The Political Whore

The southeastern regional Society for Professional Journalists Green Eyeshade Awards are in, and the Tribune/tbo.com (6) and Times/tampabay.com (20) did pretty well.

Thanks to The Daily Pulp for the full list of first, second and third places, which is on the jump:

ONLINE DIVISION

ONLINE – BEST BLOG
THIRD PLACE
Josh Korr
St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
Video Game Reviews and Commentary

SECOND PLACE
Laura Leslie
North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC, Chapel Hill , NC
“Isaac Hunter’s Tavern”

FIRST PLACE
Jeff Houck
TBO.com, Tampa , FL
“The Stew”

ONLINE – BEST USE OF MULTIMEDIA
THIRD PLACE
Charles Trainor Jr., Patrick Farrell, Candace Barbot, Carl Juste
The Miami Herald, Miami , FL
“Afro-Latin Americans: A Rising Voice”

SECOND PLACE
Orlando Sentinel Staff
Orlando Sentinel, Orlando , FL
“The Legend of Col. Mike McCoy”

FIRST PLACE
Tampabay.com; St. Petersburg Times; Meg Laughlin, Don Morris, Desiree Perry
Tampabay.com/ St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
“Doubt”

ONLINE – BREAKING NEWS
THIRD PLACE
Clarisa Gerlach; staffs of TBO.com, Tampa Tribune, WFLA-TV
TBO.com, Tampa , FL
“Path of Destruction: Central Florida Homes

SECOND PLACE
Ken Whitehouse and Richard Lawson
NashvillePost.com, Nashville , TN
“Sources: Preds Sold”

FIRST PLACE
Tampabay.com, St. Petersburg Times Reporting Staff
Tampabay.com/ St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
“Scandal and Suicide on St. Pete City Council”

ONLINE – CONSUMER REPORTING
FIRST PLACE
McNelly Torres and Tiffany Ellis
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale , FL
“Getting What You Pay For at the Pump?”

ONLINE – FEATURE REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Tampabay.com, St. Petersburg Times, Thomas French, Desiree Perry, Stephanie Boyer
Tampabay.com/ St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
“Zoo Story”

SECOND PLACE
Scott Fishman, Dory Funk Jr., Brett Kaplan, Jim Varsallone
Miami Herald, Miami , FL
Pro wrestler Chris Benoit extended online coverage

FIRST PLACE
Mary Shedden, Kathy Moore, Vidisha Priyanka
TBO.com, Tampa , FL
“A Look Inside Ikea”

ONLINE – HUMOROUS COMMENTARY
SECOND PLACE
Wade Kwon
Wade on Birmingham , Birmingham , AL
“Wade on Birmingham ”

FIRST PLACE
Brian Hicks
The Charleston Post and Courier, Charleston , SC
Brian Hicks columns

ONLINE – INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
FIRST PLACE
Tampabay.com, St. Petersburg Times; Lee Glynn, Jacob Fries, Douglas R. Clifford
Tampabay.com/ St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
“Dim View From a Crowded Jail”

ONLINE – NON-DEADLINE NEWS
THIRD PLACE
Tampabay.com, St. Petersburg Times, Maryjane Park
Tampabay.com/ St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
“Hiccups heard ‘round the world”

SECOND PLACE
E. Thomas Wood and Ken Whitehouse
NashvillePost.com, Nashville , TN
“News Analysis: Is It Really Over?”

FIRST PLACE
Mary Shedden, Vidisha Priyanka
TBO.com, Tampa , FL
“Toxic Trinkets”

ONLINE – POLITICAL REPORTING
FIRST PLACE
Tampabay.com, St. Petersburg Times; Bill Adair, Matt White, Martin Frobisher
Tampabay.com/ St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
Politifact.com

ONLINE – SERIOUS COMMENTARY
FIRST PLACE
Ken Whitehouse
NashvillePost.com, Nashville , TN
“News Analysis: Fred Thompson … President?

ONLINE – SPORTS REPORTING
FIRST PLACE
Ken Whitehouse, Richard Lawson, Walker Dungan
NashvillePost.com, Nashville , TN
“The Battle for the Preds”

ONLINE – VIDEOGRAPHY
THIRD PLACE
Dennis Copeland
The Commercial Appeal, Memphis , TN
“Mid-South Airshow”

SECOND PLACE
Dennis Copeland
The Commercial Appeal, Memphis , TN
“Black Snake Moan Director”

FIRST PLACE
Ricardo Lopez
The Miami Herald, Miami , FL
“Hospital Ship Comfort,” “Oystermen Livelihood Threatened

PRINT – LARGE DAILIES

LARGE DAILY – BREAKING BUSINESS NEWS
THIRD PLACE
Mark Clothier and Mary Jane Credeur
Bloomberg News, Atlanta , GA
“Home Depot Ousts Nardelli”

SECOND PLACE
Kyle Stock, Schuyler Kropf, Katy Stech
The Post and Courier, Charleston , SC
“Economist Accused of Fraud”

FIRST PLACE
Helen Huntley
St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
“Pearlman Arrested in Indonesia ”

LARGE DAILY – BREAKING NEWS
THIRD PLACE
Staff
The Miami Herald, Miami , FL
“Officer Somohano: Manhunt”

SECOND PLACE
Staff
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta , GA
“The Bus Crash”

FIRST PLACE
Courier Journal Staff
The Courier Journal, Louisville , KY
“Court rejects Louisville ’s student-assignment plan”

LARGE DAILY – CONSUMER REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Robert Farley
St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
“The Atypical Dilemma: A Times Special Report”

SECOND PLACE
Marry Shedden
The Tampa Tribune, Tampa , FL
“Toxic Trinkets”

FIRST PLACE
The Palm Beach Post Staff
The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach , FL
“Diabetes: The Invisible Epidemic”

LARGE DAILY – COURTS AND LAW REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Curt Anderson
The Associated Press, Miami , FL
“Frozen Cuban Assets”

SECOND PLACE
Susan Spencer-Wendel
The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach , FL
“Susan Spencer-Wendel: A Collection”

FIRST PLACE
Jacob Fries
St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
“Burden on the Block: A Times Special Report”

LARGE DAILY — CRITICISM
THIRD PLACE (tie)
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock , AR
“Critical Mass” collection

Christopher Blank
The Commercial Appeal, Memphis , TN
“Hannah rocks” and other pieces

SECOND PLACE
Emma Trelles
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale , FL
Trelles Collection

FIRST PLACE
Brett Sokol
The Miami Herald, Miami , FL
“Great Art You Won’t See” and other pieces

LARGE DAILY – DISASTER COVERAGE
FIRST PLACE
Orlando Sentinel Staff
Orlando Sentinel, Orlando , FL
Tornado Coverage

LARGE DAILY – EDITORIAL CARTOON
THIRD PLACE
Robert L. Ariail
The State, Columbia , SC
2007 Cartoons

SECOND PLACE
Dana Summers
Orlando Sentinel, Orlando , FL
Dana Summers Collection

FIRST PLACE
Mike Luckovich
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta , GA
Mike Luckovich collection

LARGE DAILY – EDITORIAL WRITING
THIRD PLACE
Joe Adams
Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville , FL
“City Council’s Lost Episodes”

SECOND PLACE
Jaci Carfagno
The Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington , KY
“Holding Government Accountable”

FIRST PLACE
Jamie Lucke
The Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington , KY
“Coal Politics”

LARGE DAILY – ENTERPRISE BUSINESS REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Monica Hatcher
The Miami Herald, Miami , FL
“The Mortgage Trap”

SECOND PLACE
Shannon Behnken
The Tampa Tribune, Tampa , FL
“No Money Down”

FIRST PLACE
Sydney P. Freedberg
St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
“How Business Works the System”

LARGE DAILY – FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
THIRD PLACE
Mark Weber
The Commercial Appeal, Memphis , TN
“Pit Bulls”

SECOND PLACE
Uma Sanghvi
The Palm Beach Post, West PaLm Beach , FL
“Walking with Angels”

FIRST PLACE
John Pendygraft
St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
“Paycheck to Paycheck”

LARGE DAILY – FEATURE REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Muni Basu
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta , GA
Feature Writing collection

SECOND PLACE
Christine Evans
The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach , FL
“ America ’s New Main Street : The Many Faces of Immigration”

FIRST PLACE
John Romano
St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
“A Story for Jake: Special Section”

LARGE DAILY – GRAPHICS
THIRD PLACE
Dusty Higgins
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock , AR
“Whole new ballpark”

SECOND PLACE
Don Morris, Meg Laughlin and John Corbitt
St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
“Doubt: A Times Investigation”

FIRST PLACE
Fred Brown, Don Wood, John North
Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville , TN
“Searching for Cormac McCarthy”

LARGE DAILY – HUMOROUS COMMENTARY
THIRD PLACE
John Sale
The Commercial Appeal, Memphis , TN
“1,000 Words”

SECOND PLACE
Wendi C. Thomas
The Commercial Appeal, Memphis , TN
Various Columns

FIRST PLACE
Geoff Calkins
The Commercial Appeal, Memphis , TN
Various Columns

LARGE DAILY – INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Tom Dubocq
The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach , FL
“ Palm Beach County ’s Culture of Corruption”

SECOND PLACE
Jason Grotto, Scott Hiaasen
The Miami Herald, Miami , FL
“Poverty Peddlers”

FIRST PLACE
Alan Judd and Andy Miller
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta , GA
“A Hidden Shame”

LARGE DAILY – NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
SECOND PLACE
Mark Weber
The Commercial Appeal, Memphis , TN
Various News Photography Entries

FIRST PLACE
Jim Weber
The Commercial Appeal, Memphis , TN
“Farewell Tae Tae”

LARGE DAILY – NON-DEADLINE NEWS
THIRD PLACE
Mary Giunca
Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem , NC
“The life and death of James ‘J.T.’ Little”

SECOND PLACE
Thomas French
St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
“Zoo Story: The Paradox of Freedom”

FIRST PLACE
Elizabeth Leland, Bruce Henderson, John Simmons
The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte , NC
“A Cry for the Catawba”

LARGE DAILY – POLITICAL REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Frank Lockwood
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock , AR
“Huckabee Links with Evangelist”

SECOND PLACE
Mary C. Curtis
The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte , NC
Series of political stories

FIRST PLACE
Bill Adair
St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
“Three words that changed U.S. politics”

LARGE DAILY – PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Eric Eyre
Charleston Gazette, Charleston , WV
“State of Decay - West Virginia ’s Oral Health Crisis”

SECOND PLACE
Joe Adams and Beth Kormanik
Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville , FL
“City Council’s Hidden Agenda”

FIRST PLACE
Megan O’Matz and John Maines
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale , FL
“License to Carry”

LARGE DAILY – SERIOUS COMMENTARY
THIRD PLACE
Howard Troxler
St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
Three Columns on Community and State Issues

SECOND PLACE
Bill Maxwell
St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
“Two Years at Stillman”

FIRST PLACE
Tommy Tomlinson
The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte , NC
Collection of Columns

LARGE DAILY—SPORTS REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Orlando Sentinel Staff
Orlando Sentinel, Orlando , FL
“ Orlando Magic Coaches”

SECOND PLACE
Tim Reynolds
The Associated Press, Miami , FL
“Orange Bowl Closes After 70 Years”

FIRST PLACE
Dave Scheiber
St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
“Old Warriors, New Friends”

LARGE DAILY – TRAVEL WRITING
SECOND PLACE
Sean Daly
St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg , FL
“Hallowed Sound”

FIRST PLACE
Thomas Swick
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale , FL
“The Gift”
PRINT — MAGAZINES

MAGAZINES – COURTS AND LAW REPORTING
FIRST PLACE
Susy Buchanan
Intelligence Report, Montgomery , AL
“Vigilante Justice”

MAGAZINES – CRITICISM
SECOND
Leonard Gill
Memphis Magazine, Memphis , TN
“A Pilgrim’s Progress”

FIRST
Brett Sokol
Ocean Drive Magazine, Miami Beach , FL
Sokol Collection

MAGAZINES – DISASTER COVERAGE
FIRST PLACE
Preston Lauterbach
Memphis Magazine, Memphis , TN
“Anatomy of an Inferno”

MAGAZINES – ENTERPRISE BUSINESS REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Jason Kelly
Bloomberg News, Atlanta , GA
“The Ultimate Money Machine”

SECOND PLACE
Cynthia Barnett and Mike Vogel
Florida Trend, St. Petersburg , FL
“Money Ball”

FIRST PLACE
Cynthia Barnett
Florida Trend, St. Petersburg , FL
“The Carolina Connection”

MAGAZINES – FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
SECOND PLACE
George Kamper and Bill Semich
Key West Magazine, Key West , FL
“George Kamper”

FIRST PLACE
Christopher Edwards, Blake Miller, Carrie Campbell, Jade Wills
Charlotte Magazine, Charlotte , NC
“The Romantics”

MAGAZINES – FEATURE REPORTING
SECOND PLACE
David Holthouse and Casey Sanchez
Intelligence Report, Montgomery , AL
“Southern Gothic”

FIRST PLACE
Mike Giglio and Richard Thurmond
Charlotte Magazine, Charlotte , NC
“Leaving, Fighting, Loving, Living”

MAGAZINES – HUMOROUS COMMENTARY
THIRD PLACE
Vance Lauderdale (pseudonym, Sr. Editor Michael Finger)
Memphis Magazine, Memphis , TN
“Ask Vance”

SECOND PLACE
Roy T. Bergold Jr.
QSR, Durham , NC
“A Window is not a Trash Can”

FIRST PLACE
Susan Percy
Georgia Trend Magazine, Norcross , GA
“Business Casual” columns

MAGAZINES – INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
FIRST PLACE
Susy Buchanan,
Intelligence Report, Montgomery , AL
“The Ravening Wolf”

MAGAZINES – NON-DEADLINE NEWS
THIRD PLACE
Melissa Hankins, Richard Thurmond, Carrie Campbell
Charlotte Magazine, Charlotte , NC
“Four-Part series on Crime”

SECOND PLACE
Jamie Dean
World Magazine, Asheville , NC
“Pigging Out”

FIRST PLACE
Jerry Grillo
Georgia Trend Magazine, Norcross , GA
“Water Worries and A Watershed Moment”

MAGAZINES – POLITICAL REPORTING
FIRST PLACE
Brett Sokol
Ocean Drive Magazine, Miami Beach , FL
“The New Face of Miami Beach Politics”

MAGAZINES – SPORTS REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Eric Adelson
ESPN Magazine, New York , NY
“The Chase”

SECOND PLACE
Bill King and Tom Stinson
Street and Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal, Charlotte , NC
“Bad Behavior: Will Fans Ever Walk Away?”

FIRST PLACE
Bill King
Street and Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal, Charlotte , NC
“Equal Access?”

PRINT — NONDAILY

NONDAILY – BREAKING BUSINESS NEWS
THIRD PLACE
Bob Mervine
Orlando Business Journal, Orlando , FL
“Gary Sain tapped for top CVB tourism job”

SECOND PLACE
Amanda Jones Hoyle
Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh , NC
“ Raleigh city tower would rise 15 stories”

FIRST PLACE
Ken Elkins
Charlotte Business Journal, Charlotte , NC
“Truckmaker Scouts Charlotte ”

NONDAILY – CONSUMER REPORTING
FIRST PLACE
Lee Klein
Miami New Times, Miami , FL
“Eat Shit and Die”

NONDAILY – COURTS AND LAW REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Julia Neyman
South Florida Business Journal, Deerfield Beach , FL
“Lawyers help clients but end up in prison”

SECOND PLACE
Linda Ireland
The LaRue County Herald News, Hodgenville , KY
“Courts, family confused by self-defense law”

FIRST PLACE
Tamara Lush
Miami New Times, Miami , FL
“ America ’s Worst Cop”

NONDAILY – CRITICISM
THIRD PLACE
Chris Herrington
The Memphis Flyer, Memphis , TN
“Come Together,” “Bumpin’ Grind” and “Out of the Past”

SECOND PLACE
Brandon K. Thorp
New Times Broward/Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale , FL
Stage Reviews

FIRST PLACE
Carlos Suarez de Jesus
Miami New Times, Miami , FL
Art Reviews

NONDAILY – DISASTER COVERAGE
FIRST PLACE
Chris Davis
The Memphis Flyer, Memphis , TN
“The Windless Hurricane”

NONDAILY – EDITORIAL WRITING
THIRD PLACE
Staff
Memphis Business Journal, Memphis , TN
Three editorials

SECOND PLACE
Cindy Barth and Bill Orben
Orlando Business Journal, Orlando , FL
“Gator gloom,” “Dollars and sense,” and “Wild ride”

FIRST PLACE
Jackson Baker
The Memphis Flyer, Memphis , TN
“A Bridge Too Far,” “Undoing the Lock Box,” and “The Same Old Challenge”

NONDAILY – ENTERPRISE BUSINESS REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Darcie Lunsford and Brian Bandell
South Florida Business Journal, Deerfield Beach , FL
“Questionable Payback”

SECOND PLACE
Isaiah Thompson
Miami New Times, Miami , FL
“Hecho in Miami ”

FIRST PLACE
Brian Bandell
South Florida Business Journal, Deerfield Beach , FL
“Medicare Fraud”

NONDAILY – FEATURE REPORTING
FIRST PLACE
Bianca Phillips
The Memphis Flyer, Memphis , TN
“The Old Age of Aquarius”

NONDAILY – HUMOROUS COMMENTARY
THIRD PLACE
Chris Herrington and Greg Akers
The Memphis Flyer, Memphis , TN
“Elvis Presley-1935-2007: A Wonderful Life”

SECOND PLACE
Bill Wellborn
Memphis Business Journal, Memphis , TN
“Political Correctness is Dysfunctional to Some”

FIRST PLACE
Tim Sanders
The Post, Centre, AL
“Series from Humorist Tim Sanders”

NONDAILY – INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
SECOND PLACE
Rebecca Bowe
Mountain Xpress, Asheville , NC
“Fail-safe?”

FIRST PLACE
Mike Buffington
The Jackson Herald, Jefferson , GA
“Investigation of District Attorney”

NONDAILY – NON-DEADLINE NEWS
SECOND PLACE
Mosi Secret
Independent Weekly, Durham , NC
“Stolen Youth”

FIRST PLACE
Isaiah Thompson
Miami New Times, Miami , FL
“Swept Under the Bridge, The People Under the Bridge”

NONDAILY – POLITICAL REPORTING
FIRST PLACE
Jackson Baker
The Memphis Flyer, Memphis , TN
“Four More Years?”

NONDAILY – SPORTS REPORTING
FIRST PLACE
Thomas Francis
New Times Broward/Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale , FL
“The Bad News Bulldogs”
PRINT — SMALL DAILY

SMALL DAILY – BREAKING BUSINESS NEWS
FIRST PLACE
Bernie Delinski, Sarah Day Owen, Tom Smith, Kenda Williams
Times Daily, Florence , AL
“1,800 jobs coming to Shoals”

SMALL DAILY – BREAKING NEWS
FIRST PLACE
Town Talk Staff
The Town Talk, Alexandria , LA
“ Jena Six”

SMALL DAILY – CONSUMER REPORTING
FIRST PLACE
Tara Tuckwiller and Scott Finn
The Charleston Gazette, Charleston , WV
“Prescription for an Epidemic”

SMALL DAILY – COURTS AND LAW REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Jordana Mishory
Daily Business Review, Miami , FL
“Trial by Fire”

SECOND PLACE
Jordana Mishory and Billy Shields
Daily Business Review, Miami , FL
“Indigent Defense”

FIRST PLACE
Jordana Mishory
Daily Business Review, Miami , FL
“Judicial Oversight”

SMALL DAILY – EDITORIAL WRITING
SECOND PLACE
Pierre-Rene Noth
Rome News-Tribune, Rome , GA
“Voter Photo ID”

FIRST PLACE
Joe Kirby and Otis A Brumby Jr
Marietta Daily Journal, Marietta , GA
“Watching City Hall”

SMALL DAILY – ENTERPRISE BUSINESS REPORTING
SECOND PLACE
Polyana Da Costa
Daily Business Review, Miami , FL
“Down the Drain”

FIRST PLACE
Bradenton Herald Staff
Bradenton Herald, Bradenton , FL
“Manatee’s Money Squeeze”

SMALL DAILY – FEATURE REPORTING
FIRST PLACE
Dean Stone
The Maryville Daily Times, Maryville , TN
“Snapshots of Blount County History”

SMALL DAILY – HUMOROUS COMMENTARY
FIRST PLACE
Kelly Kazek
The News Courier, Athens , AL
Kelly Kazek’s Columns

SMALL DAILY – INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
FIRST PLACE
Geoff Pender and Anita Lee
Sun Herald, Gulfport , MS
“Where did the money/charity go?”

SMALL DAILY – NON-DEADLINE NEWS
THIRD PLACE
Rosalind Guy
The Daily News, Memphis , TN
“Investigative Series: Quality of Life”

SECOND PLACE
Andy Meek
The Daily News, Memphis , TN
“Matter of Principle”

FIRST PLACE
Julie Kay
Daily Business Review, Miami , FL
“Better Than Bank Robbery”

SMALL DAILY – PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORTING
SECOND PLACE
Robin Fitzgerald
Sun Herald, Gulfport , MS
“Inmate abuse at the Harrison County jail”

FIRST PLACE
News Department
Charlotte Sun, Charlotte Harbor , FL
“Disturbing the Peace”

SMALL DAILY – SERIOUS COMMENTARY
SECOND PLACE
John Hackworth
Charlotte Sun, Charlotte Harbor , FL
“Two Minutes of Terror”

FIRST PLACE
Chris Verner
Salisbury Post, Salisbury , NC
“Two Live Blown Together and Apart”

SMALL DAILY – SPORTS REPORTING
SECOND PLACE
Jerome Richard
Times-News Publishing, Burlington , NC
“Fans Read with Joy and Relief”

FIRST
Sports Staff
Times Daily, Florence , AL
“The Sports We Play and Why We Play Them”

SMALL DAILY – TRAVEL WRITING
FIRST PLACE
Vincent C. Lupo Jr.
American Press, Lake Charles , LA
“ Nashville Nuptials”

RADIO DIVISION

RADIO – SPORTS REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Dave DeWitt
North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC, Chapel Hill , NC
“Black Baseball”

SECOND PLACE
Ian Melmood,
WUFT-FM/Mid-Florida Public Radio, Gainesville , FL
“World’s Fastest Game?”

FIRST PLACE
Bobbie O’Brien
WUSF Public Broadcasting, Tampa , FL
“Muslim Olympics”

RADIO – SPORTS COMMENTARY
FIRST PLACE
Jeff Tiberii
88.5 WFDD, Winston-Salem , NC
“NFL Pensions

RADIO – BEST NEWSCAST
THIRD PLACE
Jeff Hullinger, Herb Emory, Pete Combs, Kirk Mellish
News/Talk 750 WSB, Atlanta , GA
5 p.m. News

SECOND PLACE
Eric Hodge
North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC, Chapel Hill , NC
8am Newscast 8/31/07

FIRST PLACE
Scott Slade and News Staff
News/Talk 750 WSB, Atlanta , GA
Atlanta ’s Morning News

RADIO – BREAKING NEWS
THIRD PLACE
Herb Emory, Veronica Waters, Sabrina Gibbons, Jeff Hullinger
News/Talk 750 WSB, Atlanta , GA
“Mall Shooting”

SECOND PLACE
Jeff Tiberii, Bradley George,
88.5 WFDD, Winston-Salem , NC
“Live Report: WFU Coach Dies”

FIRST PLACE
Richard Sangster and News Staff
News/Talk 750 WSB, Atlanta , GA
“Bus Crash”

RADIO – CONSUMER REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Bobbie O’Brien
WUSF Public Broadcasting, Tampa , FL
“Rescue Fees”

SECOND PLACE
Jeff Dantre
News/Talk 750 WSB, Atlanta , GA
“ Atlanta ’s Top 5 Consumer Scams”

FIRST
Susan Davis
North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC, Chapel Hill , NC
“Genetic Testing”

RADIO – CONTINUING COVERAGE
THIRD PLACE
Staff
WFAE-FM, Charlotte , NC
“Light Rail Debut”

SECOND PLACE
WUNC Staff and Freelancers
North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC, Chapel Hill , NC
“ North Carolina Voices: Diagnosing Health Care”

FIRST PLACE
News Staff
News/Talk 750 WSB, Atlanta , GA
“750 WaterWatch: Georgia ’s Water Crisis”

RADIO – COURTS AND LAW REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Veronica Waters
News/Talk 750 WSB, Atlanta , GA
Veronica Waters Composite

SECOND PLACE
WFPL Staff
WFPL, Louisville , KY
Supreme Court Desegregation Case

FIRST PLACE
The State of Things staff
North Carolina Public Radio – WUNC, Chapel Hill , NC
“Business of Prosecution”

RADIO – DISASTER COVERAGE
SECOND PLACE
News Staff
News/Talk 750 WSB, Atlanta , GA
“ Georgia ’s Water Crisis”

FIRST PLACE
Donna Green-Townsend, Kyle Seig, Kristina Pink, WUFT Staff
WUFT-FM/Mid-Florida Public Radio, Gainesville , FL
“Wildfires”

RADIO – ENTERPRISE BUSINESS REPORTING
FIRST PLACE
Dan Grech
Marketplace/America’s Desk
(WLRN Studios), Miami , FL
“ Venezuela ’s 21st Century Socialism”

RADIO – FEATURE REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Leoneda Inge
North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC, Chapel Hill , NC
“CSI”

SECOND PLACE
Lisa Miller
WFAE-FM, Charlotte , NC
“Loray Mill Strike”

FIRST PLACE
Philip Graitler
Georgia Public Broadcasting, Atlanta , GA
“The Ninth Inning”

RADIO – INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Veronica Waters
News/Talk 750 WSB, Atlanta , GA
“The Hobby”

SECOND PLACE
Bobbie O’Brien
WUSF Public Broadcasting, Tampa , FL
“Rescue Fees”

FIRST PLACE
Orlando Montoya
GPB-Radio, Atlanta , GA
“Inmate Labor in Camden County ”

RADIO – NON-DEADLINE NEWS
THIRD PLACE
Staff
WFAE-FM, Charlotte , NC
“Crime in Charlotte ”

SECOND PLACE
Mary Kay Mitchell
WUGA-FM, Athens , GA
“Migrant Health Clinic”

FIRST PLACE
Jessica Jones
North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC, Chapel Hill , NC
“James Ahearn”

RADIO – POLITICAL REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Laura Leslie
North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC, Chapel Hill , NC
“Meade’s Chair”

SECOND PLACE
Jamie Dupree
News/Talk 750 WSB, Atlanta , GA
“James Dupree-Information Overload”

FIRST PLACE
Tony McVeigh
Kentucky Public Radio, Frankfort , KY
“Kentucky Governor’s Race”

RADIO – PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Mary Kay Mitchell
WUGA-FM, Athens , GA
“N-BAF Controversy”

SECOND PLACE
Eric Jordan
WUSF Public Broadcasting, Tampa , FL
“Florida Stories” series

FIRST PLACE
WBHM News Team
WBHM-FM, Birmingham , AL
“Searching for Safetown”

RADIO – SERIOUS COMMENTARY
FIRST PLACE
Tom Posey, Andrew Gobeil, Cathy Bradberry, Amanda Alpert
South Carolina ETV, Columbia , SC
“The Big Picture on the Radio,” “Crossing a Great Divide,” “The Lone Star Bridge ”

RADIO – TRAVEL WRITING
FIRST PLACE
Simone Orendain
WFAE-FM, Charlotte , NC
“Philippine Postcard”

TELEVISION DIVISION

TV – BEST NEWSCAST
SECOND PLACE
Staff
WKRG-TV-5, Mobile , AL
Best Newscast

FIRST PLACE
ABC Action News Team
WFTS-TV, ABC Action News, Tampa , FL
“ABC Action News at 6pm”

TV – BREAKING NEWS
FIRST PLACE
Bay News 9 Staff
Bay News 9, St. Petersburg , FL
“Quadruple Murder”

TV – CONSUMER REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Todd Ulrich, Gerry Mendiburt, Greg Debrosse
WFTV-TV, Orlando , FL
“Bill Heard – Calls for Help”

SECOND PLACE
Keli Rabon and Travis Alford
WLOX-TV, Biloxi , MS
“Home Sweet Meth Home”

FIRST
Jennifer Kraus, Mike Rose, Kevin Wisniewski, Bryan Staples
WTVF-Newschannel 5, Nashville , TN
“An Alarming Failure”

TV – CONTINUING COVERAGE
FIRST PLACE
Will Frampton
WLTX-TV, Columbia , SC
“Tillman’s Heart”

TV – COURTS AND LAW REPORTING
FIRST PLACE
Greg Fox, Elias Salas, Andrew Gruen
WESH-TV 2 NBC, Winter Park , FL
“DNA: Positive ID”

TV – DISASTER COVERAGE
SECOND PLACE
Anna Tataris, Mike Kuehner
Bay News 9, St. Petersburg , FL
“ Lake County Tornado”

FIRST PLACE
Laurie Davison and Jonathan Haas
Bay News 9, St. Petersburg , FL
“Ammonia Leak”

TV – FEATURE REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Laurie Stein, Reizel Larrea, John DuMontel, Gani Martinez
WFOR-TV, Miami , FL
“Alicia’s Story”

SECOND PLACE
Will Frampton
WLTX-TV, Columbia , SC
“Art of War”

FIRST PLACE
Laurie Davison and Jonathan Haas
Bay News 9, St. Petersburg , FL
“Kneading a Win”

TV – INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
FIRST PLACE
Tony Pipitone, Darran Caudle, Tim Arnheim
WKMD-TV, Orlando , FL
“Food Fight”
TV – NON-DEADLINE NEWS

FIRST PLACE
Andrew Douglas
WMC-TV, Memphis , TN
“Ophelia Ford Problems”

TV – POLITICAL REPORTING
FIRST PLACE
Liz Rosenblum, Mike Hardin, Al Ruechel
Bay News 9, St. Petersburg , FL
“Political Connections”

TV – PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORTING
THIRD PLACE
Matt McGlashen and Jackie Callaway
WFTS-TV, ABC Action News, Tampa , FL
“Taking Action” compilation

SECOND PLACE
Steve Crump
WTVI-TV, Charlotte , NC
“50th Anniversary of School Integration in Charlotte ”

FIRST PLACE
Tanisha Joe-Conway, Richard Warmser, Jan Hood, Carole Adornetto
AETN, Conway , AR
“Delta Dreams”

TV – TRAVEL WRITING
FIRST PLACE
Scott Andrew Fais
News 13 Orlando , Orlando , FL
“ Florida on a Tankful: Hometown Havens”

TV – VIDEOGRAPHY
FIRST PLACE
Gary Arnold
WKRG-TV-5, Mobile , AL
Videography compilation

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