Denver Post staff members received six media awards Friday night at the annual banquet of the Colorado Association of Black Journalists.
The Post winners of “Scribes in Excellence” awards were:
Print-News, Karen Rouse, for a story about a middle-school student who was the target of racial slurs.
Print/Documentary/Feature, Douglas Brown, for a profile of state Rep. Terrance Carroll.
Print-Business, Kimberly S. Johnson, for a story about Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce president Robert Willis.
Print-Sports, Marc J. Spears, for a story about Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony.
Print-Photojournalism-Overall Excellence, Cyrus McCrimmon, for a portfolio highlighted by a portrait of Denver Broncos player Champ Bailey.
Print-Photography, Single or Multiple Image, Glenn Asakawa, for a photo of a weeping participant in an event to draw attention to gun violence.
The Denver-based association is the state chapter for the 4,000-member National Association of Black Journalists, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
In addition to the Scribes in Excellence awards, the following honorees were announced:
9News anchor/reporter Bazi Kanani won “Broadcast Journalist of the Year.”
Rocky Mountain News staff writer April Washington won “Print Journalist of the Year.”
Sgt. Darryle Brown of the Denver Sheriff’s Department won “Public Relations Professional of the Year.”
Rocky Mountain News columnist Bill Johnson received the Kelvin McNeil “Grace Under Fire” award for work in Iraq.
Walter Wedgeworth, father of Denver City Council member Elbra Wedgeworth, was honored with a “Lifetime Achievement” award.
The association presented college scholarships to Nicole Houston of the University of Colorado at Boulder; Michael Sapp, who will be attending Morehouse College; Terri Dubose of Colorado State University-Pueblo; Iram Abdullah of Howard University; Whitney Carter, who will be attending Grambling State University; Dion Rabouin of Ithaca College of New York; and Brittany Taylor of Oakwood College in Huntsville,
