GRAND AWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
Tobacco: Filtering Out The Truth, Melissa Cassara, Alisa Hogan, Robert
Lightfoot, Rowan Radio
PUBLIC SERVICE DAILY DIVISION
First: Poison in Pennsylvania, Donald R. Serfass, The Times News
Second: Bored and High, Marion Callahan, Joan Hellyer, The Intelligencer
Third: Camden County Jail Proble, Alan Guenther, Courier-Post
Honorable Mention: The Cruel Cages, Stu Bykofsky, Daily News
ENTERPRISE REPORTING DAILY DIVISION
First: A Nation of Pill-Poppers, Pattie Mihalik, The Times News
Second: Charity, Change, Controversy, Patrick Lester, The Intelligencer
Third: Nick Berg, Jason Kotowski. R. Jonathan Tuleya, Jill Nawrocki, Gina
Zotti, Daily Local News
Honorable Mention: Recording Devices Found In Folcroft Municipal Building,
Rose Quinn, Cindy Scharr, Delaware County Daily Times
ENTERPRISE REPORTING WEEKLY DIVISION
First: Added Funds Boost Highrise, Natalie Kostelni, Philadelphia Business
Journal
Second: Convention Center's Next Event, Peter Van Allen, Philadelphia Business
Journal
Third: EMS Services Shift After Hospital Cut-backs And Closing, Dan Russo,
News of Delaware County
Honorable Mention: It's Not The Vodka, Melissa McDermott, News of Delaware
County
EDITORIAL COMMENT ALL MEDIAL
First: Rendell's KOIZ Push Misses The Mark, Bernard Dugenais, Philadelphia
Business Journal
Second: High Church Hypocrisy and Other Humiliations, Jonathan Tobin, The
Jewish Exponent
Third: McGreevey's Legacy: Tax Hikes and Scandals, Mike Daniels, Courier-Post
Honorable Mention: War Is Hell ... And More, Alan J. Kerr, The Intelligencer
HEADLINE WRITING ALL MEDIA
First: A New Leash On Life, Joe Hart, Delaware County Daily Times
Second: Bush Gets The "W", Dan Golden, The Intelligencer
Third: Sick Transit, Philip E. Heron, Delaware County Daily Times
Honorable Mention: Federal Probe Pokes Hole In Krispy Kreme Earnings, Kevin
Williamson, The Evening Bulletin
SPOT NEWS COVERAGE DAILY DIVISION
First: Record Rain Soaks South Jersey, Staff, Courier-Post
First: Rains Trigger Flooding; Hundreds Left Homeless, John M. Roman, Linda
Reilly, Gerry Smith, Delaware County Daily Times
Second: Reaction To Resignation of Gov. James E. McGreevey, Sarah Greenblatt,
Jerry Barca, Courier-Post
Third: Murder at Chester Towers, Cindy Scharr, Kristin Smith, Delaware County
Daily Times
Honorable Mention: Fire Guts Five Homes, Donald R. Serfass, The Times News
OVERALL WEEKLY COVERAGE
First: News of Delaware County - County-wide Edition
NEWSPAPER WRITING DAILY DIVISION
First: Learning At Home, Pamela Batzel, Betsy Gilliland, Jessica McRorie,
Daily Local News
Second: Sacrifice, Bitterness And A Call For Honor, Alan Guenther,
Courier-Post
Third: A Veterans Story, Timothy Logue, Delaware County Daily Times
Honorable Mention: The Power Brokers, Alan Guenther, Courier-Post
NEWSPAPER WRITING WEEKLY DIVISION
First: Good Sports, Staff, The Jewish Exponent
Second: Tale Of Determination, John George, Philadelphia Business Journal
Third: "The Passion": Caught In The Crossfire, Staff, Jewish Exponent
Third: Reflecting On A Solid Foundation, Lorraine Gennaro, South Philly Review
Honorable Mention: Ridin For The kids, Loretta Jackson, Connections Weekly
BUSINESS COVERAGE DAILY DIVISION
First: Main Street, Brian McCullough, Gretchen Metz, Sarah Moran, Daily Local
News
Second: A Shortage Of Nurses, Patti Mengers, Delaware County Daily Times
Third: Franchises Can Fulfill Dreams, Sue Robinson, Courier-Post
Honorable Mention: Market-based Economics, John Wilen, The Intelligencer
BUSINESS COVERAGE WEEKLY DIVISION
First: The Dead Do Tell Tales, John George, Philadelphia Business Journal
Second: Sending Them Packing?, Lorraine Gennaro, South Philly Review
Third: Minority Business, Athena D. Merritt, Philadelphia Business Journal
Honorable Mention: Hot Dog, They Take the Cake, Joshua Runyan, The Jewish
Exponent
SPORTS COVERAGE DAILY DIVISION
First: Westbrook Beats Odds, Chuck Gormley, Courier-Post
Second: Faith, Family & Football, Dom Cosentino, The Intelligencer
Third: Fame's Really Not That Fleeting In Mooney's Case, Paul Flannery,
Delaware County Daily Times
Honorable Mention: Bad News, Phils: Castoffs Make Good, Kevin Roberts,
Courier-Post
SPORTS COVERAGE WEEKLY DIVISION
First: Teams Score With Online Presence, John George, Philadelphia Business
Journal
Second: "Wheels" Never Tires of Baseball, Len Rosen, News of Delaware
County
Third: Women Man Trim Gym in Havertown, Len Rosen, News of Delaware County
Third: Smarty Jones, Christine L. Chicoine, Catholic Standard and Times
Honorable Mention: Lucky Stars, Bill Gelman, South Philly Review
COLUMN WRITING DAILY DIVISION
First: Facing Our Worst Fears, Pattie Mahilak, The Times News
Second: "Imaginary" Girlfriend Is Real -- And Wants To Visit, Matt
Katz,
Courier-Post
Third: Without Bowa, Focus Is On Others, Phil Anastasia, Courier-Post
Honorable Mention: Shellfish? Osama? Kerry Fans? Pick Your Poison, Lou
Sessinger, The Intelligencer
COLUMN WRITING WEEKLY DIVISION
First: No Bread, No Life, Tom Cardella, South Philly Review
Second: Love To Be Cool, Dell Poncet, Philadelphia Business Journal
Third: To Respond To This Column, Press One, Susan Greenspan, News of Delaware
County
Honorable Mention: Rendell: Power and Pitfalls, Bernard Dagenais, Philadelphia
Business Journal
SPECIAL SUBJECT WRITING DAILY DIVISION
First: Fearsome Critter of the Jersey Shore, Lawrence Hajna, Courier-Post
Second: Sweet Results, Patti Mengers, Delaware County Daily Times
Third: High-tech Explosion, John Wilen, The Intelligencer
Honorable Mention: Taxed To The Max, Kathleen Carey, Delaware County Daily
Times
Honorable Mention: Specialized Acupuncture Eases Pain, Shawn Rea, Courier-Post
SPECIAL SUBJECT WRITING WEEKLY DIVISION
First: Our Suffering Church, Susan Brinkmann, Catholic Standard and Times
Second: Christmas Crunch for Jewish Kids, Carin M. Smilk, The Jewish Exponent
Third: CSI: Philadelphia, Lorraine Gennaro, South Philly Review
Honorable Mention: States' Bioterror Funds MIA, John George, Philadelphia
Business Journal
SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY DAILY DIVISION
First: Still Time For Coffee, Michael Schwartz, Courier-Post
Second: Welcome Home, Jose F. Moreno, Courier-Post
Third: Injured Marine Comes Home, Eric Hartline, Delaware County Daily Times
Honorable Mention: Three Alarm Fire, Douglas Bovitt, Courier-Post
SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY WEEKLY DIVISION
First: Oreo Is A Survivor, Mike Mooney, Main Line Times
Second: Unspoken Grief, Ryan Brandenberg, South Philly Review
Third: Veterans For Bush, Cessie Giuliano, County Press
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY DAILY DIVISION
First: Palm Sunday Celebration, Michael Schwartz, Courier-Post
Second: Playing With Bubbles, Robert J. Gurecki, Delaware County Daily Times
Third: Too Much Politics, Kathleen Lange, Daily Local News
Honorable Mention: Smarty Jones Saga, Jose F. Moreno, Courier-Post
Honorable Mention: Sunshine On The Ice, Rick Kintzel, The Intelligencer
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY WEEKLY DIVISION
First: Lucy Gets Some Lift, Cessie Giuliano, Media Press
Second: Oh Boy ... Boy, Girl, Girl, Mike Mooney, Main Line Times
Third: Saluting Our Veterans, Cessie Giuliano
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY DAILY DIVISION
First: She's Got Game, Robert J. Gurecki, Delaware County Daily Times
Second: Patriotic Dive, Chris LaChall, Courier-Post
Third: Goal, Rick Kintzel, The Intelligencer
Honorable Mention: Losing Your Helmet, Scott Anderson, Courier-Post
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY WEEKLY DIVISION
First: Enjoying The Game, Ryan Brandenberg, South Philly Review
Second: Full Extension, Cessie Giuliano, Media Press
Third: Reaching For The Rafters, Cessie Giuliano, Haverford Press
Honorable Mention: Loose Ball, Cessie Giuliano, County Press
TELEVISION ENTERPRISE
First: Petty's Island Eagles, Ed Rodgers, NJN
TELEVISION FEATURE
First: Needle Exchange, Sandra King, NJN
TELEVISION MAGAZINE FEATURE
First: The Thunderbolts of Millville, Bob Szuter, NJN
RADIO PUBLIC SERVICE
First: Tobacco: Filtering Out The Truth, Melissa Cassara, Alisa Hogan, Rob
Lightfoot, Rowan Radio
Second: Identity Theft Special, Darryl Berger, George Toth, WNPV, Radio
Third: Surviving The New Parent Trap, Paul Kurtz, KYW Radio
RADIO ENTERPRISE
First: Diabetes, Randy Brock, WNPV Radio
Second: Got Milk, Brad Linder, WHYY Radio
Third: Sept. Storm Aftermath, Staff, KYW Radio
RADIO SPOT NEWS
First: Back From The Dead: The Delimar Vera Story, Staff, KYW Radio
Second: Pierce School Shooting, Staff, KYW Radio
Third: Farewell to the Vet: Mike DeNardo, Al Novack, Mark Drucker, Bill
Roswell, KYW Radio
RADIO FEATURE
First: Childhood Memories: As seen on TV, Kevin Fischer, Kim Shipman, Rowan
Radio
Second: Shore Short Cuts, Mark Drucker, KYW Radio
Third: Sting Like a Maccabee, Joel Rose, WHYY Radio
COLUMN WRITING COLLEGE DIVISION
First: Meeting not just "fact correction", Scott Coppola, Viking
News, Ocean
County College
SPORTS WRITING COLLEGE DIVISION
First: Coaching couple leads BU runners, Lindsey Wyckoff, The Voice,
Bloomsberg University