Top 10 Feature Sections

 

2007 Excellence-In-Feature-Writing Winners

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Division I - (Up to 75,000 circulation)

GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Kristen Hare, St. Joseph News Press
2nd: Lisa Bramen, Glen Falls Post Star
3rd: Frank Bodani, York Daily Record
Honorable Mention:
Jeremy Fowler, The Albuquerque Tribune

NARRATIVE FEATURE
1st: Bettina Lehovec, The Morning News of North Arkansas
2nd: Tara Tuckwiller, The Charleston Gazette
3rd: Betsy Lee, St Joseph’s News Press

SHORT FEATURE
1st: Kristen Hare St. Joseph News Press
2nd: Tracey O’ Shaughnessy, The Republican American
3rd: Carrie MacMillan, The Republican American

GENERAL COMMENTARY
1st: Joline Gutierrez Kreuger, The Albuquerque Tribune
2nd: Tracey O’ Shaughnessy, The Republican American
3rd: Elissa Bass, The Day
Honorable Mention: Kathryn Rem, The State Journal-Register

FEATURE SPECIALTY REPORTING
1st: Lisa Bramen, Glen Falls Post Star
2nd: Erin Middlewood, The Columbian
3rd: Brett Buckner, The Anniston Star

A&E COMMENTARY
1st: Tracey O’Shaughnessy, The Republican American
2nd: Wallace Baine, The Santa Cruz Sentinel
3rd: Nick Rogers, The State Journal-Register

HEADLINE WRITING
1st: Jeff Hidek, The Wilmington Star-News
2nd: John B. Murphy, The Enterprise
3rd: Bill O’ Neill, The Cape Cod Times

A&E FEATURE
1st: Brynn Mandel, The Republican American
2nd: Konrad Marshall, Glen Falls Post Star
3rd: Brett Buckner, The Anniston Star
Honorable Mention:
Chick Jacobs, Fayetteville Observer

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

GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Sam Kennedy, The Morning Call
2nd: G.D. Gearino, Raleigh News and Observer
3rd: Mike Dunham, Anchorage Daily News
Honorable mention:
Dan Geringer, Philadelphia Daily News

NARRATIVE FEATURE
1st: Carol Smith, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
2nd: Paul Lomartire, Palm Beach Post

SHORT FEATURE
1st: Maria Johnson , Greensboro News & Record
2nd: Cecelia Goodnow, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

GENERAL COMMENTARY
1st: Ronnie Polaneczky, Philadelphia Daily News
2nd: Robert Jamieson, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
3rd: Ronald Williamson, Daytona Beach News Journal

FEATURE SPECIALTY REPORTING
1st: Dave Philipps, Colorado Springs Gazette
2nd: Hsiao-Ching Chou, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
3rd: Paul Asay, Colorado Springs Gazette

A&E COMMENTARY
1st: Jonathan Takiff, Philadelphia Daily News
2nd: Scott Eyman, Palm Beach Post
3rd: Donald Munro, The Fresno Bee
Honorable mention:
Chris Garcia, Austin American Statesman

HEADLINE WRITING
1st: Terry Brown, Albany Times Union
2nd: Dean Witter, Wisconsin State Journal
3rd: Alec Harvey, The Birmingham News

A&E FEATURE
1st: Craig Jarvis, Raleigh News Observer
2nd: Joe Duggan, Lincoln Journal Star
3rd: Dawn DeCwikiel Kane, Greensboro News and Record

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

GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Abigail Tucker, The Baltimore Sun
2nd: Leonard Pitts Jr., The Miami Herald
3rd: Heather Svokos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Honorable Mention:
Michelle Bearden, The Tampa Tribune
Audra Burch, The Miami Herald
Elizabeth Leland, The Charlotte Observer

NARRATIVE FEATURE
1st: Penny Carnathan, The Tampa Tribune
2nd: Abigail Tucker, The Baltimore Sun
3rd: Elizabeth Leland, The Charlotte Observer
Honorable Mention:
Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

SHORT FEATURE
1st: Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
2nd: Lee Hill Kavanaugh, The Kansas City Star
3rd: Marc Ramirez, The Seattle Times
Honorable Mention:
JLiz Doup, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

GENERAL COMMENTARY
1st: Leonard Pitts Jr., The Miami Herald
2nd: Chris Rose, The New Orleans Times Picayune
3rd: Jim Shea, The Hartford Courant

FEATURE SPECIALTY REPORTING
1st: Abigail Tucker, The Baltimore Sun
2nd: Richard Chin, St. Paul Pioneer Press
3rd: Brett Anderson, The New Orleans Times Picayune and Lisa Ryckman, Rocky Mountain News (Tie)

A&E COMMENTARY
1st: Christopher  Lawrence, Las Vegas Review-Journal
2nd: Karla Peterson, The San Diego Union Tribune
3rd: Patti Thorn, Rocky Mountain News
Honorable Mention:
Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News

HEADLINE WRITING
1st: Cheryl Burch–Schoff, St. Paul Pioneer Press
2nd: Steven McGrath, The South Florida Sun-Sentinel
3rd: Doug Wagner, Rocky Mountain News

A&E FEATURE
1st: Earl Swift, The Virginian-Pilot
2nd: James Hebert, The San Diego Union Tribune
3rd: Stephen Kiehl, The Baltimore Sun
Honorable Mention:
Chris Macias, The Sacramento Bee
Jackie Loohauis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Division IV - (Over 300,000 circulation)

GENERAL FEATURE
1st: Kelley Benham,  St. Petersburg Times
2nd: Jonathan Nicholas, The Oregonian
3rd: Tamara Jones, The Washington Post
Honorable Mention:
Lane DeGregory, St. Petersburg Times
Anne Saker, The Oregonian

NARRATIVE FEATURE
1st: Todd Lewan, The Associated Press
2nd: Brady Dennis, St. Petersburg Times
3rd:
Erika Hayasaki, The Los Angeles Times
Honorable Mention:
Gene Weingarten, The Washington Post

SHORT FEATURE
1st: Larry Bingham, The Oregonian
2nd: John Barry, St. Petersburg Times
3rd: Joe Heim, The Washington Post
Honorable Mention:
Barbara Mahany, The Chicago Tribune
John Faherty, The Arizona Republic

GENERAL COMMENTARY
1st: Dan Neil, The Los Angeles Times
2nd: John Canzano, The Oregonian
3rd: Peter Hartlaub, The San Francisco Chronicle
Honorable Mention:
Richard Roeper, The Chicago Sun Times

FEATURE SPECIALTY REPORTING
1st: Jeff Klinkenberg, St. Petersburg Times
2nd: Julie Sullivan, The Oregonian
3rd: Melissa Healy, The Los Angeles Times
Honorable Mention:
Jaimee Rose, The Arizona Republic

A&E COMMENTARY
1st: Julia Keller, The Chicago Tribune
2nd: Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic
3rd: Ty Burr, The Boston Globe
Honorable Mention:
J. Freedom du Lac, The Washington Post
Inga Saffron, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Ryan White, The Oregonian

HEADLINE WRITING
1st: Rose Jacobius, The Washington Post
2nd: Nancy Watkins, The Chicago Tribune
3rd: Alex Martin, The Wall Street Journal
Honorable Mention:
Ross Werland, The Chicago Tribune

A&E FEATURE
1st: Wil Haygood, The Washington Post
2nd: Rick Kogan, The Chicago Tribune
3rd: Neva Chonin, The San Francisco Chronicle
Honorable Mention:
Sean Daly, St. Petersburg Times
Trine Tsouderos, The Chicago Tribune
 
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