Top 10 Feature Sections
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Houston
Chronicle
Herald News of the North Jersey Media Group
The State of
Columbia, S.C.
The Post-Standard of Syracuse, N.Y.
Contra Costa Times
of California
The Washington Post
Edmonton Journal of Alberta Canada
Star-News of Wilmington, N.C. |
2005 Excellence-In-Feature-Writing Winners
Division I - (Up to 75,000 circulation)
GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Frank Bodani, York Daily Record, Pennsylvania
2nd: Colleen Kenney, Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska
3rd: None awarded
Honorable mention:
Kristin Harty, Chronicle-Tribune, Marion, Indiana
Jennifer Gish, York Daily Record, Pennsylvania
NARRATIVE FEATURE
1st: Cindy Lange-Kubick, Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska
2nd: Candace Page, The Burlington Free Press, Vermont
3rd: Joe Petrucci, Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Honorable mention:
Charlene Koski, Yakima Herald-Republic, Washington
SHORT FEATURE
1st: Colleen Kenney, Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska
2nd: Jody Genessy, Deseret Morning News, Salt Lake City, Utah
3rd: Steve Young, Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Honorable mention:
Tim Grace, The Enterprise, Brockton, Massachusetts
GENERAL COMMENTARY
1st: Cindy Lange-Kubick, Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska
2nd: Tracey O’Shaughnessy, Republican-American, Waterbury, Connecticut
3rd: Silas Lyons, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, California
Honorable Mention:
Steve Damish, The Enterprise, Brockton, Massachusetts
FEATURE SPECIALTY REPORTING
1st: Konrad Marshall, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, New York
2nd: Elaine Jarvik, Deseret Morning News, Salt Lake City, Utah
3rd: Jennifer Vogelsong, York Daily Record, Pennsylvania
A&E COMMENTARY
1st: Alicia Blaisdell-Bannon, Cape Cod Times, Massachusetts
2nd: Tim Miller, Cape Cod Times, Massachusetts
3rd: Wallace Baine, Santa Cruz Sentinel, California
Honorable mention:
Amy Hotz, Star-News, Wilmington, North Carolina
Bill Dean, The Ledger, Lakeland, Florida
Spencer Patterson, Las Vegas Sun, Nevada
A&E FEATURE
1st: Tracey O’Shaughnessy, Republican-American, Waterbury, Connecticut
2nd: Amy Hotz, Star-News, Wilmington, North Carolina
3rd: Brett Oppegaard, The Columbian, Vancouver, Washington
Honorable mention:
Ben Steelman, Star-News, Wilmington, North Carolina
Bob Kostanczuk, Post-Tribune, Merrillville, Indiana
Jody Genessy, Deseret Morning News, Salt Lake City, Utah
HEADLINE WRITING
1st: Elissa Bass, The Day, New London, Connecticut
2nd: None awarded
3rd: None awarded
Honorable mention:
Candy Buster, Anderson Independent-Mail, South Carolina
Bill O’Neill, Cape Cod Times, Massachusetts
Dean Rhodes, The Forum, Fargo, North Dakota
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Division II - (75,001-175,000 circulation)
GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Virginia Smith, Daytona Beach News-Journal, Florida
2nd: Martha Quillin, The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina
3rd: Eric Connor, The Greenville News, South Carolina
Honorable mention:
Rachel Sauer, The Palm Beach Post, Florida
Heather Lalley, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Washington
NARRATIVE FEATURE
1st: Carol Smith, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington
2nd: None awarded
3rd: None awarded
Honorable mention: Mark Arsenault, The Providence Journal, Rhode Island
SHORT FEATURE
1st: Rachel Sauer, The Palm Beach Post, Florida
2nd: Andrea Brown, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colorado
3rd: Roy Wenzl, Wichita Eagle, Kansas
GENERAL COMMENTARY
1st: Nicole Neal, The Palm Beach Post, Florida
2nd: David Grimes, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Florida
3rd: Mark Patinkin, The Providence Journal, Rhode Island
FEATURE SPECIALTY REPORTING
1st: Virginia Smith, Daytona Beach News-Journal, Florida
2nd: Brett Johnson, Ventura County Star, California
3rd: Jennifer Berry Hawes, The Post and Courier, Charleston, South Carolina
A&E COMMENTARY
1st: Regina Hackett, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington
2nd: Scott Eyman, The Palm Beach Post, Florida
3rd: John Marshall, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington
Honorable mention: Ralph Berrier Jr., The Roanoke Times, Virginia
A&E FEATURE
1st: Charles Passy, The Palm Beach Post, Florida
2nd: John Marshall, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington
3rd: Amanda Henry, The Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin
Honorable mention:
Larry Aydlette, The Palm Beach Post, Florida
Regina Hackett, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington
HEADLINE WRITING
1st: Mike Burke, The Palm Beach Post, Florida
2nd: Will Scott, Lexington Herald-Leader, Kentucky
3rd: Debra H. Boyette, The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina
Honorable mention: Peter Kramer, The Journal News, White Plains, New York
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Division III - (175,001-300,000 circulation)
GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Lisa Gutierrez, The Kansas City Star, Missouri
2nd: Miriam Durkin, The Charlotte Observer, North Carolina
3rd: Ellen Gamerman, The Baltimore Sun, Maryland
NARRATIVE FEATURE
1st: Ellen Gamerman, The Sun, Baltimore, Maryland
2nd: Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin
3rd: None awarded
SHORT FEATURE
1st: Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin
2nd: Elizabeth Leland, The Charlotte Observer, North Carolina
3rd: Lee Hill Kavanaugh, The Kansas City Star, Missouri
Honorable mention: Peter St. Onge, The Charlotte Observer, North Carolina
GENERAL COMMENTARY
1st: Mike Cassidy, San Jose Mercury News, California
2nd: Chris Rose, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana
3rd: Betty Cuniberti, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri
Honorable mention: Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas
FEATURE SPECIALTY REPORTING
1st: Elizabeth Simpson, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia
2nd: Marc Ramirez, The Seattle Times, Washington
3rd: Dan Thanh Dang, The Baltimore Sun, Maryland
Honorable mention: Carolyn Jung, San Jose Mercury News, California
A&E COMMENTARY
1st: Chris Rose, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana
2nd: Charles Matthews, San Jose Mercury News, California
3rd: Christopher Kelly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas
Honorable mention: Eric Danton, The Hartford Courant, Connecticut
A&E FEATURE
1st: Jonathan Pitts, The Sun, Baltimore, Maryland
2nd: J. Freedom du Lac, The Sacramento Bee, California
3rd: Liz Stevens, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas
Honorable mention: Earl Swift, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia
HEADLINE WRITING
1st: Panfilo Garcia, Austin American-Statesman, Texas
2nd: Bob McIntosh, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minnesota
3rd: Felicia Smith, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas
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Division IV - (Over 300,000 circulation)
GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Mark Arax, Los Angeles Times, California
2nd: Tamara Jones, The Washington Post, District of Columbia
3rd: Hank Stuever, The Washington Post, District of Columbia
Honorable mention:
Lane DeGregory, St. Petersburg Times, Florida
Jeff Pearlman, Newsday, Melville, New York
Angie Wagner, Associated Press, Las Vegas, Nevada
NARRATIVE FEATURE
1st: Meredith May, San Francisco Chronicle, California
2nd: Julia Keller, Chicago Tribune, Illinois
3rd: Tom Hallman Jr., The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon
SHORT FEATURE
1st: Kelley Benham, St. Petersburg Times, Florida
2nd: Karla Peterson, The San Diego Union-Tribune, California
3rd: Phil Kloer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia
Honorable mention:
Peter Rowe, The San Diego Union-Tribune, California
Andrew Guy Jr., Houston Chronicle, Texas
Lane DeGregory, St. Petersburg Times, Florida
GENERAL COMMENTARY
1st: Leonard Pitts Jr., The Miami Herald, Florida
2nd: Steve Duin, The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon
3rd: Jon Carroll, San Francisco Chronicle, California
Honorable mention:
Connie Schultz, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio
Alex Beam, The Boston Globe, Massachusetts
Susan Nielsen, The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon
FEATURE SPECIALTY REPORTING
1st: Libby Copeland, The Washington Post, District of Columbia
2nd: Leonard Pitts Jr., The Miami Herald, Florida
3rd: Jeff Klinkenberg, St. Petersburg Times, Florida
A&E COMMENTARY
1st: Joan Anderman, The Boston Globe, Massachusetts
2nd: Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, California
3rd: Peter Carlson, The Washington Post, District of Columbia
Honorable mention: Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle, California
A&E FEATURE
1st: William Booth, The Washington Post, District of Columbia
2nd: Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, California
3rd: Dave Scheiber, St. Petersburg Times, Florida
Honorable mention:
Jeff Pearlman, Newsday, Melville, New York
Clifford Pugh, Houston Chronicle, Texas
Rachel Abramowitz, Los Angeles Times, California
HEADLINE WRITING
1st: Nancy Watkins, Chicago Tribune, Illinois
2nd: Lisa Reitzel, Los Angeles Times, California
3rd: Peter Saenger, The Wall Street Journal, New York, New York
Honorable mention:
Martha Wright, The Washington Post, District of Columbia
Michael Stuntz, The Washington Post, District of Columbia |
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