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Arizona Press Club
2003 Awards for the Best Journalism in Arizona
Awards were presented at the Press Club's 80th annual awards banquet May 15, 2004 at the Heard Museum in Phoenix.
(click below for winners' places and categories)
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Virg Hill Journalist of the Year Community Journalist of the Year
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Virg Hill Journalist of the Year
Susan Carroll, Arizona Republic
First runner-up (tie)
Rhonda Bodfield Bloom, Arizona Daily Star
Judi Villa, Arizona Republic
Michael Chow, Arizona Republic
First runner-up
Mark Henle, Arizona Republic
Second runner-up (tie)
David Sanders, Arizona Daily Star
Pat Shannahan, Arizona Republic
Community Journalist of the Year
Jim Keyworth, Payson Roundup
First runner-up
Matthew Heil, Echo Magazine
Second runner-up
Philip Franchine, Green Valley News and Sun
Jana Bommersbach, in recognition of a career of righting wrongs as an Arizona journalist and breaking new ground as the Press Club s first female president. Now a writer with Phoenix Magazine, Bommersbach has also worked for the Arizona Republic and in TV news.
A1. General reporting (small newspapers)
First place
Rebecca I. Allen, Peoria Times: “Council members’ attendance varies significantly”
Second place
Jim Small, Glendale Star: “Downtown church forced to move”
Third place
Mirsada Buric-Adam, Daily Courier: “County employees find dope in yard”
Honorable mention: Rebecca I. Allen, Glendale Star: “City receives brick wall from Arizona Press Club”
A4. Sustained coverage/series (small newspapers)
First place
Larry Hendricks, Arizona Daily Sun: “Trial of Eric Clark”
Second place
Betsey Bruner, Arizona Daily Sun: “Shiloh Community Church”
Third place
Mike Sunnucks, The Business Journal: “Gas Crisis”
B1. General reporting (mid-sized publications)
First place
Margaret Regan, Tucson Weekly: “A Christmas crossing”
Second place
Michael Clawson, West Valley View: “Solar issue flares up again”
Third place
Margaret Regan, Tucson Weekly: “Medical miracles”
Honorable mention
Patrick O’Grady, Northwest Valley News: “Hospitals grow with communities”
B2. Sustained coverage/series (mid-sized publications)
First place
Patrick Cavanaugh, Northwest Explorer: “Marana Police Department”
Second place
Luke Turf, Tucson Citizen: “Immigrant issues”
Third place
Renee Schafer Horton, Northwest Explorer: “Marana High School athletic department”
D1. Spanish language breaking news reporting
First place
Valeria Fernández, La Voz: “Mount Lemmon: La Furia de la Naturaleza”
Second place
Valeria Fernández, La Voz: “Inconformidad en el caso Madrigal”
3rd place
Marco Arreortúa, La Voz: “Ganan los jornaleros”
Honorable mention
Juan Villa, La Voz: “Conflictos en una iglesia”
D2. Spanish language general reporting
First place
Marco Arreortúa, La Voz: “Jornaleros con Orgullo”
Second place
Marco Arreortúa, La Voz: “Sacerdote sin iglesia”
Third place
Rosa Tequida, La Voz: “Niñas infractoras: En el desván de las correcionales”
Honorable mention
Rosa Tequida, La Voz: “Henry Esparza: Un hispano cazador de inmigrantes”
C1. Investigative reporting — Don Bolles Award (any publication)
First place
John Dougherty, New Times: “Bound by fear: polygamy in Arizona”
Second place (tie)
Joseph A. Reaves and Kelly Ettenborough, The Arizona Republic: “Priests with troubled pasts” and Joseph A. Reaves and Kelly Ettenborough, The Arizona Republic: “Bishop O’Brien admits cover-up”
C2. John Kolbe Politics and Government Reporting Award (any publication)
First place
Robert Nelson, New Times: “Big House Inc.”
Second place
Rhonda Bodfield Bloom, Arizona Daily Star: “Arizona at the bottom”
Third place
David Pittman, Tucson Citizen: “Arizona Clean Elections law”
C4. Deadline news reporting (any publication)
First place
Joseph A. Reaves, The Arizona Republic: “Romley, O’Brien clash over substance of deal,” “Bishop denies he’s admitting cover-up,” “Hard-won agreement was months in the making,” “Victim: ‘You can’t put it behind you’”
Second place
Emily Bittner, Lesley Wright, Peter Corbett, Marty Sauerzopf, Kristen Go, Laurie Roberts, Diana Balazs, Thomas Ropp, Laura Dobbins, The Scottsdale Republic, “Rural-Metro pulling out”
Third place
Judy Nichols, The Arizona Republic: “Man dies as online chat pals look on”
C5. Sustained reporting (any publication)
First place
Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic: “The Western drought”
Second place
Susy Buchanan, New Times: “Skinheads”
Third place
Joseph A. Reaves, The Arizona Republic: “Priest abuse”
Honorable mention
Craig Harris, The Arizona Republic: “Phoenix Cardinals”
C6: Beat reporting (any publication)
First place
Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic: The immigration beat
Second place
Joe Burchell, Arizona Daily Star: The city beat
Third Place
Judi Villa, The Arizona Republic: The criminal justice beat
Honorable mention
Inger Sandal, Arizona Daily Star: The higher education beat
C7. Project reporting (any publication)
First place
Connie Cone Sexton, The Arizona Republic: “Life and death: One family’s yearlong journey"
Second place
Joyesha Chesnick and Gabrielle Fimbres, Tucson Citizen: “Childhood lost: Legacy of addiction”
Third place
Susan Carroll, The Arizona Republic: “Death in the Desert”
C8. Environmental reporting (any publication)
First place (tie)
James Bishop Jr., Phoenix Magazine: “Tree houses” and Robert Nelson, New Times: “Outlaw dumping”
Third place
Mitch Tobin, Arizona Daily Star: “Dwindling snowmelt”
C9. Science, technology and medicine reporting (any publication)
First place
Scott Simonson, Arizona Daily Star: “Wars without end”
Second place
Jane Erikson, Arizona Daily Star: “Health care costs soar in Tucson”
Third place
Jimmy Magahern, New Times: “Geeks gone wild”
C10. Law and order reporting (any publication)
First place
Jennifer Ryan, East Valley Tribune: “Deadly Pursuit”
Second place
Amanda J. Crawford and Bill Hart, The Arizona Republic: “Inmate overcrowding hits dangerous level”
Third place
L. Anne Newell and Enric Volante, Arizona Daily Star: “Minority motorists searched more often”
Honorable mention
Judi Villa and Ryan Konig, The Arizona Republic: “Murders go unsolved as smuggling grows”
C11. Religion, faith or ethics reporting (any publication)
First place
Tony Ortega, New Times: “Peacemonger”
Second place
Joseph A. Reaves and Mark Shaffer, The Arizona Republic: “Polygamist sect target of Arizona-Utah inquiry”
Third place
Lawn Griffiths, Scottsdale Tribune: “A Churchgoer’s Odyssey”
C12. Diversity reporting (any publication)
First place
Paul Rubin, New Times: “Back to the future”
Second place
Bonnie Henry Arizona Daily Star: “Starting over in Tucson”
Third place
Kristen Go and Kirsten Sorenson, The Arizona Republic: “School shines ‘ray of hope’ on Palomino neighborhood”
C13. Education reporting (any publication)
First place
Pat Kossan and Monica Mendoza, The Arizona Republic: “Parents unprotected in charter process” and “Charter standards tougher in other states”
Second place (tie)
CeCe Todd, East Valley Tribune: “What Price Performance?”
And
Daryl James, East Valley Tribune: “School crime reports paint a blurry picture”
Honorable mention
Patricia Biggs, The Arizona Republic
C14. Explanatory reporting (any publication)
First place
Christina Leonard and Pat Flannery, The Arizona Republic: “Lawsuits better local governments”
Second place
Robert Nelson, New Times: “Clink”
Third place
Jodie Snyder, The Arizona Republic: “Hospitals chase patient debt”
Honorable mention
Gary Nelson, Ed Taylor and Scott Seckel, East Valley Tribune: “SRP 100 years”
C15. Sustained neighborhood reporting (any publication)
First place
Yvonne Wingett, The Arizona Republic
Second place
Colleen Sparks, Arizona Daily Star
Third place
Kristen Go, The Arizona Republic
A6. Sports reporting (small newspapers)
First place
Steve Rom, Arizona Daily Sun: “Just one of the guys”
Second place
Adam Kress, The Business Journal: “Start your engines!”
Third place
David M. Ward, Chandler Connection: “A special bond”
B6. Sports reporting (mid-sized publications)
First place
Tom Danehy, Tucson Weekly: “Out of bounds”
Second place
Marc Buckhout, Northwest Valley News: “Cast of Cactus coaches reel
in winners”
C30. Sports column writing (any publication)
First place
Dan Bickley, The Arizona Republic
Second place
Scott Bordow, East Valley Tribune
Third place
Slim Smith, East Valley Tribune
C31. Sports deadline reporting (any publication)
First place
Craig Harris, The Arizona Republic: “Valley mogul joins big
leagues”
Second place
Norm Frauenheim, The Arizona Republic: “Arizona humiliated by LSU”
Third place
Charles Durrenberger, Arizona Daily Star: “More player-coach unrest”
C32. Sports enterprise reporting, under 1,000 words (any publication)
First place
Mark Shaffer, The Arizona Republic: “NAU’s Souers admits to DUI in wake of team’s troubles”
Second place
Paola Boivin, The Arizona Republic: “Speed Thrills”
Third place
Norm Frauenheim, The Arizona Republic: “De La Hoya Set for Defining Fight”
C33. Sports enterprise reporting, more than 1,001 words (any publication)
First place
Dan Bickley, The Arizona Republic: “You Play, You Pay: NFL Glory Feeds Hunger, Numbs”
Second place
Paul Kix, New Times: “Eye of El Tigre”
Third place
Bob Young, The Arizona Republic: “Straight to Video”
Honorable mention
Jack Magruder, Arizona Daily Star: “Fighting spirit: All-Army boxers compete in ring amid deployment to Mideast”
C34. Business column writing (any publication)
First place
Jon Talton, The Arizona Republic
Second place
Bonnie Henry, Arizona Daily Star
C35. Business deadline reporting (any publication)
First place
Jodie Snyder, The Arizona Republic: “TriWest lands $10 billion pact with military” and “How TriWest put together $10 billion deal”
Second place
Tim Steller, Arizona Daily Star: “6,000 seek 400 jobs at Geico call center”
Third place
Shella Jacobs, Arizona Daily Star: “Changing times give Tack Room the boot”
C36. Business enterprise reporting, under 1,000 words (any publication)
First place
Carey Sweet, New Times: “Stiffed! Prive's co-owner beats a hasty retreat out of town and the San Carlos’ proprietor is furious”
Second place
Amy Silverman, New Times: “Raising Arizona State”
Third place
Craig Harris, The Arizona Republic: “Restitution a long shot in state’s fraud cases”
C37. Business enterprise reporting, more than 1,001 words (any publication)
First place
Dawn Gilbertson and Jonathan J. Higuera, The Arizona Republic: “Trade and Turmoil: 10 years of NAFTA”
Second place (tie)
David Wichner and Inger Sandal, Arizona Daily Star: “Tech transformation” and Catherine Burrough and Glen Creno, The Arizona Republic: “Valley foreclosures”
Honorable Mention:
Tiffany Kjos, Arizona Daily Star: “Starting from scratch: the birth of a small business”
A2. Personality profile writing (small newspapers)
First Place (tie)
Colin Boyd, College Times: “Carmen Electra” and Dave Maass, College Times: “The Nexx big thing”
No second place
Third place
Steve Rom, Arizona Daily Sun: “Former FHS hoops star gave it all until the end”
A3. Feature writing (small newspapers)
First place
Michelle Burgess, College Times: “The Stalked”
Second place
Kelly Crowley, The Payson Roundup: “Foster mom battles Child Protective Services”
Third place
Doreen Obermeyer, Casa Grande Dispatch: “Word Pictures”
Honorable mention
Catherine J. Rourke, Sedona Red Rock News: “Remembering Ground Zero” and Scott Tittrington, The Daily Courier: “Landing on her feet”
B3: Feature writing (mid-sized publications)
First place
Ginger S. Eiden, Scottsdale Life: “Small Town, AZ”
Second place
Leo W. Banks, Tucson Weekly: “Howling Mad”
Third place
Jim Nintzel, Tucson Weekly: “Royal Flush”
B4: Personality profile writing (mid-sized publications)
First place
Jana Bommersbach, Phoenix Magazine: “Bringing down the Bull”
Second place
Terry Greene Sterling, Phoenix Magazine: “Fallen angel?”
Third place
Margaret Regan, Tucson Weekly: “The life of Timothy H. O’Sullivan”
D3: Spanish language Personality profile/feature writing
First place
Rosa Tequida, La Voz: “Entre el desamparo y la indigencia”
Second place
Valeria Fernandez, La Voz: “Patrullando por las calles de Mesa”
Third place
Valeria Fernandez, La Voz: “Pueblo sin ley”
C17. News feature writing, 500 words and under (any publication)
First place
Thomas Bond, East Valley Tribune: “Indecent exposure?”
Second place
Rosa Cirianni, East Valley Tribune: “Los Arcos rivals make unlikely neighbors”
Third place
Maggie Galehouse, The Arizona Republic: “A little English put on ballplayers”
C18. News feature writing, 501 to 1,000 words (any publication)
First place
Judd Slivka, The Arizona Republic: “Inside the cockpit of a Gulf fighter jet”
Second place
Connie Cone Sexton, The Arizona Republic: “Rivers of life: Old age comes, canoe has to go”
Third place
Tom Beal, Arizona Daily Star: “There’s green, so there’s hope”
C19. News feature writing, 1,001 to 1,500 words (any publication)
First place
Michael Kiefer, The Arizona Republic: “Marine held death at bay for son’s birth”
Second place
Rhonda Bodfield Bloom, Arizona Daily Star: “Piercings, hooks and a lift attract extreme ‘fliers’
Third place
Stephanie Innes, Arizona Daily Star: “Sudan refugee works his way to Pima degree”
Honorable mention:
John D’Anna, The Arizona Republic: “Living with a mystery”
C20. Newsfeature writing, more than 1,500 words (any publication)
First place
Judd Slivka, The Arizona Republic: “Williams family buries a Marine”
Second place
Paul Rubin, New Times: “Dying for love”
Third place
Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic: “CPS takes a child”
Honorable mention
Peter Aleshire, Phoenix Magazine: “Golden lab?”
C21. Lifestyle reporting, 500 words or less (any publication)
First place
Kate Nolan, The Scottsdale Republic: “3 days of monkeyshines enough, Coolio returns”
Second place
Jill Koch, New Times: “Slide dish”
C22. Lifestyle reporting, 501-1,500 words (any publication)
First place
Rob Bailey, Arizona Daily Star: “Teens Coming Out”
Second place
Jaimee Rose, The Arizona Republic: “Retrofitting the ‘50s”
Third place
Michael Kiefer, The Arizona Republic: “A Faerie Affair”
C23. Lifestyle reporting, 1,501 words or more (any publication)
First place
Jaimee Rose, The Arizona Republic: “The Princess Within”
Second place
Michele Laudig, Phoenix New Times: “Wednesday Night Fever”
Third place
Susy Buchanan, Phoenix New Times: “Very Bad Thoughts”
Honorable mentions
Scott Craven, The Arizona Republic: “Shining Example” and
Barbara Yost, The Arizona Republic: “Roping a Dream”
C24. Personality profile, under 1,000 words (any publication)
First place
Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic: “Gordon aim: Livable city”
Second place
Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic: “Kids say goodbye to Mrs. Gulley”
Third place: Michael Clawson, West Valley View: “Victor Vargas stunner teeters on stardom”
C25. Personality profile, over 1,001 words (any publication)
First place
Peter Aleshire, Phoenix Magazine: “His own man”
Second place (tie)
Pat Flannery and Betty Reid, The Arizona Republic: “American” and
Amy Silverman, New Times: “Legally brown”
“An effervescent, fun and surprising story about a local culture hero.”
C26. Food reviews (any publication)
First place
Carey Sweet
New Times: “Torte reform”
Second place
Howard Seftel, The Arizona Republic: “Raw? Naw!”
C27. Visual and performing arts criticism (any publication)
First place
Margaret Regan, Tucson Weekly: “Heaven and Hell in Connemara”
Second place
Robrt L. Pela, New Times: “German Hairlift”
Third place
Kathleen Vanesian, New Times: “Girls, Interrupted”
C28. Music criticism (any publication)
First place
Serene Dominic, New Times: “Borgir Kings”
Second place
Jimmy Magahern, New Times: “Mouf Wash”
Third place
Jimmy Magahern, New Times: “Mad Max”
C29. Film, video and television criticism (any publication)
First place
James DiGiovanna, Tucson Weekly: “Two Tons of Style”
Second place
Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star: “ ‘Cremaster Cycle’ is what you make of it”
Third place
Michael Clawson, West Valley View: “’25th Hour’ exalts post-9/11 New York”
A5. Commentary/analysis (small newspapers)
First place
Georgann Yara, Ahwatukee Foothills News: “Talking about the unspeakable: Priceless”
Second place
Third place
Scott Tittington, The Daily Courier: “Fans went for, and got, their cheap thrills”
Honorable mention: Alan Levine, Tri-Valley Dispatch: “Worrying about the next big splash”
B5. Commentary/analysis (mid-sized publications)
First place
Matthew Heil, Echo Magazine: “Crip is hip”
Second place
Jeff Ofstedahl, Echo Magazine: “Ewe lost that lovin’ feeling”
Third place
Tom Danehy, Tucson Weekly: “Entitled to Nothing”
Honorable mention
Cary S. Hines, West Valley View: “Why can’t they just make dog food taste like cat food?”
C3. News column writing (any publication)
First place
Jana Bommersbach, Phoenix Magazine
Second place
Linda Valdez, The Arizona Republic: “The Other Side of the Dream”
Third place
Gary Nelson, East Valley Tribune: “Romley sets precedent...,”
C16. Feature column writing – Don Schellie Award (any publication)
First place
E. J. Montini, The Arizona Republic
Second place
Renee Schafer Horton, Northwest Explorer: “An Examined Life”
Third place
Jeremy D. Bonfiglio, East Valley Tribune: “Arizona Adventure”
Honorable mention
Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic
C38. Editorial writing (any publication)
First place
Dan Nowicki, Scottsdale Republic: “Scottsdale fire proposition”
Second place
Doug MacEachern, The Arizona Republic: “Defining ‘patriot,’” “A toast to Old Glory” and “Memorable spirit”
Third place
Joel Nilsson, The Arizona Republic: “Preserving Arizona’s military bases”
C39. Headlines (any publication)
First place
Sylvia Cody, The Arizona Republic
Second place
Mark Stewart, Arizona Daily Star: “Negative developments: New cell-phone cameras taking too-candid shots,” “Making it semiofficial” and “Cops: Boy, 16, killed parents then partied”
Third place
Kerry McVeigh, Arizona Daily Star: “Power to the Peeps: Nostalgia helps make sugary chicks a big moneymaker,” “Seekers of manhood in a bottle could be gulping down E. coli” and “Tree rings suggest cold spell sweetened the Stradivarius”
C40. Feature headlines (any publication)
First place
Dave Skog, Arizona Daily Star: “Shallowness reaches new depths,” “Oh man, is she a character: Impersonator finds happiness when his audience ‘gets it’” and “A Rock and a Charred Place: Climbers returning to favorite cliffs after wildfires in Catalinas”
Second place
Jill Koch, New Times: “Math of least resistance: New play conquers the fears of all sums,” “Robbing the Dreidel: How the goblins stole Hanukkah” and “Wee oui: Passport leads kids through French doors”
Third place
Jill Koch, New Times: “Rock out, damn spot,” “Hirsute case: get your locks off with urban bush women” and “Magical history tour: you say you want high resolution?”
Honorable mentions
Michele Laudig, New Times: “All’s Fair in Love and Wardrobe” and Sylvia Cody, The Arizona Republic: “Yule-tired carols: check our list of 12 worst Christmas songs”
A1. Spot news photography (non-metro publications)
Judges: Photo staff of the Tacoma (Wash.) News-Tribune.
First place
Oscar Perez, Casa Grande Dispatch: “Shooting”
Second place
Oscar Perez, Casa Grande Dispatch: “Fire”
A2. Feature photography (non-metro publications)
First place
Steven King, Casa Grande Dispatch: “Graduation”
Second place
Oscar Perez, Casa Grande Dispatch: “Bowling”
Third place
Oscar Perez, Casa Grande Dispatch: “Water boy”
A3. Portrait/personality photography (non-metro publications)
First place
Richard Haddad, Payson Roundup: “Kiss”
Second place
Owen K. Martin, West Valley View: “Percival”
A4. Pictorial photography (non-metro publications)
First place
Oscar Perez, Casa Grande Dispatch: “Storm”
Second place
J. Kat Woronowicz, Sedona Red Rock News: “Lizard”
A5. Sports photography (non-metro publications) First place
U. Frank Williams, Ahwatukee Foothills News: “Long snapper”
Second place
Owen K. Martin, West Valley View: “Tears”
Third place
Owen K. Martin, West Valley View: “Crash”
E0. Photo package (metro publications)
First place
Aaron J. Latham, Arizona Daily Star: “Agent killed”
Second place
Aaron J. Latham, Arizona Daily Star: “Inauguration”
Third place
David Sanders, Arizona Daily Star: “Rescue”
E1. Spot news photography (metro publications)
First place
Gary Gaynor, Tucson Citizen: “Chase”
Second place
Xavier Gallegos, Tucson Citizen: “Carjack”
Third place
Tim Hacker, East Valley Tribune: “Fingerprints”
Honorable mention
James S. Wood, Arizona Daily Star: “Smokey climb”
E2. General news photography (metro publications)
First place
Jeffry Scott, Arizona Daily Star: “Wailing women”
Second place
Jack Kurtz, The Arizona Republic: “Coyote”
Third place
Mark Henle, The Arizona Republic: “Deployment”
E3. Portrait/personality photography (metro publications)
First place
David Sanders, Arizona Daily Star: “Church”
Second place
Darryl Webb, East Valley Tribune: “Farewell”
Third place
A.E. Araiza, Arizona Daily Star: “Backstroke”
E4. Feature photography (metro publications)
First place
Dave Cruz, The Arizona Republic: “Monsoon”
Second place
Sherrie Buzby, The Arizona Republic: “Prayer”
Third place
Deirdre Hamill, The Arizona Republic: “Feeding time”
E5. Picture story (metro publications)
First place
Pat Shannahan, The Arizona Republic: “School house”
Second place
Andy Sawyer, East Valley Tribune: “Vision loss”
Third place
Michael Chow, The Arizona Republic: “Motel kids”
E6. Illustration photography (metro publications)
First place
David Sanders, Arizona Daily Star: “Jam”
Second place
Francisco Medina, Tucson Citizen: “Slam”
Third place
Ron Medvescek, Arizona Daily Star: “Music”
E7. Sports action photography (metro publications)
First place
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star: “Flinch”
Second place
Darryl Webb, East Valley Tribune: “Shirt tail”
Third place
Chris Richards, Arizona Daily Star: “Greyhounds”
E8. Sports feature photography (metro publications)
First place
Rob Schumacher, The Arizona Republic: “Out of left field”
Second place
Ralph D. Freso, East Valley Tribune: “Swarmed”
Third place
Mark Henle, The Arizona Republic: “Rainbow”
E9. Pictorial photography (metro publications)
First place
Pat Shannahan, The Arizona Republic: “Light of night”
Second place
David Sanders, Arizona Daily Star: “Light”
Third place
Norma Jean Gargasz, Tucson Citizen: “Fire:
A7. Layout/design (small newspapers)
First place
Scott Walters, Arizona Daily Sun: “U.S. strikes by air, land”
Second place
Scott Walters, Arizona Daily Sun: “Revolutions not the one”
Third place
Larry Lockhart, Casa Grande Dispatch: “Nuts about pecans”
B6. Layout/design (mid-sized publications)
First place
Jennifer Judge and Jason Watkins, Northwest Explorer: “Reflections of the flag”
Second place
Rich Ott, Northwest Valley News: “The thrill of victory”
Third place
Paul Schwalbach, Tucson Citizen: Hundred years of hoops”
F1. Graphics (any publication)
First place
Mark Waters and Dan Kempton, The Arizona Republic: “Monsoon”
Second place
Andrew Long, East Valley Tribune: “Carving up Jack”
Third place
Eric Baker and Dan Kincaid, The Arizona Republic: “Valley mountains”
H1. Creative use of online
First place
Celia O’Brien, Ann Brown, Arizona Daily Star
“AZNightbuzz.com, John Lennon songwriting contest.”
Second place
StarNet staff, Arizona Daily Star: “Iraq war build-up,” “Rescue roulette” and “Centennial of flight”
H2. Breaking news online (any publication)
First place
Kerry Dinsmore, Mitch Tobin, Tom Beal and Thomas Stauffer, Eric Swedlund, James S. Wood, Renee Sauer, Aaron J. Latham, Jeffry Scott, David Sanders, Dave Castelan and Don Hammond, Kris LaFleur, Arizona Daily Star: “Aspen Fire coverage, July 3”
Second place
Kris LaFleur, D. Shayne Christie, Rich-Joseph Facun, David Sanders, Aaron J. Latham, Rhonda Bodfield Bloom, Tony Davis, Tom Beal and Tim Steller, Arizona Daily Star: “Aspen Fire coverage, July 18”
COMMUNITY JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR FINALISTS (in alphabetical order)
Philip Franchine, Green Valley News and Sun
Matthew Heil, Echo Magazine
Jim Keyworth, Payson Roundup
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS (in alphabetical order)
Michael Chow, The Arizona Republic
Mark Henle, The Arizona Republic
David Sanders, Arizona Daily Star
Pat Shannahan, The Arizona Republic
VIRG HILL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR FINALISTS (in alphabetical order)
Rhonda Bodfield, Arizona Daily Star
Susan Carroll, The Arizona Republic
Judi Villa, The Arizona Republic
WINNERS IN ALL OTHER CATEGORIES:
AHWATUKEE FOOTHILLS NEWS
U. Frank Williams
Georgann Yara
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
A.E. Araiza
Rob Bailey
Chiara Bautista
Tom Beal
Bryan Blumer
Rhonda Bodfield
Ann Brown
Joe Burchell
David Castelan
D. Shayne Christie
Tony Davis
Kerry Dinsmore
Charles Durrenberger
Jane Erikson
Rich-Jospeh Facun
David Fitzsimmons
Don Hammond
Bonnie Henry
Stephanie Innes
Shella Jacobs
Tiffany Kjos
Kris LaFleur
Aaron J. Latham
Jack Magruder
Kerry McVeigh
Ron Medvescek
Jose Merino
Guillermo Munro
L. Anne Newell
Celia O’Brien
Kelly Presnell
Chris Richards
Inger Sandal
David Sanders
Renee Sauer
Jeffry Scott
Scott Simonson
Dave Skog
Colleen Sparks
Thomas Stauffer
Eric Swedlund
Tim Steller
Mark Stewart
Mitch Tobin
Hugo Torres
David Wichner
Victor Vaughan
Phil Villarreal
Enric Volante
James S. Wood
ARIZONA DAILY SUN
Betsey Bruner
Larry Hendricks
Steve Rom
Scott Walters
ARIZONA LIVING
Diane Kashy
THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC
James Abundis
Diana Balazs
Eric Baker
Steve Benson
Dan Bickley
Patricia Biggs
Emily Bittner
Karina Bland
Paola Boivin
Catherine Burrough
Sherrie Buzby
Susan Carroll
Michael Chow
Sylvia Cody
Connie Cone Sexton
Peter Corbett
Scott Craven
Amanda J. Crawford
Glen Creno
Dave Cruz
John D’Anna
Laura Dobbins
Pat Flannery
Norm Frauenheim
Maggie Galehouse
Dawn Gilbertson
Kristen Go
Daniel Gonzalez
Deirdre Hamill
Craig Harris
Bill Hart
Mark Henle
Jonathan Higuera
Jo Anne Izumi
Dan Kempton
Michael Kiefer
Dan Kincaid
Ryan Konig
Pat Kossan
Jack Kurtz
Christina Leonard
Doug MacEachern
Shaun McKinnon
Monica Mendoza
E. J. Montini
Judy Nichols
Joel Nilsson
Kate Nolan
Dan Nowicki
Mary Jo Pitzl
Kee Rash
Joseph A. Reaves
Betty Reid
Thomas Ropp
Laurie Roberts
Jaimee Rose
Richard Ruelas
Marty Sauerzopf
Rob Schumacher
Howard Seftel
Connie Cone Sexton
Mark Shaffer
Pat Shannahan
Judd Slivka
Jodie Snyder
Kirsten Sorenson
Jon Talton
Mark Waters
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2002
Contest Winners
2001 Contest Winners
2000 Contest Winners
2003 Contest rules - photography
2003 supplemental photography entry form
Any contest questions, contact Contest Chair Jill
Jorden- Spitz at (520) 573-4177,
contest@azpressclub.org
For banquet information contact Banquet Chair Rebecca Allen at
banquet@azpressclub.org
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