May 11, 2017

2017 winners

Below are the results for the 67th Annual Green Eyeshade Awards. Our judges select the best from each main category, then select one winner of the Green Eyeshade.

Judges didn’t have to select a winner if they believed the entries didn’t merit it. To correct errors or omissions, please email contest administrator Tim Dodson.

THE GREEN EYESHADE

Chattanooga Times Free Press – Joan Garrett McClane & Joy Lukachick Smith, The Poverty Puzzle

Judges’ Comment: In a competition awash in journalistic might, the Chattanooga Times Free Press’ massive series “The Poverty Puzzle” snares the brass ring. An exhaustive whirlwind of the absolute — every imaginable statistic — and the abstract (cold fear), it grabs the reader by the lapels and makes her look. Brisk storytelling, vigorous sourcing, even embedded video and audio give us the faces of despair and the heartbeat of hope and so many emotional data bits in between: The ideas that worked and those that did not. The reluctant activist who found anew his faith, and the reporter who found her way back home. Complete with research links and crisp visuals, “The Poverty Puzzle” engages, informs, inspires. It is a magnificent effort surely with lasting results, exemplifying the work the Green Eyeshade Award exists to honor.

DIVISION WINNERS

Print: Dailies

Miami Herald: Staff, The Death of Jose Fernandez

Print: Non-Dailies

Jackson Free Press: Donna Ladd, A Hunger to Live in the Washington Addition

Print: Magazines

Senior Times: Michael Stone, The Last of World War II

Print: Graphics

Chattanooga Times Free Press: Eric Taylor & Stephen Ratajczyk, Chatter & GetOut Magazines

Television

WUFT-TV: Michael Stone, Ethan Magoc, Chase Drayer & Justin Tompkins, Pearl Harbor: 75 Years Later

Radio

WKNO-FM: Christopher Blank, City of Grit: The Costs of Beauty and Blight

Online

Chattanooga Times Free Press: Joan Garrett McClane & Joy Lukachick Smith, The Poverty Puzzle

PRINT: DAILIES

Deadline Reporting: Large Dailies

First Place: Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com – Staff, Omar Mateen
Second Place: The Miami Herald – Staff, Breaking news coverage of Fidel Castro’s death
Third Place: The Tennessean – Staff, Blue Angels Plane Crash

Non-Deadline Reporting: Large Dailies

First Place: The Advocate – Staff, Cutting classes
Second Place: The Tennessean – Staff, The Rise and Fall of Rep. Jeremy Durham
Third Place: Tampa Bay Times – Laura Reiley, Farm to fable

Investigative Reporting: Large Dailies

First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Kendi Anderson Rainwater, Ooltewah High School rape
Second Place: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Staff, Doctors & Sex Abuse
Third Place: Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com – Lucas Daprile, The LLC Loophole

Feature Writing: Large Dailies

First Place: The Tennessean – Jessica Bliss, Dave Boucher, Brad Schmitt, Tennessee’s Rivers
Second Place: Tampa Bay Times – Lane DeGregory, Lane DeGregory on life, death, and a little light
Third Place: The Charlotte Observer – Elizabeth Leland, Collection of articles: Elizabeth Leland

Deadline Reporting: Small Dailies

First Place: Knoxville News Sentinel – Staff, Gatlinburg on fire

Non-Deadline Reporting: Small Dailies

First Place: Naples Daily News – Ryan Mills, Eric Staats, Shrinking Shores
Second Place: Sarasota Herald Tribune – Maggie Clark, Medicaid

Investigative Reporting: Small Dailies

First Place: Sarasota Herald Tribune – Chris Anderson, Mason
Second Place: Knoxville News Sentinel – Staff, Gatlinburg on fire
Third Place: Sarasota Herald Tribune – Josh Salman, Emily Le Coz and Elizabeth Johnson, Bias on the Bench

Feature Writing: Small Dailies

First Place: The Post and Courier – Tony Bartelme, Every Other Breath: Hidden Stories of Climate Change
Second Place: Sarasota Herald Tribune – Chris Anderson, Mason
Third Place: The Post and Courier – Jennifer Berry Hawes, Emanuel – one year later

Sports Reporting: All Dailies

First Place: Miami Herald – Staff, The Death of Jose Fernandez
Second Place: The Tennessean – Staff, Tennessean’s Best Sports Coverage
Third Place: The Charlotte Observer – Scott Fowler, He’ll be at prison when dad who wanted him dead is freed

Sports Commentary: All Dailies

First Place: Tampa Bay Times – Tom Jones, Tom Jones on Tampa Bay sports
Second Place: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Dave Hyde, Dave Hyde columns
Third Place: Tampa Bay Times – Martin Fennelly, Martin Fennelly on Tampa Bay sports

Business Reporting: All Dailies

First Place: Tampa Bay Times – Susan Taylor Martin, Susan Taylor Martin on Real Estate
Second Place: Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com – Lucas Daprile, The LLC Loophole
Third Place: The Tennessean – Staff, The Tennessean’s Top Business Coverage

Technology Reporting: All Dailies

NO AWARDS

Public Affairs Reporting: All Dailies

First Place: Miami Herald – Michael Sallah, investigative reporter; Jay Weaver, staff writer, Opa-locka: City for Sale
Second Place: Sun Sentinel – Megan O’Matz, Sally Kestin, Stephen Hobbs, Amy Shipley, Forsaken: Florida’s Broken Mental Health System
Third Place: Tampa Bay Times – Chris O’Donnell, Chris O’Donnell on local government

Politics Reporting: All Dailies

First Place: Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com – Staff, Body of Work
Second Place: The Miami Herald – Patricia Mazzei, Patricia Mazzei political reporting entry
Third Place: Tampa Bay Times – Alex Leary, Alex Leary on the 2016 Presidential election

Courts & The Law Reporting: All Dailies

First Place: Sarasota Herald Tribune – Josh Salman, Emily Le Coz and Elizabeth Johnson, Bias on the Bench
Second Place: Daily Business Review – Celia Ampel, Celia Ampel – portfolio
Third Place: Sarasota Herald Tribune – Lee Williams, Prosecutor Pub Crawl

Disaster Coverage: All Dailies

First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Staff, Woodmore Bus Crash
Second Place: The Advocate – Staff, Rising waters
Third Place: The Associated Press – Staff, Baton Rouge’s Disastrous Summer

Consumer Reporting: All Dailies

First Place: Tampa Bay Times – William R. Levesque, Nathaniel Lash, Anthony Cormier, Breakdown of Oversight
Second Place: Sun Sentinel – Sally Kestin, Taimy Alvarez, The Gulf’s Deadly Harvest
Third Place: Tampa Bay Times – Laura Reiley, Farm to fable

Travel Writing: All Dailies

First Place: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Suzanne Van Atten, Discover the Georgia Barrier Islands
Second Place: Miami Herald – Mimi Whitefield, Opening the Cuba market
Third Place: Orlando Sentinel – Sandra Pedicini, Sandra Pedicini Portfolio

Criticism: All Dailies

First Place: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Michael Mayo, Dining reviews by Michael Mayo
Second Place: Sun Sentinel – Jake Cline, Concert reviews by Jake Cline
Third Place: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Philip Martin, Philip Martin: Movies and Mass Culture

Serious Commentary: All Dailies

First Place: Tampa Bay Times – John Romano, John Romano on Florida
Second Place: The Palm Beach Post – Frank Cerabino, Frank Cerabino – Serious Commentary
Third Place: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – John Brummett, John Brummett’s columns, “Headed to bathroom,” “Wise counsel”, “It’s the culture,” “Lessons for all, ” and “The brave plunge”

Humorous Commentary: All Dailies

First Place: The Palm Beach Post – Frank Cerabino, Frank Cerabino – Humorous
Second Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Mark Kennedy, Mark Kennedy columns
Third Place: The Tennessean – Joe Rexrode, Brad Schmitt, Race Around Reba; Nashville versus Memphis

Editorial Writing: All Dailies

First Place: Tampa Bay Times – Molly Moorhead, The under-represented
Second Place: The Tennessean – David Plazas, Selection of The Tennessean’s Top Editorials
Third Place: The Palm Beach Post – Rick Christie and Howard Goodman, The Palm Beach Post Sales Tax Editorials

Public Service in Daily Journalism: All Dailies

First Place: Tampa Bay Times – William R. Levesque, Nathaniel Lash, Anthony Cormier, Breakdown of Oversight
Second Place: Miami Herald – Staff, Zika strikes South Florida
Third Place: Tampa Bay Times – Laura Reiley, Farm to fable

PRINT: NON-DAILIES

General News Reporting: Non-Dailies

First Place: Jackson Free Press – Arielle Dreher, Trump, Human Trafficking; Refugee Kids; SNAP

Investigative Reporting: Non-Dailies

NO AWARDS

Feature Writing: Non-Dailies

First Place: Jackson Free Press – Donna Ladd, A Hunger to Live in the Washington Addition
Second Place: Alabama Media Group – Connor Sheets, Features by Connor Sheets
Third Place: Miami New Times – Tim Elfrink, The Real Story Behind the Movie War Dogs

Sports Reporting: Non-Dailies

First Place: Miami New Times – Tim Elfrink, Sucker Punch: A South Florida Boxing Rivalry Leads to Cold-Blooded Murder
Second Place: The Memphis News – Don Wade, The Memphis News – Don Wade 2016 sports reporting portfolio

Sports Commentary: Non-Dailies

NO AWARDS

Business Reporting: Non-Dailies

First Place: Orlando Business Journal – Richard Bilbao, Anjali Fluker, Matthew Richardson, Rachel Williams, Orlando Business Journal team coverage
Second Place: Jackson Free Press – Tim Summers Jr., Arielle Dreher, Hostile Takeover of the Jackson Airport
Third Place: Triangle Business Journal – Amanda Hoyle, N.C.’s Runaway Train of Tax Credits

Technology Reporting: Non-Dailies

First Place: Miami New Times – Brittany Shammas, Life Blood: South Beach’s Elite Pay Thousands for IV Therapy Even Though Critics Say It’s a Scam

Public Affairs Reporting: Non-Dailies

First Place: Jackson Free Press – Donna Ladd, Tim Summers Jr., DA Files: Prosecuting a Prosecutor
Second Place: The Memphis News – Bill Dries, Madeline Faber, The Memphis News – Bill Dries 2016 public affairs portfolio

Politics Reporting: Non-Dailies

First Place: Jackson Free Press – Arielle Dreher, The Money and Power Behind Mississippi Politics
Second Place: The Memphis News – Bill Dries, The Memphis News – Bill Dries 2016 politics portfolio
Third Place: The Memphis News – Andy Meek, Defining Transparency

Courts & The Law Reporting: Non-Dailies

First Place: AL.com – Challen Stephens, Deputy shoots dog after man loses everything in trailer fire
Second Place: Jackson Free Press – Arielle Dreher, Sierra Mannie, HB 1523’s Journey from the Statehouse to the Courthouse

Disaster Coverage: Non-Dailies

First Place: Orlando Business Journal – Staff, Orlando mass shooting coverage

Travel Writing: Non-Dailies

NO AWARDS

Consumer Reporting: Non-Dailies

First Place: Miami New Times – Jessica Lipscomb, Lost at Sea: Kids Drown in Cruise Ship Pools With No Lifeguards on Duty
Second Place: Jackson Free Press – Arielle Dreher, Fight Against Planned Parenthood and the State’s Only, and Private, Abortion Clinic

Criticism: Non-Dailies

First Place: The Memphis Flyer – Chris Davis, “Mothers and Sons at Theatre Memphis,” “Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll,” “Some Love for I Hate Hamlet,” “On Stage: Byhalia, Mississippi” and “Charles III Rules Playhouse on the Square”
Second Place: Miami New Times – Ciara LaVelle, Criticism by Ciara LaVelle
Third Place: Gambit – Mary Rickard, New Orleans theater reviews

Serious Commentary: Non-Dailies

First Place: Miami New Times – Chuck Strouse, Chuck Strouse columns
Second Place: Jackson Free Press – Donna Ladd, Editor’s Notes on Policing, Racism and Seeking Higher Ground
Third Place: The News Observer – Jim Massara, Blessings make crown easier to see

Humorous Commentary: Non-Dailies

First Place: Orlando Business Journal – Cindy Barth, Orlando Business Journal humorous commentary

Editorial Writing: Non-Dailies

First Place: Jackson Free Press – Staff, Voting, Juvenile Justice, Frivolous Laws
Second Place: The Memphis News – Staff, The Memphis News 2016 editorial portfolio

Public Service in Non-Daily Journalism

First Place: Miami New Times – Jessica Lipscomb, Bit Con: Cryptsy Founder Paul Vernon Disappeared, Along With Millions of His Customers’ Cash
Second Place: Jackson Free Press – Donna Ladd, Arielle Dreher, Tim Summers Jr., Sierra Mannie, Preventing Violence: Reporting Solutions for the City’s Crime

PRINT: MAGAZINES

General News Writing: Magazines

First Place: Atlanta magazine – Josh Green, The Gentrifier
Second Place: Teaching Tolerance – Monita K. Bell, Adrienne van der Valk, Valerie Downs, 100 Years in the Making

Investigative Reporting: Magazines

NO AWARDS

Feature Writing: Magazines

First Place: Senior Times – Michael Stone, The Last of World War II
Second Place: Memphis Magazine – Shara Clark, “Disco Grandfather: After 40 Years, the Beat Goes On at Raiford’s”
Third Place: Teaching Tolerance – Robert Reece, Heather O’Connell, Adrienne van der Valk, Segregation Forever?

Serious Commentary: Magazines

First Place: Georgia Trend – Susan Percy, 3 Susan Percy columns
Second Place: Georgia Trend – Neely Young, 3 Neely Young columns
Third Place: Memphis Magazine – Vance Lauderdale, “River Walker,” “Miller School Mystery,” “Lara Parker,” and “El Rancho”

Humorous Commentary: Magazines

First Place: Cobb Life Magazine – Mark Wallace Maguire, You might be a Dad if…
Second Place: City & Shore Magazine, the Sun Sentinel – Mark Gauert, First Words, the Editor & Publisher’s letter: “When You Are Up to Your Sawgrass in Alligators,” “If These Floors Could Talk,” and “An Orange Letter Day.”

Public Service in Magazine Journalism

NO AWARDS

PRINT: GRAPHICS

Spot News Photography: Newspapers

First Place: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Stephen Thornton, Stephen Thornton- Spot News
Second Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Doug Strickland, Dan Henry, Chattanooga Times Free Press spot news photography
Third Place: The Memphis News – Bill Dries, 2016 Memphis bridge protest

Feature Photography: Newspapers

First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Staff, Chattanooga Times Free Press feature photos
Second Place: Orlando Business Journal – Jim Carchidi, Orlando Business Journal feature photography
Third Place: The Palm Beach Post – Bruce R. Bennett, Feature Photos

Sports Photography: Newspapers

First Place: Miami Herald – Al Diaz, Sports Portfolio

Graphics: Newspapers

First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Matt McClane, Chattanooga Times Free Press Superbowl
Second Place: The Palm Beach Post – Becca Vaughan, Heroin: Killer of a generation
Third Place: Orlando Business Journal – Victoria Prichard, Orlando Business Journal cybersecurity

Editorial Cartoon

First Place: Cagle Cartoons – Bill Day, The Virus of Bigotry
Second Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Clay Bennett, The Editorial Cartoons of Clay Bennett
Third Place: Alabama Media Group – JD Crowe, JD Crowe Editorial Cartoons

Feature Photography (Single): Magazines

NO ENTRIES

Illustrations: Magazines

First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Eric Taylor, GetOut magazine illustration
Second Place: Teaching Tolerance – Russell Estes, Closed for Business
Third Place: Teaching Tolerance – Russell Estes, A New Frame of Mind

Graphics: Magazines

First Place: Chattanooga Times free Press – Eric Taylor; Stephen Ratajczyk, Chatter & GetOut magazines

Best Cover: Magazines

First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Eric Taylor, GetOut cover
Second Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Eric Taylor, Chatter magazine
Third Place: Teaching Tolerance – Russell Estes, Teaching Tolerance Spring 2016

TELEVISION

Best Newscast: Television

First Place: WLTX News 19 – Marybeth Jacoby, WLTX Staff, WLTX 19 Spot News Matthew Preps

Breaking News Coverage- Television

First Place: Bay News 9 – Laurie Davison, Tim Kania, Hospital Evacuation
Second Place: WLTX News 19 – Marybeth Jacoby, Michael Patterson, WLTX Staff, WLTX 19 Breaking News Flooding 2016
Third Place: SNN Suncoast News Network and WFLA News Channel 8 – Krystel Knowles, Craig Burdick and John Rogers, Breaking News: Packinghouse Fire

Investigative Reporting: Television

First Place: WTSP TV – mike deeson, amy marinec, paul thorson, melissa rancourt, Hospice Dying to get patients
Second Place: WFTS/ABC Action News – Adam Walser, Randy Wright, Fran Gilpin, GradPoint–Gaming Graduation Rates
Third Place: WPBF 25 News – Terri Parker, Joel Waldmann, Playing Doctor – How an teenage “doctor” fooled his family, the government and his patients

Feature Reporting: Television

First Place: WESH-TV – Greg Fox, Reporter / Gordon Portell, Photographer, Lost Luggage
Second Place: Bay News 9 – Laurie Davison, Tim Kania, The Reunion
Third Place: Bay News 9 – Laurie Davison, Tim Kania, Painting for a Good Cause

Documentaries: Television

First Place: WUFT-TV – Michael Stone, Ethan Magoc, Chase Drayer, Justin Tompkins, Pearl Harbor: 75 Years Later
Second Place: Florida Center for Investigative Reporting – Alexandra Clinton, Adeel Ahmed, Ashwin Gandbhir, Asad Faruqi, Unforgiven
Third Place: WLTX News 19 – Marybeth Jacoby, Leroy Green, JR Berry, Eric Alkire, WLTX 19 Making of a Soldier

Public Service in Television Journalism

First Place: SNN Suncoast News Network – Krystel Knowles, Marco La Manno, Justin Mosely and Kelby Miller, Hurricane Amnesia
Second Place: WTSP TV – Mike Deeson, Amy Marinec, Paul Thorson, Melissa Rancourt, Big Stink Over St Pete Sewage

RADIO

Best Newscast: Radio

First Place: WCHS Radio/MetroNews – Staff, West Virginia Morning News
Second Place: WABE – WABE news staff, WABE Newscast March 28, 2016
Third Place: North Carolina Public Radio WUNC – Eric Hodge, Rebecca Martinez, Brent Wolfe, WUNC 7:19 AM Newscast 11-09-16

Breaking News Reporting: Radio

First Place: North Carolina Public Radio WUNC – Staff, Hurricane Matthew
Second Place: WLRN News – WLRN News Staff, Fidel Dies
Third Place: WCHS Radio/MetroNews Radio Network – Staff, West Virginia Floods

Investigative Reporting: Radio

First Place: Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting – Kate Howard, University of Louisville Investigation
Second Place: Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting & WAVE-3 News – R.G. Dunlop, John Boel, Kentucky Constables: Untrained & Unaccountable
Third Place: WLRN-Miami Herald News – Rowan Moore Gerety, School Suspensions Continue In Spite Of Miami-Dade’s No-Suspension Policy

Feature Reporting: Radio

First Place: Georgia Public Broadcasting – Bradley George, Grant Blankenship, Girls of Leesburg Stockade
Second Place: North Carolina Public Radio WUNC – Jay Price, Adam Hochberg, Brent Wolfe, Forensic Puzzle
Third Place: WUSF Public Media – Quincy Walters, 70 Years Later, Showman Not Slowing Down

Documentaries: Radio

First Place: Alabama Public Radio – Pat Duggins, Stan Ingold, Alex AuBuchon, MacKenzie Bates, “Legacy of the Storm”
Second Place: WABE – Lisa George and WABE Staff, Atlanta Remembers: The 1996 Olympics
Third Place: Alabama Public Radio – Pat Duggins, Stan Ingold, Alex AuBuchon, MacKenzie Bates, “…and justice for all.”

Public Service in Radio Journalism

First Place: WKNO-FM – Christopher Blank, City of Grit: The Costs of Beauty and Blight
Second Place: Georgia Public Broadcasting – Grant Blankenship, Gabrielle Ware, Ezra Morris, Crime, Cops and Communities
Third Place: WLRN News – Staff, Zika In South Florida

ONLINE

Digital Media Presentation

First Place: The Palm Beach Post – Mike Stucka, Mark Buzek, Spe Chen, Melanie Mena, Heroin: Killer of a generation
Second Place: Fusion – Staff of Fusion, Death by Fentanyl
Third Place: Tampa Bay Times – Eli Zhang, Caitlin Johnston, Anthony Cormier, How the plan to rebuild the Howard Frankland bridge fell apart

Deadline Reporting: Online

First Place: Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com – Staff, Slain Couple

Non-Deadline Reporting: Online

First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Joan Garrett McClane; Joy Lukachick Smith, The Poverty Puzzle
Second Place: Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com – Leah Voss, Maureen Kenyon, Life Before Death
Third Place: WLRN News – Staff, In The Land Of Water

Investigative Reporting: Online

First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Kendi Anderson Rainwater, Code of Silence
Second Place: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Staff, Doctors & Sex Abuse
Third Place: Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting & WAVE-3 News – R.G. Dunlop, John Boel, Kentucky Constables: Untrained & Unaccountable

Serious Commentary: Online

First Place: Roll Call, The Undefeated, The Root, NPR – Mary C. Curtis, Collection of Columns
Second Place: FloridaPolitics.com / Extensive Enterprises Media – Martin Dyckman, The Death Penalty in Florida – commentary by Martin Dyckman
Third Place: The Hechinger Report – Andre Perry, Degree of Interest

Best Blog

First Place: Memphis Magazine – Vance Lauderdale, “Ask Vance” blog
Second Place: Tampa Bay Times – Jeffrey Solochek, Gradebook
Third Place: Tampa Bay Times – Alex Leary, Adam C. Smith, Steve Bousquet, The Buzz

Sports Reporting: Online

First Place: Alabama Media Group – Joseph Goodman, Joseph Goodman
Second Place: Alabama Media Group – Michael Casagrande, Michael Casagrande
Third Place: WLRN News – Luis Hernandez, Muhammad Ali In Our Backyard

Sports Commentary: Online

First Place: Alabama Media Group – Kevin Scarbinsky, Kevin Scarbinsky

Business Reporting: Online

First Place: The Palm Beach Post – Charles Elmore, Charles Elmore Online Business Reporting
Second Place: WLRN News – Tom Hudson, The Sunshine Economy
Third Place: FloridaPolitics.com / Extensive Enterprises Media – James Rosica, The politics of gambling in Florida

Politics Reporting: Online

First Place: WLRN News – WLRN News Staff, A Sample of WLRN’s 2016 Election Coverage
Second Place: Florida Center for Investigative Reporting – Alexandra Clinton, Adeel Ahmed, Ashwin Gandbhir, Asad Faruqi, Unforgiven
Third Place: FloridaPolitics.com / Extensive Enterprises Media – Scott Powers, Work of Scott Powers, reporter at FloridaPolitics.com

Specialized Site

First Place: WUSF, WLRN and WMFE – Staff, Health News Florida

Public Service in Online Journalism

First Place: Tampa Bay Times – staff, PolitiFact
Second Place: WLRN News – Wilson Sayre, Find Your Way Through The 98 Possible Amendments On The South Florida Ballots

Videography: Online or Television

First Place: Florida Center for Investigative Reporting – Alexandra Clinton, Adeel Ahmed, Ashwin Gandbhir, Asad Faruqi, Unforgiven
Second Place: Tampa Bay Times – Eve Edelheit, Would you know when it’s time to go?
Third Place: Fusion – Staff of Fusion, Willing and Able

STUDENT

Best News Reporter in the South

First Place: WLRN News – Caitlin Switalski, Caitlin Switalski
Second Place: Georgia Public Broadcasting, Dateline Alabama – Miranda Fulmore, Whitenose Syndrome Treatment, Drug Bust Seizures, and Trump Rally Arrests

Best Feature Writer in the South

First Place: University Press – Florida Atlantic University – Joe Pye, Broken But Rebuilt, Mama’s Home, Trump Card
Second Place: The Arkansas Traveler – Andrea Johnson, Andrea Johnson – Student Feature Writer
Third Place: WLRN News – Amanda Rabines, Amanda Rabines

Best Sports Writer in the South

First Place: University Press – Florida Atlantic University – Brendan Feeney, Troubled Waters in Boca Raton, What’s Your Excuse, Sean Labsan: Baseball’s Dual Threat

Best Columnist in the South

NO ENTRIES

Best Photographer in the South

First Place: The Arkansas Traveler – Andrea Johnson, Andrea Johnson – Student Photographer

Best Designer in the South

NO AWARDS