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Daily NewspaperGENERAL EXCELLENCE:
1st Idaho Statesman
2nd Times-News
3rd Idaho Press-Tribune
GENERAL NEWS STORY
1st Dan Popkey - Idaho Statesman - "The whispers ruined two of them"
2nd Kathleen Kreller, Cynthia Sewell, Katy Moeller and Bill Roberts - Idaho Statesman - "I knew this was going to happen"
3rd Matt Christensen - Times-News - "Charred and scarred"
SPOT NEWS COVERAGE
1st Staff - The Spokesman-Review - "Deadly shooting spree shatters city's calm"
2nd Patrick Orr, Cynthia Sewell - Idaho Statesman - "Police suspect same man in Boise, Moscow slayings"
3rd TIE
- Staff - Idaho Statesman - "Craig Resigns"
- Christin Runkle, Mike Butts, Matt Smith and Staff - Idaho Press-Tribune - "We were overwhelmed"
WATCHDOG/ INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
1st Dan Popkey - Idaho Statesman - "Men's room arrest reopens questions about Craig"
2nd Patrick Orr - Idaho Statesman - "Family Kept Murder Secret"
3rd Casey Santee - Idaho State Journal - "Cold cases"
SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT
1st Becky Kramer - The Spokesman-Review - "Logged out?"
2nd Linda Ball - The Coeur d'Alene Press - "Miracle Girl"
3rd Erica Curless - The Spokesman-Review - "End of an ugly era"
LIGHT FEATURE REPORT
1st Becky Kramer - The Spokesman-Review - "Captain's seen Coeur d'Alene transform"
2nd Cassidy Friedman - Times-News - "60-minute escape"
3rd Bob Gunter & David Gunter - Bonner County Daily Bee - "Ghost stories swirl around historic landmarks"
SERIES
1st Joshua Palmer, Jared S. Hopkins, Cassidy Friedman, Ashley Smith & Megan Otto - Times-News - "Passing on Failure"
2nd John O'Connell - Idaho State Journal - "Bringing back the Bear"
3rd TIE
Corey Taule - Post Register - "Pandora's Boxxx"
David Woolsey & Staff - Idaho Press-Tribune - "Old age, new fears"
OUTDOOR FEATURE
1st Rocky Barker - Idaho Statesman - "Monumental Matters"
2nd Clark Corbin - Post Register - "Out of the Blue"
3rd Heath Druzin - Idaho Statesman - "Wolf Tourism"
SPORTS NEWS COVERAGE
1st Chadd Cripe - Idaho Statesman - "Anatomy of an Upset"
2nd Chadd Cripe - Idaho Statesman - "Un-4-gettable"
3rd Bradley Guire - Times-News - "The Canyon Ridge effect"
SPORTS FEATURE STORY
1st Dan Thompson - Idaho State Journal - "The year of Yarno"
2nd Chris Langrill - Idaho Statesman - "Meet Boise's jersey guy"
3rd Brian Murphy - Idaho Statesman - "He's living this dream. The American Dream"
GENERAL COLUMN
1st Tim Woodward -Idaho Statesman - "Through the eyes of Tim Woodward"
2nd Katherine Jones - Idaho Statesman - "What we see through the eyes of Statesman Photographers"
3rd Steve Crump - Times-News - "Don't ask me"
SPECIALTY COLUMN
1st Patrick Orr - Idaho Statesman - "First drafts" - selection of three
2nd Brian Murphy - Idaho Statesman - selection of three
3rd Jill Kuraitis - NewWest.Net/Boise - selection of three
EDITORIAL
1st Kevin Richert - Idaho Statesman - "Immigration reform; Numbers point to...; Idaho's fish"
2nd Marty Trillhaase - The Post Register - "The shame of Idaho; Craig should go; Two brothers"
3rd Vickie Holbrook - Idaho Press-Tribune - "It's a crime to keep
Young on the dole; Boise valley needs more than TVCC; Solve the
conflict in conflict of interest laws"
HEADLINES
1st Staff - Idaho Statesman - "Show Me the Money; For sale: Snow, ho
ho!; Wii-shful thinking; Honolu-lose; The whispers ruined two of them"
2nd Bill Wambeke- Time-News - "Stuffing away; Good gourd; Tiny kernels, big possibilities"
3rd Bryce Glenn - Post Register - "Easy as...; Critics hat ranch's
guts; Man bytes dog; Parents needled into action; Wii-peat: Game
console still most wanted; A bitter pill to swallow"
PAGE DESIGN
1st Annette Ticknor - Idaho Statesman - "Meth: a women's drug; I am
proud of my record; Should campaign donations pay for his defense?"
2nd Joilene Topete - Idaho Statesman - "Will eco-city be enough;
Men's room arrest reopens questions about Craig; Public Transportation"
3rd Krysten Bullock - Idaho Press-Tribune - "Dreams do come true; Idaho highway crisis; Cold case"
SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
1st Darin Oswald - Idaho Statesman - "Black Friday"
2nd Meagan Thompson - Times-News - "Firestorm"
3rd Ashley Smith - Times-News - "Castle Rock Fire"
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
1st Meagan Thompson - Times-News - "Belle of the Ball"
2nd Bill Schaefer - Idaho State Journal - "Crusader"
3rd Robert Bower - Post Register - "Wolf vs. Pig"
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY
1st Aaron Rosenblatt - Post Register - "Sumo"
2nd Chris Butler - Idaho Statesman - "Over the ropes"
3rd Joe Jaszewski - Idaho Statesman - "Warriors defeat Broncos"
PHOTO ESSAY
1st Meagan Thompson - Times-News - "Sisters in a Strange Land"
2nd Amanda Smith - Post Register - "Craig Tanner"
3rd Joe Kline - Idaho State Journal - "Finding strength through tradition"
GRAPHICS
1st Jason Lantz & Patrick Davis - Idaho Statesman - "Three plays that shocked the world"
2nd Jason Lantz - Idaho Statesman - "Not your father's football"
3rd Megan Otto - Times-News - "No more guesswork"
ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING
1st Tim Woodward - Idaho Statesman - "A hard country life - Pinto Bennett, Idaho Icon"
2nd Dana Oland - Idaho Statesman - "A new chapter for Ballet Idaho: Board declares independence from Eugene dance company"
3rd Dana Oland, Michael Deeds - Idaho Statesman - "Gene Harris Jazz Festival ponders overhaul for next year"
POLITICAL REPORTING
1st Gregory Hahn - Idaho Statesman - "The Family Cabin: A Fading Idaho Tradition"
2nd Betsy Z. Russell - The Spokesman-Review - "A hard lesson, Governor's focus on accountability claims program"
3rd Jared S. Hopkins - Times-News - "Earning his spurs"
EDUCATION REPORTING
1st Bill Roberts - Idaho Statesman - "A Law School in Boise?"
2nd Bill Roberts - Idaho Statesman - "University of Idaho: The Road Back"
3rd Christin Runkle - Idaho Press-Tribune - "Vote aims to fix Nampa High and more"
BUSINESS REPORTING
1st Becky Kramer - The Spokesman-Review - "Silver turns to gold: condominium surge gives Silver Valley an economic lift"
2nd Ken Dey - Idaho Statesman - "Silver Valley shines again"
3rd Dan Popkey - Idaho Statesman - "Micron Director: Appleton must go"
AGRICULTURE REPORTING
1st Rocky Barker - Idaho Statesman - "Idaho Ranchers Learn to Live with Wolves"
2nd Matt Christensen - Times-News - "The right choice?"
3rd Joshua Palmer - Times-News - "Selling out"
CRIME / COURTS REPORTING
1st Brooke Anderson - Idaho State Journal - "Taser use scrutinized"
2nd Patrick Orr - Idaho Statesman - "Wife charged in '80 killing"
3rd Patrick Orr - Idaho Statesman - "3 counties, 2 bodies, 1 unusual crime story"
RELIGION REPORTING
1st Ariel Hansen - Times-News - "When faith meets war"
2nd Corey Taule - Post Register - "Romney's run"
3rd Paul Menser - Post Register - "Answering a call"
ENVIRONMENT REPORTING
1st James Hagengruber - The Spokesman-Review - "Tragedy in Libby: Trouble in the air"
2nd Rocky Barker - Idaho Statesman - "Grizzly conflicts likely to rise"
3rd Rocky Barker - Idaho Statesman - "The long life of one wolf embodies the story of wolf recovery in Idaho"
Honorable Mention
Chris Merrill - Idaho State Journal - "Losing whitebark pines"
HEALTH/MEDICAL REPORTING
1st Paul Menser - Post Register - "Divided they stand"
2nd Greg Hahn - Idaho Statesman - "Walking a Tightrope Between Life and Death"
3rd Greg Hahn & Joe Estrella - Idaho Statesman - "Diagnosis: Costly - series final installment"
SPECIAL SECTION
1st Staff - Idaho Statesman - "Discover Treasure Valley
2nd Staff - Idaho State Journal - "A Time of Poverty and Happiness"
3rd Staff - Idaho Statesman- "Diagnosis: Costly - series wrap-up section"
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1st Brenda Ceja - Idaho Press-Tribune
2nd Jon Meyer - Idaho Press-Tribune
3rd Nate Poppino - Times-News
Weekly Newspaper
GENERAL EXCELLENCE:
1st Idaho Mountain Express
2nd The Star-News
3rd The Wood River Journal
GENERAL NEWS STORY
1st Michael Wells - The Star-News - "Digging out of the J-Ditch Mess"
2nd Erika Harmon - Messenger Index - "Emmett wrestling coach resigns"
3rd Greg Stahl - Idaho Mountain Express - "Land trust could double easements by year's end"
SPOT NEWS COVERAGE
1st Joe Sova & Janet Monti - Messenger Index - "Pain from loss of children runs deep"
2nd Carol Ryan Dumas - Ag Weekly - "Director calls off curtailment"
3rd Erika Harmon - Messenger Index - "For many, election falls short"
WATCHDOG/ INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
1st Andy Stiny - Idaho Mountain Express - "D.C. heavy hitter hired in Ketchum legal flap"
2nd Shea Andersen - Boise Weekly - "Pizza for DUI"
3rd Jason Kauffman - Idaho Mountain Express - "Roadless bill sparks opposition"
SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT
1st Deanna Darr - Boise Weekly - "Who Holds the Keys"
2nd Nathaniel Hoffman - Boise Weekly - "In the Shadows"
3rd Lorie Palmer - Idaho County Free Press - "Restoring lost dignity"
Honorable Mention
Bibeka Shrestha, Amy C. Wright - Teton Valley News - "Driving under the influence"
LIGHT FEATURE REPORT
1st Deanna Darr - Boise Weekly - "Garden City Rising"
2nd Andy Stiny - Idaho Mountain Express - "Paris and U.S. were night and day for Hemingway"
3rd Jason Kauffman - Idaho Mountain Express - "Reflections of a Western saddle maker"
SERIES
1st Jason Kauffman & Jon Duval - Idaho Mountain Express - "State of Emergency?"
2nd Greg Stahl & Jason Kauffman - Idaho Mountain Express - "A Legacy is born"
3rd Janet Monti - Messenger Index - "Hunger Awareness"
OUTDOOR FEATURE
1st Terry Smith - Idaho Mountain Express - "Meet Vulpes vulpes"
2nd Karen Bossick - The Wood River Journal - "Going wild with the Wildes"
3rd Jason Kauffman - Idaho Mountain Express - "Fish and Game officer hangs up his badge"
SPORTS NEWS
1st Jeff Cordes - Idaho Mountain Express - "Stone's deuce, Conn's cannon lift Fish 3-1"
2nd Jon Mentzer - The Wood River Journal - "Ironman"
3rd James Cordes - Idaho Mountain Express - "Matt Zachary is on the road"
SPORTS FEATURE STORY
1st Jeff Cordes - Idaho Mountain Express - "Week on Baldy makes Ancient Skiers feel young again"
2nd Jeff Cordes - Idaho Mountain Express - "Emily Hughes makes normal look good"
3rd Chad Dryden - THRIVE - Idaho Statesman - "A different kind of roller derby"
GENERAL COLUMN
1st Pat Murphy - Idaho Mountain Express - "Other Views - selection of three"
2nd Erin Ryan - THRIVE - Idaho Statesman - "And she was - selection of three"
3rd Karen Bossick - The Wood River Journal - "Eye on the valley - selection of three"
SPECIALTY COLUMN
1st Kathleen Turner- The Wood River Journal - "Vital Signs"
2nd Gregory Foley - Idaho Mountain Express - "Food for thought"
3rd David Clark - River City Weekly - "Health & Fitness"
EDITORIAL
1st Pat Murphy - Idaho Mountain Express - "Cheap gardeners, now
cheap soldiers; Trickle-down costs of Iraq war begin to hurt; Craig:
Give it up"
2nd Tom Grote - The Star-News - "Godspeed, Mrs. Morgan; Vote ‘No' on
unneeded 1/2% sales tax; Let public watch sewer mediation"
3rd Kai Eiselein - Latah Eagle - "Photograph banned; The right to speak; Bio-terrorists"
HEADLINES
1st Jody Zarkos - Idaho Mountain Express - "To air is human, to jib
divine; Josey and other cool cats; Swell on wheels; and three others"
2nd Sabina Dana Plasse - Idaho Mountain Express - "Beauty and the
beat; Don't fret widespread panic; Cat power is ironclad; and three
others"
3rd Kelly Jackson - The Wood River Journal - "The Morel of the story; Make way for Segway; No spud nix; and three others"
PAGE DESIGN
1st Amy Birch, Moira Dyer - Teton Valley News -"Bro Bra lingo; Feeding the Hungry; Natural Intelligence"
2nd Amy Birch, Barbara Gibson - Teton Valley News - "Toasted Bagels; Renegade Reds and Wiley Whites; On the Farm"
3rd Tony Barriatua - Idaho Mountain Express - "Jazz Jamboree; and two other examples"
SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
1st Willy Cook - Idaho Mountain Express - "Bald Mountain on fire"
2nd Trey Spaulding - The Wood River Journal - "Trail Creek Bomber"
3rd David N. Seelig - Idaho Mountain Express - "Helicopter drop"
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
1st Willy Cook - Idaho Mountain Express - "God Bless the Sheep"
2nd Willy Cook - Idaho Mountain Express - "Rare birds of prey returned to wild"
3rd Michael Wells - The Star-News - "One million Chinook salmon smolts begin treacherous journey to Pacific Ocean"
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY
1st Jon Mentzer - The Wood River Journal - "12oz Cup"
2nd Willy Cook - Idaho Mountain Express - "Rico's last-minute goal nixes New York's bid 3-2"
3rd David N. Seelig - Idaho Mountain Express - "Field of Screams"
PHOTO ESSAY
1st Dev Mukh Khalsa - The Wood River Journal - "Dr. Mark Acker"
2nd David Rauzi, Lorie Palmer & Mark Vanderwall - Idaho County Free Press - "Fall's Palette"
3rd David N. Seelig - Idaho Mountain Express - "Wood River Cup"
GRAPHICS
1st E.B. Phillips - Idaho Mountain Express - "Castle Rock fire map"
2nd Amy Birch - Teton Valley News - "Driving under the influence"
ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING
1st Erin Ryan - THRIVE - Idaho Statesman - "Unspeakable"
2nd Sabina Dana Plasse & Dana DuGan - Idaho Mountain Express - "Ketchum becomes ‘Swing Town'"
3rd Jennifer Tuohy - Idaho Mountain Express - Arts & Crafts Festival Special Section - "Finding life among the trees"
POLITICAL REPORTING
1st Shea Andersen - Boise Weekly - "The Primary Problem"
2nd Kelly Jackson - The Wood River Journal - "Bond vote: take 4"
3rd Rebecca Meany - Idaho Mountain Express - "Downtown reform committees up and running"
EDUCATION REPORTING
1st Karen Bossick - The Wood River Journal - "Educating families, one girl at a time"
2nd Deanna Darr - Boise Weekly - "Held back"
3rd Kelly Jackson - The Wood River Journal - "Technology program at Bellevue takes up space"
BUSINESS REPORTING
1st Karen Bossick - The Wood River Journal - "Nickel and Dimed"
2nd Andy Stiny - Idaho Mountain Express - "Boomtowns boom because they are nice places"
3rd Jon Duval - Idaho Mountain Express - "Valley real estate market continues to seek balance"
AGRICULTURE REPORTING
1st Rachael Horne, Amy C. Wright - Teton Valley News - "On the Farm"
2nd Dana DuGan - Idaho Mountain Express - "Healthy farms can boost communities"
3rd Carol Ryan Dumas - Ag Weekly - "A blow to Idaho Ag: Craig's resignation would have repercussions"
Honorable Mention
Jason Kauffman - Idaho Mountain Express - "Bidding on an Old West legend"
CRIME / COURTS REPORTING
1st Andy Stiny - Idaho Mountain Express - "Ketchum man: My ex-girlfriend tried to kill me"
2nd Terry Smith - Idaho Mountain Express - "Prosecutor moves to disqualify district judge"
3rd Ralph Bartholdt - St. Maries Gazette Record - "Gunfight kills three"
RELIGION REPORTING
1st Karen Bossick - The Wood River Journal - "Hiking to Heaven"
2nd Dana DuGan - Idaho Mountain Express - "New rector balances congregation with charm"
3rd Karen Bossick - The Wood River Journal - "Leading Eagle: The Sioux in him"
ENVIRONMENT REPORTING
1st Peter Wollheim - Boise Weekly - "A Fish Problem This Big"
2nd Deanna Darr - Boise Weekly - "Of Cattle and Fire"
3rd Kathleen L. Turner - The Wood River Journal - "Downsizing the square footage: How low can you go?"
HEALTH/MEDICAL REPORTING
1st Jody Zarkos - Idaho Mountain Express - "Woman gets groundbreaking treatment"
2nd Karen Bossick - The Wood River Journal - "From explosives to bitter cold"
3rd Kathleen Turner - The Wood River Journal - "Alcoholism"
SPECIAL SECTION
1st Gregory Foley - Idaho Mountain Express - "Fourth of July 2007"
2nd Staff - The Wood River Journal - "Wood River Anthology"
3rd Karen Bossick & Leslie Thompson - The Wood River Journal - "For Art's Sake"
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1st Jon Duval - Idaho Mountain Express
2nd Jonathan Mentzer - The Wood River Journal
3rd Cody Cahill - The Adams County Record
Website Categories - Print
WEBSITE - GENERAL EXCELLENCE - PRINT
1st Staff - The Idaho Statesman - www.IdahoStatesman.com
2nd Jill Kuraitis - New West Boise - http://www.NewWest.Net/Boise
3rd TIE
Craig Morgan - The Wood River Journal - www.woodriverjournal.com
Staff - Idaho State Journal - www.idahostatejournal.com
WEBSITE - SPECIAL PURPOSE - PRINT
1st Kate Carpenter - Idaho State Journal - www.thejhub.com
2nd Staff - The Idaho Statesman - www.IdahoStatesman.com/LarryCraig
3rd Staff - The Idaho Statesman - http://extra.idahostatesman.com
MagazineGENERAL EXCELLENCE
1st Jennifer Tuohy, Tony Barriatua & Evelyn Phillips - Sun Valley Guide - "Fall 2007"
2nd Steve Smede, Dayne Dingman - Idaho Falls Magazine - "November/December 2007"
3rd Treasure Magazine Staff - Treasure Magazine - Idaho Statesman - "October/November 2007"
MAGAZINE WRITING - SERIOUS FEATURE
1st Jason Kauffman - Sun Valley Guide - "Twenty Days of Fire"
2nd Matt Furber - Sun Valley Guide - "The State of the Idaho Potato"
3rd Kimberly Hirai - Blot Magazine - University of Idaho - "A Debatable Presence"
Honorable Mention
Colleen LaMay - Idaho Health - Idaho Statesman - "Quitting a Habit That Kills"
MAGAZINE WRITING - LIGHT FEATURE
1st Michael Ames - Sun Valley Guide - "The Other Cold War"
2nd Van Gordon Sauter - Sun Valley Guide - "The Business of Being a Cowboy"
3rd Adam Herrenbruck - BLOT Magazine - University of Idaho - "The Vagrant Vandal"
MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY
1st Brad Talbutt - Treasure Magazine - Idaho Statesman - "Modern DIY"
2nd Chris Butler, Brad Talbutt, Kerry Maloney - Treasure Magazine - Idaho Statesman - "A Gift for Your Garden"
3rd Kort Duce - Idaho Falls Magazine - "Rapid Transit: River of No Return"
MAGAZINE COVER
1st Dayne Dingman, Steve Smede - Idaho Falls Magazine - "Cover - May/June 2007"
2nd Tony Barriatua - Sun Valley Guide - "Cover - Winter 2007/08"
3rd Brad Talbutt, Lindsie Taylor - Treasure Magazine - Idaho Statesman - "Cover - August/September 2007"
WEBSITE - GENERAL EXCELLENCE - MAGAZINE & ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
1st Colin McCauley - Sun Valley Guide - www.sunvalleyguide.com
2nd Don L. Day - Idaho Radio News - www.idahoradionews.com
WEBSITE - SPECIAL PURPOSE - MAGAZINE & ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
No entries
Television
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
Division A
1st KIVI - Channel 6
2nd KTVB - Channel 7
3rd KTRV - Fox 12
Division B
1st KIDK - Channel 3
2nd KIFI - Channel 8
GENERAL NEWS REPORT
Division A
1st Alyson Outen, Troy Colson - KTVB Channel 7 - "Ice Shelf Teens"
2nd Edmundo Aguilar, Doug R. Locksmith - KIVI Channel 6 - "Arson Arrest"
3rd Shane Johnson, Justin Rickelman, Jeremy Jones - KIVI Channel 6 - "Shuttle Launch"
Division B
1st Nate Eaton - KIDK Channel 3 - "Party Thief"
2nd Bridget Shanahan - KIFI Local News 8 - "Signs of Growth"
SPOT NEWS REPORT
1st Shane Johnson, Justin Rickelman, Lance Johnson - KIVI Channel 6 - "Dust Storm"
2nd Mark Johnson, Jason O'Brien, Paul Boehlke, Tim Stokes, Brian Holmes - KTVB Channel 7 - "Middleton High Fire"
3rd Seth Ogilvie - KBCI Channel 2 - "Severe Weather"
BEST LIVE SHOT
1st Joe Hughes, Justin Rickelman - KIVI Channel 6 - "Trunk or Treat"
2nd Kaycee Murray - KTVB Channel 7 - "Live Shot"
3rd Hank Nystrom, Blake McCoy - KBCI Channel 2 - "Wilder Fatal"
WATCHDOG/INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
1st Eric Harryman, Kevin Eslinger - KIVI Channel 6 - "Micron Under the Microscope"
2nd Mellisa Paul, Doug R. Locksmith - KIVI Channel 6 - "Sick Pools"
3rd Eric Harryman, Doug R. Locksmith - KIVI Channel 6 - "Deadly Delay"
SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT
Division A
1st Ysabel Bilbao, Mike Perry - KTVB Channel 7 - "Gangs in Idaho"
2nd Alyson Outen, Paul Boehlke - KTVB Channel 7 - "Lightning Survivor"
3rd Mark Johnson, Mike Perry - KTVB Channel 7 - "Wishes Do Come True"
Division B
No Entries this year
LIGHT FEATURE REPORT
Division A
1st Heather Skold, Justin Rickelman - KIVI Channel 6 - "Derby Girls"
2nd Hannah Naito, Kevin Eslinger - KIVI Channel 6 - "Walk of Wonder"
3rd Rebecca Swart, Kevin Eslinger - KIVI Channel 6 - "Larry Craig Costumes"
Division B
1st Doug Andersen- KPVI Channel 6 - "Hurricane"
2nd Doug Andersen- KPVI Channel 6 - "Mississippi Queen"
3rd Nate Eaton - KIDK Channel 3 - "Trash King"
SERIES
1st Paul Fredericks - KBCI Channel 2 - "Bring Back the Band"
2nd Dan Hamilton, Jill Hardy - KTRV Fox 12 - "Lineman College Shooting"
3rd Sally Showman - KIFI Local News 8 - "Just 16 and Life in Prison"
PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM - STUDIO
1st Marcia Franklin, Jody Lee, Ricardo Ochoa - Idaho Public
Television - "Dialogue: A Look Back at the Sunshine Mine Disaster"
2nd Joan Cartan-Hansen, Al Hagenlock, Sue Nass - Idaho Public Television - "D4K"
3rd Marcia Franklin, Jay Krajic, Ricardo Ochoa - Idaho Public Television - "Dialogue: Astronaut in Waiting"
PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM - FIELD
1st Alyson Outen, Xanti Alcelay - KTVB Channel 7 - "Barbara Morgan - Idaho's Teacher in Space"
2nd Carolyn Holly, Xanti Alcelay - KTVB Channel 7 - "Special Olympics - China to Idaho"
3rd Bruce Reichert, John Crancer, Pat Metzler, Chuck Cathcart, Jeff
Tucker, Janette Crancer - Idaho Public Television - "OUTDOOR IDAHO: A
Middle Fork Journey"
Honorable Mention
- Don Nelson - KIVI Channel 6 - "Montel Williams"
DOCUMENTARY
1st Jim Peck, Alberto Moreno - Idaho Public Television - "The Idaho Homefront: Of Camps and Combat"
2nd Tim Stokes, Troy Colson - KTVB Channel 7 - "Life or Meth"
3rd Staff - KIVI Channel 6 - "Fiesta Bowl Rewind"
Honorable Mention
- Mark Johnson, Xanti Alcelay, Tim Stokes, David Augusto - KTVB Channel 7 - "The Greatest Game Ever Played"
- Bruce Reichert, Pat Metzler, Jeff Tucker, Jim Peck, Alberto
Moreno, Ricardo A. Ochoa, Marcia Franklin, John Crancer, Joan
Cartan-Hansen - Idaho Public Television - "ASSASSINATION: Idaho's
Trial of the Century"
SPORTS NEWS STORY
1st Seth Ogilvie - KBCI Channel 2 - "Steelheads Are Champs"
2nd Joe Hughes, Kevin Eslinger - KIVI Channel 6 - "Davey at Indy"
3rd Justin Corr, David Augusto - KTVB Channel 7 - "Steelheads & Ivory Teeth"
Honorable Mention
Joe Hughes, Kevin Eslinger, Justin Rickelman - KIVI Channel 6 - "Anthony Nelson"
Randy Simon - KIVI Channel 6 - "Kayaker Death"
Maggie O'Mara, Gary Salzman - KTVB Channel 7 - "Baby Tadman"
SPORTSCAST
Division A
1st Justin Corr - KTVB Channel 7
2nd Nate Kuester, Benji Mallicoat - KTRV Fox 12
3rd Joe Hughes - KIVI Channel 6
Division B
No entries this year
WEATHERCAST
Division A
1st Scott Dorval - KIVI Channel 6
2nd Nate Kuester - KTRV Fox 12
3rd Brian Carrington - KBCI Channel 2
Division B
1st Michael Coats - KIFI Local News 8
2nd Jamie Kagol - KIFI Local News 8
OUTDOOR / ENVIRONMENT REPORT
1ST Victoria Osborn, Marc Morris - Idaho Fish & Game - "Salmon: An Idaho Tradition"
2nd Joni Shriver, Troy Colson - KTVB Channel 7 - "Wildfire Training"
3rd Bridget Shanahan - KIFI Local News 8 - "Grizzlies Worry Ranchers"
Honorable Mention
John Crancer, Chuck Cathcart - Idaho Public Television - "Desert Hideaways - Outdoor Idaho"
CONSUMER REPORT
1st Jacqueline Bennett, Doug R. Locksmith - KIVI Channel 6 - "Paying Through the Nozzle"
2nd Shane Johnson, Justin Rickelman - KIVI Channel 6 - "Toxic Toothpaste"
3rd Ysabel Bilbao, Paul Boehlke - KTVB Channel 7 - "Salmonella Poisoning"
HEALTH / MEDICAL REPORT
1st Joni Shriver, Ryan Larrando - KTVB Channel 7 - "Mom Interrupted"
2nd Michelle Edmonds, Edward Hewitt, Kevin Eslinger, Justin Rickelman - KIVI Channel 6 -
Deadly Disease"
3rd Jonelle Merrill, Mike Perry - KTVB Channel 7 - "Sink or Swim"
CRIME / COURT REPORT
1st Doug Petcash, Gary Salzman, Xanti Alcelay - KTVB Channel 7 - "Kay Lynn 10 Years Later"
2nd Alyson Outen, Gary Salzman - KTVB Channel 7 - "Mark Stall 10 Years Later"
3rd Hannah Naito, Lance Johnson - KIVI Channel 6 - "License To Kill"
Honorable Mention
Rebecca Swart, Kevin Eslinger, Edward Hewitt - KIVI Channel 6 - "Gang Tracker"
GOVERNMENT / POLITICAL
1st Jacqueline Bennett, Jeremy Jones - KIVI Channel 6 - "Hailey Pot"
2nd Hannah Naito, Lance Johnson - KIVI Channel 6 - "Garvey Tapes"
3rd Dan Hamilton, Jill Hardy - KTRV Fox 12 - "Larry Craig"
TELEVISION WRITING
1st Michelle Edmonds - KIVI Channel 6 - "Women of Steel"
2nd Hannah Naito - KIVI Channel 6 - "Walk of Wonder"
3rd Michelle Edmonds - KIVI Channel 6 - "Idaho's Hidden Silos"
VIDEOGRAPHY
1st Justin Rickelman - KIVI Channel 6 - "Witches Among Us"
2nd TIE
Gary Salzman - KTVB Channel 7 - "Dying Fish"
Kevin Eslinger - KIVI Channel 6 - "Woman of Steel"
3rd TIE
Mike Perry - KTVB Channel 7 - "McCall Curling"
Gary Salzman - KTVB Channel 7 - "Trash the Dress"
VIDEO ESSAY
1st Jeff Gordon - KIVI Channel 6 - "The One and Only"
2nd Derek Weimer - KBCI Channel 2 - "Bogus Basin Night Rail Jam"
3rd Justin Rickelman - KIVI Channel 6 - "Celtic Games"
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1st Monique James - KTVB- TV Channel 7
2nd E.J. LeFebvre - KBCI-TV Channel 2
3rd Blake McCoy - KBCI-TV Channel 2
Radio
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
1st Dave Plourde - KCHQ - FM - "Q102 News"
GENERAL NEWS REPORT
1st Samantha Wright, Sadie Babits, Don Wimberly, Krisi Packer, Adam Cotterell - Boise State Radio - "A Senator in Trouble"
2nd Glenn Mosley - Northwest Public Radio - "Moscow Shooting"
3rd Andrew Jacobson - KUOI FM Moscow 89.3 - "Police Have No Leads in Weekend Murder"
SPOT NEWS REPORT
1st Krisi Packer - NPR News 91/KBSX - "What Do You Think Boise?"
2nd TIE
Samantha Wright - NPR News 91 / KBSX - "Crash!"
Samantha Wright - NPR News 91 / KBSX - "Space Rock"
3rd Adam Cotterell - NPR News 91 / KBSX - "PETA Protest"
WATCHDOG / INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
No entries this year
SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT
1st Samantha Wright, Krisi Packer - NPR News 91 / KBSX - "Summer Feeding Program"
2nd Andrew Jacobson - KUOI FM Moscow 89.3 - "Goodbye Old Friend"
LIGHT FEATURE REPORT
1st Samantha Wright, Krisi Packer -- NPR News 91 / KBSX - "On the Road - Construction"
2nd Adam Cotterell - NPR News 91 / KBSX - "Tamales Not Turkey"
3rd Andrew Jacobson - KUOI FM Moscow 89.3 - "A New Face for Jazzfest"
SPORTS NEWS REPORT
No entries this year
PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM
1st Sadie Babits - Boise State Radio - "The Power of the B-17"
USE OF SOUND
1st Krisi Packer - NPR News 91 KBSX - "Corn Maize"
2nd Andrew Jacobson - KUOI FM Moscow 89.3 - "Moscow is Quiet"
3rd Sadie Babits - Boise State Radio - "On the Red Carpet"
Website Categories - Broadcast
WEBSITE - GENERAL EXCELLENCE - BROADCAST
1st KIVI Today's Channel 6 -KIVI -TV - www.kivitv.com
2nd Curtis Jackson, Idolina Walker - KIFI Local News 8 - www.localnews8.com
3rd Don Day, John Masters - KTVB-TV Channel 7 - www.ktvb.com
Honorable Mention:
KTRV - Fox 12 - www.fox12idaho.com
WEBSITE - SPECIAL PURPOSE - BROADCAST
1st Don Day, Kerith Burke, Justin Corr, David Augusto - KTVB-TV
Channel 7 - "High School Game Time" - htt;://www.hsgametime.com
2nd Stephanie Dickey, Rick Penticoff, Bruce Reichert- Idaho Public
Television - "Assassination: Idaho's Trial of the Century Web site" -
http://idahoptv.org/productions/specials/trial/
3rd Joan Cartan-Hansen, Kris Freeland, Rick Penticoff - Idaho
Public Television - "Dialogue for Kids" - http://www.idahoptv.org/d4k
Public Relations
NEWS RELEASES
1st Dave Carlson - AAA Idaho - "AAA Idaho - Selection of news releases"
2nd Robbie Johnson - Ada County Highway District - "Bicycles, Glass in roads and signals"
3rd Bryant J. Kuechle - The Langdon Group - "McCall Meeting; Kuna Comment; Kellogg Bond"
Honorable Mention
Andrew Taylor - Idaho State University- Office of University Relations - "Noted Author, Conservationalist Maughan to Retire"
FEATURE WRITING
1st Marlene Fritz - University of Idaho C.A.L.S. Educational Communications - "Cultivating a Passion for Research"
2nd Mel Coulter - Idaho Transportations Department - "A Single Digit"
3rd Rebecca Meany - Washington Group International - Division of URS Group - "The Washington Way - ‘A TRU Waste Solution'"
MEDIA KIT
1st Jessica Flynn - Tamarack Resort - "Tamarack Resort Media Kit"
2nd Kym Browning - Delta Dental of Idaho - "What Happens in Your Mouth Doesn't Stay in Your Mouth"
3rd Mel Coulter, Steve Grant - Idaho Transportation Department - "Going Digital"
ANNUAL REPORT
1st Marc C. Johnson - The Gallatin Group - "2006 Annual Report of the Idaho Supreme Court"
2nd Marc C. Johnson - The Gallatin Group - "The Gallatin Group Annual Report"
3rd Laurie Spiegelberg - Washington Group International - Division
of URS Group - The Washington Way - "Partners for a Better World -
Annual Report"
INTERNAL NEWSLETTER
1st Jeremy Speer, Robert Evancho - Boise State University- Communications & Marketing - "Update"
2nd Rebecca Meany - Washington Group International - Division of URS
Group - "eNews - Boise Regional, April 23, Sept. 24, Oct 15"
3rd Amy Stahl - Boise Parks & Recreation Department - "Director's Newsletter"
NEWSLETTER
1st Christy Foltz-Ahlrichs & Robbie Johnson - Ada County Highway District - ACHD Newsletter - "Word on the Street"
2nd Public Affairs Staff - Idaho Housing and Finance Association - "Home Sense"
3rd Marc C. Johnson - The Gallatin Group - "Idaho Cobalt Project Newsletter"
PHOTO ESSAY
No Entries this year
SPECIAL PURPOSE PUBLICATION
1st Public Affairs Staff - Idaho Housing and Finance Association - "Housingidaho.com Launch"
2nd Mollie McCarty, Adam Rush - Idaho Transportation Department - "Construction Ahead"
3rd Frank Zang, Andrew Roberts - Boise State University - Communications & Marketing - "Destination Distinction Brochure"
MEDIA CAMPAIGN
1st Jessica Flynn - Tamarack Resort - "Osprey Meadows Campaign"
2nd Dave Carlson - AAA Idaho - "Car Care Month"
3rd Frank Zang, Robert Evancho, Kathleen Craven, Sherry Squires,
Julie Hahn, Janelle Brown, John Kelly, Carrie Quinney, Jeremy Speer -
Boise State University - Communications & Marketing - "Fiesta Bowl
Campaign"
Honorable Mention
Steve Grant - Idaho Transportation Department - "SR2S Campaign Kit"
Robbie Johnson - Ada County Highway District - "Winter Street Service"
WEBSITE GENERAL EXCELLENCE - PR
1st David Proctor - The Idaho Foodbank - "The Idaho Foodbank Website - www.idahofoodbank.org"
2nd Mel Coulter - Idaho Transportation Department - "Enhanced 511 Web Site - www.511.idaho.gov"
WEBSITE SPECIAL PURPOSE - PR
1st Jeff Stratten - Idaho Transportation Department - "Idaho's Scenic Byways - www.idahobyways.gov"
Student
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
1st The Sentinel - North Idaho College
2nd The Argonaut - University of Idaho
3rd The Bengal's Purr - Lewiston High School
GENERAL NEWS STORY
1st Andy Jacobson - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "Violence makes for an atypical Saturday night"
2nd Savannah Cummings - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "Craig leaves lasting mark on University"
3rd Lianne Sheperd - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "Diversity goes beyond skin color"
WATCHDOG / INVESTIGATIVE
1st Andrew Ford, Christina McQueen, Nik Odden - The Sentinel - North Idaho College - "Suicide"
2nd Cynthia Reynaud - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "How safe is UI?"
3rd Chad Mendenhall - The Arbiter - Boise State University - "Silencing the Talkin' Broncos"
SERIOUS FEATURE
1st Jessica Mullins - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "Shooting leaves scars"
2nd TIE
Melissa Davlin - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "Committed in College"
Tara Roberts - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "Something like home"
Savannah Cummings - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "Your cheatin' heart"
Lianne Sheperd - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "Decisions, decisions"
3rd Liz Ralston - The Sentinel - North Idaho College - "Cancer in the Classroom"
LIGHT FEATURE
1st Caitlin Rice - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "In the front seat with fame"
2nd Savannah Cummings - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "Who was Mary Magdalene"
3rd Tara Roberts - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "Cloud bound"
COLUMN WRITING
1st Jessica Schreindl - The Sentinel - North Idaho College -
"Hillary: the new face of communism; On the 7th day God created Metro;
Going negative: political campaigns"
2nd Robert Taylor - The Argonuat - University of Idaho - "Erickson
writes home; At long last, college football...: Ryan steals team's.."
3rd T.J. Tranchell - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "And I'm
the stranger; Hip-hop Barack, you don't stop; Remember the first rule
of Fight Club"
EDITORIAL
1st Tara Roberts - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "Let's talk about the bus; Real reasons; Turkeys"
2nd Alison Atwell - The Sentinel - North Idaho College - "Quick
decisions cheapen work of NIC administrators; Campus alcohol policy;
It's time to move on after Bryan-Cook fiasco"
3rd Nate Poppino - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "SBOE: Try
again; Steel should look to future; Protests could lead to more than
POP"
HEADLINES
1st Argonaut Staff - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - selection of six
2nd Arbiter Staff - The Arbiter - Boise State University - selection of six
3rd Coyote Staff - The Coyote - College of Idaho - selection of six
REVIEW
1st T.J. Tranchell - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - selection of three
2nd Christina Navarro - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - selection of three
3rd Jordan Drake - The Coyote - College of Idaho - selection of three
SPORTS NEWS REPORT
1st Ryan Atkins - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "An airborne All-American"
2nd Ryan Atkins & J.R. Conrow - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "Trials and tribulations"
3rd Melissa Davlin - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "Balancing act"
PAGE DESIGN
1st Staff - The Sentinel - North Idaho College - selection of three
2nd Steve Norell, Erin Smith - The Arbiter - Boise State University - selection of three
3rd TIE
Josh Rasmussen - The Sentinel - North Idaho College - selection of three
Staff - The Bengal's Purr - Lewiston High School - "ISAT pages"
GRAPHICS
1st Steve Norell - The Arbiter - Boise State University -"Governator's new lean; Tunnel of Oppression; Dark Side of Sex"
PHOTOGRAPHY
1st Stanley Brewster - The Arbiter - Boise State University - "Football Tab Front; Fiesta Bowl Touchdown; Larry Craig"
2nd Lisa Wareham - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "Jazz Fest Joy"
3rd Jake Barber - The Argonaut - University of Idaho - "Mae Rocks Out"
WEBSITE GENERAL EXCELLENCE - STUDENT
1st Christina McQueen - The Sentinel - North Idaho College - www.nicsentinel.com
2nd Andy Hanatsch - The Bengal's Purr -Lewiston High School - www.lewiston.k12.id.us/lhs/bengal'spurr/flash/index.htm
WEBSITE SPECIAL PURPOSE - STUDENT
No entries this year
New Categories
Special Coverage
Television
1st Nate Eaton - KIDK Channel 3 - "Deputy Dog Shooting"
Honorable Mention - Alyson Outen, Paul Boehlke - KTVB Channel 7 - "Moscow Sniper Rampage"
Daily
1st Staff - Times-News - "Castle Rock Fire"
Honorable Mention
Staff - The Spokesman-Review - "Our Kids: Our Business"
Staff - Idaho Statesman - "Boise State / Fiesta Bowl"
Weekly
1st TIE
Staff & Contributors - The Star-News - "The Space Shuttle Flight of Barbara Morgan"
Pam Morris, Greg Foley & Staff - Idaho Mountain Express - "Castle Rock Fire Threatens Wood River Valley"
Honorable Mention
Jason Kauffman - Idaho Mountain Express - "Living with the grey wolf"
Kai Eiselein - Latah Eagle - "Moscow's Darkest Day"
First Amendment Award
1st Idaho Public Television, Idahoans for Openness in Government,
The Idaho Attorney General's Office, Joe Golden & Tom Willmorth -
Idaho Public Television - "Open Idaho"
2nd Staff - The Spokesman-Review - "Public employees/Email Release - Series"
3rd Cassidy Friedman - Times-News - "In the Silent Pursuit of Justice"
Reporter of the Year
1st Dan Popkey - Idaho Statesman
2nd Michelle Stark - KIVI Channel 6
3rd Alyson Outen - KTVB Channel 7
Honorable Mention - Mellisa Paul - KIVI Channel 6
Sweepstakes
Daily Idaho Statesman
Weekly Idaho Mountain Express
TV KIVI Channel 6
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