General Excellence

1st KBCI — Channel 2

Judge's comments: "Good writing on headline and intros and teases. Graphics are clear and well-designed. Good involvement of reporters in newscast. Scott Logan—s report the best of all on that topic (of all entries)."

2nd KIVI — Channel 6

3rd KTVB — Channel 7

1st Jon Hanian & Clyn Richards — KBCI-TV — "Task Force Eagle"

Judge's comments: "Strong live work, comprehensive and compelling storytelling. Nice urgency and great use of video and sound."

2nd Chris Egan & Lon Van Wyck — KTRV-TV — "Coin Toss"

3rd Rob Piercy — KIVI-TV — "Stray Cats"

1st Dale Dixon, Paul Boehlke & Tim Hurtt — KTVB-TV — "In the Heart of the Fire"

Judge's comments: "Good story, well told. Excellent standup while driving car, nice reference to heat. Very good use of cafe owner to personalize the story. Not your run-of-the-mill forest fire story, and this comes from someone who has covered fires in the past."

2nd Tom Hudachko & Tim Hurtt — KTVB-TV — "World Trade Protest"

3rd Mary Beth Walker — KLEW-TV — "Semi-truck Slams into ISP Building"

1st Jon Hanian — KBCI-TV — "Task Force Eagle"

Tie 2nd

Kim Holcomb & Kevin Eslinger — KTRV-TV — "Police Stand-off"

Mark Johnson & John Miller — KTVB-TV — "Gold Medal Win"

3rd Mark Browning — KPVI-TV — "Valentines Day Tornado Highway Wreck"

Honorable Mention

Adrian Maclean — KPVI-TV — "Plane Crash"

Michael Keckler — KBCI-TV — " Poppleton Shooting"

Watchdog/Investigative Report

1st Gary Salzman, Jennifer Isenhart-Hadzor — KTVB — TV — "Cancer Machine"

Judge's comments: "Very amusing and very disturbing. Well organized and researched. A valuable service for your viewers."

2nd Jon Hanian, Clyn Richards — KBCI — TV — "School Bus Behavior"

3rd Rob Piercy — KIVI-TV — "Mosquitoes"

1st Kim Holcomb & Kevin Eslinger — KTRV-TV — "Cochlear Implants"

2nd Kim Holcomb & Kevin Eslinger — KTRV-TV — "Jimmy Stace"

3rd Chris Egan & Kevin Eslinger — KTRV-TV — "Strip Club Wars"

Honorable Mention

Maggie O—Mara & Paul Boehlke — KTVB-TV — "Child Safety Caps"

Jon Hanian & Clyn Richards — KBCI-TV — "Marty—s Silver Circle"

1st Chris Egan & Tim Hurtt — KTRV-TV — "Crazy License Plates"

Judge's comments: "Slow start but once underway very creatively told story. Excellent writing. Well shot and edited."

2nd Rob Piercy — KIVI-TV — "Shopping for Socks"

3rd John Miller & Xanti Alcelay — KTVB-TV — "Flagger Floyd"

1st Melinda O—Malley, Jennifer Isenhart-Hadzor & Tom Hadzor — KBCI — TV — "Roads More Traveled"

Judge's comments: "It—s great to see a station commit to a story that the consultants would frown on. The fact it was done well makes it all the more worthy of praise. Strong, showy open sequence and solid reporting throughout. Excellent use of videography and editing to enliven a challenging topic"

2nd Kim Holcomb, Lon Van Wyck — KTRV - TV - "Strong Heart"

3rd Michael Keckler, Clyn Richards — KBCI — TV - "Maine Dam Breaching"

1st Joan Cartan-Hansen, Ricardo Ochoa & Al Hagenlock — Idaho Public Television —

"Dialogue for Kids: Dinosaur"

2nd Joan Cartan-Hansen, John Crancer & Ricardo Ochoa — Idaho Public Television -

"Idaho Reports This Week"

3rd Joan Cartan-Hansen, Al Hagenlock & Ricardo Ochoa — Idaho Public Television —

"Dialogue: David Mc McCullough"

1st Joan Cartan-Hansen, Alan Austin, Ricardo Ochoa, Lori Joyce, Tom Hadzor, Joe Golden, Tom Willmorth — Idaho Public Television — "Life in the Fast Lane"

Judge's comments: "New take on an old lesson"

2nd Dee Sarton, Paul Boehlke, Jim Stoner — KTVB — TV — "A Home for Always"

*no other awards given

1st Marcia Franklin, Al Hagenlock, Jay Krajic, Lori Joyce & Jeff Tucker — Idaho Public Television — "Hearts and Minds: Teens & Mental Illness"

Judge's comments: "Excellent topic, important to all, particularly teens. Good format, well told. Should be mandatory viewing for all schools and parents."

2nd KIVI-TV Staff — "Idaho Wildfires: Beyond the Flames"

3rd John Crancer, Bruce Reichert, Ricardo Ochoa, Pat Metzler & Alan Austin — Idaho Public Television - "All Aboard: A Northwest Rail Journey"

1st Brad Carlson — KIVI-TV - "It—s Tradition"

Judge's comments: "Originality was excellent. Music was well done. Using kids to set up the rivalry was just a great idea. Black and white opening sequence was hard to follow at first, but made sense after seeing the rest of the story."

2nd Kim Holcomb & Andy Kohler — KTRV-TV — "UTEP Fans"

3rd Joe Hughes — KIVI-TV — "Boys of summer"

1st Vin Crosby — KTRV-TV

Judge's comments: "Solid presentation. Easy to understand."

2nd Steve Liebenthal — KIVI-TV

3rd Scott Stevens- KPVI-TV

1st Roger Fuhrman, Pat Metzler, Bruce Reichert — Idaho Public Television — "Outdoor Idaho: The Public—s Land"

Judge's comments: "We applaud the effort and willingness to report an important but under-reported topic. Great research, background, and storytelling. Outstanding photojournalism."

2nd Michael Keckler & Clyn Richards — KBCI-TV — "Maine Dam Breaching"

3rd Tom Hudachko, Paul Boehlke — KTVB-TV — "What—s in the Water?"

1st Chris Egan — KTRV-TV — "Crazy License Plates"

Judge's comments: "Nice story. Very creative writing. Excellent writing to video. Creative story idea. Interesting to see and hear. Very well done."

2nd Joan Cartan-Hansen — Idaho Public Television — "Outdoor Idaho: Volunteers in the Out-of-doors"

3rd Tom Hudachko & Tim Hurtt — KTVB-TV — "Search for Evidence"

1st Kevin Eslinger — KTRV-TV — "Women—s Challenge"

Judge's comments: "Well shot, well edited. This story draws the viewer in right from the top. You feel the excitement, see the speed. This is more than just great shooting and editing, this is excellent storytelling. Well done!"

2nd Xanti Alcelay — KTVB-TV — "Flagger Floyd"

3rd Lon Van Wyck — KTRV-TV — "Arena Cross"

1st Brad Carlson — KIVI-TV — "You Can—t Park Here!"

Judge's comments: "We loved this story! A great example of "how-the-heck-can-you-make-a-story-out-of-that" story telling."

2nd John Crancer, Ricardo Ochoa, Pat Metzler & Alan Austin — Idaho Public Television - "Idaho, A portrait"

3rd Brian Holmes — KTRV-TV — "Free Gas"

Honorable Mention:

Gary Salzman — KTVB — TV — "Fallen Hero"

Brad Carlson — KIVI-TV — "Day off"

1st Valerie Rainis — KTRV -TV

Tie 2nd

Derek Sciba — KIVI — TV

Chris Ceresa — KBCI-TV

3rd Melanie Marsing — KTVB-TV