connecticut
GENERAL COMMENTARY
1st: Chris Rose, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana
2nd -- tie: Marney Rich Keenan, The Detroit News, Michigan
2nd -- tie: Mike Harden, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio
Honorable mention:
Mary C. Curtis, The Charlotte Observer, North Carolina
Susan Campbell, The Hartford Courant, Connecticut
FEATURE SPECIALTY REPORTING
1st: Diane Tennant, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia
2nd: Jill Wendholt Silva, Kansas City Star, Missouri
3rd: Nancy Leson, The Seattle Times, Washington
A&E COMMENTARY
1st: Christopher Kelly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas
2nd: Ken Parish Perkins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas
3rd: Tony Hicks, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, California
A&E FEATURE
1st: Jonathan Pitts, The Baltimore Sun, Maryland
2nd: Mary Carole McCauley, The Baltimore Sun, Maryland
3rd: Andrew Marton, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas
Honorable mention: Kevin Nance, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee
HEADLINE WRITING
1st: Sharon Chapman, Kansas City Star, Missouri
2nd: Ponch Garcia, Austin American-Statesman, Texas
3rd: Mark Lorando, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana
Honorable mention: Forrest Brown, The Charlotte Observer, North Carolina
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Division IV - (Over 300,000 circulation)
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GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Jenifer Goodwin, San Diego Union-Tribune, California
2nd: Delia M. Rios, Newhouse News Service, Washington, D.C.
3rd: Peter Carlson, The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
Honorable mention:
Martha Irvine, The Associated Press, New York, New York
Helen Cooper, The Wall Street Journal, New York, New York
NARRATIVE FEATURE
1st: Bryan Gruley, The Wall Street Journal, New York, New York
2nd: Jenifer Goodwin, San Diego Union-Tribune, California
No other winners in this category.
SHORT FEATURE
1st: Hank Stuever, The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
2nd: Lane DeGregory, St. Petersburg Times, Florida
3rd: Bob Baker, Los Angeles Times, California
Honorable mention: William Porter, Denver Post, Colorado
GENERAL COMMENTARY
1st: Leonard Pitts Jr., The Miami Herald, Florida
2nd: Joel Achenbach, The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
3rd: Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press, Michigan
Honorable mention: Dan Neil, Los Angeles Times, California
FEATURE SPECIALTY REPORTING
1st: Robin Givhan, The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
2nd: Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, California
3rd: Tom Curwen, Los Angeles Times, California
A&E COMMENTARY
1st: Benjamin Forgey, The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
2nd: Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal, New York, New York
3rd: Joan Anderman, The Boston Globe, Massachusetts
Honorable mention: Jeff Baker, The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon
A&E FEATURE
1st: Joan Anderman, The Boston Globe, Massachusetts
2nd: Catherine Fox, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia
3rd: Jim Auchmutey, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia
HEADLINE WRITING
1st: Tom Kavanagh, The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
2nd: Elise Cassel, Los Angeles Times, California
3rd: Steve Adamek, San Diego Union-Tribune, California
Honorable mention:
Steve Parks, Newsday, Melville, New York
Sue Brandon, USA TODAY, McLean, Virginia |
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