Milwaukee Press Club

2004 Excellence in Journalism Awardees

Category 1  Best coverage of a spot news event by an individual (Print)
1st Place
Samara Kalk Derby 
The Capital Times 
Halloween Horror

Category 2  Best coverage of a spot news event by more than one reporter  (Print)
1st Place
Staff 
Green Bay Press-Gazette 
Reggie White
 
2nd Place (TIE)
Patricia Simms, Barry Adams 
Wisconsin State Journal 
Come Kill Me
 
Barry Adams, Lisa Schuetz, Karen Rivedal, Scott Milfred, Ed Treleven, Patricia Simms 
Wisconsin State Journal  
Missing Woman
 
Category 3 Best continuous reporting on a single subject, a series or a selection of individual stories (Print)
1st Place
Larry Sandler 
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 
Aviation Insecurity
 
2nd Place
Madison Magazine staff 
Madison Magazine 
Opening Overture
 
Category 4  Best single feature story (Print)
1st Place
Matt James 
La Crosse Tribune 
Is There a Crown for Kendra
 
2nd Place
Jason Wilde 
Wisconsin State Journal 
A Laugh That will Live On
 
Category 5  Best single short feature under 750 words (Print)
1st Place
Doug Erickson 
Wisconsin State Journal 
Making Up for Lost Time 
 
2nd Place
Joel McNally 
Milwaukee Magazine 
Beyond the Bench
 
Category 6  Best single sports story (Print)
1st Place
Daniel Libit  
Milwaukee Magazine  
Pilgrim  
 
2nd Place
Jon Masson  
Wisconsin State Journal  
Dream Date

Category 7 Best critical review of the arts (Print)
1st Place
Kent Williams
Isthmus
Bare-Naked Ladies

2nd Place
Tom Bamberger
Milwaukee Magazine
Mistakes Happen

Category 8 Best Single Editorial (Print)
1st Place
Tim Kelley
Wisconsin State Journal
Sober Up Wisconsin

2nd Place
John Nichols
The Capital Times
The Attack on Amat
 
Category 9  Best single editorial cartoon  (Print)
1st Place
Joe Heller 
Green Bay Press-Gazette 
Religious Convictions 
 
2nd Place
Paul Berge 
The Business Journal 
Baseball Paupers Must Find a Way to Win
 
Category 10  Newspaper headline awards (Print)
1st Place
Mike Sherry 
Post-Crescent, Appleton 
(Various headlines) 
 
2nd Place
William Foy 
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire 
(various headlines)
 
Category 11  Best single business story  (Print)
1st Place
Erik Gunn 
Milwaukee Magazine 
On the Line 
 
2nd Place
Jason Stein 
Wisconsin State Journal 
Threat from Brazil
 
Category 12  Best single background, analytical, or interpretive story (Print)
1st Place
Barbara Miner 
Milwaukee Magazine 
Laying Claim
 
2nd Place
Pat Schneider 
The Capital Times 
United Our Way
 
Category 13 Best written story for a magazine, magazine supplement, or other special section (Print)
 
1st Place
Frank Bures 
Madison Magazine 
Read (between) the lines 
 
2nd Place
Michael Penn
Wisconsin Academy Review 
The Science of Happiness
 
Category 14  Best single story or series making a contribution to the welfare of the community or state  (Print) 
1st Place
Staff 
Wisconsin State Journal 
Life and Death in Allied Drive - A Neighborhood Left Behind 
 
2nd Place
Sharon Cekada, Hlee Vang, Keith Uhlig, Jamie Mara 
Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers 
Starting Anew: The Hmong Journey to Wisconsin
 
Category 15  Best investigative story or series  (Print)
1st Place
Duke Behnke, Jamie Mara, Ben Jones, Michael King 
Post-Crescent, Appleton 
911 Mixups 
 
2nd Place
Steven Elbow 
The Capital Times 
A Death in Isolation
 
Category 16 Best personal service feature, which helps readers improve the quality of their lives (Print)
1st Place
Mario Quadracci 
Milwaukee Magazine 
A+ Doctors 
 
2nd Place
Eric Lindquist 
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire 
Runaway Lives
 
Category 17  General columns by an individual on a regular basis  (Print)
1st Place
Mike Moore 
Journal Times, Racine 
General Columns 
 
2nd Place
Dan Flannery
Post-Crescent, Appleton 
Columns
 
Category 18  Sports columns by an individual  (Print) 
1st Place
Matt James 
La Crosse Tribune 
Who is Andrew Rock? An At-Bat Worth Cheering; Who Wears Short Shirts? 
 
2nd Place
Rob Hernandez 
Wisconsin State Journal 
Prep Huddle 
 
Category 19 Lifestyle columns by an individual (Print)
1st Place
Matt James
La Crosse Tribune
Looking Out the Window and Waiting

2nd Place (TIE)
Andy Moore
Isthmus
Close to Home essays

John Roach
Madison Magazine
Out There

Category 20  Best newspaper news page design, includes non-daily publications but excludes magazines  (Print Graphics)
1st Place
Steve Massie 
Post-Crescent, Appleton 
Living in Limbo
 
Category 21  Best newspaper feature page design (Print Graphics)
1st Place
Eric Klister 
Post-Crescent, Appleton 
(untitled) 
 
2nd Place
Kathy Nelson, Susan Barber 
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire 
Dial F for Fashion
 
Category 22  Best magazine spread design (Print Graphics) 
1st Place
Tim Burton, Martha Busse 
Madison Magazine 
Top Docs 
 
2nd Place
Sharon Nelson, Mindy Benham, Kevin J. Miyazaki 
Milwaukee Magazine 
Artful Dodger
 
Category 23  Best magazine cover design  (Print Graphics) 
1st Place
Sharon Nelson, Mindy Benham, Kevin J. Miyazaki 
Milwaukee Magazine 
Survival 
 
2nd Place
Sharon Nelson, Mindy Benham, Kevin J. Miyazaki 
Milwaukee Magazine 
Where to Eat Now
 
Category 24  Best non-daily or tabloid cover design  (Print Graphics) 
1st Place
Steve Massie 
Post-Crescent, Appleton 
Captain Favrelous 
 
2nd Place
Eric J. Strelich, Anthony Belli 
Vital Source
Brave New Family 
 
Category 25  Best use of informational graphics  (Print Graphics)
1st Place
Laura Sparks, Jason Klein 
Wisconsin State Journal 
(Various info graphics)
 
Category 26  Best use of illustration  (Print Graphics) 
1st Place
Laura Spark
Wisconsin State Journal 
People, Get Ready 
 
2nd Place
Joe Heller 
Green Bay Press-Gazette 
Health First Covers

Category 27  Best spot news (Print Photography) 
1st Place
Dan Powers
Post-Crescent, Appleton 
Burning Image 
 
2nd Place
Mark Hertzberg 
Journal Times, Racine 
Stabbing Reaction 
 
Category 28  Best general news  (Print Photography) 
1st Place
John Maniaci 
Wisconsin State Journal 
Political Party 
 
2nd Place
Steve Levin
Green Bay Press-Gazette 
432nd Returns
 
Category 29 Best documentary  (Print Photography)
1st Place
Steve Apps 
Wisconsin State Journal 
Hotel Home 
 
2nd Place
Craig Schreiner 
Wisconsin State Journal 
Military Funeral 
 
Category 30 Best feature  (Print Photography)
1st Place
Steve Apps 
Wisconsin State Journal 
Bird Attack 
 
2nd Place
Craig Schreiner 
Wisconsin State Journal 
Rational Thinking
 
Category 31  Best sports  (Print Photography) 
1st Place
Steve Levin Green Bay Press-Gazette 
Packers: Driver Watches Interception 
 
2nd Place
Craig Schreiner 
Wisconsin State Journal 
Indoor Speedskating

Category 32  Best picture story or series  (Print Photography) 
1st Place
Sharon Cekada 
Post-Crescent, Appleton 
Starting Anew/Living in Limbo 
 
2nd Place
Kristina Wentz-Graff 
Post-Crescent, Appleton 
Hispanics in the Fox Valley
 
Category 33  Best photo illustration  (Print Photography) 
1st Place
Tim Burton, Martha Busse 
Madison Magazine 
Heaven Sent & Ready to Swoop 
 
2nd Place
John Maniaci 
Wisconsin State Journal 
Pucker up - Apple Martini

Category 34  Best spot news story  (Radio) 
1st Place
Anna Panoka
WUWM 
Ballot Battle                     
 
Category 35 Best continuing reporting of an ongoing story  (Radio)
1st Place
Marge Pitrof, Bob Bach, Ann-Elise Henzl, Marti Mikkelson, Anna Panoka, Christina Shockley 
WUWM-FM 
Swing State, Election 2004 
     
Category 36 Best documentary or series  (Radio)
1st Place
Marti Mikkelson 
WUWM-FM 
Russian Immigrants 
 
2nd Place
Staff 
Wisconsin Public Radio 
Aging Mom and dad Growing Old 
 
Category 37 Best feature  (Radio)
1st Place
Jodi Becker 
News/Talk 1130 WISN 
National Goof-Off Day 
 
2nd Place
Marti Mikkelson 
WUWM-FM 
School Food 
 
Category 38 Best sports story  (Radio)
1st Place
Chuck Quirmbach 
Wisconsin Public Radio
Bud Selig 
 
2nd Place
Marti Mikkelson 
WUWM-FM 
Kids Boxing 
 
Category 39  Best single report or series contributing to the community’s welfare  (Radio)
1st Place
Sharmane Mills 
Wisconsin Public Radio 
White Cane Awareness
 
2nd Place
Ann-Elise Henzl 
WUWM-FM 
A City of Immigrants: Somalia Bantu 
 
Category 40  Best writing for radio news  (Radio) 
1st Place
Brian Bull 
Wisconsin Public Radio 
Sauerkraut; Thin blue Line; End of Red-Hunter's Crusade
 
2nd Place
Ann-Elise Henzl 
WUWM-FM 
Solider Obituary; Aldermanic Goodbyes; Somali Bantu 
 
Category 41  Best use of audio within a report  (Radio) 
1st Place
Marge Pitrof, Dave Fotsch 
WUWM-FM 
Spear Fishing Revisited - Part I 
 
2nd Place
Ann-Elise Henzl 
WUWM-FM 
Veterans Day Ceremony 
 
Category 42  Best immediate coverage of a breaking news story  (Television)
1st Place
Staff 
WBAY-TV 
Valley Flooding 
 
2nd Place
Staff 
Fox 6 WITI, Milwaukee 
Audrey Seilor Found 
 
Category 43  Best same day coverage of a hard news story  (Television) 
1st Place
Staff 
Today's TMJ4 WTMJ-TV 
Audrey Seilor 
 
2nd Place
Staff 
Today's TMJ4 WTMJ, Milwaukee 
Spring Storms 
 
Category 44  Best multi-day coverage of an ongoing story  (Television) 
1st Place
Staff 
WBAY, Green Bay 
Dirty Deals 
 
2nd Place
Staff 
Fox 6 WITI, Milwaukee 
Sawyer County Shooting 
 
Category 45  Best live reporting  (Television) 
1st Place
Vince Vitrano, Michael Greene, Scott Keske, Jim Angeli 
Today's TMJ4 WTMJ-TV 
Blown Away
 
2nd Place
Joel De Spain 
WISC-TV Madison 
Audrey Seiler 
 
Category 46  Best mini-series  (Television)
1st Place
Bob Segall, Michele Murray, David Michuda, Matt Close, Susanne Barthel
Fox 6 WITI
Milwaukee 911: Time to Wait 
 
2nd Place
Christine Sloan-Miller, JoAnne Garrett, Art Hackett, Frederica Freyberg, Kathy Bissen 
Wisconsin Public Television 
Wisconsin Witness/In Wisconsin 
 
Category 47  Best background, analytical or interpretive report  (Television)
1st Place
Bob Segall, Jim Wilson, David Michuda, Michele Murray, Jeff Frings 
Fox 6 WITI-TV 
The Deep Tunnel
 
2nd Place
Colin Benedict, Don Cady, Jen Ertel 
WISC-TV Madison 
Reality Check - Campaign Finance   
 
Category 48 Best investigative report or series  (Television)
1st Place
Bob Segall, Jim Wilson, Ernesto Santiago, David Michuda, Michele Murrary 
Fox 6 WITI-TV 
A shot of mercury 
 
2nd Place
Bryan Polcyn, Michele Murray, Jeff Schlesser, Jeannie Hayes 
Fox 6 WITI, Milwaukee 
Dating, Lies and Videotape   
 
Category 49  Best single report or series contributing to the community’s welfare  (Television)
1st Place
Bob Segall, Ernesto Santiago, Michele Murray, David Michuda, Lamar White 
Fox 6 WITI-TV 
Crack Pipe Crackdown 
 
2nd Place
Joel De Spain, Kathy King 
WISC-TV Madison 
John Sander    
 
Category 50 Best personal service feature, which helps viewers improve the quality of their lives  (Television)
1st Place
Bob Segall, Jim Wilson, David Michuda, Michele Murray, Michelle Toth, Nancy Brown  
Fox 6 WITI-TV 
Bully Survey
 
2nd Place
Joel De Spain, Don Cady  
WISC-TV Madison 
The Spirit of Giving    
 
Category 51 Best writing for television news  (Television)
1st Place
Scott Friedman  
Today's TMJ4 WTMJ-TV 
Miracle Baby  
 
2nd Place
Ted Perry  
Fox 6 WITI, Milwaukee 
Ted Perry Composite
         
Category 52 Best feature  (Television)
1st Place
Craig Hofer, Lisa Chan  
Fox 6 WITI-TV 
Hello Doris  
 
2nd Place
Lisa Fielding, Jeremy Mews  
WVTV  WB 18, Milwaukee 
No Hands      
 
Category 53 Best television sports story  (Television)
1st Place
Lance Allan, Jim Angelli  
Today's TMJ4 WTMJ-TV 
Tiger Hunt  
 
2nd Place
Lance Heidt
WVTV, WB 18 Milwaukee 
Miracle League

Category 54 Best documentary or news special, one-time program, of current significance showing enterprise and/or social awareness  (Television)
1st Place
Bob Segall, Jim Wilson, David Michuda, Michele Murray, Cary Docter, Joyce Garbaciak 
Fox 6 WITI-TV 
The bully project 
 
2nd Place
Dan Jones, Henry Reed, Duane Rodriguez 
WMVS Milwaukee Public Television 
Milwaukee's Riverwest Neighborhood

Category 55 Best public affairs program  (Television)
1st Place
Andy Moore, Steve Doebel, Frederica Freyburg, Kathy Bissen  
Wisconsin Public Television  
We the People Wisconsin: US Senate Debate  
 
2nd Place
Dave Cleven, Drew Smith, Tom Ristow, Ryan Nolan  
WLUK Fox 11 Green Bay 
Championship at the Straits

Category 56 Best public affairs program  (Television)
1st Place
Andy Moore, Steve Doebel, Frederica Freyberg, Kathy Bissen 
Wisconsin Public TV/WHA 
Here and Now 
 
2nd Place
Christine Sloan-Miller, JoAnne Garrett, Linda Friend, Michelle Danforth, Patty Loew, Kathy Bissen 
Wisconsin Public Television 
In Wisconsin #310

Category 57  Commentary  (Television) 
1st Place
Rick Horowitz 
WMVS-TV 
Air Wars 
 
2nd Place
Michael Perry, Andy Moore, Wendy Woodard 
Wisconsin Public Television 
Pickin' Rocks  
 
Category 58 Best spot news  (Television Photography)
1st Place
Mark Was 
Today's TMJ4 WTMJ-TV 
Chase and Crash     
 
Category 59 Best general news  (Television Photography)
1st Place
Tim Muelemans 
Today's TMJ4 WTMJ-TV 
Autopilot 
 
Category 60 Best documentary  (Television Photography)
1st Place
Everett "Butch" Sotenga, Michael Eicher, Mik Derks, Carol Larson, David Hestad 
Wisconsin Public TV/WHA 
Wisconsin World War II Stories - Pacific 
 
Category 61 Best feature  (Television Photography)
1st Place
Joe Euphemi
Today's TMJ4 WTMJ-TV 
Holy Hill  
 
2nd Place
Frank Boll  
Wisconsin Public Television  
Black Bear Study

Category 62 Best sports  (Television Photography)
1st Place
Mickie Leach
Fox 6 WITI-TV 
Fifth Quarter Highlights

Category 63 Best news story originally published on a Web site  (Web Journalism)
1st Place
Brian Clark  WisBusiness.com 
California Stem Cell Measure

Category 64 Best feature story originally published on a Web site  (Web Journalism)
1st Place
Brian Clark  WisBusiness.com 
Cory Nettles Profile 
 
Category 65 Best Web-only commentary/column  (Web Journalism)
1st Place
John Karcher, John Wacker, Molly Thompson 
Channel 3000.com/WISC-TV 
Special Assignment: Baghdad   
 
Category 66 Best Web site design  (Web Journalism)
1st Place
Erika Kachama-Nkoy, Brian Lorbiecki 
Wisconsin Public Television/WHA 
Wisconsin World War II Web Redesign
 
Category C1 Best new story  (Print)
1st Place
Diana Sroka 
Marquette Tribune 
Students Caught Using Fake IDs 
 
2nd Place
Andrew Johnson 
Marquette Tribune 
Student Critical After Near-Campus Shooting
                       
Category C2 Best feature story (Print) 
1st Place (tie)
Kari Bellingham  
CURB magazine (UW-Madison) 
A matter of trust: Preserving a piece of Wisconsin
 
Ryan Nilsson  
Marquette Tribune
Double threat   
 
2nd Place
Taryn Sauer 
Marquette Tribune 
Noon run serves up meals, dishes and compassion     
           
Category C3 Best sports story  (Print)
1st Place
Ryan Nilsson
Marquette Tribune 
With chance to tie, Kamm comes up short             
           
2nd Place (tie)      
Kim Kaiser 
Marquette Tribune 
Goals and dolls: Equality on ice
 
DJ Slater 
Spectator, UW-Eau Claire 
Blugolds fall to Titans in close game 

Category C4  Best critical review of the arts (Print)
1st Place
Dave Rossetti Marquette Tribune 
Earle's revolution fuses music, politics 
 
2nd Place
Niamh Wallace 
Leader (UWM)
King Ubu still shocks audiences after 100 years
 
Category C5  Best editorial or commentary (Print) 
1st Place
Kerry J. Kassie 
Fourth Estate (UW-GB) 
Don't judge until you wear the combat boots 
 
2nd Place
Adam Bergstrom 
Leader (UWM) 
Guns, God and gays 
   
Category C6  Best news story (Radio)
1st Place
Eric Miller 
UWM PantherCast 
Student elections snafu 
 
2nd Place
Nick Pelletier 
KUWS-FM, UW-Superior 
Chai Vang arrested
 
Category C7 Best feature story (Radio)
1st Place
Kate Houlihan 
KUWS UW-Superior 
Central All-class memories 
 
2nd Place
BJ Lutz 
UWM PantherCast 
Band competiton 
 
Category C8  Best news story (Television)
1st Place
Britt Bellinger, Dan Pfeifer 
UWM PantherVision 
Hey, That's my truck! 
 
2nd Place
Mike Pitas, Kyle Kaiman 
UW Campus Cast 
Ridgewood apartment fire
 
Category C9  Best feature story (Television)
1st Place
Esther Lodge, Leah Herrmann 
UWM PantherVision 
Opening day dilemma 
 
2nd Place
Julie Huck 
MUTV 
Professor/DJ
 
Category C10 Best sports story (Television)
1st Place
Carrie Durand, Mya Gee 
UWM PantherVision 
Superfan 
 
2nd Place
Jessica Blada 
MUTV 
Soaring high
 
Category C11 Best television photojournalism (Television)
1st Place
Esther Lodge, Michael Orlowski 
UWM PantherVision 
Greene Museum 
 
2nd Place
Ben Krutzik, Leah Herrmann
UWM Panthervision 
Dance Makers