1995 Excellence in Journalism Awards

Writing Awards

General Excellence in Business Writing - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Danielle Herubin - Palm Beach Post
Second Place - Eric Conrad - Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel
Third Place - Stephen Pounds - Palm Beach Post

General Excellence in Business Writing - 25,000 to 75,000 Daily

First Place - Clay W. Cone - Naples Daily News

General Excellence in Business Writing - less than 25,000 Daily

First Place - Christopher Hosford - Daily Business Review
Second Place - Earle Kimel - Citrus County Chronicle

General Excellence in Business Writing - Weekly Newspapers

First Place - Cheryl Kane Heimlich - S. Fla. Business Journal
Second Place - Dana Phillips - S. Fla. Business Journal

General Excellence in Commentary Writing - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - John Grogan - Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel
Second Place - Dan Le Batard - Miami Herald
Third Place - Gary Stein - Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel

General Excellence in Commentary Writing - 25,000 to 75,000 Daily

First Place - Kim Franke-Folstad - Naples Daily News
Second Place - Steve Bornhoft - Panama City News Herald
Third Place - Staff - Charlotte Sun-Herald

General Excellence in Commentary Writing - less than 25,000 Daily

First Place - Margie Kacoha - Palm Beach Daily News
Second Place - Neale Hunter - Citrus County Chronicle
Third Place - Susan Beach - Palm Beach Daily News

General Excellence in Commentary Writing - Weekly Newspapers

First Place - Cindy Bevington - High Springs Herald
Second Place - David Nickell - XS Magazine
Third Place - Ray St. Louis - High Springs Herald

General Excellence in Crime Writing - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Cindy Elmore - Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel
Second Place - Susannah Nesmith - Palm Beach Post
Third Place - Jay Croft - Palm Beach Post

General Excellence in Crime Writing - 25,000 to 75,000 Daily

First Place - Carlos Medina - Ocala Star Banner
Second Place - Yvette Hammett-Hall - Stuart News
Third Place - Brigid O'Malley - Naples Daily News

General Excellence in Crime Writing - less than 25,000 Daily

First Place - Greg Erbstoesser - Citrus County Chronicle

General Excellence in Crime Writing - Weekly Newspapers

First Place - Jeff Perlman - Delray Beach Times
Second Place - Judy Vik - West Boca Times
Third Place - Karie Wobrock - Bonita Banner

General Excellence in Criticism Writing Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Steve Webb - Lakeland Ledger
Second Place - Christine Dolen - Miami Herald
Third Place - Scott Eyman - Palm Beach Post

General Excellence in Criticism Writing - 25,000 to 75,000 Daily

First Place - Jeff Ostrowski - Ft. Pierce Tribune
Second Place - Jan Sjostrom - Palm Beach Daily News
Third Place - Maxine Ginsberg - Naples Daily News

General Excellence in Criticism Writing- Weekly Newspapers

First Place - Pamela Gordon - Miami New Times
Second Place - Michael Yockel - Miami New Times
Third Place - Robert Fins - The Insider

General Excellence in Environment Writing - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Robert King - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Second Place - Robert McClure - Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel
Third Place - Terry Dickson - Florida Times-Union

General Excellence in Environmental Writing - less than 25,000 Daily

First Place - Kirk Semple - Miami New Times
Second Place - Clint Riley - Citrus County Chronicle

General Excellence in Feature Writing - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Jonathon King - Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel
Second Place - Eliot Kleinberg - Palm Beach Post
Third Place - Matt Schudel - Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel

General Excellence in Feature Writing - 25,000 to 75,000 Daily

First Place - Gerald V. Ensley - Tallahassee Democrat
Second Place - Greg Saitz - Stuart News
Third Place - Jeff Ostrowski - Ft. Pierce Tribune

General Excellence in Feature Writing - less than 25,000 Daily

First Place - Clint Riley - Citrus County Chronicle
Second Place - Laurie Brookins - Palm Beach Daily News
Third Place - Margie Kacoha - Palm Beach Daily News

General Excellence in Feature Writing - Weekly Newspapers

First Place - Steve Almond - Miami New Times
Second Place - Kathy Glasgow - Miami New Times
Third Place - Todd Anthony - Miami New Times

General Excellence in General News Writing - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Jim Schoettler - Florida Times Union
Second Place - Jim Greenhill - Fort Myers News-Press
Third Place - Larry Keller - Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

General Excellence in General News Writing - 25,000 to 75,000 Daily

First Place - Mark Schlueb - Fort Pierce Tribune
Second Place - Tony Palermo - Charlotte Sun-Herald
Third Place - Mary Ellen Flannery - Stuart News

General Excellence in General News Writing - less than 25,000 Daily

First Place - Greg Erbstoesser - Citrus County Chronicle
Second Place - Larry Hobbs - Palm Beach Daily News
Third Place - Clint Riley - Citrus County Chronicle

General Excellence in General News Writing - Weekly Newspapers

First Place - Felicia Levine - S. Fla. Business Journal
Second Place - Judy Vik - West Boca Times
Third Place - Karie Wobrock - Bonita Banner

General Excellence in Government Writing - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Martin Wisk - Florida Times Union

General Excellence in Government Writing - 25,000 to 75,000 Daily

First Place - Peggy Ussery - Panama City News Herald
Second Place - Jeff Ostrowski - Ft. Pierce Tribune
Third Place - Dick Billeter - Ocala Star Banner

General Excellence in Government Writing - less than 25,000 Daily

First Place - Clint Riley - Citrus County Chronicle
Second Place - Butch Prevatt - Palatka Daily News

General Excellence in Government Writing - Weekly Newspapers

First Place - Liz Ernst - Bonita Banner
Second Place - Ronald Dupont - High Springs Herald

General Excellence in In Depth-Writing - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Crime and No Punishment - Miami Herald
Second Place - E.A. Torriero on Haiti - Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel
Third Place - Journal on the River - Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel

General Excellence in In-Depth Writing - 25,000 to 75,000 Daily

First Place - Jennifer Maddox - Stuart News
Second Place - Cherie Hicks - Panama City News Herald
Third Place - Brigid O'Malley - Naples Daily News

General Excellence in In-Depth Writing - less than 25,000 Daily

First Place - "Without A Net" - Citrus County Chronicle
Second Place - "Police Perks" - Citrus County Chronicle
Third Place - "Repo Auto Dealer" - Palatka Daily News

General Excellence in In-Depth Writing - Weekly Newspapers

First Place - Jim Defede - Miami New Times
Second Place - Elise Ackerman - Miami New Times
Third Place - Stephen Wissink - XS Magazine

General Excellence in Opinion Writing - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Morris Kennedy - Tampa Tribune
Second Place - Jan Pudlow - Tallahassee Democrat
Third Place - Jeff Lytle - Naples Daily News

General Excellence in Opinion Writing - less than 25,000 Daily

First Place - Staff - High Springs Herald
Second Place - Linda Rawls - Palm Beach Daily News
Third Place - Don Goodwin - Bonita Banner

General Excellence in Sports Writing - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Dave Hyde - Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel
Second Place - Dan Le Batard - Miami Herald
Third Place - Dave Sheinin - Miami Herald

General Excellence in Sports Writing - 25,000 to 75,000 Daily

First Place - Rick Folstad - Naples Daily News

General Excellence in Sports Writing - less than 25,000 Daily

First Place - David Warm - S. Fla. Newspaper Network

Photography Awards

General Excellence in Spot News Photo - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Craig Rubadoux - Florida Today
Second Place - Lannis Waters - Palm Beach Post
Third Place - Craig Bailey - Florida Today

General Excellence in Spot News Photo - 25,000 to 75,000 Daily

First Place - Tracy Mack - Daily Commercial (Leesburg)
Second Place - Sanford Myers - Stuart News

General Excellence in Spot News Photo - less than 25,000 Daily

First Place - Robin Cornetet - Citrus County Chronicle

General Excellence in Spot News Photo - Weekly Newspapers

First Place - Michael O'Halloran - Gadsden County Times
Second Place - Ben Gray - Bonita Banner

General Excellence in Feature Photo - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Fred Bellet - Tampa Tribune
Second Place - Bill Serne - St. Petersburg Times
Third Place - Lou Toman - Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

General Excellence in Feature Photo - 25,000 to 75,000 Daily

First Place - Susan Cohen - Stuart News
Second Place - Tom O'Neill - Charlotte Sun-Herald

General Excellence in Feature Photo - less than 25,000 Daily

First Place - Sandor Sklar - Palm Beach Daily News
Second Place - Douglas McGlothlin - Palm Beach Daily News

General Excellence in Feature Photo - Weekly Newspapers

First Place - Kevin White - Hernando Today
Second Place - Andrew Itkoff - XS Magazine

General Excellence in Sports Photo - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Bruce Ackerman - Ocala Star Banner

General Excellence in Sports Photo - Weekly Newspapers

First Place - Michael O'Halloran - Gadsden County Times
Second Place - Kevin White - Hernando Today
Third Place - Ronald DuPont - High Springs Herald

General Excellence in Photo Illustration - 25,000 to 75,000 Daily

First Place - Staff - Panama City News Herald

General Excellence in Photo Illustration - less than 25,000 Daily

First Place - Sandor Sklar - Palm Beach Daily News

General Excellence in Photo Illustration - Weekly Newspapers

First Place - Brian Stauffer - Miami New Times

Artistic Awards

General Excellence in Artist Illustration - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Lena Lawson - Palm Beach Post (tie)
First Place - Steve Madden - Palm Beach Post (tie)

General Excellence in Artist Illustration - 25,000 to 75,000 Daily

First Place - John Russo - Panama City News Herald
Second Place - Chris Nye - Fort Pierce Tribune
Third Place - Lana Sumpter - Fort Pierce Tribune

General Excellence in Info Graphics

First Place - Anjanette Rieger - Charlotte Sun-Herald
Second Place - Chris Nye - Ft. Pierce Tribune
Third Place - John Russo - Panama City News Herald

Editing Awards

General Excellence in Business Page Layout - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Jeffrey Brooks - Florida Times Union
Second Place - Heather McElrath - Citrus County Chronicle
Third Place - Brian J. O'Connor - Palm Beach Post

General Excellence in Feature Page Design - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Lisa Griffis - Palm Beach Post
Second Place - Sarah Franquet - Palm Beach Post
Third Place - Mark Buzek - Palm Beach Post

General Excellence in Feature Page Design - 25,000 to 75,000 Daily

First Place - Jeff Tudeen - Gainesville Sun
Second Place - Jean Fleetwood - Gainesville Sun
Third Place - Lana Sumpter - Ft. Pierce Tribune

General Excellence in Feature Page Design - less than 25,000 Daily

First Place - Carol Carnevale - Palm Beach Daily News
Second Place - Yolanda Cernicky - Palm Beach Daily News
Third Place - Robin Redfearn - Citrus County Chronicle

General Excellence in Feature Page Design - Weekly Newspapers

First Place - Brian Stauffer - Miami New Times
Second Place - Michael Farver - XS Magazine
Third Place - Thom Witt - Bonita Banner

General Excellence in Front Page Design - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Cheney Gazzam - Palm Beach Post

General Excellence in Front Page Design - 25,000 to 75,000 Daily

First Place - Scott Kneeland - Gainesville Sun
Second Place - Daniel S. Wine - Gainesville Sun
Third Place - Cherie Beers - Ocala Star Banner

General Excellence in Front Page Design - less than 25,000 Daily

First Place - Carol Carnevale - Palm Beach Daily News

General Excellence in Front Page Design - Weekly Newspapers

First Place - Thom Witt - Bonita Banner
Second Place - Ralph Kurcher - Sanibel Island Reporter
Third Place - Michael Farver - XS Magazine

General Excellence in Local Page Design - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Daniel S. Wine - Gainesville Sun
Second Place - B.J. Agnew - Gainesville Sun
Third Place - Thomas B. Elia, Jr. - Palm Beach Post

General Excellence in Local Page Design - less than 25,000 Daily

First Place - Earle Kimmel - Citrus County Chronicle
Second Place - Mitch Miller - S. Fla. Newspaper Network
Third Place - Charlie Brennan - Citrus County Chronicle

General Excellence in Sports Page Layout - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Jodi Davis - Palm Beach Post
Second Place - Thom Witt - Bonita Banner
Third Place - Scott Atkinson - Citrus County Chronicle

Other Awards

General Excellence in Editorial Cartooning - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Chan Lo - Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel
Second Place - David Willson - Palm Beach Daily News

General Excellence in Editorial Support - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Maryann Sterzel - Florida Times Union
Second Place - MaryAnn McCarthy - Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

General Excellence in Special Section - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - "Price of Freedom" - Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel
Second Place - "Football '94" - Palm Beach Post
Third Place - "Surviving the Storm" - Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel

General Excellence in Special Section - 25,000 to 75,000 Daily

First Place - "Crunch Time" - Ft. Pierce Tribune
Second Place - "Nascar '94" - Ft. Pierce Tribune
Third Place - "Election '94" - Gainesville Sun

General Excellence in Special Section - less than 25,000 Daily

First Place - "Generation X" - Boca Raton News
Second Place - "Island Times" - Palm Beach Daily News

General Excellence in Special Section - Weekly Newspapers

First Place - "9th International" - EastSider
Second Place - "14th Annual" - Sanibel Island Reporter
Third Place - "Eye on Education" - Gadsden County Times

General Excellence in Weekly Magazine - Over 75,000 Daily

First Place - Sunshine - Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel
Second Place - Business Day One - Palm Beach Post

General Excellence in Weekly Magazine - less than 25,000 Daily

First Place - Inside Tracks

General Excellence in Weekly Magazine - Weekly Newspapers

First Place - Miami New Times


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