| PRINT |
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| Category 1 - Best Coverage of a Spot News Event by An Individual (Print) |
| First Place: |
| Many Questions, Few Answers |
| The Journal Times |
| Jeffrey L. Wilford |
| Second Place: |
| Stillwaters Bullets Further Tarnish Hip-Hop’s Name |
| The Capital Times |
| Samara Kalk Derby |
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| Category 2 - Best Coverage of a Spot News Event by a More Than One Reporter (Print) |
| First Place: |
| no award given |
| Second Place: |
| no award given |
| |
| Category 3 - Best Continuous Reporting on a Single Subject, Series or Selection of Individual Stories (Print) |
| First Place: |
| Minorities in High School Sports |
| Green Bay Press - Gazette |
| Mike Spofford |
| Second Place: |
| Steven Avery Case |
| Milwuakee Journal Sentinel |
| Tom Kertscher |
| |
| Category 4 - Best Single Feature Story (Print) |
| First Place: |
| Caitlin’s Song |
| Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
| Annysa Johnson |
| Second Place: |
| Isn’t It Romantic? |
| Isthmus |
| Kent Williams |
| |
| Category 5 - Best Single Short Feature Under 750 Words (Print) |
| First Place: |
| Free Bees / Honeybees Get New Home |
| La Crosse Tribune |
| Betsy Bloom |
| Second Place: |
| Back Road Journey |
| Milwaukee Magazine |
| Mary Van de Kamp Nohl |
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| Category 6 - Best Single Sports Story (Print) |
| First Place: |
| Net Worth |
| Milwaukee Magazine, Inc. |
| Perry M. Lamek |
| Second Place: |
| Thanks, Dad |
| The Capital Times |
| Jason Mc Mahon |
| |
| Category 7 - Best Critical Review of the Arts - Theater, Music, Dance Visual Arts, Books, Movies, Television (Print) |
| First Place: |
| City Speak, Design Matters, Shirtless |
| Milwaukee Magazine, Inc. |
| Tom Bamberger, Mario Quadracci |
| Second Place: |
| Fast Food Architecture |
| Isthmus |
| Kent Williams |
| |
| Category 8 - Best Single Editorial, Statement of Editorial Position (Print) |
| First Place: |
| Let Gay Couples Marry |
| Wisconsin State Journal |
| Tim Kelley |
| Second Place: |
| Cheese Addiction |
| Wisconsin State Journal |
| Chuck Martin |
| |
| Category 9 - Best Single Editorial Cartoon (Print) |
| First Place: |
| Melee Time |
| The Review |
| Vaughan Larson |
| Second Place: |
| No Award given |
| |
| Category 10 - Best Newspaper Headlines (Print) |
| First Place: |
| Headline Collection |
| Green Bay Press - Gazette |
| Don Klein |
| Second Place: |
| Headline Collection |
| Green Bay Press - Gazette |
| Randy Riebe |
| |
| Category 11 - Best Single Business Story (Print) |
| First Place: |
| Organizing a Union is a Tough Road |
| Wisconsin State Journal |
| Doug Erickson |
| Second Place: |
| Pension Fund Withers |
| The Business Journal |
| Rich Rovito |
| |
| Category 12 - Best Single Background, Analytical or Interpretive Story (Print) |
| First Place: |
| Why Did Devin Have To Die? |
| Wisconsin State Journal |
| Andy Hall, Ed Treleven, Barry Adams, Craig Schreiner, Jason Klein, Phil Glende, Laura Sparks, Ron Larson |
| Second Place: |
| Northern Center |
| Leader - Telegram |
| Eric Lindquist |
| |
| Category 13 - Best Written Story for a Magazine, Magazine Supplement or Other Special Section (Print) |
| First Place: |
| Will Power |
| Wisconsin Academy Review |
| Michael Penn |
| Second Place: |
| New Black Power |
| Milwaukee Magazine |
| Kurt Chandler |
| |
| Category 14 - Best Single Story or Series Making a Contribution to the Welfare of the Community or State (Print) |
| First Place: |
| A Lonely Death |
| The Post - Crescent |
| The Post - Crescent Team |
| Second Place: |
| Right Next Door |
| Leader - Telegram |
| Eric Lindquist |
| |
| Category 15 - Best Investigative Story or Series (Print) |
| First Place: |
| Justice For Sale |
| Wisconsin State Journal |
| Dee J. Hall, Andy Hall, Scott Milfred, Anita Clark, Phil Glende |
| Second Place: |
| A Closed Club |
| Milwaukee Magazine, Inc. |
| Bill Lueders |
| |
| Category 16 - Best Personal Service Feature Which Helps Readers Improve the Quality of Their Lives (Print) |
| First Place: |
| Honor Thy Father and Mother |
| Milwaukee Magazine, Inc. |
| Carolyn Kott Washburne |
| Second Place: |
| Costly Cash |
| Leader - Telegram |
| Eric Lindquist |
| |
| Category 17 - Best General Column by An Individual Ona Regular Basis (Print) |
| First Place: |
| Fighting Squidward, Don’t Jump, Mother Returns |
| La Crosse Tribune |
| Matt James |
| Second Place: |
| Support Crucial, One Tough Girl |
| The Capital Times |
| Rob Zaleski |
| |
| Category 18 - Best Sports Column by An Individual (Print) |
| First Place: |
| Fun and Games |
| The Rick Horowitz Column |
| Rick Horowitz |
| Second Place: |
| Column Collection |
| Green Bay Press - Gazette |
| Chris Havel |
| |
| Category 19 - Best Life Style Columns by An Individual (Print) |
| First Place: |
| Cold; Do Something About Weight; She’s My Sister |
| Green Bay Press - Gazette |
| Kelly Bruss |
| Second Place: |
| Crying Out |
| Leader - Telegram |
| Susan Barber |
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| PRINT GRAPHICS |
| |
| Category 20 - Best Newspaper News Page Design, Includes Non-Daily Publications (excludes Magazines) (Print Graphics) |
| First Place: |
| no award given |
| Second Place: |
| no award given |
| |
| Category 21 - Best Newspaper Feature Page Design (Print Graphics) |
| First Place: |
| Wise Women |
| Leader - Telegram |
| Susan Barber, Shane Opatz, Kathy Nelson |
| Second Place: |
| Tracking Memories |
| Leader - Telegram |
| Susan Barber, Shane Opatz, Kathy Nelson, Christena O’ Brien |
| |
| Category 22 - Best Magazine Spread Design (Print Graphics) |
| First Place: |
| No Exit |
| Milwaukee Magazine, Inc. |
| Sharon K. Nelson, Mindy Benham, Kevin J. Miyazaki, Greg Spalenka |
| Second Place: |
| The Flavor of Home |
| Milwaukee Magazine, Inc. |
| Sharon K. Nelson, Mindy Benham, Kevin J. Miyazaki |
| |
| Category 23 - Best Magazine Cover Design (Print Graphics) |
| First Place: |
| Mr. Clout |
| Milwaukee Magazine, Inc. |
| Sharon K. Nelson, Mindy Benham, Kevin J. Miyazaki |
| Second Place: |
| Best Builders |
| Milwaukee Magazine, Inc. |
| Sharon K. Nelson, Mindy Benham, Kevin J. Miyazaki |
| |
| Category 24 - Best Non-Daily or Tabloid Cover Design (Print Graphics) |
| First Place: |
| Seeking a New Life |
| Green Bay Press - Gazette |
| Daniel Higgins |
| Second Place: |
| No Award Given |
| |
| Category 25 - Best Use of Informational Graphics (Print Graphics) |
| First Place: |
| Pursuing The American Dream |
| Green Bay Press - Gazette |
| Daniel Higgins |
| Second Place: |
| no 2nd place given |
| |
| Category 26 - Best Use of Illustration (Print Graphics) |
| First Place: |
| Hunting Season |
| Green Bay Press - Gazette |
| Joe Heller |
| Second Place: |
| no 2nd place given |
| |
| PRINT PHOTOGRAPHY |
| |
| Category 27 - Best Spot News (Print Photography) |
| First Place: |
| Dog Rescue |
| The Journal Times |
| Gregory Shaver |
| Second Place: |
| Bus Accident |
| The Journal Times |
| Mark Hertzberg |
| |
| Category 28 - Best General News (Print Photography) |
| First Place: |
| Harley 100th |
| Wisconsin State Journal |
| John Maniaci |
| Second Place: |
| Going To Prison |
| The Journal Times |
| Mark Hertzberg |
| |
| Category 29 - Best Documentary (Print Photography) |
| First Place: |
| no award given |
| Second Place: |
| no award given |
| |
| Category 30 - Best Feature (Print Photography) |
| First Place: |
| Eat Your Peas |
| The Post - Crescent |
| Sharon Cekada |
| Second Place: |
| Sneaking a Peek |
| Wisconsin State Journal |
| John Maniaci |
| |
| Category 31 - Best Sports (Print Photography) |
| First Place: |
| Wrestling |
| Green Bay Press - Gazette |
| Steve Levin |
| Second Place: |
| Race Watcher |
| The Journal Times |
| Mark Hertzberg |
| |
| Category 32 - Best Picture Story or Series (Print Photography) |
| First Place: |
| Seeking a New Life |
| Green Bay Press - Gazette |
| Evan Sigele |
| Second Place: |
| Andy’s Courage |
| Wisconsin State Journal |
| John Maniaci |
| |
| Category 33 - Best Photo Illustration (Print Photography) |
| First Place: |
| Selection of 2003 |
| Milwaukee Magazine, Inc. |
| Kevin J. Miyazaki |
| Second Place: |
| No award given |
| |
| RADIO |
| |
| Category 34 - Best Spot News Story (Radio) |
| First Place: |
| Bank One Building Fire |
| News/Talk 1130 WISN |
| Harold Mester, Jodi Becker, Melanie Scott |
| Second Place: |
| Mad Rally |
| Wisconsin Public Radio |
| Gil Halsted |
| |
| Category 35 - Best Continuing Reporting of an Ongoing Story (Radio) |
| First Place: |
| America Goes To War |
| WUWM-FM |
| Marge Pitrof, Bob Bach, Ann- Elise Henzl, Marti Mikkelson, Anna Panoka |
| Second Place: |
| Year of Deficits |
| WUWM |
| Marge Pitrof, Bob Bach, Ann- Elise Henzl, Marti Mikkelson, Anna Panoka, Lauren Burke |
| |
| Category 36 - Best Documentary or Series (Radio) |
| First Place: |
| School Funding: Past, Present, and Future |
| WUWM-FM |
| Marge Pitrof, Marti Mikkelson, Anna Panoka |
| Second Place (tie): |
| Preserving Cultures |
| Wisconsin Public Radio |
| Mike Simonson, Patty Murray, Mary Jo Wagner, Chuck Quirmbach, Gil Halstad, Terry Bell |
| Second Place (tie): |
| Failing the Fire Test |
| News/Talk 1130 WISN |
| |
| Category 37 - Best Feature (Radio) |
| First Place: |
| Chess Team |
| WUWM-FM |
| Anna Panoka |
| Second Place: |
| Bones |
| WBKV Radio - West Bend |
| Judy Steffes |
| |
| Category 38 - Best Sports Story(Radio) |
| First Place: |
| Brewers Woo Fans |
| WUWM-FM |
| Ann-Elise Henzl |
| Second Place: |
| Bob The Announcer |
| Wisconsin Public Radio |
| Chuck Quirmbach |
| |
| Category 39 - Best Single Report or Series Contributing to the Community’s Welfare (Radio) |
| First Place: |
| Health & The Uninsured |
| WUWM-FM |
| Ann-Elise Henzl |
| Second Place: |
| Priest Abuse Survivors |
| Wisconsin Public Radio |
| Chuck Quirmbach |
| |
| Category 40 - Best Writing for Radio News (Radio) |
| First Place: |
| Soda In School |
| WIZM-AM |
| Mitch Reynolds |
| Second Place (tie): |
| Music Swappers |
| Wisconsin Public Radio |
| Shamane Mills |
| Second Place (tie): |
| Burger & Sundae |
| WUWM-FM |
| |
| Category 41 - Best Use of Audio Within a Report (Radio) |
| First Place: |
| War Rallies |
| WUWM-FM |
| Anna Panoka |
| Second Place: |
| Scared Silly |
| WUWM-FM |
| Ann-Elise Henzl |
| |
| TELEVISION |
| |
| Category 42 - Best Immediate Coverage of a Breaking News Story (Television) |
| First Place: |
| Chase & Crash |
| WTMJ-TV Channel 4 |
| Kevin Frahm, Bill Lawrence, WTMJ-TV Staff |
| Second Place: |
| Columbia Shuttle Disaster |
| WITI-Fox 6 |
| Miles Aquino, WITI-Fox 6 News Staff |
| |
| Category 43 - Best Same Day Television Coverage of a Hard News Story (Television) |
| First Place: |
| Kenosha DUI Ridealong |
| WITI-Fox 6 |
| Deanna Durante, Ernesto Santiago |
| Second Place: |
| End of the Road |
| WTMJ-Channel 4 |
| Vince Vitrano, Jim Angelli, Abdoulaye Boye |
| |
| Category 44 - Best Multi-day Coverage of An Ongoing Story (Television) |
| First Place: |
| H-D 100th Anniversary Week |
| WITI-Fox 6 |
| Miles Aquino, Fox 6 News Staff |
| Second Place (tie): |
| Laurel Clark: Astronaut, Sister, Wife, Mom |
| WTMJ-Channel 4 |
| Mike Jacobs, Todd Pretre |
| Second Place (tie): |
| Guilty Until Proven Innocent |
| WBAY-TV |
| |
| Category 45 - Best Live Reporting (Television) |
| First Place: |
| Fire Department Delays |
| WTMJ-TV Channel 4 |
| Brian McKaig, Tim Mewlmans |
| Second Place: |
| HD 100th Celebration |
| WITI-Fox 6 |
| WITI-Fox 6 News Staff |
| |
| Category 46 - Best Mini-series (Television) |
| First Place: |
| Life in the Fast Lane |
| WBAY-TV |
| Natalie Arnold, Steve Cady |
| Second Place: |
| Fatal Flaws |
| WITI-Fox 6 |
| Bob Segall, Michelle Murray, David Michuda, Ernesto Santiago, Jason Kutter |
| |
| Category 47 - Best Background, Analytical or Interpretive Report (Television) |
| First Place: |
| A Milwaukee Murder:Reading Between the Lines |
| WITI-Fox 6 |
| Bob Segall, Michelle Murray, David Michuda, Craig Hofer |
| Second Place: |
| Passing the Smell Test |
| WISC-TV |
| Joel DeSpain, Don Cady |
|
| Category 48 - Best Investigative Report or Series (Television) |
| First Place: |
| Benefits To Retire For |
| WBAY-TV |
| Natalie Arnold, Steve Cady |
| Second Place: |
| Purse Party |
| WISN-TV Channel 12 |
| Colleen Henry, Jason Huorer, Susan MacDonald, Mike Heider, Hank Strunk |
|
| Category 49 - Best Single Report or Series Contributing to the Community’s Welfare (Television) |
| First Place: |
| Family Crisis |
| WISC-TV |
| Joel DeSpain, Jay Olsen, Mike Vansusteren |
| Second Place: |
| Internet Predators |
| WTMJ-Channel 4 |
| John Mercure, Paul Mercure, Tim Meulemans, Greg Best, Clarke Barton, Todd Pretre |
| |
| Category 50 - Best Personal Service Feature Which Helps Viewers Improve the Quality of Their Lives (Television) |
| First Place: |
| Healing Tattoos |
| WITI-Fox 6 |
| Julie Feldman, Del Canon |
| Second Place: |
| The Price of Beauty |
| WTMJ-TV Channel 4 |
| Claudia Coffey, Tim Meuleman, Paul Marble, Bruno Giglio |
| |
| Category 51 - Best Writing for Television News (Television) |
| First Place: |
| Perry’s People |
| WITI-Fox 6 |
| Ted Perry |
| Second Place: |
| Rolling in the Green |
| WITI-Fox 6 |
| Bob Segall |
| |
| Category 52 - Best Feature (Television) |
| First Place: |
| Home on the Range |
| WITI-Fox 6 |
| Jim Wilson, Ted Perry |
| Second Place: |
| Litter |
| Wisconsin Public Television |
| Mike Perry, Andy Moore, Wendy Woodard |
| |
| Category 53 - Best Television Sports Story(Television) |
| First Place: |
| Proud Players |
| WGBA-TV |
| Michele Cheplis, Nate Garot |
| Second Place: |
| No 2nd place given |
| |
| Category 54 - Best Documentary or News Special, One-Time Program of Current Significance Showing Enterprise and/or Social Awareness (Television) |
| First Place: |
| Wisconsin World War II Stories: Part 2 Europe |
| Wisconsin Public Television |
| Mik Derks, Everett Soetenga, David Hestad, Carol Larson |
| Second Place: |
| The House That Green Bay Built |
| WGBA NBC 26 |
| NBC 26 News Staff |
| |
| Category 55 - Best Planned Coverage of a Single Event 30 Minutes or More in Length (Television) |
| First Place: |
| Harley 100th Parade - Ticket to Ride |
| WITI-Fox 6 |
| Miles Aquino, WITI-Fox 6 News Staff |
| Second Place: |
| Finally in the Front Row |
| WITI-Fox 6 |
| Brian Graham, Dave Michuda, Tom Pipines, Ted Perry, Gordie Trantow |
| |
| Category 56 - Best Public Affairs Program (Television) |
| First Place: |
| Mission:Afghanistan |
| WISN-TV Channel 12 |
| Rita Hagen Aleman, Kathy Mykleby, Eric McGee, John Eddy, Sandi Adelman, Cary Edwards |
| Second Place: |
| In Wisconsin |
| Wisconsin Public Television |
| Christine Sloan-Miller, Kathy Bissen, Laurie Gorman, Art Hackett, Patty Loew, Jerry Huffman |
| |
| Category 57 - Best Commentary (Television) |
| First Place: |
| Concealed Carry, Concealed Safety |
| WISC-TV |
| Neil Heinen |
| Second Place: |
| Another Day Older and Another Excuse |
| WMVS-TV Milwaukee Public Television |
| Rick Horowitz |
| |
| TELEVISION PHOTOGRAPHY |
| |
| Category 58 - Best Spot News (Television Photography) |
| First Place: |
| Wall of Fire |
| WGBA-TV |
| Mike Moon, Bayette George |
| Second Place: |
| no 2nd place given |
| |
| Category 59 - Best General News (Television Photography) |
| First Place: |
| Speed Traps |
| WGBA-TV |
| Eric Peterson |
| Second Place: |
| On the Road with Vince |
| WITI-Fox 6 |
| Geoff Camp |
| |
| Category 60 - Best Documentary (Television Photography) |
| First Place: |
| Wisconsin WWII Stories |
| Wisconsin Public Television |
| Everett Soetenga, Michael Eicher |
| Second Place: |
| Duane Gay:Brave Heart |
| WISN-TV Channel 12 |
| John Kenney, Dave Bakken |
| |
| Category 61 - Best Feature (Television Photography) |
| First Place: |
| Natural Areas |
| WGBA-TV |
| Wayne Ritter |
| Second Place: |
| WTMJ Photography Feature |
| WTMJ-Channel 4 |
| Todd Pretre |
| |
| Category 62 - Best Sports (Television Photography) |
| First Place: |
| 5th Quarter Composite |
| WITI-Fox 6 |
| Mickie Leach |
| Second Place: |
| Rowing on the River |
| WGBA-TV |
| Nate Garot |
| |
| WEB JOURNALISM |
| |
| Category 63 - Best News Story Originally Published on a Website (Web Journalism) |
| First Place: |
| Extended Coverage of Power:The Future Roundtable on Web Site |
| The Daily Reporter |
| Rick Benedict, Sean Ryan |
| Second Place: |
| no 2nd place given |
| |
| Category 64 - Best Feature Story Originally Published on a Website (Web Journalism) |
| First Place: |
| Who is Headlining the Secret Harley Show |
| OnMilwaukee.com |
| Bobby Tanzillo |
| Second Place: |
| no 2nd place given |
| |
| Category 65 - Best Web-only Commentary/Column (Web Journalism) |
| First Place: |
| Covert Flights |
| Green Bay Press - Gazette |
| Joe Heller |
| Second Place: |
| no 2nd place given |
| |
| Category 66 - Best Website Design (Web Journalism) |
| First Place: |
| Wisconsin Stories |
| Wisconsin Public Television |
| Erika Kachama-Nkoy, Brian Larbiecki |
| Second Place: |
| no 2nd place given |
| |
| Category 67 - Best Interactive Website (Web Journalism) |
| First Place: |
| no award given |
| |
| Second Place: |
| no award given |
| |
| COLLEGE |
| |
| Category 99.01 - Best News Story (Print) |
| First Place: |
| UWM Professor Gets Two Years for Sexual Assault |
| The Leader - UWM |
| Adam Bergstrom |
| Second Place: |
| Fire Scorches Two Houses |
| The Marquette Tribune |
| Jen Haberkorn |
| |
| Category 99.02 - Best Feature Story (Print) |
| First Place: |
| Building A Community |
| Curb Magazine |
| Lauren O’Connell, Lindsay Renick Mayer |
| Second Place: |
| New Year, Old Problems |
| The Marquette Tribune |
| Andrew Johnson |
| |
| Category 99.03 - Best Sports Story (Print) |
| First Place: |
| Quite the “Spectacle” |
| The Marquette Tribune |
| Dave Rossetti |
| Second Place: |
| Kansas Obliterates MU in Semi-final, Dashes Title Hopes |
| The Marquette Tribune |
| John Casper, Jr. |
| |
| Category 99.04 - Best Critical Review of the Arts - Theater, Music, Dance Visual Arts, Books, Movies, Television (Print) |
| First Place: |
| American Splendor |
| The Leader - UWM |
| Lauren Burke |
| Second Place: |
| Lost In Translation |
| The Leader - UWM |
| Matt Levine |
| |
| Category 99.05 - Best Best Editorial or Commentary (Print) |
| First Place: |
| In Defense of the Student Association |
| The Leader - UWM |
| Shelly Janke |
| Second Place: |
| “Cult Show” Ends Seven-Season Run, immortal to Fans |
| The Marquette Tribune |
| Joey Taylor |
| |
| Category 99.06 - Best News Story (Radio) |
| First Place: |
| Tuition Hike |
| UWM PantherCast |
| Angie Heitman |
| Second Place: |
| no 2nd place given |
| |
| Category 99.07 - Best Feature Story (Radio) |
| First Place: |
| Reading To Kids |
| UWM PantherCast |
| Mya Gee |
| Second Place: |
| no 2nd place given |
| |
| Category 99.08 - Best News Story (Television) |
| First Place: |
| Secret Shoppers |
| UWM PantherVision |
| Jessica Jimenez, Matthew Mixon |
| Second Place: |
| House Fire |
| Marquette University Television |
| Anthony Cuzzone |
| |
| Category 99.09 - Best Feature (Television) |
| First Place: |
| Grocery Gobbler |
| UWM PantherVision |
| Lauren Burke, Nicole DeLanguillette |
| Second Place: |
| Saturday Volunteers |
| UWM PantherVision |
| Tim Muma, Mary Rinzel |
| |
| Category 99.1 - Best Sports Story (Television) |
| First Place: |
| UWM Football Returns |
| UWM PantherVision |
| Tim Muma, Tory Avdek |
| Second Place: |
| Looking Ahead:The Season After the Final Four |
| Marquette University Television |
| Jessica Blada |
| |
| Category 99.11 - Best Television Photojournalism (Television) |
| First Place: |
| Diving Team |
| UWM PantherVision |
| Nicole Meyer, Linda Phanhmahavong |
| Second Place: |
| Indoor Baseball |
| UWM PantherVision |
| Iana Sellers, Eric Anderson |
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