DENVER—The Denver Post, the Greeley Tribune and the Vail Daily placed first for General Excellence in their respective categories Friday in the annual Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters contest.
Craig F. Walker of The Denver Post won Best of Show for his photo, “American Soldier.”
The contest covers work done between Sept. 1, 2009, and Aug. 31, 2010, by Colorado’s AP member newspapers. Awards were presented Friday night in Denver.
Awards were presented in three divisions: Division I for papers under 15,000 circulation, Division II for circulation over 15,000 to 30,000, and Division III for circulation over 30,000.
The winners:
NEWSWRITING AND PHOTO AWARDS, DIVISION I
Beat Reporting
1st place: Colorado Daily, Whitney Bryen
2nd place Montrose Daily Press, Katharhynn Heidelberg
3rd place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, Mike Lawrence
Business Story
1st place: Vail Daily, Sarah Mausolf
2nd place: Cortez Journal, Hope Nealson
3rd place: Craig Daily Press, Collin Smith, Shawn McHugh
Editorials
1st place: Durango Herald, Bill Roberts
2nd place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, Steamboat Pilot & Today Staff
3rd place: Vail Daily, Don Rogers
Environmental Story
1st place: Vail Daily, Sarah Mausolf
2nd place: Montrose Daily Press, Billie Stanton
3rd place: Durango Herald, Joe Hanel
Feature Photo
1st place: Vail Daily, Dominique Taylor
2nd place: Cortez Journal, Sam Green
3rd place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, John F. Russell
Feature Story
1st place: Craig Daily Press, Collin Smith
2nd place: Vail Daily, Scott N. Miller
3rd place: Glenwood Springs Post-Independent, Dale Shrull
General Excellence
1st place: Vail Daily
2nd place: Steamboat Pilot & Today
3rd place: Colorado Daily
General News Photo
1st place: Vail Daily, Kristin Anderson
2nd place: Cortez Journal, Sam Green
3rd place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, John F. Russell
Headline Writing
1st place: Durango Herald, Patrick Armijo, Katie Chicklinski-Cahill, Nancy Richmond, Allison Hull
2nd place: Durango Herald, Amy Maestas
Informational Graphics
1st place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, Allison Miriani
2nd place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, Christopher Woytko
3rd place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, Nicole Miller
Investigative Reporting
1st place: Glenwood Springs Post-Independent, Dale Shrull
2nd place: Cortez Journal, Kimberly Benedict, Kristen Plank
News Column
1st place: Vail Daily, Don Rogers
2nd place: Durango Herald, John Peel
3rd place: Montrose Daily Press, Billie Stanton
Online: Breaking News
1st place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, Steamboat Pilot & Today Staff
2nd place: Durango Herald, Durango Herald Staff
Online: General Excellence
1st place: Vail Daily, Vail Daily Staff
2nd place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, Steamboat Pilot & Today Staff
Online: Special Package
1st place: Durango Herald, Durango Herald Staff
2nd place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, Steamboat Pilot & Today Staff
3rd place: Durango Herald, Jerry McBride, Steve Lewis, Nick Manning, Katie Burford, Josh Stephenson
Photo Coverage of a Continuing Story
1st place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, Matt Stensland
Photo Illustration
1st place: Durango Herald, Jerry McBride
2nd place: Durango Herald, Jerry McBride
3rd place: Cortez Journal, Sam Green
Picture Story-Photo Essay
1st place: Durango Herald, Shaun Stanley
2nd place: Aurora Sentinel, Gabriel Christus
3rd place: Durango Herald, Steve Lewis
Portfolio
1st place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, Joel Reichenberger
2nd place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, Matt Stensland
3rd place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, John F. Russell
Portrait-Personality
1st place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, Matt Stensland
2nd place: Durango Herald, Steve Lewis
3rd place: Craig Daily Press, Brian Smith
Public Service
1st place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, Steamboat Pilot & Today Staff
2nd place: Durango Herald, Katie Burford
3rd place: Durango Herald, Joe Hanel
Series
1st place: Glenwood Springs Post-Independent, Dale Shrull
2nd place: Durango Herald, Katie Burford, Dale Rodebaugh, Ann Butler, Joe Hanel
3rd place: Cortez Journal, Cortez Journal Staff
Sports Column
1st place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, John F. Russell
2nd place: Colorado Daily, Jenn Fields
3rd place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, Joel Reichenberger
Sports Photo
1st place: Vail Daily, Dominique Taylor
2nd place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, Joel Reichenberger
3rd place: Durango Herald, Jerry McBride
Sports Story
1st place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, Joel Reichenberger
2nd place: Durango Herald, Dale Strode
3rd place: Durango Herald, Ryan Owens
Spot News Photo
1st place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, Matt Stensland
2nd place: Steamboat Pilot & Today, Matt Stensland
3rd place: Vail Daily, Dominique Taylor
Spot News Story
1st place: Montrose Daily Press, Matt Lindberg, Katharhynn Heidelberg
2nd place: Vail Daily, Edward Stoner
3rd place: Montrose Daily Press, Katharhynn Heidelberg
NEWSWRITING AND PHOTO AWARDS, DIVISION II
Beat Reporting
1st place: Greeley Tribune, Sherrie Peif
2nd place: Greeley Tribune, Sharon Dunn
3rd place: Greeley Tribune, Chris Casey
Business Story
1st place: Greeley Tribune, Sharon Dunn
2nd place: Daily Camera, Alicia Wallace
3rd place: The Daily Sentinel, Amy Hamilton
Editorials
1st place: The Daily Sentinel, Bob Silbernagel
2nd place: Daily Camera, Erika Stutzman
Environmental Story
1st place: The Daily Sentinel, Dennis Webb
2nd place: The Daily Sentinel, Gary Harmon
Feature Photo
1st place: Daily Camera, Mark Leffingwell
2nd place: Daily Camera, Cliff Grassmick
3rd place: Fort Collins Coloradoan, V. Richard Haro
Feature Story
1st place: Greeley Tribune, Dan England
2nd place: Greeley Tribune, Sharon Dunn
3rd place: Daily Camera, Aimee Heckel
General Excellence
1st place: Greeley Tribune
2nd place: Fort Collins Coloradoan
3rd place: Daily Camera
General News Photo
1st place: Fort Collins Coloradoan, Dawn Madura
2nd place: Daily Camera, Paul Aiken
3rd place: Daily Camera, Cliff Grassmick
Headline Writing
1st place: The Daily Sentinel, Bob Silbernagel
2nd place: The Daily Sentinel, Carrie Marfitano
3rd place: The Daily Sentinel, Dave Haynes
Informational Graphics
1st place: The Daily Sentinel, Robert Garcia
Investigative Reporting
1st place: Daily Camera, John Aguilar, Amy Hebert
2nd place: Fort Collins Coloradoan, Nate Taylor, Robert Moore
3rd place: The Daily Sentinel, Mike Wiggins
News Column
1st place: Greeley Tribune, Chris Casey
2nd place: Greeley Tribune, Mike Peters
3rd place: Greeley Tribune, Dan England
Online: Breaking News
1st place: The Daily Sentinel, The Daily Sentinel Staff
2nd place: Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins Coloradoan Staff
3rd place: Daily Camera, Camera Staff
Online: General Excellence
1st place: Daily Camera, Camera Staff
2nd place: Greeley Tribune, Greeley Tribune Staff
Online: Special Package
1st place: Daily Camera, John Aguilar, Paul Aiken, Amy Hebert, Nick Switzer
2nd place: Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins Coloradoan Staff
3rd place: The Daily Sentinel, The Daily Sentinel Staff
Photo Coverage of a Continuing Story
1st place: Fort Collins Coloradoan, Dawn Madura, Rich Abrahamson, Mark Farnik
2nd place: Greeley Tribune, Jim Rydbom, Eric Bellamy
3rd place: The Daily Sentinel, Dean Humphrey
Photo Illustration
1st place: Greeley Tribune, Jim Rydbom
2nd place: Greeley Tribune, Jim Rydbom
Picture Story-Photo Essay
1st place: Fort Collins Coloradoan, Rich Abrahamson
2nd place: Fort Collins Coloradoan, Dawn Madura
Portfolio
1st place: The Daily Sentinel, Dean Humphrey
2nd place: The Daily Sentinel, Gretel Daugherty
Portrait-Personality
1st place: Daily Camera, Mark Leffingwell
2nd place: Greeley Tribune, Jim Rydbom
3rd place: Daily Camera, Mark Leffingwell
Public Service
1st place: Fort Collins Coloradoan, Marcy Miranda, Trevor Hughes, Nate Taylor
2nd place: Daily Camera, John Aguilar, Amy Hebert
3rd place: The Daily Sentinel, Emily Anderson, Mike Wiggins
Series
1st place: Daily Camera, John Aguilar, Amy Hebert, Joe Prentice
2nd place: Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins Coloradoan Staff
3rd place: Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins Coloradoan Staff
Sports Column
1st place: Greeley Tribune, Dan England
2nd place: Greeley Tribune, Samuel G. Mustari
Sports Photo
1st place: Daily Camera, Cliff Grassmick
2nd place: Greeley Tribune, Jim Rydbom
3rd place: Fort Collins Coloradoan, Rich Abrahamson
Sports Story
1st place: Greeley Tribune, Matt Schuman
2nd place: Greeley Tribune, Bobby Fernandez, Samuel G. Mustari
3rd place: Greeley Tribune, Dan England
Spot News Photo
1st place: Daily Camera, Cliff Grassmick
2nd place: Greeley Tribune, Jim Rydbom
3rd place: The Daily Sentinel, Dean Humphrey
Spot News Story
1st place: Fort Collins Coloradoan, Nate Taylor
2nd place: Daily Camera, Vanessa Miller, John Aguilar, Heath Urie
3rd place: Daily Camera, Erica Meltzer, Vanessa Miller
NEWSWRITING AND PHOTO AWARDS, DIVISION III
Beat Reporting
1st place: The Denver Post, Karen Crummy, Nancy Lofholm, The Denver Post Librarian Staff, Reza A. Marvashti
2nd place: The Denver Post, Laressa Bachelor
Business Story
1st place: The Denver Post, Miles Moffeit, Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post Librarian Barb Hudson
2nd place: The Gazette, Andrew Wineke, Wayne Heilman, Bryan Oller
3rd place: The Denver Post, Ann Schrader, Kenneth D. Lyons, RJ Sangosti
Editorials
1st place: The Denver Post, Alicia Caldwell
2nd place: The Denver Post, Chuck Plunkett
3rd place: The Denver Post, Dan Haley
Environmental Story
1st place: The Denver Post, Mark Jaffe, David Olinger, Andy Cross
2nd place: The Gazette, Andrew Wineke
3rd place: The Denver Post, Jason Blevins
Feature Photo
1st place: The Gazette, Bryan Oller
2nd place: The Denver Post, RJ Sangosti
3rd place: The Denver Post, Judy DeHaas
Feature Story
1st place: The Denver Post, Douglas Brown, Cyrus McCrimmon
2nd place: The Denver Post, Ann Schrader, Judy DeHaas
3rd place: The Denver Post, Karen Augé, Kathryn Scott Osler
General Excellence
1st place: The Denver Post
2nd place: The Gazette
General News Photo
1st place: The Gazette, Kevin Kreck
2nd place: The Denver Post, Joe Amon
3rd place: The Gazette, Bryan Oller
Headline Writing
1st place: The Denver Post, Dale Ulland
2nd place: The Gazette, Greg McElvain
3rd place: The Gazette, Matt Dorney
Informational Graphics
1st place: The Denver Post, Severiano Galvan
2nd place: The Denver Post, Jonathan Moreno
3rd place: The Gazette, Erin Brown
Investigative Reporting
1st place: The Denver Post, Jennifer Brown, Kevin Vaughan
2nd place: The Denver Post, The Denver Post Staff
News Column
1st place: The Denver Post, Tina Griego
2nd place: The Denver Post, Susan Greene
3rd place: The Gazette, Barry Noreen
Online: Breaking News
1st place: The Denver Post, Denver Post Politics Team
2nd place: The Denver Post, Barry Osborne, Vikki Migoya, Paul Soriano, Korene Gallagos, Dan Schneider
3rd place: The Denver Post, Lindsay Jones, Mike Klis, Nick Groke, Patrick Saunders
Online: General Excellence
1st place: The Denver Post, Amber Johnson, Rebecca Risch
2nd place: The Denver Post, John Hendrickson, John Wenzel, Ricardo Baca
3rd place: The Denver Post, The Denver Post Staff
Online: Special Package
1st place: The Denver Post, The Denver Post Staff
2nd place: The Denver Post, Craig F. Walker, Meghan Lyden, Kevin Simpson, Michael Riley, Bruce Finley
3rd place: The Denver Post, Meghan Lyden, Eric Lutzens, RJ Sangosti, Tim Rasmussen, Staff Photographers
Photo Coverage of a Continuing Story
1st place: The Denver Post, Craig F. Walker
2nd place: The Denver Post, The Denver Post Staff
Photo Illustration
1st place: The Denver Post, Cyrus McCrimmon
2nd place: The Denver Post, RJ Sangosti
3rd place: The Denver Post, Cyrus McCrimmon
Picture Story-Photo Essay
1st place: The Denver Post, The Denver Post Staff
2nd place: The Denver Post, Judy DeHaas
3rd place: The Denver Post, Joe Amon
Portfolio
1st place: The Denver Post, Craig F. Walker
2nd place: The Denver Post, Joe Amon
3rd place: The Denver Post, RJ Sangosti
Portrait-Personality
1st place: The Denver Post, Joe Amon
2nd place: The Denver Post, Hyoung Chang
3rd place: The Gazette, Mark Reis
Public Service
1st place: The Denver Post, Kevin Vaughan, Jennifer Brown
2nd place: The Denver Post, The Denver Post Staff
3rd place: The Gazette, Barbara Sotter, The Gazette Staff
Series
1st place: The Denver Post, The Denver Post Staff
2nd place: The Denver Post, The Denver Post Staff
3rd place: The Gazette, Brian Gomez, Matt Steiner
Sports Column
1st place: The Denver Post, Woody Paige
2nd place: The Denver Post, Mark Kiszla
3rd place: The Denver Post, Dave Krieger
Sports Photo
1st place: The Denver Post, John Leyba
2nd place: The Denver Post, John Leyba
3rd place: The Denver Post, Evan Semón
Sports Story
1st place: The Denver Post, Lindsay Jones
2nd place: The Gazette, Brian Gomez
3rd place: The Denver Post, Jim Armstrong
Spot News Photo
1st place: The Gazette, Mark Reis
2nd place: The Denver Post, Kathryn Scott Osler
3rd place: The Denver Post, John Leyba
Spot News Story
1st place: The Denver Post, The Denver Post Staff
2nd place: The Denver Post, The Denver Post Staff
3rd place: The Denver Post, The Denver Post Staff
ALL DIVISIONS JUDGED TOGETHER:
BEST OF SHOW: The Denver Post, Craig F. Walker, “American Soldier”