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Idaho Press Club Best of 2014
Idaho Press Club
Best of 2014
Annual Awards
Daily Newspaper
GENERAL EXCELLENCE – DAILY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
The Idaho Statesman
The Idaho Press-Tribune
The Times-News
GENERAL NEWS STORY – DAILY PRINT
1st
Becky Kramer & Scott Maben - The Spokesman-Review – “Oil by Rail”
nd
2
Katy Moeller - Idaho Statesman –“What does a death investigator do? (Hint: It's not like on TV)”
3rd
Brian Smith - Times-News – “Wolf War Renews as Big Money Flows”
Honorable Mention
Torrie Cope - Idaho Press-Tribune – “Nampa dentist office provides safe haven”
SPOT NEWS COVERAGE – DAILY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Jon Alexander - Times-News – “Bowe is Coming Home”
Mychel Matthews - Times-News – “Waterworld”
Kristin Rodine - Idaho Statesmen – “Gowen Field Helicopter Crash”
WATCHDOG/INVESTIGATIVE REPORT – DAILY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Rocky Barker & Cynthia Sewell - Idaho Statesman – ‘Gov. Otter and Corrections Corporation of
America’
Kelcie Moseley - Idaho Press Tribune – ‘Inside campaign finance”
Sven Berg - Idaho Statesman – “How much should firefighters make?”
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SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT – DAILY PRINT
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2nd
3rd
Audrey Dutton - Idaho Statesman – “Kids these days: Idaho millennials worse off”
Becky Kramer - The Spokesman-Review – “Coal quandary”
Brian Smith - Times-News – “A light through the darkness”
LIGHT FEATURE REPORT - DAILY PRINT
1st
Katy Moeller – Idaho Statesman –“Friends, family rally to help Boise man continue Halloween
tradition”
2nd
Jordan Gray – Idaho Press-Tribune - “Drawing Up Laughs”
rd
3
John Sowell – Idaho Statesman – “Paella for the people — Basque and otherwise”
Honorable Mention
Kristin Rodine – Idaho Statesman - “Family, friend of WWII pilot from Caldwell sketch in his life”
SERIES - DAILY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Audrey Dutton, Emilie Ritter Saunders - Idaho Statesman & KBSX – “In Crisis: Idaho's fragmented
mental health system”
Staff - Idaho-Press Tribune – “Getting from Here to There”
Alison Smith - Times-News – “Domestic violence in the Magic Valley”
OUTDOOR FEATURE – DAILY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Bill Manny – Idaho Statesman – “Return to Idaho's Bighorn Crags”
Virginia Hutchins – Times-News – “Poached Deer and Duck Hunt Rules: A Fish and Game Officer's
Day”
Roger Phillips – Idaho Statesman – “Montana's Smith River is a cool, scenic spring float”
SPORTS NEWS COVERAGE – DAILY PRINT
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2nd
3rd
Bruce Mason – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Out of Reach”
Chadd Cripe - Idaho Statesman. – “Farrington wins gold”
Chadd Cripe - Idaho Statesman. - 'That dude's a fighter”
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SPORTS FEATURE STORY – DAILY PRINT
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Bruce Mason - Idaho Press-Tribune – “Inseparable”
nd
2
Chadd Cripe - Idaho Statesman – “One goal and one fear”
rd
3
B.J. Rains - Idaho Press-Tribune – “Ajayi faces obstacles, overcomes at BSU”
Honorable Mention
Nick Ruland - Times-News – “Breakthrough at Canyon Ridge”
SPORTS PREP STORY
1st
2nd
3rd
Rachel Roberts – Idaho Statesman – “Idaho's 'little superstar’’
Bradley Guire - Idaho Press-Tribune – “No Fear: Nampa’s Jardine sisters may cower from movie
monsters but not new hoops competition”
Rachel Roberts - Idaho Statesman – “Capital Gurkhas”
GENERAL COLUMN – DAILY PRINT
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2nd
Katherine Jones - Idaho Statesman – “Heart of the Treasure Valley”
Jordan Gray - Idaho Press-Tribune – “2C Etc.”
SPECIALTY COLUMN – DAILY PRINT
1st
Jon Alexander - Times-News –“Otter's Shame; Loving Life, Hating Wolves; The Day I Finally
Slugged the Bully”
2nd
Roger Phillips - Idaho Statesman – “Into the Outdoors”
rd
3
Rocky Barker - Idaho Statesman – “Rocky Barker Letters from the West”
Honorable Mention
John Wustrow - Idaho Press-Tribune – “Wustrow on the Broncos”
EDITORIAL – DAILY PRINT
1st
2nd
Jon Alexander - Times-News – “Demonizing the Bergdahls; Potato Fight; God, Marriage and Gays”
Phil Bridges - Idaho Press Tribune – “Fair Board blows off Idaho Center; Fist-pounders hurting GOP;
Make some Idaho offices nonpartisan”
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HEADLINES - DAILY PRINT
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Staff - Idaho Statesman - "2 months' planning, 3 hours, all for 4 words; From Russia with love –and
hope; A bird could flip control of Senate; In tunnel war, Israel still can’t see light at the end; March
gladness: Popular Treefort to return; Even with no stampede, Comstock sale wears well"
PAGE DESIGN - DAILY PRINT
1st
2nd
Lindsie Bergevin - The Idaho Statesman - Lindsie Bergevin page design selections
Randy Lavorante, Glen Bruderer - Idaho Press-Tribune – “A Trip Down the River, Building Up”
SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY – DAILY PRINT
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2nd
3rd
Kyle Green - The Idaho Statesman – “Wedding death”
Stephen Reiss - Times-News – “Swat”
Drew Nash - Times-News – “Wildfire”
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY – DAILY PRINT
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2nd
3rd
Darin Oswald - The Idaho Statesman – “4H Pig”
Darin Oswald - The Idaho Statesman – “Ballet Dancer”
Kyle Green - The Idaho Statesman – “Autism Stormtrooper”
GENERAL NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY – DAILY PRINT
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2nd
3rd
Kyle Green - The Idaho Statesman – “Same Sex Adoption Hearing”
Kyle Green - The Idaho Statesman – “Homeless Family”
Stephen Reiss - The Times-News – “Family”
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY – DAILY PRINT
1st
Kyle Green -The Idaho Statesman – “Down Syndrome Baseball Celebration”
nd
2
Darin Oswald - Idaho Statesman – “Bull Rider”
rd
3
Drew Nash - Times-News – “Cheerleader”
Honorable Mention
Darin Oswald - Idaho Statesman – “Cross Country Runners”
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PHOTO ESSAY – DAILY PRINT
1st
Darin Oswald - The Idaho Statesman – “Roller derby”
nd
2
Kyle Green - The Idaho Statesman- “Finished Line”
3rd
Katherine Jones - The Idaho Statesman – “Curling”
Honorable Mention
Drew Nash - Times-News - “A year on the range”
GRAPHICS – DAILY PRINT
1st
Patrick Davis, Rocky Barker - Idaho Statesman - "Snake River, aquifer work together as one system"
nd
2
Lindsie Bergevin, Audrey Dutton - Idaho Statesman - "Where the candidates spend their money"
rd
3
Sara Wren - Idaho Press-Tribune – “Chess on Ice”
Honorable Mention"
Lindsie Bergevin, Sven Berg, Darin Oswald - Idaho Statesman - “Jump ahead"
ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING – DAILY PRINT
1st
2nd
Dana Oland - Idaho Statesman – “Is it art or is it craft? Two Boise Art Museum exhibits blur the line”
Dana Oland - Idaho Statesman – “Artistic duo draws on "A Garden of Creativity"
POLITICAL REPORTING – DAILY PRINT
1st
Sven Berg - Idaho Statesman – “Congressional campaign puts Bryan Smith's career in spotlight”
nd
2
Cynthia Sewell - Idaho Statesman – “Education of Emily Walton”
rd
3
Kimberlee Kruesi - The Associated Press – “Infighting bogs down Idaho Republican convention”
Honorable Mention
Kimberlee Kruesi - Times-News – “43 gay rights protesters arrested in Capitol”
EDUCATION REPORTING – DAILY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Kelcie Moseley - Idaho Press-Tribune – “Budgets Lack Backstop”
Julie Wootton - Times-News – “Schools Struggle to Find Teachers”
Bill Roberts - Idaho Statesman – “Long Fix-it List for 88-year-old Notus Elementary School”
BUSINESS REPORTING – DAILY PRINT
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Idaho Press Club Best of 2014
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2nd
3rd
Zach Kyle - Idaho Statesman – “The Shah of Boise Software”
Audrey Dutton, Zach Kyle & Patrick Davis - Idaho Statesman – “New grocers bring price competition
to Boise”
Audrey Dutton - Idaho Statesman & KBSX – “What St. Luke’s and Blue Cross didn’t want you to
know”
AGRICULTURE REPORTING - DAILY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Zach Kyle - Idaho Statesman – “Sugar beet to sugar bag”
Zach Kyle - Idaho Statesman – “Eyes in the sky”
Audrey Dutton - Idaho Statesman – “The Idaho family farm endures - for now”
CRIME / COURTS REPORTING – DAILY PRINT
1st
Katy Moeller - Idaho Statesman – A Boise family seeks peace, justice after fatal collision
nd
2
John Sowell - Idaho Statesman – “Arrowrock Road crashes”
rd
3
Sven Berg - Idaho Statesman – “’Dixie’ lyrics lead to overturned conviction”
Honorable Mention
John Funk - Idaho Press-Tribune – “Breach of Trust”
RELIGION REPORTING – DAILY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Anna Webb - Idaho Statesman – “Grounds with a higher calling: Nonprofit shop supports missions”
Katy Moeller - Idaho Statesman – “Community harmony in Emmett for Christmas production”
Anna Webb - Idaho Statesman – “Boise church bell was lost, and now it’s found”
ENVIRONMENT REPORTING – DAILY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Becky Kramer - The Spokesman Review – “A Study in Survival”
Virginia Hutchins - Times-News – “Nighttime Abductions Vital to Sage Grouse Research”
Brian Smith - Times-News – “From the Ground Up”
HEALTH/MEDICAL REPORTING – DAILY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Audrey Dutton - Idaho Statesman – “When the insurance company first says no”
Bobby Atkinson - Idaho Press Tribune – “Living with Alzheimer’s”
Audrey Dutton - Idaho Statesman – “Stuck in the Medicaid Gap”
Honorable Mention
Anna Webb - Idaho Statesman – “Early-onset Alzheimer’s”
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SPECIAL SECTION- DAILY PRINT
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Staff - Idaho Statesman – “Idaho Statesman 150: Honoring the heritage and history of 150 years of
Idaho Statesman”
Staff - Times-News – “100 Objects of the Magic Valley”
Staff - Idaho Statesman – “Then and Now”
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - DAILY PRINT
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Weekly Newspaper
GENERAL EXCELLENCE – WEEKLY PRINT
1st
2nd
Idaho Mountain Express
Idaho Business Review
GENERAL NEWS STORY – WEEKLY PRINT
1st
2nd
George Prentice - Boise Weekly - "You Have the Right to Remain Silent (Don't You)"
Holly Beech - Meridian Press – “Communities Mourn Deaths of Idaho National Guard Pilots”
SPOT NEWS COVERAGE – WEEKLY PRINT
1st
Brad Iverson-Long - Idaho Business Review – “Coldwater CEO: liquidation shocking and
unexpected”
2nd
Willy Cook - Idaho Mountain Express – “1 dead, 4 injured in Sun Valley construction accident”
rd
3
Tony Evans - Idaho Mountain Express – “Avalanche survivor tells her story”
WATCHDOG/ INVESTIGATIVE REPORT – WEEKLY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Harrison Berry, Zach Hagadone - Boise Weekly – “An unfinished quilt”
Harrison Berry - Boise Weekly – “Big Iron”
Amy Busek - Idaho Mountain Express – “In Ketchum, a MASSV oversight”
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Honorable Mention
Holly Beech, Christina Marfice - Meridian Press – “Tale of Two Cities”
SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT – WEEKLY PRINT
1st
Jessica Murri - Boise Weekly - "Finding Lucius: Inside the search for a friend"
nd
2
Amy Busek - Idaho Mountain Express – “It takes a death to wake everybody up”
rd
3
Tony Evans - Idaho Mountain Express – “Event to celebrate deceased soldier”
Honorable Mention
Tony Evans - Idaho Mountain Express – “Keeping positive and moving on”
LIGHT FEATURE REPORT – WEEKLY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Tony Evans - Idaho Mountain Express – “Divas of the nonprofit world 1”
Tony Evans - Idaho Mountain Express – “Bellevue woman turns 109 Saturday”
Tony Evans - Idaho Mountain Express – “Julie Wrigley puts her money where the green is”
SERIES – WEEKLY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Gregory Foley - Idaho Mountain Express – “Taliban/Bergdahl Series”
Dick Dorworth, F. Alfredo Rego - The Weekly Sun – “Baldy's Crown Jewels”
Ken Levy – Messenger-Index – “Emmett women train with Keene”
OUTDOOR FEATURE – WEEKLY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Jessica Murri - Boise Weekly – “Inspiring on the Payette: Blind surfer Derek Rabelo competes
alongside athletes from all over the world”
Tony Evans - Idaho Mountain Express – “Getting back to basics”
Scott Stuntz - Teton Valley News – “The Outdoor Parent”
SPORTS NEWS COVERAGE – WEEKLY PRINT
1st
Jeff Cordes - Idaho Mountain Express – “Suns serve notice in Snow King sweep”
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SPORTS FEATURE STORY – WEEKLY PRINT
1st
Jeff Cordes - Idaho Mountain Express – “Melissa Arnot: A cool, calm, cutting-edge climber”
SPORTS PREP STORY
1st
Jeff Cordes - Idaho Mountain Express – “Hailey boys get to the rim, blast Minico”
GENERAL COLUMN – WEEKLY PRINT
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2nd
3rd
JoEllen Collins - The Weekly Sun – “On Life's Terms”
Dick Dorworth - The Weekly Sun – “Peaks & Valleys”
Mark Steele - Caribou County Sun – “As I See It”
SPECIALTY COLUMN – WEEKLY PRINT
1st
2nd
Mark Steele - Caribou County Sun – “I'd Rather be Fishing”
Fran Jewell - The Weekly Sun – “No Bones About It”
EDITORIAL – WEEKLY PRINT
1st
Pam Morris - Idaho Mountain Express - “Party of tinfoil hats, Fire roulette, Where's the outrage?”
nd
2
Pam Morris - Idaho Mountain Express - “Get rid of the rubber stamp, Bring our soldier home,
Lessons in livestock”
HEADLINES – WEEKLY PRINT
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PAGE DESIGN - WEEKLY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Randy Lavorante, Greg Kreller - Meridian Press – “Building Meridian, Health Rules Hit School, Tale
of Two Cities”
Amy Birch - Teton Valley News – “Amy Birch design”
Erik Elison - Idaho Mountain Express – “Minidoka Memories”
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SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY - WEEKLY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Willy Cook - Idaho Mountain Express – “December Storm Blankets Valley”
Willy Cook - Idaho Mountain Express – “Croy Canyon Fire Nearly Contained”
Willy Cook - Idaho Mountain Express - “1 Dead, 4 Injured”
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY – WEEKLY PRINT
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2nd
3rd
Greg Kreller - Meridian Press – ‘Winter Lights Parade”
Kat Smith - The Weekly Sun – “A Light In the Darkness”
Willy Cook - Idaho Mountain Express – “For Skaters, A New Look At Ice”
GENERAL NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY - WEEKLY PRINT
1st
2nd
Mark Steele - Caribou County Sun – “Bear at the Paper”
Adam Eschbach - Meridian Press – “Saeed Vigil”
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY - WEEKLY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Greg Kreller - Meridian Press – “Young Buck”
Willy Cook - Idaho Mountain Express – “Look, It's a Flying Saucer”
Willy Cook - Idaho Mountain Express – “On the Podium, Merely By a Boot”
PHOTO ESSAY - WEEKLY PRINT
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2nd
3rd
Willy Cook - Idaho Mountain Express – “Sheep Festival Celebrates Traditions and Heritage”
Mark Steele - Caribou County Sun – “Pumpkin Patch Rush”
Stephen Henderson - Teton Valley News – “Getting the Details Right”
GRAPHICS - WEEKLY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Amy Birch - Teton Valley News – “Amy Birch graphics”
Kristen Kaiser - Idaho Mountain Express – “Wagon Days Cover”
Kristen Kaiser - Idaho Mountain Express – “I Do Wedding Special”
ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT
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Amy Atkins - Boise Weekly - "A Seed of Anxiety: Seeing what's 'Down in the River' with Ryan
Blacketter"
2nd
Benjamin Schultz - Boise Weekly - "Roots, Branches, Sprouts and Seeds: A look at Treefort's impact
on Boise's music scene"
3rd
Amy Atkins - Boise Weekly - "Man of Mystery: Barry 'Konrad' Konarik on his 1982/2014 album"
POLITICAL REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT
1st
2nd
Zach Hagadone - Boise Weekly – “"Feeding the Beast: How bill mills and national partisan groups
have fueled the 2014 Idaho Legislature"
Brad Iverson-Long - Idaho Business Review – “Commerce’s new incentives are modeled on Utah’s,
but could benefit Boise”
EDUCATION REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT
1st
2nd
Scott Stuntz - Teton Valley News – “Apples and Oranges”
Terry Smith - Idaho Mountain Express – “In schools, women are key role models”
BUSINESS REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Zach Hagadone - Boise Weekly –"Bust or Boom: Soul Searching in North Idaho after the closure of
Coldwater Creek"”
Teya Vitu - Idaho Business Review – “For fans, professional soccer in Boise is the goal”
Teya Vitu - Idaho Business Review – “Boise transportation workshop inspires Idaho communities”
AGRICULTURE REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Tony Evans - Idaho Mountain Express – “Alberto Uranga came from Basque Country to tend sheep”
Holly Beech - Meridian Press – “Smartt Farms”
Scott Stuntz - Teton Valley News - “The average farmer”
CRIME / COURTS REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT
1st
Terry Smith - Idaho Mountain Press – “Judge mulls vacating murder conviction”
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RELIGION REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT
1st
Tony Evans - Idaho Mountain Express – “Religious Scholar explores nature of consciousness”
ENVIRONMENT REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT
1st
Rachael Horne - Teton Valley News – “Why fix the landfill?”
HEALTH/MEDICAL REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT
1st
Jessica Murri - Boise Weekly – “Half-Life: How an accident at INL changed a family”
SPECIAL SECTION - WEEKLY PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Rachael Horne, Amy Birch, Scott Stuntz –Teton Valley News - "Get Out! Summer”
Amy Birch, Scott Stuntz, Stephen Henderson –Teton Valley News - "Get Out! Winter”
Staff - Boise Weekly – “Annual Manual 2014”
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – WEEKLY PRINT
1st
2nd
Amy Busek - Idaho Mountain Press
Stephen Henderson - Teton Valley News
Magazine
GENERAL EXCELLENCE - MAGAZINE
1st
Michael McCoy, Sage Hibberd, Linda Grimm - Teton Valley Magazine - Teton Valley Magazine
Summer 2014
2nd
Staff - University of Idaho Student Media - Blot Magazine
rd
3
Staff - Idaho Statesman - Living Healthy: November/ December 2014
MAGAZINE WRITING – SERIOUS FEATURE
1st
Dusty Parnell - Idaho Statesman - Living Healthy Nov/Dec 2014-"Diabetes is different for every
diabetic"
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3rd
Dusty Parnell - Idaho Statesman - Treasure Magazine May 2014 - "From not quite right to dream
home"
Claire Whitley - University of Idaho Student Media – Bolt Magazine – “Trans* - Crossing the gender
barrier”
MAGAZINE WRITING – LIGHT FEATURE
1st
2nd
3rd
Amber Emery - University of Idaho Student Media – Blot Magazine – “A balancing act”
Dana Oland - Idaho Statesman - Nov/Dec Living Healthy: "Miss Idaho Sierra Sandison speaks out
about diabetes ..."
Allison Maier - Idaho Statesman – Treasure Magazine - Aug 2014: "’New age of exercise’ helping
you decipher all the new fitness classes”
MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY – Single Photo
1st
David Betts - University of Idaho Student Media – “Animal photo”
MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY – Photo Essay
1st
2nd
3rd
Katherine Jones - Idaho Statesman – “Living Healthy March/April 2014: Get out of your exercise rut
(new ways to stay fit)”
Darin Oswald - Idaho Statesman – “Treasure house for February 2014”
Darin Oswald - Idaho Statesman – “Holiday house for November 2014 Treasure Magazine”
MAGAZINE COLUMN
1st
Holly Anderson - Idaho Statesman – “Editor's letter in Nov 2014 Treasure: "The stockings soon will
be hung by the chimney with care"
MAGAZINE COVER
1st
2nd
3rd
Lindsie Bergevin, Kyle Green, Holly Anderson - Idaho Statesman – “Living Healthy November and
December 2014: National Diabetes Awareness Month"
Lindsie Bergevin, Katherine Jones, Holly Anderson - Idaho Statesman – “Living Healthy March and
April 2014: Break out of your exercise rut"
Staff - University of Idaho Student Media - Blot Cover
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Television
GENERAL EXCELLENCE - TV
Division A
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2nd
3rd
KBOI-TV
KIVI/KNIN
KTVB
Division B
1st
2nd
3rd
KIDK
KMVT
KIFI
BEST MORNING NEWS PROGRAM - TV
Division A
1st
2nd
3rd
Briana Carr, Maggie O’Mara, Doug Petcash & John Ptacek - KTVB - Today's Morning News
Nick Kovach, Andrea Rayburn - KBOI-TV – 2News This Morning
Staff - KIVI - Good Morning Idaho
Division B
1st
KMVT - Rise & Shine Southern Idaho
BEST EVENING NEWS PROGRAM- TV
Division A
1st
2nd
3rd
Haley Williams, Dee Sarton, Steve Hnatiak - KTVB - KTVB - The News at Ten
Nicole Navarro - KBOI-TV - 2News at 10
Jon Bobango - KIVI - KIVI On your Side @10PM
Division B
1st
KMVT - Idaho's First News
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GENERAL NEWS REPORT - TV
Division A
1st
Karen Zatkulak, Mike di Donato - KTVB – “Plane Victims Speak”
2nd
Karen Lehr, Doug Lock-Smith - KIVI/KNIN – “Little Heroes”
rd
3
Michael Locklear - KBOI-TV – “Sex Offender Going Door-to-Door”
Honorable Mention
Jamie Grey, Paul Boehlke - KTVB – “School Bus Crash Family”
Division B
1st
2nd
3rd
Brittany Cooper - KMVT – “Severe Winds Damage Southern Idaho”
Ben Lyda - KMVT – “Inattentive Driving”
Joey Martin - KMVT – “Pharmacy Robberies Solved”
SPOT NEWS REPORT - TV
1st
Scott Evans, Troy Colson - KTVB – “46 Car Pile Up”
nd
2
Doug Lock-Smith, Jake Melder - KIVI – “Davis Tased”
rd
3
Karen lehr, Lauren Johnson - KIVI – “Road Rage Shooting”
Honorable Mention
Kim Fields, Mary Kienzle - KTVB – “DUI Patrol”
BEST LIVE SHOT - TV
1st
Glen Beeby, Jeff Sorenson - KBOI-TV – “Breaking Boise Fire”
nd
2
Stephanie Zepelin, Ryan Hilliard - KTVB – “Deputy Head on Crash”
rd
3
Tatevik Aprikyan - KIFI/KIDK – “Holbrook Drive Unrest”
Honorable Mention
Chris Oswalt, Doug Lock-Smith - KIVI – “Plunge for Landon”
WATCHDOG/ INVESTIGATIVE REPORT – TV
1st
2nd
Karen Zatkulak, Zach Stotland - KTVB – “Domestic Violence Registry’
Karen Zatkulak, Zach Stotland - KTVB - “Firefighters and Cancer”
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3rd
Karen Zatkulak, Mike di Donato - KTVB – “Fired over Apartment Safety?”
Honorable Mention
Chris Oswalt, Doug Lock-Smith - KIVI/KNIN – “Sugar World”
SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT - TV
Division A
1st
Maggie O’Mara, Eric Turner - KTVB – “Rainbow Baby”
2nd
Mark Johnson, Mike di Donato - KTVB - “Thorium in Idaho”
3rd
Maggie O’Mara, Paul Boehlke - KTVB – “Wedding Wishes”
Honorable Mention
Michelle Edmonds, Eric Turner - KIVI/KNIN – “A Son’s love”
Division B
1st
Jason Carter, Matt Hartgrave - KMVT – “Between the Barrels”
nd
2
Tatevik Aprikyan - KIFI/KIDK – “Breaking Point”
rd
3
Jarred Aslett - KMVT – “Pain Pill Addiction”
Honorable Mention
Stephanie Mead - KMVT- “Bailey Thomas”
LIGHT FEATURE REPORT – TV
Division A
1st
Brian Holmes, Mike di Donato - KTVB - “Sign Lady”
nd
2
Bonnie Shelton, Eric Turner - KTVB – “Family Home Again”
rd
3
Don Nelson, Eric Turner - KIVI/KNIN – “Too Young to Retire”
Honorable Mention
Michelle Edmonds, Eric Turner - KIVI/KNIN – “The Christmas Show Box”
Division B
1st
2nd
Rachel Holt - KMVT - Dorthy Turns 103
Ben Lyda - KMVT - CSI Corn Maze
SERIES – TV
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Jamie Grey, Mike di Donato - KTVB – “Sarah Pearce Freed”
nd
2
Kim Fields, Deren Martinez - KTVB – “Snow Plows”
rd
3
Aimee Burnett - KMVT – “Hunt of a Lifetime”
Honorable Mention
Doug Lock-Smith, Jake Melder, Chris Oswalt & Lauren Johnson - KIVI/KNIN – “Ida-Haunts”
PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM –TV - STUDIO
1st
Joan Cartan-Hansen, Al Hagenlock, Pat Metzler, Aaron Kunz - Idaho Public Television – “Science
Trek: Astronauts”
2nd
Seth Ogilvie, Melissa Davlin, Aaron Kunz - Idaho Public Television – “Idaho Reports: That's a Wrap”
3rd
Andrea Rayburn - KBOI-TV – “Health Insurance Enrollment Guide”
Honorable Mention:
Marcia Franklin, Susie Koether, Aaron Kunz, Al Hagenlock, Andy Lawless, Jim Stoner - Idaho Public
Television – “Dialogue: Isabel Wilkerson”
PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM – TV - FIELD
1st
Bruce Reichert, John Crancer, Pat Metzler, Jay Krajic, Jeff Tucker, Peter Morrill, Dave Butler, Sauni
Symonds, Cassandra Groll, Hank Nystrom, Joan Cartan-Hansen, Marcia Franklin, Chuck Cathcart,
Seth Ogilvie - Idaho Public Television – “Outdoor Idaho: 50 Years of Wilderness”
DOCUMENTARY - TV
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2nd
3rd
Bruce Reichert, Pat Metzler, Sauni Symonds, Seth Ogilvie, Jay Krajic, Aaron Kunz, Dave Butler,
Cassandra Groll Idaho Public Television – “Outdoor Idaho: Adventure Idaho”
Kris Millgate, Bruce Reichert, John Crancer, Seth Ogilvie, Pat Metzler, Jay Krajic - Idaho Public
Television – “Outdoor Idaho: Still Kickin'”
Sauni Symonds, Jay Krajic & Seth Ogilvie - Idaho Public Television – “Outdoor Idaho: Inspired by
Nature”
SPORTS PROGRAM
1st
Sauni Symonds - Idaho Public Television – “Outdoor Idaho: Owyhee Canyoneering”
nd
2
Paul Gerke, Roland Beres, Eric Turner, Toby Shaw & Grendel Levy - KIVI/KNIN – “On Your
Sidelines at the Fiesta Bowl”
SPORTS NEWS STORY - TV
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1st
Sauni Symonds, Jay Krajic - Idaho Public Television - Dick Dorworth: A Life of Adventure
nd
2
Jay Tust, Mike di Donato - KTVB – “ Suitcase and a Dream”
rd
3
Nikki Kay - KMVT – “Band of Brothers”
Honorable Mention
Maggie O’Mara, Deren Martinez - KTVB – “Triathlon Brothers”
SPORTSCAST - TV
Division A
1st
2nd
3rd
Paul Gerke – KIVI/KNIN
Bryan Levin – KBOI-TV
Jay Tust - KTVB
Division B
1st
2nd
Jason Carter - KMVT
Brittany Cooper - KMVT
WEATHERCAST - TV
Division A
1st
2nd
3rd
Scott Dorval - KIVI/KNIN
Roland Steadham - KBOI-TV
Rick Lantz - KTVB
Division B
1st
Brian Neudorff - KMVT
nd
2
Michael Coats - KIFI
rd
3
Stephanie Mead – KMVT
Honorable Mention
Jack Holland - KMVT
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OUTDOOR / ENVIRONMENT REPORT - TV
1st
2nd
3rd
Kris Millgate, John Crancer, Bruce Reichert, Jay Krajic, Cassandra Groll - Idaho Public Television “Outdoor Idaho: Helping Henry”
Brian Holmes, Mike di Donato - KTVB – “Steelhead”
Joan Cartan-Hansen, Jay Krajic, Hank Nystrom, Dave Butler - Idaho Public Television – “McCall
Winter Carnival”
CONSUMER REPORT - TV
1st
2nd
3rd
Michael Locklear - KBOI – “Testing Key Chain Alcohol Detector”
Karen Zatkulack, Paul Boehlke - KTVB – “Exploding Sunroofs”
Jamie Grey, Zach Stotland - KTVB – “Bad Gas”
EDUCATION REPORTING– TV
1st
Michelle Edmonds, Doug Lock-Smith - KIVI/KNIN – “Walk the Walk”
nd
2
Doug Petcash, Theresa Palmgren - KTVB – “Youth Challenge Academy”
rd
3
Seth Ogilvie - Idaho Public Television – “Idaho Reports: Common Core”
Honorable Mention
Michelle Bartlome - KMVT – “Common Core Standards”
HEALTH / MEDICAL REPORT - TV
1st
2nd
3rd
Lauren Johnson, Doug Lock-Smith - KIVI/KNIN – “DW Change”
Karen Lehr, Eric Turner - KIVI/KNIN –“Music and Memories”
Karen Zatkulak, Paul Boehlke - KTVB – “Larry Gebert Beats Cancer”
CRIME / COURT REPORT – TV
1st
2nd
Jamie Grey, Mike di Donato -KTVB - “Wrong House Raid”
Don Nelson, Doug Lock-Smith - KIVI/KNIN – “Miracle Mile”
GOVERNMENT / POLITICAL – TV
1st
2nd
Justin Corr, Paul Boehlke - KTVB – “Idaho's Working Poor”
Seth Ogilvie, Melissa Davlin - Idaho Public Television – “Idaho Reports: The Latino Vote”
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3rd
Stephanie Zepelin, Zach Stotland - KTVB – “Immigration and Agriculture”
TELEVISION WRITING – TV – SINGLE STORY
1st
Michael Locklear - KBOI-TV – “Testing Key Chain Alcohol Detector”
nd
2
Chris Oswalt - KIVI/KNIN – “Lost Ring Returned”
rd
3
Joan Cartan-Hansen, Pat Metzler, Al Hagenlock - Idaho Public Television – “Science Trek On
Location: Bats”
Honorable Mention
Doug Petcash - KTVB – “Condor Recovery”
TELEVISION WRITING – TV – PROGRAM LENGTH
1st
2nd
Joan Cartan-Hansen - Idaho Public Television – “Outdoor Idaho: McCall Winter Carnival”
Melissa Davlin, Seth Ogilvie - Idaho Public Television – “Idaho Reports: The Latino Vote”
VIDEOGRAPHY – TV – NEWS STORY
1st
Mike di Donato - KTVB - “Steelhead”
2nd
Eric Turner - KIVI/KNIN – “9/11 Local Ceremonies”
rd
3
Paul Boehlke - KTVB – “Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic”
Honorable Mention
Jeff Sorenson - KBOI-TV – “Green Chutes”
VIDEOGRAPHY – TV - PROGRAM
1st
Jay Krajic - Idaho Public Television - Outdoor Idaho: Helping Henry
VIDEO ESSAY
1st
Sauni Symonds - Idaho Public Television - “Outdoor Idaho Adventure Mini Movie”
nd
2
Eric Turner - KIVI/KNIN – “Traveling Vietnam Wall”
3rd
Ryan Hilliard - KTVB – “Pumpkin Launch”
Honorable Mention
Paul Boehlke - KTVB – “Fallen Soldier Memorial”
BEST TV GRAPHICS
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1st
Cassandra Groll - Idaho Public Television – Science Trek
BEST TV SPORTS GRAPHICS
No entries
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – TV
1st
2nd
Bradley Schoreit - KMVT
Ben Lyda - KMVT
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Radio
GENERAL EXCELLENCE - RADIO
No entries
GENERAL NEWS REPORT - RADIO
1st
2nd
3rd
Jessica Robinson - Northwest News Network – “Bergdahl Freed But Scrutinized in 2014”
Adam Cotterell - KBSX – “Gay Marriage Fight in Idaho”
Samantha Wright - KBSX – “Special Idaho Court a Model in Fight Against Domestic Violence”
SPOT NEWS REPORT – RADIO
1st
Jessica Robinson - Northwest News Network – “Bergdahl's Hometown Caught in Crossfire of
National Backlash”
WATCHDOG / INVESTIGATIVE REPORT - RADIO
1st
Staff - KBSX and Idaho Statesman - In Crisis Series
SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT - RADIO
1st
2nd
Staff - KBSX – “The Road to Red: How One Political Party Came to Dominate Idaho”
Jessica Robinson - Northwest News Network – “Idaho Woman's Fight For Foster Daughter Reveals A
System of Difficult Choices”
rd
3
Adam Cotterell - KBSX – “How One Young Girl Could Change Idaho's Strict Marijuana Laws”
Honorable Mention
Adam Cotterell - KBSX – “Counting Homeless Is An Inexact Science”
LIGHT FEATURE REPORT - RADIO
1st
Adam Cotterell - KBSX – “Why Boise Owns a 7 Square-Mile Farm (Hint: It's for Your Poop”
nd
2
Frankie Barnhill - KBSX – “Artist Statement: 5 Emerging Boise Artists Making a Splash”
rd
3
Samantha Wright - KBSX – “Tracking Dog Poop, A Sticky Problem in the Boise Foothills”
Honorable Mention
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Jessica Robinson - Northwest News Network – “Founders of the Idaho Creation Museum Urge
Visitors to "Think Critically”
SPORTS TALK SHOW
1st
KBSX – “Idaho Fish and Game Event Aims to Get More Kids Hooked on Fishing”
SPORTS NEWS REPORT - RADIO
No entries
USE OF SOUND – RADIO
No entries
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Public Relations
NEWS RELEASES - PR
1st
Nicola McIntosh - Zions Bank – “Eighth & Main Grand Opening”
nd
2
Brian Cronin, Nicole Bare Kinney - Strategies 360 - “Direct Local Food”
3rd
Mike Sharp - Idaho Foodbank – “Idaho Foodbank Releases”
Honorable Mention
Amy Stahl - Boise Parks & Recreation – “City to convert to geothermal heat for the nat pools”
FEATURE WRITING - PR
1st
2nd
3rd
Bruce King - Idaho Transportation Department – “Motorists and Moose”
Amy Stahl - Boise Parks and Recreation – “Fencing is about focus, fitness -- and fun”
Reed Hollinshead – Idaho Transportation Department- “Historic Volatility”
EDITORIAL WRITING - PR
1st
2nd
Nicole Bare Kinney, Brian Cronin, Rian Van Leuven & Brad Cederblom – Strategies 360 - “Wages &
Workers Rights/Idaho State AFL-CIO”
Bruce King - Idaho Transportation Department – Selection of three
MEDIA KIT - PR
1st
2nd
3rd
Justin Nyquist, Asa Nims - Red Sky PR – “Agri Beef Co Media Kit”
Reed Hollinshead, Dave Butzier, Bruce Harral, Bryant Keuchle, Ryan Soukup - Idaho Department of
Transportation – “Highway 16 Media Kit”
Merrill Sharp, Daris Bruce, Reed Hollinshead, Rosemary Curtin & Kate Nice - RBCI- “Blasting the
Gowen Interchange”
ANNUAL REPORT - PR
1st
Amy Stahl, Mona Bryant, Carissa DeGuzman – “Boise Parks & Recreation - Annual Report”
nd
2
Amanda Watson, Amy Staufer - Red Sky PR – “Camp Rainbow Gold Annual Report”
rd
3
Mike Sharp - The Idaho Foodbank - “2014 Annual Report”
Honorable Mention
Staff - Idaho Housing & Finance Association – “Our Story Unfolds - Annual Report”
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NEWSLETTER – INTERNAL - PR
1st
2nd
Bruce King - Idaho Transportation Department – “ITD D6 Internal Newsletter”
Nicole Bare Kinney, Brian Cronin, Page Eaton, Devin Crandall - Strategies 360 – “Wages & Workers
Rights: Newsletter”
NEWSLETTER – EXTERNAL - PR
1st
2nd
3rd
Mike Sharp - The Idaho Foodbank - “The Idaho Foodbank Fall Newsletter”
Staff - Idaho Housing and Finance Association – “Cornerstones”
Rosemary Curtin, Kate Nice, Kara Veit, Rhonda Jalbert - RBCI – “Main Street Station E-News”
SPECIAL PURPOSE PUBLICATION – PR
1st
2nd
3rd
Chad Biggs, Nicole Cahill, Brian Cottier, Travis Dryden - Red Sky PR – “Inofile Digital Divide
“Whitepaper
Brian Cronin, Casey Shelley Bender & Judy Stuhmer - Strategies 360 – “Your Profession. Your
Career. Your IEA”
Brian Cronin, Page Eaton, Nicole Bare Kinney - Strategies 360 – “Growing our Local Economy:
Expanding Boise Centre”
MEDIA CAMPAIGN - PR
1st
Casey Shelley Bender, Brian Cronin, Nicole Bare Kinney & Phil Hardy –
Strategies 360 - “Idaho Gives 2014”
2nd
Christina Lenkowski, Amber Broeckel, Lynda Bruns, Kelly Amos & Wyatt Werner –
Red Sky PR –“Boise Airport Direct-to-Houston Flight”
rd
3
Mike Sharp - The Idaho Foodbank – “Hope for the Holidays”
Honorable Mention
Steve Grant, Reed Hollinshead, Rik Hinton, Pauline Davis, Dave Tuttle, Mark Hall - Idaho
Transportation Department- “Veteran's Driver's License Designation Media Campaign”
BRAND MANAGEMENT - PR
No entries
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PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN - PR
1st
Steve Grant, Reed Hollinshead, Pauline Davis, Mark Hall - Idaho Transportation Department “Choose your ride -- Impaired Driving Prevention Campaign”
nd
2
Casey Shelley Bender, Brian Cronin, Travis Swartz - Strategies 360 – “Idaho Gives 2014 PSA”
3rd
Brian Cronin, Nicole Bare Kinney, Travis Swartz - Strategies 360 – “IDeal College Savings Plan”
Honorable Mention
Karen Sander, Doug Woodruff, Rosemary Curtin & Kara Veit - RBCI – “Downtown Boise
Wayfinding Project”
PUBLIC AFFAIRS CAMPAIGN - PR
1st
Strategies 360 – “Climate Change and Wildfires”
2nd
Strategies 360 - “Laguna Pointe”
rd
3
Strategies 360 - “Wages and Workers Rights”
Honorable Mention
RBCI - “West Central Mountains Electrical Plan”
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Student
GENERAL EXCELLENCE – STUDENT
1st
2nd
3rd
University of Idaho - Argonaut
Boise State University – The Arbiter
North Idaho College – The Sentinel
GENERAL NEWS STORY - STUDENT
1st
Chloe Rambo –University of Idaho Student Media - “Considering concealed carry—Bill allowing
concealed carry on college campuses reintroduced in Idaho legislature”
2nd
Hannah Shirley- University of Idaho Student Media – “Idaho holds breath - Same-sex marriage debate
sparks local interest”
rd
3
George Wood – University of Idaho Student Media – “Vandals get drenched for ALS”
Honorable Mention
Erin Bamer – University of Idaho Student Media - “Cause for concern”
WATCHDOG / INVESTIGATIVE - STUDENT
1st
2nd
3rd
Amber Emery - University of Idaho Student Media - Decoding the Clery Act — “What happens on
campus, doesn’t stay on campus”
Ryan Thorne - Boise State University Student Media - “No law protects against mold”
George Wood - University of Idaho Student Media – “Cashing in on coverage”
SERIOUS FEATURE - STUDENT
1s
Ryan Tarinelli – University of Idaho – “Fading Festival? ‘Things ain’t what they used to be’ for the
Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival”
nd
2
Amber Emery - University of Idaho - Know Your Rights
3rd
Hannah Shirley - University of Idaho - Just Married
Honorable Mention
T.J. Gossard - North Idaho College – “Things Change – Student overcomes drug dealing past”
LIGHT FEATURE - STUDENT
1st
2nd
3rd
Korbin McDonald – University of Idaho Student Media – Argonaut – “A Mule’s Life”
T.J. Gossard – North Idaho College Sentinel – “Rock Me Joe”
Connor Coughlin – North Idaho College Sentinel – “Taking a Ride to Hell and Back”
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COLUMN WRITING - STUDENT
1st Abbe Breeding – North Idaho College - The Sentinel
2nd Andrew Jensen - University of Idaho - Argonaut
3rd
Kaitlin Moroney – University of Idaho -ArgonautHonorable Mention
Ryan Tarinelli - University of Idaho - Argonaut
EDITORIAL - STUDENT
1st
2nd
3rd
Theo Lawson – University of Idaho Student Media – selection of three
Kaitlin Moroney - University of Idaho Student Media – selection of three
Ryan Tarinelli - University of Idaho Student Media – selection of three
HEADLINES - STUDENT
1st
Staff – University of Idaho – Argonaut Headlines
SPORTS NEWS REPORT - STUDENT
1st
Theodore Lawson - University of Idaho – “Kings of their ring - Its tenure was short-lived, but Vandal
boxing holds deep roots in UI’s history”
2nd
Brandon Walton - Boise State University – “Ajayi's Road to Redemption”
3rd
Nate Lowery - Boise State University – “Running Out of Time: Emma Bates Prepares for Final
Season”
Honorable Mention
Kaitlyn Krasselt - University of Idaho – “Mexico to Moscow – Vicky Lozano planned to go pro, took
Idaho opportunity instead”
PAGE DESIGN - STUDENT
1st
2nd
3rd
Staff - Boise State University - Boise State Arbiter
Kaitlin Moroney - University of Idaho - Idaho Argonaut
Christina Villagomez, Tyson Juarez - North Idaho College - Sentinel
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GRAPHICS - STUDENT
No Entries
PHOTOGRAPHY - STUDENT
1st
2nd
3rd
Cy Whitlings - University of Idaho Student Media
Phil Vukelich - University of Idaho Student Media
Beau Valdez – The Sentinel - North Idaho College
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Online Media / Web Division
WEBSITE - GENERAL EXCELLENCE - ONLINE ONLY
1st
Idaho Education News
WEBSITE – SPECIAL PURPOSE - ONLINE ONLY PROGRAM
1st
Jennifer Swindell, Clark Corbin, Kevin Richert - Idaho Education News – “Idaho ED Trends”
WEBSITE – GENERAL EXCELLENCE - DAILY
1st
2nd
3rd
Staff - Idaho Press Tribune – www.idahopress.com
Staff – Idaho Statesman - www.Idahostatesman.com
Dave Wheelan, Brennan Rego - The Ketchum Keystone - www.theketchumkeystone.org
WEBSITE – SPECIAL PURPOSE – DAILY
1st
Audrey Dutton, Nate Poppino - Idaho Statesman – “In Crisis”
nd
2
Brian Smith, Kyle Hansen, Virginia Hutchins - Times-News – “40th Anniversary of Evel Knievel's
Canyon Jump”
3rd
Roger Phillips, Pete Zimowsky - Idaho Statesman – “Idaho Outdoors”
WEBSITE – GENERAL EXCELLENCE - WEEKLY
1st
2nd
3rd
Meridian Press – www.mymeridianpress.com
Idaho Business Review – www.idahobusinessreview.com
Idaho Mountain Express – www.mtexpress.com
WEBSITE – SPECIAL PURPOSE – WEEKLY
No entries
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WEBSITE – GENERAL EXCELLENCE - MAGAZINE
No entries
WEBSITE – GENERAL EXCELLENCE - TV
1st
KTVB- KTVB.COM
nd
2
KIVI/KNIN - Idaho on Your Side
rd
3
KMVT – KMVT.com
Honorable Mention
KBOI-TV – KBOI2.com
WEBSITE – SPECIAL PURPOSE - TV
1st
2nd
3rd
Tyson Miller, Lisa Chavez, Kate Morris - KTVB - KTVB Voter Guide
Dani Allsop, Jaynee Nielsen KTVB High School Sports
Rick Penticoff, Peggy Hurd, Tony Merrick, Stephanie Dickey - Idaho Public Television – “Science
Trek”
WEBSITE – GENERAL EXCELLENCE - RADIO
1st
Staff - KBSX - Boise State Public Radio
WEBSITE – SPECIAL PURPOSE – RADIO
No entries
WEBSITE – GENERAL EXCELLENCE – PR
1st
Tony Garcia, Reed Hollinshead, Adam Rush, Rosemary Curtin, Kate Nice, Kara Veit - RBCI –
“Broadway Interchange Construction Website”
WEBSITE - SPECIAL PURPOSE – PR
1st
2nd
Adam Rush, Tony Garcia, Dave Tuttle, Mark Hall - Idaho Transportation Department – “Broadway
Bridge Replacement Project”
Amanda Watson, Jessica Flynn, Ron Baker, John Briggs - Red Sky PR – “Grow Ideas Here Website”
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WEBSITE GENERAL EXCELLENCE – STUDENT
1st
2nd
Staff - University of Idaho Student Media – Argonaut.com
Staff - University of Idaho Student Media – Blot.com
BEST WEB GRAPHICS
1st
2nd
Darin Oswald, Lindsie Bergevin, Sven Berg, Anna Webb - Idaho Statesman – “A Tower Is Born:
The Rise of Boise's Eighth & Main”
Michael Deeds, Audrey Dutton, Patrick Davis - Idaho Statesman - "Who brews the most beer in
Idaho?"
BEST ONLINE NEWS OR FEATURE STORY
1st
2nd
3rd
Lindsey Lankford - KTVB – “After awful crash, 7'1" Boisean joins US Paralympic Soccer Team
Training Camp”
Clark Corbin - Idaho Education News – “Ed News goes racing with the Legislature”
Brennan Rego - The Ketchum Keystone – “Bergdahl's Friends 'Euphoric' at His Release”
BEST ONLINE NEWS OR FEATURE STORY - VIDEO
1st
Dave Southorn - Idaho Statesman - "Boise State basketball media day"
2nd
Jason Carter, Matt Hartgrave - KMVT - "Between the Barrels"
3rd
Darin Oswald - Idaho Statesman – “The Rise of 8th & Main"
Honorable Mention
Dave Staats - Idaho Statesman - "Why the Shoe Guy Left the Mall"
BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
1st
KTVB Staff - KTVB Social Media – KTVB.com
2nd
Jennifer Swindell, Kevin Richert, Clark Corbin - Idaho Education News - Idaho Education News
rd
3
Bruce Reichert - Idaho Public Television -Outdoor Idaho Facebook page
Honorable Mention
Chadd Cripe, Dave Southorn, Brian Murphy - Idaho Statesman - Boise State Athletics Coverage on
Twitter
BEST ONLINE ONLY VIDEO PROGRAM - GENERAL
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1st
Joan Cartan-Hansen, Al Hagenlock - Idaho Public Television - Science Trek: The Web Show: States of
Matter
BEST ONLINE ONLY PROGRAM – PUBLIC AFFAIRS
1st
2nd
Jennifer Gonzalez, Mark Hall, Dave Tuttle, Idaho Transportation Department – “Idaho Division of
Aeronautics - Safety Standdown Seminar -Highlights”
Jayme Coonce, Bryon Breen, Dave Tuttle, Mark Hall, Rosemary Curtin, Kate Nice - RBCI –
“ I-84 Meridian Interchange Construction”
BEST BLOG
1st
Drew Nash, Stephen Reiss - Times-News – “Between the Frames”
2nd
Kevin Richert- Idaho Education News – “The EDge”
rd
3
Jay Tust - KTVB – “7SportsLive”
Honorable Mention:
Betsy Z. Russell - The Spokesman-Review – “Eye on Boise”
BEST MULTIMEDIA REPORTING
1st
2nd
3rd
Katherine Jones - Idaho Statesman – “At Zoo Boise, seeing animals in captivity leads to saving
animals in the wild”
Emilie Ritter Saunders - KBSX – “Why It's Tough To Track What Lobbyists Give To Idaho
Lawmakers”
Scott Stuntz - Teton Valley News – “Everest”
BEST USE OF INTERACTIVITY
1st
Chadd Cripe - Idaho Statesman – “Football chats”
nd
2
Nate Poppino - Idaho Statesman – “Election night chats”
rd
3
Emilie Ritter Saunders - KBSX – “Quiz: Do You Know the Difference Between Idaho and Iowa?”
Honorable Mention
Dani Allsop, Jaynee Nielsen - KTVB – “KTVB High School Sports Polls”
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All Media Categories
FIRST AMENDMENT AWARD
1st
Kevin Richert - Idaho Education News – “Those destroyed State Board applications…”
SPECIAL COVERAGE
1st
2nd
3rd
Audrey Dutton - Idaho Statesman – “Secrecy in Idaho hospital antitrust trial”
Katherine Jones - Idaho Statesman – “Boise to Gorongosa”
Kevin Richert - Idaho Education News – “Idaho's broadband network coverage”
REPORTER OF THE YEAR - BROADCAST
1st
2nd
3rd
Karen Zatkulak - KTVB
Melissa Davlin – Idaho Public Television
Jason Carter - KMVT
REPORTER OF THE YEAR - PRINT
1st
2nd
3rd
Katherine Jones - Idaho Statesman
Bill Roberts – Idaho Statesman
Clark Corbin - Idaho Education News
Pinnacle Award
Most number of winning entries
DAILY- The Idaho Statesman
WEEKLY - Idaho Mountain Express
TELEVISION - KTVB Channel 7
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