Florida Press Club Excellence In Journalism Contest 2000 Winners
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Frances DeVore Award for Public Service
Class A:
First Place – Sally Kestin/Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Second Place – Steve Patterson and Marcia Mattson/Florida
Times-Union
Third Place – Fred Schulte and Jenni Bergal/Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Classes B, C:
First Place – Kendall Middlemas, Steve Bornhoft, Claude Duncan, Kevin Porter/Panama City News Herald
Second Place – Staff/Naples Daily News
Excellence in General News Writing
Class A:
First Place – Douglas Filaroski/Florida Times Union
Second Place – Dave Warm/City Link
Third Place – Marcia Gelbart/Palm Beach Post
Class B:
First Place – Victor Epstein/Naples Daily News
Second Place – Staff/Gainesville Sun
Third Place – Christopher Lloyd/Ocala Star Banner
Class C:
First Place – Lara Bradburn/Hernando Today
Second Place – Tiffany Merlo/St. Augustine Record
Third Place – Christi Poole/Citrus County Chronicle
Class D:
First Place – Karen T. Waters/South Marion Citizen
Second Place – John T. Fakler/Business Journal Serving South Florida
Third Place – Lori Sykes/Miramar and Pembroke Pines Community News
Excellence in Feature Writing
Class A:
First Place – Nicole Brochu/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Second Place – Dave Scheiber/St. Petersburg Times
Third Place – Christine Evans/Palm Beach Post
Class B:
First Place – Wendy Victora/Northwest Florida Daily News
Second Place – Julie DuPuis/Northwest Florida Daily News
Third Place – Christopher Lloyd/Ocala Star-Banner
Class C:
First Place – Lara Bradburn/Hernando Today
Second Place – Nancy Kennedy/Citrus County Chronicle
Third Place – Peter Guinta/St. Augustine Record
Class D:
First Place – Erinn Hutkin/Bonita Banner
Second Place – Karen T. Waters/South Marion Citizen
Third Place – Alan Scher Zagier/Marco Islander
Excellence in In-Depth News Writing
Class A:
First Place – “Throwaway Kids” Sally Kestin/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Second Place – “Lottery draws least educated, poor” Shirish Date and staff/Palm Beach Post
Third Place – “Consumers in Jeopardy” Mitch Lipka/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Class B:
First Place – Staff/Fort Pierce Tribune
Second Place – Staff/Gainesville Sun
Third Place – Chris Tisch/Bradenton Herald
Class C:
First Place – Bart Price/St. Augustine Record “Retrial of Tanya R. Hudson”
Second Place – Lara Bradburn/Hernando Today “Historic Bayport”
Third Place – Christi Poole/Citrus County Chronicle “Pit Bulls Maul Young Girl”
Class D:
First Place – J.P. Bender and Ed Duggan/Business Journal Serving South Florida
Second Place – Alan Byrd/Orlando Business Journal
Third Place – John T. Fakler/Business Journal Serving South Florida
Excellence in Environment Writing
Class A:
First Place – Jan Hollingsworth/Tampa Tribune
Second Place – Steve Patterson/Florida Times-Union
Third Place – Robert P. King/Palm Beach Post
Class B:
First Place – Dan McCue/Stuart News
Second Place – Kevin Horan/Bradenton Herald
Third Place – Mladen Rudman/Northwest Florida Daily News
Class C:
First Place – Lara Bradburn/Hernando Today
Second Place – Bart Price/St. Augustine Record
Third Place – Britt Nelson/Palatka Daily News
Class D:
First Place – Rebecca Wakefield/Bonita Banner
Second Place – Todd Goodman/Venice Gondolier
Excellence in Government News Writing
Class A:
First Place – Lisa J. Huriash/Sun-Sentinel.
Second Place – Karen Rivedal/Florida Times-Union.
Third Place – Trebor Banstetter/Palm Beach Post
Class B:
First Place – Gina Edwards/Naples Daily News
Second Place – Victor Epstein/Naples Daily News
Third Place – Christy Arnold/Charlotte Sun Herald
Class C:
First Place – Robert Sims/Palm Beach Daily News
Second Place – Tiffany Merlo/St. Augustine Record
Third Place – Britt Nelson/Palatka Daily News
Class D:
First Place – Jill Krueger/Orlando Business Journal
Second Place – Susan Lundine/Orlando Business Journal
Third Place – Nicole T. Lesson/Plantation/Sun-Sentinel News Group
Excellence in Education Writing
Class A:
First Place – Mary Ellen Flannery/Palm Beach Post
Second Place – Stephanie Desmon/Palm Beach Post
Third Place – Jill Barton/Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Class B:
First Place – Cathi Carr/The Gainesville Sun
Second Place – Dave Breitenstein/Naples Daily News
Third Place – Julie Dupuis/Northwest Florida Daily News
Class C:
First Place – Tiffany Merlo/St. Augustine Record
Second Place – Millard K. Ives/Lake City Reporter
Third Place – Mike Wright/Citrus County Chronicle
Class D:
First Place – Dave Breitenstein/Bonita Banner
Second Place – Judt Vik/West Boca Times
Third Place – Nancy Szanto/Baker County Times
Excellence in Crime News Writing
Class A:
First Place – John Pacenti/The Palm Beach Post
Second Place – Thomas B. Pfankuch/Florida Times-Union
Third Place – Ardy Friedberg and Rafael Olmeda/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Class B:
First Place – Joe Callahan/Ocala Star-Banner
Second Place – Chris Tisch/Bradenton Herald
Third Place – Victor Epstein/Naples Daily News
Class C:
First Place – Christi Poole/Citrus County Chronicle
Second Place – Lara Bradburn/Hernando Today
Third Place – Britt Nelson/Palatka Daily News
Class D:
First Place – Jill Krueger, Nancy Pfister/Orlando
Business Journal
Second Place – Judy Vik/West Boca Times
Excellence in Science Writing
Class A:
First Place – Marcia Mattson/Florida Times-Union
Second Place – Susan Jenks/Florida Today
Class B:
First Place – Beth Francis/Naples Daily News
Second Place – Doris Chandler/Gainesville Sun
Third Place – Liz Freeman/Naples Daily News
Classes C and D:
First Place – Susan Lundine/Orlando Business Journal
Second Place -Nancy Kennedy/Citrus County Chronicle
Third Place – Millard K. Ives/Lake City Reporter
Excellence in Religion Writing
Class A:
First Place – Bruce Bryant-Friedland/Florida Times-Union
Second Place – Michelle Bearden/Tampa Tribune
Third Place – Douglas Belkin/Palm Beach Post
Class B:
First Place – Julie Dupuis/Northwest Florida Daily News
Second Place – Rod Harmon/Bradenton Herald
Third Place – Mohammad A. Faruqui/Panama City News Herald
Classes C & D:
First Place – Nancy Kennedy/Citrus County Chronicle
Second Place – Mary Savage/Lake City Reporter
Third Place – Michele Gelormine/Palm Beach Daily News
Excellence In Obituary Writing
Classes A and B:
First Place – Gloria Taylor Weinberg/Ft. Pierce Tribune
Second Place – Wendy Victora/Nortwest Florida Daily News
Classes C and D:
1st Place:
Russ White/Seminole Herald
Excellence in Business Writing
Class A:
First Place – Paul Owers/Palm Beach Post
Second Place – Stephen F. Pounds/Palm Beach Post
Third Place – Linda Rawls/Palm Beach Post
Class B:
First Place – Victor Epstein/Naples Daily News
Second Place – Steve Hollister/Bradenton Herald
Third Place – Martin Drummond/Stuart News
Classes C and D:
First Place – Jill Krueger and Nancy Pfister/Orlando
Business Journal
Second Place – Alexis Muellner/Business Journal Serving South Florida
Third Place – Alan Byrd/Orlando Business Journal
Excellence in Commentary Writing
Class A:
First Place – Deborah Ramirez/Sun Sentinel
Second Place – Jeff Rusnak/City Link
Third Place – Sam Cook/Ft. Myers News-Press
Class B:
First Place – Maxine A Ginsberg/Naples Daily News
Second Place – Tim Croft/The News Herald
Third Place – Mladen Rudman/Northwest Florida Daily News
Class C:
First Place – Gerard Mulligan/Citrus County Chronicle
Second Place – Russ White/Seminole Herald
Third Place – Brian Thompson/St. Augustine Record
Class D:
First Place – Todd Pratt/Bonita Banner
Second Place – Pat Beall/Orlando Business Journal
Third Place – Alan Byrd/Orlando Business Journal
Excellence in Criticism Writing
Class A:
First Place – Jake Cline/City Link.
Second Place – Todd Anthony/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Third Place – Candice Russell/City Link
Class B:
First Place – Christopher Lloyd/Ocala Star-Banner
Second Place – Rod Harmon/Bradenton Herald
Third Place – Maxine A. Ginsberg/Naples Daily News
Class C:
First Place – Robert Sims/Palm Beach Daily News
Second Place – Jan Sjostrom/Palm Beach Daily News
Third Place – David M Brown/Lake City Reporter
Class D:
First Place – Pat Beall/Orlando Business Journal
Second Place – Lauren Hoyt/Eastsider
Excellence in Opinion Column Writing
Class A:
First Place – Tonyaa Weathersbee/Florida Times-Union
Second Place – Joe Adams/Florida Times-Union
Class B:
First Place – John Hackworth/Charlotte Sun-Herald
Second Place – Donna Wright/Bradenton Herald
Third Place – Jeff Lytle/Naples Daily News
Class C:
First Place – Jim Sutton/St. Augustine Record
Second Place – David Brown/Lake City Reporter
Third Place – Andrew J. Davis/Palm Beach Daily News
Class D:
First Place – Pat Beall/Orlando Business Journal
Second Place – Douglas Bolduc/Venice Gondolier
Third Place – Todd Pratt/Bonita Banner
Excellence in Sports Writing
Class A:
First Place – Hal Habib/Palm Beach Post
Second Place – Ethan Skolnick/Palm Beach Post
Third Place – Dave Scheiber/St. Petersburg Times
Class B:
First Place – Cal Powell/Northwest Florida Daily News
2nd:
Robbie Andreu/Gainesville Sun
Third Place – Patrick Obley/Charlotte Sun-Herald
Class C:
First Place – Marcus Nelson/Boca Raton News
Second Place – Matthew Osborne/Lake City Reporter
Class D:
First Place – Will Graves/Bonita Banner
Second Place – Alan Byrd/Orlando Business Journal
Third Place – Alexis Muellner/Business Journal Serving South Florida
Excellence in Sports Column Writing
Class A:
First Place – Martin Fennelly/Tampa Tribune
Second Place – Mark Woods/Palm Beach Post
Third Place – Mike Bianchi/Florida Times-Union
Class B:
First Place – Jim Smith/Bradenton Herald
Second Place – Cal Powell/Northwest Florida Daily News
Third Place – Pat Dooley/Gainesville Sun
Classes C and D:
First Place – Will Graves/Bonita Banner
Second Place – Tim Kirby/Lake City Reporter/
Third Place – Bryan Mullen/St. Augustine
Excellence in Spot News Photography
Class A:
First Place – Staff/New-Press
Second Place – Andrew West/News-Press
Third Place – Staff/Sun-Sentinel
Class B:
First Place – Jonathan Fredin/Charlotte Sun Herald
Second Place – Cameron Gillie/Naples Daily News
Third Place – Jason Nuttle/Port St. Lucie News
Class C:
First Place – Todd Reeves/Boca Raton News
Second Place – Jacek Gancarz/Palm Beach Daily News
Third Place – Dave Casey/ Hernando Today
Class D:
First Place – Kevin Hemstock/Jupiter Courier
2nd Place:
Tony Buonfiglio/Sun-Sentinel Community News Group
Third Place – Jon Way/Sun-Sentinel Community News Group
Excellence in Feature Photography
Class A:
First Place – Mike Stocker/Sun-Sentinel
Second Place – Taimy Alvarez/Sun-Sentinel
Third Place – Scott Wheeler/The Ledger
Class B:
First Place – Jason Nuttle/Port St. Lucie News
Second Place – Alan Youngblood/Ocala-Star Banner
Third Place – Robert Cooper/The News Herald
Class C:
First Place – Tom Ervin/Boca Raton News
Second Place – Matthew Beck/Citrus County Chronicle
Third Place – Tommy Vincent/The Seminole Herald
Class D:
First Place – Kevin Henistock/Jupiter Courier
Second Place – Jon Way/Sun-Sentinel Community News
Third Place – Tony Buonfiglio/Sun-Sentinel Community News Forum
Excellence in Photo Essay
Class A:
First Place – Bruce Bennett/Palm Beach Post “Why Gabbi is Gabbi”
Second Place – Mark Hume/The News-Press “Migrant Labor: The True Costs”
Third Place – Mike Stocker/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel “Where Hurricanes are Born”
Class B:
First Place – Lisa Krantz/Naples Daily News “High School Diplomacy”
Second Place – Grant Jefferies/The Bradenton Herald “Haiti: Missions of Hope”
Third Place – Sylwia Kapuscinski/Naples Daily News “When Protection is a Danger”
Class C:
First Place – Jacek Gancarz/Palm Beach Daily News “On the Ball”
Second Place – Patti Parker-Nielsen/The Boca Raton News “Mission of Love”
Third Place – Paula Ouder/Lake City Reporter “History Comes Alive”
Class D:
First Place – Tribune Staff and Contributors/Seminole Tribune “A Day in the Life of Big Cypress”
Second Place – Jon Way/Sun Sentinel Community News “A Painful Goodbye”
Third Place – Anthony Buonfiglio/Margate & Coconut Creek Forum “Celebrating & Remembering”
Excellence in Photo Illustration
Class A:
First Place – Bruce Bennett/Palm Beach Post
Class B:
First Place – Jon M. Fletcher/The Gainesville Sun
Second Place – John Russo/The News-Herald
Third Place – Nicole Sneed/Bradenton Herald
Classes C and D:
First Place – Carolyn Considder/Orlando Business Journal
Excellence in Sports Photography
Class A:
First Place – Robert Duyos/Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Second Place – Darron Silva/News-Press
Third Place – Crista Jeremiason/Flordia Times-Union
Class B:
First Place – Mari Darr-Welch/Northwest Florida Daily News
Second Place – Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Star-Banner
Third Place – Jonathan Fredin/Charlotte Sun-Herald
Class C:
First Place – John Studwell/St. Augustine Record
Second Place – Jacek Gancarz/Palm Beach Daily News
Third Place – Ralph D. Priddy/St. Augustine Record
Class D:
First Place – Jon Way/Sun-Sentinel Community News
Second Place – Kevin Henistock/The Jupiter Courier
Excellence in Artist Illustration
Class A:
First Place – Raul Fernandez/Sun-Sentinel
Classes B, C, D:
First Place – John Russo/The New-Herald
Second Place – Tim Lawn/Bradenton Herald
Third Place – Julissa Mora/Gainesville Sun
Excellence in Info-Graphics
Class A:
First Place – Karsten Ivey/Florida Times-Union
Class B:
First Place – Brenda Schultheis/Star-Banner
Second Place – Jeffrey K. Coffey/News-Herald
Third Place – Mitch McKell/Star-Banner
Excellence in Front Page Design
Class A:
First Place – Beth Broadwater/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Second Place – Shane Blatt/Tampa Tribune
Third Place – Staff/Florida Times-Union
Class B:
First Place – Maureen Kenyon/Stuart News
Second Place – Tara Andersson-Alred/Naples Daily News
Third Place – Michael Rabkin/Bradenton Herald
Class C:
First Place – Derek Hembd/St. Augustine Record
Second Place – Peter Willott/Palatka Daily News
Third Place – David M. Brown/Lake City Reporter
Class D:
First Place – Anna Lamer/East Sider
Second Place – Martha Sternberg/Cutler Ridge Community News
Third Place – Thom Witt/Bonita Banner
Excellence in Feature Page Design
Class A:
First Place – Michelle D. Mazzone/Palm Beach Post
Second Place – Laura Kelly/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Third Place – Deidre D’Asaro/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Class B:
First Place – John Russo/News Herald
Second Place – George Sterling III, Naples Daily News
Third Place – David Moore/Ocala Star-Banner
Class C:
First Place – Andrew J. Davis/Palm Beach Daily News
2nd Place – Susan Quigley/Hernando Today
Third Place – Danielle Provencher/Palm Beach Daily News
Class D:
First Place – Thom Witt/Bonita Banner
Second Place – Carolyn Considder/Orlando Business Journal
Third Place – Stacey Shervan/Business Journal Serving South Florida
Excellence in Business Page Design
Class A and B:
First Place – David Baker/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Second Place – Jeffrey Coffey/The News Herald
Third Place – Paul Mattson/Florida Times-Union
Class C:
First Place – Derek Hembd/St. Augustine Record
Class D:
First Place – Stacey Shervan/Business Journal Serving South Florida
Second Place – Cindy Barth/Orlando Business Journal
Third Place – Brian Sandford and Kris Kubik/Business Journal Serving Greater Tampa Bay
Excellence in Local Page Design
Class A:
First Place – Chris Smith/Tampa Tribune
Class B:
First Place – Tara Andersson-Alred, Naples Daily News
Second Place – Keri Petersen/Gainesville Sun
Classes C & D:
First Place – Brian Larney and Melissa Sherman/Seminole Tribune
Second Place – Jim Nichols/Citrus County Chronicle
Third Place – Brian Smith/Forum
Excellence in Sports Page Design
Class A:
First Place – Staff/Tampa Tribune
Class B:
First Place – Tom Rife/Naples Daily News
Second Place – Patrick Obley, Charlotte Sun Herald
Third Place – Ron Hartman, Naples Daily News
Class C and D:
First Place – Ryan Gilcherst/Palatka Daily News
Second Place – Thomas White/Citrus County Chronicle
Third Place – Thom Witt/Bonita Banner
Excellence in Special Sections
Class A:
First Place – Staff/Palm Beach Post
Second Place – “Staff/Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Third Place – Staff/Palm Beach Post
Class B:
First Place – Staff/Naples Daily News
Second Place – Harriett Howard Heithaus/Naples Daily News
Third Place – Staff/Panama City News Herald
Class C:
First Place – Jim Sutton/St. Augustine Record
Second Place – Staff/Palm Beach Daily News
Third Place – Sports staff/Citrus County Chronicle
Class D:
First Place – Staff/Business Journal Serving South Florida
Second Place – Lucy Chabot/Women’s Business
Third Place – Jack Hillhouse/Hi-Riser
Excellence in Weekly Periodical
All Classes:
First Place – City Link
Second Place – Eastsider
Excellence in Weekly Magazine
Class A:
First Place – Sunshine Magazine staff/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Classes B, C, D:
First Place – Neighbors/Features Staff, Bradenton Herald
Second Place – Big Sun Homes/Darrell Riley, Ocala Star-Banner
Third Place – Weekend/Jana Smedley, Bradenton Herald
Excellence in Editorial Cartoons
All Classes:
First Place – Doug MacGregor/News-Press
Second Place – Ed Gamble/Florida Times Union
Third Place – James Casciari/Vero Beach Press Journal
Excellence in On-Line Publication
All Classes:
First Place – naplesnews.com
Second Place – Jacksonville.com
Third Place – tbo.com – Tampa Bay Online