Denver Post journalists took home 24 first-place awards this weekend, including the Editorial Sweepstakes Award for the Colorado Press Association, as the state’s two largest journalism contests announced their winners.
In the Colorado Associated Press awards announced Friday, The Post won the award for general excellence, with Post reporters winning eight first-place certificates for newswriting and online work and the paper’s photo staff and graphic artists taking home additional first-place honors.
Post journalists won another 14 first-place awards from the Colorado Press Association, including the Public Service award for “Foreclosing on the American Dream,” a series on the nation’s mortgage crisis.
Rocky Mountain News journalists won 12 first-place awards from the Colorado Press Association. In the Colorado AP awards, the Rocky won 15 top awards, including seven for writing and another eight in photography.
The Colorado Press Association also honored Frank Dixon, longtime production manager for The Denver Post and the Denver Newspaper Agency, as Newspaper Person of the Year. Dixon retired as senior vice-president of operations for the DNA in September 2007. He started at The Post as a flyboy in the pressroom in 1962.
Also honored as Newspaper Person of the Year was Dale Carr of The Longmont Daily Times-Call. Carr is vice president of production for Lehman Communication Corp. in Longmont.
Here is a list of the winners in the large newspaper division of the Colorado Press Association awards distributed Saturday:
Editorial Writing: 1. Editorial Board, The Denver Post; 2. Staff, Rocky Mountain News
News Story: 1. Miles Moffeit, The Post; 2. Fernando Quintero, News; 3. Sara Burnett, News.
Feature Story: 1. Jim Sheeler, News; 2. Jim Sheeler, News; 3. Karen Auge, The Post.
Sports Story: 1. Staff, The Post; 2. Kate Crandall, The Gazette; 3. Clay Latimer, News.
Sports Event Story: 1. Chris Tomasson, Dave Krieger and Clay Latimer, News; 2. Troy Renck, The Post; 3. Brian Gomez, Gazette.
Business Story: 1. Staff, News; 2. John Rebchook, News; 3. Greg Griffin and Robert Sanchez, The Post.
Agriculture Story: 1. Kim McGuire, The Post; 2. Claire Martin, The Post; 3. Jerd Smith, News.
Education Story: 1. Allison Sherry, The Post; 2. Nancy Mitchell, News; 3. Nancy Mitchell and Lou Kilzer, News.
Story-Picture Combo: 1. Michael Riley and RJ Sangosti, The Post; 2. Kevin Vaughan and Chris Schneider, News; 3. Burt Hubbard, Nancy Mitchell and Judy DeHaas, News.
Deadline News Reporting: 1. Staff, News; 2. Staff, The Post; 3. Staff, The Post
Series: 1. Kevin Vaughan, News; 2. Susan Greene and Miles Moffeit, The Post; 3. Burt Hubbard, Nancy Mitchell and Judy DeHaas, News.
Sustained Coverage: 1. Staff, News; 2. Staff, Gazette; 3. Staff, News.
Special Section: 1. Staff, The Post; 2. Staff, Gazette; 3. Staff, The Post.
Serious Column Writing: 1. Al Lewis, The Post; 2. David Harsanyi, The Post; 3. Tina Griego, News.
Humorous Column Writing: 1. David Harsanyi, The Post; 2. Al Lewis, The Post; 3. David Harsanyi, The Post.
Sports Column: 1. Milo Bryant, Gazette; 2. David Ramsey, Gazette; 3. Dave Krieger, News.
Public Service: 1. Greg Griffin and David Olinger, The Post; 2. Ann Imse and Laura Frank, News; 3. Bill McKeown and Pam Zubeck, Gazette.
Headline Writing: 1. Angela Carpenter, The Post; 2. John Moore, News; 3. Cindy House, News.
News Photo: 1. Ahmad Terry, News; 2. George Kochaniec, News; 3. Judy DeHaas, News.
Feature Photo: 1. Darin McGregor, News; 2. Darin McGregor, News; 3. RJ Sangosti, The Post.
Sports Photo: 1. Barry Gutierrez, News; 2. Dennis Schroeder, News; 3. Christian Murdock, Gazette.
Photo Essay: 1. Chris Schneider, News; 2. Andy Cross, The Post; 3. Chris Schneider, News.
News Page Design: 1. Staff, The Gazette; 2. Amy Speer, News; 3. Matt Swaney, The Post.
Feature Page Design: 1. Julie Lovell and Christine Birch, News; 2. Maureen Scance, The Post; 3. Christine Birch, News.
Editorial Layout and Design: 1. Staff, The Post; 2. Staff, News; 3. Staff, Gazette.
Informational Graphic: 1. Andrew Lucas, The Post; 2. Thomas McKay, The Post; 3. Jonathan Moreno, The Post.
The following awards are for all classifications of newspapers.
Editorial Cartoons: 1. Drew Litton, News; 2. Jim Morrissey, Aurora Sentinel; 3. Joe Roberts, Steamboat Pilot.
Website Content: 1. Staff, The Post; 2. Staff, News; 3. Staff, (Boulder) Daily Camera.
Website Interactivity: 1. Staff, Daily Camera; 2. Staff, News; 3. Staff, Craig Daily Press.
Website Design: 1. Staff, Daily Camera; 2. Staff, News; 3. Staff, The Post.
Website Advertising: 1. Staff, Greeley Tribune; 2. Staff, The Post; 3. Staff, Longmont Times-Call.
Website Community: 1. Staff, Daily Camera; Staff, Fort Collins Coloradoan; 3. Staff, Longmont Times-Call.
Website Multimedia: 1. Staff, Daily Camera; 2. Staff, The Post; 3. Staff, Steamboat Pilot.
Here are The Denver Post first-place winners from the Colorado Associated Press awards distributed Friday night:
Environmental Story: Kim McGuire
General Excellence: Staff
Informational Graphic: Graphics staff
Investigative Reporting: Susan Greene, Miles Moffeit
Online Breaking News: staff
Online Special Package: Miles Moffeit, Susan Greene, RJ Sangosti, Meghan Lyden, Matt Leyba, Tim Rasmussen, Mike McPhee
Picture Story/Photo Essay: Andy Cross
Series: Susan Greene, Miles Moffeit
Sports Column: Mark Kiszla
Sports Story: Staff
