PHILADELPHIA
PRESS ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL AWARDS COMPETITION FOR 2013
(Awarded in 2014)
PUBLIC SERVICE COMBINED
First: Shelter in a Storm, Daily
Local News-Kendal Gapinski
Second: 2013 Difference Makers – South Philly Review - Staff
Third: Addiction, The Hard Truth – Daily Local News – Staff
Third: State of Faith – Daily
Local News - Staff
ENTERPRISE REPORTING COMBINED
First: Ravaged by Addiction – Jewish Exponent – Bryan Schwartzman
Second: The Fecal Frontier – South Philly Review – Joseph Myers
Third: Coatesville in Crisis – Daily Local News – Michael N. Price &
Kristina Scala
EDITORIAL COMMENT
First: Gunning for Trouble – Delco News Network – David Bjorkgren
Second: The Legacy We Love – Jewish Exponent – Lisa Holstein
HEADLINE WRITING
First: Schtick-ing to His Guns –
South Philly Review – Joseph Myers
Second: Law & Mortar – South Philly Review – Joseph Myers
Third: Ballistic for Bunny – Daily Local News – Bob Carville
NEWSPAPER WRITING WEEKLY DIVISION
First: Two Women, Two Cities- Jewish
Exponent – Bryan Schwartzman
Second: Delco Vets – Delco
News – Anne Neborak
Third: Base for Celebration – South
Philly Review – Bill Chenevert
Honorable Mention: Shiver Me
Timbers – Delco News – Margaret Royal
NEWSPAPER WRITING DAILY DIVISION
First: 42-year-old Homicide Case –
Daily Local News – Michael P. Rellahan
Second: No Stomach for Cancer
– Daily Local News – Chelsea Reyher
Third: Voices of Wildwood – Press of
Atlantic City – Trudi Gilfillian
Honorable Mention: The Flu
Can Be Fatal – The Times News – Donald R. Serfass
BUSINESS COVERAGE COMBINED
First: Death of an Industry Giant –
The Times News – Donald R. Serfass
Second: Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride – Delco News – Peg DeGrassa
SPORTS COVERAGE COMBINED
First: For Love of the Game – Jewish
Exponent – Eric Berger
Second: Birdie Watching – South Philly Review – Joseph Myers
Third: Synagogue Softball – Jewish Exponent – Eric Berger
COLUMN WRITING DAILY
First: Guns Are Not to Blame – The
Times News – Donald Serfass
Second: Who’ll Take the Victory Lap – Philadelphia Daily News – Stu Bykofsky
Third: Gun Lobby’s Hard Line – Daily Local News – Tom Tatum
COLUMN WRITING WEEKLY
First: Bracing for a Change – News of
Delaware County – David Bjorkgren
Second: I’m Ready – News of Delaware County – David Bjorkgren
Third: South Philly’s Italian Market – Delco News – Peg DeGrassa
Third: Where to Donate – Town
Talk – Peg DeGrassa
BREAKING NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
First: Philadelphia Building Collapse—Daily Local News
–Tom Kelly IV
Second: Burning on the River—Advance
of Bucks county –Jeff Goldberg
Third: Darby Boro Fire—News of
Delaware County—Anne Neborak
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
First: Flu Shot—News of Delaware County—Anne Neborak
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY
First: Bonner—News of Delaware County—Anne Neborak
Second: O’Hara—News of Delaware
County—Anne Neborak
TELEVISION
FEATURE
First: Due Process, Death With
Dignity – Rutgers Law School – Sandra King and Tania Ivanova
Second: Heartbeat with Sara Lee Kessler, Janice
Selinger and Staff
PUBLIC SERVICE TV
First: Safer After Sandy –
Janice Selinger and Staff
RADIO PUBLIC SERVICE
First: Voter ID
RADIO ENTERPRISE
First: On Line Dating – Rowan Radio
Second: Changes at the Vatican – KYW Radio
RADIO BREAKING NEWS
First: Firing of Charlie Manuel – KYW – Steve Mikazy
RADIO FEATURE
First: Community Affairs – Rowan Radio
Second: Homeless Feet – KYW Radio – Pat Loeb
Third: What Does the Fox Say – KYW Radio- Molly Daly
WEBSITE
OVERALL
First:
Jewish Exponent – Lisa Hostein - Editor
Second: Janice Sellinger
Third: Jim Vanore
Third:
KYW