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GENERAL EXCELLENCE – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Idaho Press-Tribune
2^nd       Idaho State Journal
3^rd        Idaho Statesman

Honorable Mention
Times-News

GENERAL NEWS STORY – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Shelbie Harris – Idaho State Journal – “Teen injured, family dog killed by ‘cyanide bomb’”
2^nd       Ralph Bartholdt – Coeur d’Alene Press – “Permitless concealed carry in Idaho”
3^rd        Sven Berg – Idaho Statesman – “Downtown Stadium”

SPOT NEWS COVERAGE – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Cynthia Sewell, Katy Moeller – Idaho Statesman – “Missing Boise girls spent 4 days in Nevada hills”
2^nd       Nicole Blanchard – Idaho Statesman – “Trail runner recalls first moments of Foothills shooting”
3^rd        Katy Moeller – Idaho Statesman – “Propane fireplace is focus following Tamarack Resort fire”

WATCHDOG/INVESTIGATIVE REPORT – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Shelbie Harris – Idaho State Journal – “DEQ Investigation of Pocatello dumping fluids”
2^nd       Devin Bodkin, Randy Schrader – Idaho Education News – “Oneida’s unorthodox partnership”
3^rd        Ralph Bartholdt – Lewiston Tribune – “Shadow drug is suddenly highly visible”

SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Ruth Brown – Idaho Statesman – “Flooding at mobile home park in Eagle”
2^nd       Katy Moeller, Audrey Dutton – Idaho Statesman – “Unofficial group homes”
3^rd        Laurie Welch – Times-News – “Volunteers’ compassion helps grieving parents”

LIGHT FEATURE REPORT – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Tom Hesse – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Taking the high road in high heels”
2^nd       Nicole Blanchard – Idaho Statesman – “Mo Comes Home”
3^rd        Andrew Reed – Idaho Education News – “13 yr old violinist dancer entertains downtown Boise”

Honorable Mention
Betsy Z. Russell – The Spokesman-Review – “Otter helps with woman’s recovery”

SERIES – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Julie Wootton-Greener, Tetona Dunlap & Alex Riggins – Times-News – “Foster care in Idaho”
2^nd       Katy Moeller – Idaho Statesman – “Marco Romero series”
3^rd        David Ashby – Idaho State Journal – “Surviving the Idaho Backcountry”

Honorable Mention
Anna Webb – Idaho Statesman – “Changing Garden City “

OUTDOOR FEATURE – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Chadd Cripe, Sven Berg – Idaho Statesman – “Popular landscape bush kills wildlife”
2^nd       William Brock – The Spokesman-Review – “Grand Challenge”
3^rd        Bill Manny – Idaho Statesman – “Climbing Borah Peak”

SPORTS NEWS COVERAGE – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Dave Southorn, Michael Katz – Idaho Statesman – “Anger, frustration, shock”
2^nd       Madison Guernsey – Idaho State Journal – “Bengals bow out in tournament”
3^rd        Brandon Walton – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Ex-Nampa High coach believes allegations led to dismissal”

Honorable Mention
Victor Flores, Alex Valentine – Times- News -“Counting era: No-hitters take backseat to pitcher health”

SPORTS FEATURE STORY – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Brandon Walton – Idaho Press-Tribune – “NNU’s Maryskova finds peace on soccer field”
2^nd       B.J. Rains – Idaho Press-Tribune – “A look at life on the recruiting trail with BSU basketball”
3^rd        Madison Guernsey – Idaho State Journal – “The rise, fall and rediscovery of JonRyheem Peoples”

Honorable Mention
Victor Flores – Times-News – “Riverhawk refuge”

SPORTS PREP STORY – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Alex Valentine, Victor Flores – Times-News – “Play for us: Dissecting prep athlete pipelines”
2^nd       Brandon Walton – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Zoey Moore plays for the memory of her sisters”
3^rd        Jeff Papworth – Idaho State Journal – “Snake River player overcomes disability to succeed”

GENERAL COLUMN – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Christina Lords – Idaho Press-Tribune – “2C Blog”
2^nd       Matt Christensen – Times-News – “From the Editor”
3^rd        Bill Manny – Idaho Statesman – selection of three columns

SPECIALTY COLUMN – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Ralph Bartholdt – Coeur d’Alene Press – “Back to Outdoors”
2^nd       Chadd Cripe – Idaho Statesman – selection of three columns
3^rd        Mychel Matthews – Times-News – “Hidden History”

EDITORIAL – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Scott McIntosh, Editorial Board – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Illegal fireworks sales are illegal”
2^nd       Matt Christensen – Times-News – “Our view: Email bill a threat to transparency”
3^rd        Matt Christensen – Times-News – “Twin Falls, ground-zero in the war against fake news”

Honorable Mention
Editorial Board – Idaho Statesman – “Welcome to Idaho, eclipse chaser”

HEADLINES – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Idaho Press Tribune – “Sno’More: Licensed to Plow; Holey Potholes!; County clink cost confounds commissioners”

PAGE DESIGN – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Bradley Guire – Idaho Press-Tribune – “IPT June 11 potholes design”
2^nd       Bradley Guire – Idaho Press-Tribune – “IPT Dec 17 culverts design”
3^rd        Bradley Guire – Idaho Press-Tribune – “IPT March 19 gun range design”

SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Drew Nash – Times-News – “House Fire”
2^nd       Loren Benoit – Coeur d’Alene Press – “Mill Fire”
3^rd        Katherine Jones – Idaho Statesman – “Refugee Homecoming”

FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Drew Nash – Times-News – “BASE Jumping”
2^nd       Patrick Sutphin – Times-News – “Ballet Audition”
3^rd        Katherine Jones – Idaho Statesman – “Young Fiddler”

Honorable Mention
Drew Nash – Times-News – “Solar Eclipse”

GENERAL NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Patrick Sutphin – Times-News – “Foster Care”
2^nd       Drew Nash – Times-News – “Special”
3^rd        Patrick Sutphin – Times-News – “Funeral”

Honorable Mention
Chris Bronson – Idaho Press-Tribune – “DACA Rally”

SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Loren Benoit – Coeur d’Alene Press – “Fight for the fish”
2^nd       Patrick Sutphin – Times-News – “Fingertip Catch”
3^rd        Chris Bronson – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Unplanned Exit”

PHOTO ESSAY – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Patrick Sutphin – Times-News – “Aquaculture”
2^nd       Drew Nash – Times-News – “Foster Care”
3^rd        Drew Nash – Times-News – “Theatre”

GRAPHICS – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Bradley Guire – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Eclipse Special Coverage”
2^nd       Drew Nash – Times-News – “Softball Portrait”
3^rd        Drew Nash – Times-News – “Blackout Wine”

ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Dana Oland – Idaho Statesman – “Hellen Die”
2^nd       Tetona Dunlap – Times-News – “How the Dilettantes make theater magic”

POLITICAL REPORTING – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Nathan Brown – Times-News – “Could legalization of marijuana be in Idaho’s future?”
2^nd       Cynthia Sewell – Idaho Statesman – “Idaho’s ‘cowboy’ governor surgeries may carry more risks”
3^rd        Rocky Barker – Idaho Statesman – “Taking on Trump, Bob Corker sets a loud tone”

Honorable Mention
Torrie Cope – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Raises on the table for elected county officials”

EDUCATION REPORTING – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Anna Webb – Idaho Statesman – “Our Cyberbullying State”
2^nd       Julie Wootton-Greener – Times-News – “School districts learn to see homelessness differently”
3^rd        Clark Corbin – Idaho Education News – “Danielson Framework creator expresses concerns”

Honorable Mention
Kevin Richert, Randy Schrader – Idaho Education News – “After the snow, hundreds of school days melted away”

BUSINESS REPORTING – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Laurie Welch – Times-News – “Getting over Simplot”
2^nd       Heather Kennison – Times-News – “Demand for jobs in Magic Valley and Mini-Cassia”
3^rd        Sven Berg – Idaho Statesman – “2 Guys Changing Boise’s Downtown”’

Honorable Mention
David Staats – Idaho Statesman – “Micron CEO profile”

AGRICULTURE REPORTING – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Heather Kennison – Times-News – “6 Big Changes in Idaho Aquaculture”
2^nd       Audrey Dutton – Idaho Statesman – “Death by Manure”
3^rd        Olivia Weitz – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Fruits of their Labor: Inmates Learn Skills on Caldwell Farm”

CRIME / COURTS REPORTING – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Katy Moeller – Idaho Statesman – “A breakup, threats and a Boise neighborhood under siege”
2^nd       Laurie Welch – Times-News – “Technology spurs increased vigilance after violence”
3^rd        Laurie Welch – Times-News – “When a daughter disappears”

Honorable Mention
Emily Lowe – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Inside Marsy’s Law”

RELIGION REPORTING – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Jenni Whiteley – Idaho State Journal – “Strength in numbers: 12,000 Mormon youths celebrate temple rededication”
2^nd       Rett Nelson – EastIdahoNews.com – “Cowboy Church: Local pastor cowboys up for Christ”

ENVIRONMENT REPORTING – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Nathan Brown, Tetona Dunlap – Times-News – “The legacy of Idaho’s huge Murphy Complex Fire”
2^nd       Rocky Barker – Idaho Statesman – “Vanishing salmon – we may be killing them off faster”
3^rd        Rocky Barker – Idaho Statesman – “Outdoor retailers pull their show from Utah”

HEALTH/MEDICAL REPORTING – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Maria La Ganga – Idaho Statesman – “Long-term care and making ends meet”
2^nd       Maria La Ganga – Idaho Statesman – “Caught in the Medicaid Gap”
3^rd        Audrey Dutton – Idaho Statesman – “Making Opioid Epidemic Worse”

Honorable Mention
Julie Wootton-Greener – Times-News – “Traumatic brain injury patients seek support”

SPECIAL SECTION- DAILY PRINT

1^st        Staff – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Sports Stars”
2^nd       Staff – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Veterans Salute”
3^rd        Julie Wootton-Greener, Heather Kennison, Mychel Matthews, Laurie Welch, Tetona Dunlap – Times –News – “Making it in the Magic Valley”

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – DAILY PRINT

1^st        Erin Bamer – Idaho Press-Tribune
2^nd       Emily Lowe – Idaho Press-Tribune
3^rd        Jake Crouse – Times-News

Weekly Newspaper

GENERAL EXCELLENCE – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Idaho Mountain Express
2^nd       Meridian Press
3^rd        Boise Weekly

GENERAL NEWS STORY – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Holly Beech – Meridian Press – “Demand for day cares in Meridian”
2^nd       Peter Jensen – Idaho Mountain Express – “Flooding creates battle zone in western Hailey”
3^rd        Joshua Murdock – Idaho Mountain Express – “Valley has a blind spot in workforce housing”

SPOT NEWS COVERAGE – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Peter Jensen – Idaho Mountain Express – “Eclipse blankets northern valley in daytime darkness”
2^nd       Joshua Murdock – Idaho Mountain Express – “Surging waterways flood the valley”
3^rd        Joshua Murdock – Idaho Mountain Express – “Clock ticking to reinforce Broadford levee”

WATCHDOG/ INVESTIGATIVE REPORT – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Holly Beech – Meridian Press – “Idaho’s 2^nd       -largest city has no homeless shelter. Should it?”
2^nd       Melissa Davlin – Idaho Reports Blog – “Medical transport services result in complaints over safety issues”
3^rd        Harrison Berry – Boise Weekly – “Police Body Cams: How Footage is Changing Probes Into – and Outcomes of – Police Shootings”

SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Ben Olson – Sandpoint Reader – “From Ruby Ridge to Redoubt: The politics of North Idaho”
2^nd       Dana DuGan – The Weekly Sun – “Blaine County Steps Up Attention on Suicide”
3^rd        George Prentice – Boise Weekly – “Half the World: Heartache, Shrapnel and a Child Named Remember”

LIGHT FEATURE REPORT – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        George Prentice – Boise Weekly – “The Sweetest Christmas Music You’ll Ever Hear”
2^nd       George Prentice – Boise Weekly – “Along Came Poly”
3^rd        Mark Dee – Idaho Mountain Express – “After 60 years, Wagon Days rolls on”

Honorable Mention
Mark Dee – Idaho Mountain Express – “Crowds flock to woolly weekend”

OUTDOOR FEATURE – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Mark Dee – Idaho Mountain Express – “Solar eclipse wows crowd on Baldy”
2^nd       Joshua Murdock – Idaho Mountain Express – “Midday night burns into memories”
3^rd        Tony Evans – Idaho Mountain Express – “Ski Patrol makes it safe to have fun”

SPORTS NEWS COVERAGE – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Alx Stevens – Kuna Melba News – “Melba High School raising funds for new weight room equipment”
2^nd       Jeff Cordes – Idaho Mountain Express – “Lawman and strongman, Jerry Engelbert passes away”
3^rd        Jeff Cordes – Idaho Mountain Express – “Shrine football is a Memorial Day hit in Hailey”

SPORTS FEATURE STORY – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Mark Dee – Idaho Mountain Express – “After 16 years, Patroller Preps Again”
2^nd       Jeff Cordes – Idaho Mountain Express – “Ray Nelson: Golden memories as a baseball tourney hits 60”
3^rd        Max Silverson – The Star-News – “Northwest Cup at Tamarack”

SPORTS PREP STORY

1^st        Brandon Walton – Meridian Press – “Eagle’s Mangum overcomes 2^nd       ACL tear in 3 seasons to lead Mustangs”
2^nd       Jeff Cordes – Idaho Mountain Express – “2017: A big year of target practice for Taylor Koth”
3^rd        Alx Stevens – Kuna Melba News – “The Kaveman Spear is Back”

GENERAL COLUMN – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Peter Jensen – Idaho Mountain Express – “Historical Reflections”
2^nd       Alx Stevens – Kuna Melba News – “Community and opinion columns”
3^rd        Mark Steele – Caribou County Sun – “As I See It”

SPECIALTY COLUMN – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Mark Steele – Caribou County Sun – “I’d Rather Be Fishing”
2^nd       Tony Evans – Idaho Mountain Express – “Valley People”

EDITORIAL – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Pam Morris – Idaho Mountain Express – “NIMBYism as law, Don’t ditch the Big Wood, It’s our fault”
2^nd       Pam Morris – Idaho Mountain Express – “Gambling problem, Unsafe to wander, Coffee vs. kids”
3^rd        Justin Vaughn – The Blue Review – “An Obvious Solution? Public Support for Surplus Eliminator and Transportation Funding”

HEADLINES – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Joshua Murdock – Idaho Mountain Express – “Flaming bug shuts down highway; Solar show in Stanley eclipsed by low tourism; A new leash on life for hurricane-hit pets”
2^nd       Idaho Mountain Express – “Congress leaves CHIP on the table; Stars align for eclipse weather; Lost cat lands on its feet”

SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Chris Bronson – Meridian Press – “Dairy Days fireworks”
2^nd       William Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – “Just Another Day At The Office”
3^rd        Mark Steele – Caribou County Sun – “Iconic Sign Burns”

FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Chris Bronson – Meridian Press – “The fire to collect”
2^nd       William Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – “It’s Time to Fly”

GENERAL NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Chris Bronson – Meridian Press – “Cartoonists for Wyakin Warriors”
2^nd       William Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – “Flood Waters Ran Rampant”

SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        William Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – “Rousing Independence Day packs the Wood River Valley”
2^nd       Max Silverson – The Star-News – “Idaho Enduro Series at Jug Mountain Ranch in McCall”
3^rd        William Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – “To Air is Human”

PHOTO ESSAY – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Mark Steele – Caribou County Sun – “Going to the Birds”

ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Andy Kerstetter – Idaho Mountain-Express – “If you see something, say something”
2^nd       George Prentice – Boise Weekly – “Idaho: ‘Beautiful and Dangerous’”
3^rd        Alexandra Nelson – Boise Weekly – “If the Wild West Were Plastic”

POLITICAL REPORTING – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Joshua Murdock – Idaho Mountain Express – “Local report warns about Friedman air traffic”
2^nd       George Prentice – Boise Weekly – “In Search of What Doesn’t Divide Us”
3^rd        Joshua Murdock – Idaho Mountain Express – “Camas allows private airports in AG-80”

EDUCATION REPORTING – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Holly Beech – Meridian Press – “From war zone to wrestling mat”
2^nd       Mark Dee – Idaho Mountain Express – “A 44 year fall tradition carries on at Cathedral Pines”
3^rd        Mark Dee – Idaho Mountain Express – “Volunteers get a taste of teaching”

BUSINESS REPORTING – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Alexandra Nelson – Boise Weekly – “Local Startup Sends “Experiences” by Snail Mail”
2^nd       George Prentice – Boise Weekly – “Major Employment Challenges Cast Shadow on McCall”
3^rd        Mark Dee – Idaho Mountain Express – “The State of Main”

AGRICULTURE REPORTING – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        George Prentice – Boise Weekly – “The Great Christmas Tree Shortage”
2^nd       Alexandra Nelson – Boise Weekly – “Idaho Raw Dairy Paradise Springs Farm Pioneers Biodynamics”
3^rd        Mark Steele – Caribou County Sun – “Group Effort on the Blackfoot”

CRIME / COURTS REPORTING

1^st        Carissa Wolf – Boise Weekly – “Idaho Teen, community grapple with aftermath of assault”
2^nd       George Prentice – Boise Weekly – “The Case of Brandon Eller vs. Idaho State Police”
3^rd        Holly Beech – Meridian Press – “Suspect in deadly house fire had history of violence”

Honorable Mention
Dana DuGan – The Weekly Sun – “Prosecution rests in Bundy standoff trial”

RELIGION REPORTING – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        George Prentice – Boise Weekly – “Keeping the Faith, Fighting the Exemptions”
2^nd       Cameron Rasmusson – Sandpoint Reader – “The role of religion in the American Redoubt”
3^rd        Mark Dee – Idaho Mountain Express – “Valley Mexicans bring the old ways to a new home”

ENVIRONMENT REPORTING – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        George Prentice – Boise Weekly – “Accord or No, Idaho Adapts to Climate Change”
2^nd       Alexandra Nelson – Boise Weekly – “In (Food) Recovery”

HEALTH/MEDICAL REPORTING – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        George Prentice – Boise Weekly – “The Rare Case of Kyler Harvey”
2^nd       Holly Beech – Meridian Press – “Defibrillator at bowling alley helps save young life”

SPECIAL SECTION – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Greg Foley – Idaho Mountain Express – “Idaho Mountain Eclipse special publication”
2^nd       Greg Foley – Idaho Mountain Express – “Economic Almanac”
3^rd        Greg Foley – Idaho Mountain Express – “Wagon Days”

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – WEEKLY PRINT

1^st        Mark Dee – Idaho Mountain Express
2^nd       Julia Tellman – Teton Valley News

Periodical

GENERAL EXCELLENCE – PERIODICAL

1^st        Nancy McCullough-McCoy, Michael McCoy, Sage Hibberd & Kate Hull – Powder Mountain Press – “Teton Valley Magazine, Winter 2017”
2^nd       Hailey Stewart & Staff – University of Idaho – Blot Magazine, December 2017
3^rd        David Ashby – Idaho State Journal – “Xtreme Idaho Magazine, Fall 2017”

PERIODICAL WRITING – SERIOUS FEATURE

1^st        Greg Stahl – Territory Magazine – “Coming to America”
2^nd       Hailey Stewart, Lyndsie Kiebert – Blot Magazine -University of Idaho – “Toeing Life’s Line”
3^rd        Patti Murphy – Territory Magazine – “Art and a Sense of Place: Treasures Hidden in Plain Sight”

Honorable Mention
Tara Roberts – Here We Have Idaho – University of Idaho – “What Cassini Can Teach Us”

PERIODICAL WRITING – LIGHT FEATURE

1^st        David Ashby – Idaho State Journal – “City Creek Trail Guide”
2^nd       Brad Gary – Here We Have Idaho – University of Idaho – “Her Best Self”
3^rd        Patti Murphy – Territory Magazine – “Freak Alley Gallery – An Urban Art Oasis”

Honorable Mention
Hailey Stewart – Blot Magazine – University of Idaho – “A Moonscape on Earth”

PERIODICAL COLUMN

1^st        David Ashby – Idaho State Journal – “When you hear the growl”

PERIODICAL PHOTOGRAPHY – SINGLE PHOTO

1^st        Carol Waller – Centerlyne – “Watch for Stingrays”

PERIODICAL COVER

1^st        Nancy Glick – Centerlyne – “Discover Wood River Valley, 2017 ”
2^nd       Dana Oland, Darin Oswald – Treasure Magazine, Idaho Statesman – “Devilish dining- October/November 2017”

Television

GENERAL EXCELLENCE – TV

Division A

1^st        KBOI 2
2^nd       KTVB
3^rd        KIVI

Division B

1^st        KMVT

BEST MORNING NEWS PROGRAM- TV

Division A

1^st        Megan Saunders, Maggie O’Mara, Doug Petcash, Joe Parris – KTVB – “Today’s Morning News – Joe on the Road”
2^nd       Meghann Van Komen, Jon Bobango – KIVI – “Good Morning Idaho”
3^rd        Justin Warnecke, Bryan Levin, Kelsey Anderson, Ryan Hawes, Nicole di Donato – KBOI 2 – “Winter Storm Warning”

Division B

1^st        Courtney Salmon, Jordan Dressman, Walker Ostler & Staff – KMVT – “KMVT Rise and Shine”

BEST EVENING NEWS PROGRAM – TV

Division A

1^st        Jake Leber, Natalie Hurst, Brent Hunsaker, Ryan Hawes, Nicole di Donato – KBOI 2 – “Weather Alert Team Coverage”
2^nd       Steven Shaw – KIVI – “6 On Your Side at 10”
3^rd        Ellen Mattila, Kim Fields, Mark Johnson – KTVB – “News at 10 – Blaine Flooding”

Honorable Mention
Travis Drake – KNIN – “Fox 9 Now – 11.13.17 – Cube Sat Launch”

GENERAL NEWS REPORT – TV

Division A

1^st        Michael Severn – KIVI – “Falconry a 4,000-year old sport thrives in Idaho”
2^nd       Dean Johnson, Ryan Hilliard – KTVB – “Huntington Marijuana Celebration”
3^rd        Joe Parris, Paul Boehlke – KTVB – “An Old Chicago Christmas”

Division B

1^st        Nate Eaton – EastIdahoNews.com – “An Unlikely Hero”
2^nd       Amy Reid – KMVT – “God gives, God takes away”
3^rd        Kaitlin Loukides – KIFI – “Inside the Cockpit: How Blue Angel Airshow Aerobatics Are Done”

SPOT NEWS REPORT – TV

Division A

1^st        Steve Liebenthal, Greg Eisenbarth – KIVI – “Weiser Flood”
2^nd       Gretchen Parsons, Paul Boehlke – KTVB – “Malta Flooding”
3^rd        Morgan Boydston, Mary Kienzle – KTVB – “Weiser Flooding”

Division B

1^st        Jeffrey Dahdah – KMVT – “Fighting the Flood”
2^nd       Emily Duke – KMVT – “Father of Murdered Child Speaks”
3^rd        Kelsey Souto – KMVT – “Kimberly Fire Folo”

BEST LIVE SHOT – TV

Division A

1^st        Steve Leibenthal, Greg Eisenbarth – KIVI – “Flooding in Weiser”
2^nd       Abigail Taylor, Chase Duckworth – KBOI 2 – “Brush Fire Burning in Foothills”
3^rd        Morgan Boydston, Troy Colson – KTVB – “Hailey Residents Prepare”

Division B

1^st        Kaitlin Loukides – KIFI – “Camouflage Santa Claus – Live shot at Cabelas”

WATCHDOG/ INVESTIGATIVE REPORT – TV

Division A

1^st        Dean Johnson, Deren Martinez – KTVB – “VERIFY Compost”
2^nd       Morgan Boydston, Troy Colson, Mary Kienzle – KTVB – “Ponzi Scheme Investigation”
3^rd        Don Nelson, Doug Lock-Smith – KIVI – “Texas billionaires buying Idaho land”

Division B

1^st        Anna Velasquez, Shannon Moudy – KLEW – “LHS Bond: To build or not to build”
2^nd       Amy Reid – KMVT – “Shop owner vs. city”

SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT – TV

Division A

1^st        Mark Johnson, Mike di Donato – KTVB – “A Hero’s Recovery”
2^nd       Melissa Davlin, Seth Ogilvie, Troy Shreve – Idaho Public Television – “Idaho Reports: Us and Them”
3^rd        Kelsey Anderson – KBOI 2 – “Athlete To Defy Odds At State Games”

Honorable Mention
Melissa Davlin, Bill Krumm – Idaho Public Television – “Idaho Experience: From Idaho City to Hong Kong”

Division B

1^st        Nate Eaton – EastIdahoNews.com – “Business of Begging”
2^nd       Jeffrey Dahdah – KMVT – “Remembering Jerry Brown”
3^rd        Amy Reid – KMVT – “4-H is for everyone”

LIGHT FEATURE REPORT – TV

Division A

1^st        Sauni Symonds, Jay Krajic – Idaho Public Television – “Outdoor Idaho: Joyce Ranch”
2^nd       Brian Holmes, Mike di Donato – KTVB – “Albion Normal”
3^rd        Jillian Garrigues, Doug Lock-Smith – KIVI – “Idaho Truck Photographer”

Honorable Mention
Lacey Darrow – KIVI – “Idaho Squirrel Attacks Burglar”

Division B

1^st        Cristle Jose – KMVT – “Moving Day”
2^nd       Kaitlin Loukides – KIFI – “Fifth Grader Donates 1,000 Books to Homeless Children”
3^rd        Kelsey Souto – KMVT – “Oakley Teacher”

Honorable Mention
Jeffrey Dahdah – KMVT – “Trailing of the Sheep”

SERIES – TV

1^st        Morgan Boydston, Troy Colson – KTVB – “Boise Stadium Dispute”
2^nd       Morgan Boydston, Tami Tremblay, Troy Colson, Mary Kienzle, Ryan Hilliard – KTVB – “Growing Idaho”
3^rd        Kelsey Anderson – KBOI 2 – “Refugees in Idaho”

PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM –TV – STUDIO

1^st        Melissa Davlin, Seth Ogilvie, Troy Shreve – Idaho Public Television – “Idaho Reports: NAFTA”
2^nd       Marcia Franklin, Troy Shreve, Andy Lawless, Jessica Solberg, Dave Butler, Hank Nystrom – Idaho Public Television – “Dialogue: Creating Virtual Reality: Nonny de la Peña”
3^rd        Marcia Franklin, Troy Shreve, Andy Lawless, Jessica Solberg, Hank Nystrom, Dave Thomason – Idaho Public Television – “Dialogue: Investigative Journalist Jane Mayer”

PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM – TV – FIELD

1^st        Sauni Symonds, Jay Krajic – Idaho Public Television – “Outdoor Idaho: Wild Horses”

DOCUMENTARY – TV

1^st        Bruce Reichert, Pat Metzler, Jay Krajic, Peter Morrill, Melissa Davlin, Marcia Franklin – Idaho Public Television – “Outdoor Idaho: Into the Pioneers”

SPORTS PROGRAM

1^st        Jay Tust, Will Hall, Brian Holmes – KTVB – “Bronco Roundup Gameday BSU vs. Troy”

SPORTS NEWS STORY – TV

Division A

1^st        Brian Holmes, Mike di Donato – KTVB – “Jumping for the Record”
2^nd       Jillian Garrigues – KIVI – “Girls on the ice”
3^rd        Dan Hawk – KIVI – “A day on the job as a Steelhead goalie”

Division B

1^st        Nate Eaton – EastIdahoNews.com – “Nick Kirby:Defying the odds”
2^nd       Amy Reid – KMVT – “Mental Game”
3^rd        Brittany Cooper – KMVT – “Dietrich basketball player overcomes odds”

SPORTSCAST – TV

Division A

1^st        Dan Hawk – KNIN
2^nd       Will Hall – KTVB
3^rd        Jay Tust – KTVB

Division B

1^st        Jeffrey Dahdah – KMVT
2^nd       Brittany Cooper – KMVT

WEATHERCAST – TV

Division A

1^st        Rachel Garceau – KIVI
2^nd       Scott Dorval – KIVI
3^rd        Roland Steadham – KBOI

Division B

1^st        Jordan Dressman – KMVT
2^nd       Brian Neudorff – KMVT
3^rd        Cristle Jose – KMVT

OUTDOOR / ENVIRONMENT REPORT – TV

Division A

1^st        Sauni Symonds, Jay Krajic – Idaho Public Television – “Outdoor Idaho: Castle Peak”
2^nd       Roland Steadham – KBOI 2 – “Adventure Motorcycles”
3^rd        Scott Dorval, Doug Lock-Smith – KIVI – “Farmers Almanac”

Division B

1^st        Jeffrey Dahdah – KMVT – “Eagle Tree”
2^nd       Kelsey Souto – KMVT – “Hailey battles four weeks of continuous floods”
3^rd        Kelsey Souto – KMVT – “Hailey moves to flood recovery”

CONSUMER REPORT – TV

1^st        Scott Logan, Clyn Richards – KBOI 2 – “High-tech security you can afford”
2^nd       Morgan Boydston, Mary Kienzle – KTVB – “Short-Term Rentals’
3^rd        Amy Reid – KMVT – “Sugar Beets”

Honorable Mention
Lauren Clark – KBOI 2 – “Fake makeup could have ugly effects”

EDUCATION REPORTING– TV

Division A

1^st        Jillian Garrigues, Greg Eisenbarth – KIVI – “McCall Outdoor Science School”
2^nd       Tami Tremblay, Mary Kienzle, Tyson White – KTVB – “Homeless Students”
3^rd        Mark Johnson, Deren Martinez – KTVB – “Hacking For Defense”

Division B

1^st        Amy Reid – KMVT – “Students Remember Veterans”
2^nd       Jeffrey Dahdah – KMVT – “CSI Aquaculture Program”
3^rd        Cristle Jose – KMVT – “Traveling Virtually in the Classroom”

HEALTH / MEDICAL REPORT – TV

Division A

1^st        Joe Parris, Paul Boehlke – KTVB – “Opioid Doctors”
2^nd       Morgan Boydston, Troy Colson – KTVB – “Kidney Donor”
3^rd        Maggie O’Mara, Ryan Hilliard – KTVB – “Cancer Family”

Honorable Mention
Haley Kramer – KBOI 2 – “Surviving Breast Cancer”

Division B

1^st        Nate Eaton – EastIdahoNews.com – “Kaio’s Courage”
2^nd       Kelsey Souto – KMVT – “Pit Stop CPR”

CRIME / COURT REPORT – TV

Division A

1^st        Seth Ogilvie, Troy Shreve – Idaho Public Television – “Idaho Reports: Caring for Offenders”
2^nd       Joe Parris, Tyson White – KTVB – “HOA Fence Fight”
3^rd        Lauren Clark – KBOI 2 – “Canyon County Jail Overcrowding”

Division B

1^st        Jeffrey Dahdah – KMVT – “Shattered”
2^nd       Amy Reid – KMVT – “Good Neighbor”
3^rd        Kaitlin Loukides – KIFI – “In Her Words: Hooked on Opioids”

GOVERNMENT / POLITICAL – TV

Division A

1^st        Joe Parris – KTVB – “Faith Healing”
2^nd       Morgan Boydston, Mary Kienzle – KTVB – “Rock Creek Fire Department Funds”
3^rd        Seth Ogilvie, Troy Shreve – Idaho Public Television – “Idaho Reports: NAFTA”

Division B

1^st        Amy Reid – KMVT – “Working to 50/50”
2^nd       Jeffery Dahdah – KMVT – “Coin Toss Election”

TELEVISION WRITING – TV – SINGLE STORY

1^st        Amy Reid – KMVT – “God gives, God takes away”
2^nd       Melissa Davlin – Idaho Public Television – “Idaho Experience: From Idaho City to Hong Kong”
3^rd        Joan Cartan-Hansen, Chuck Cathcart – Idaho Public Television – “Idaho Science Journal: Marsh Creek Mud Mystery”

Honorable Mention
Will Hall – KTVB – “Every Scar has a Story”

TELEVISION WRITING – TV – PROGRAM LENGTH

1^st        Sauni Symonds – Idaho Public Television – “Outdoor Idaho: Wild Horses”
2^nd       Joan Cartan-Hansen – Idaho Public Television – “Science Trek: The Sun: Sun Basics”

VIDEOGRAPHY – TV – SEGMENT

1^st        Mike di Donato – KTVB – “Albion Normal”
2^nd       Bill Krumm – Idaho Public Television – “Idaho Experience Teaser”

VIDEOGRAPHY – TV – PROGRAM LENGTH

1^st        Jay Krajic, Peter Morrill – Idaho Public Television – “Outdoor Idaho: Into the Pioneers”

VIDEO ESSAY – TV

1^st        Doug Lock-Smith – KIVI – “Bill’s Last Wish”
2^nd       Jeffrey Dahdah – KMVT – “’All Risk’ Fire Department”
3^rd        Ryan Hilliard – KTVB – “A Tree’s Wrath”

Honorable Mention
Amy Reid – KMVT – “Clif Bar Cleans Up”

BEST TV GRAPHICS

1^st        Cassandra Groll – Idaho Public Television – “Science Trek & Idaho Experience”
2^nd       Troy Shreve – Idaho Public Television – “Idaho Reports: Salmon”

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – TV

1^st        Morgan Rumpf – KMVT
2^nd       Elenee Dao -KMVT
3^rd        Anna Silver – KIVI 6 On Your Side

Radio

GENERAL EXCELLENCE – RADIO

1^st        KBSX

GENERAL NEWS REPORT – RADIO

1^st        Tom Michael – KBSX – “Flying the Flood”
2^nd       Matt Guilhem – KBSX – “Adam West Obituary”
3^rd        Samantha Wright – KBSX – “Remembering Idaho Folksinger Rosalie Sorrels”

Honorable Mention
James Dawson – KBSX – “Delaware Adopts the Idaho Stop – At Least Partially”

LIGHT FEATURE REPORT – RADIO

1^st        Matt Guilhem – KBSX – “What’s a Finger Steak?”
2^nd       Tom Michael – KBSX – “The Business of Being Green at Treefort”
3^rd        Frankie Barnhill – KBSX – “Rise In Idaho Parody Twitter Accounts”

Honorable Mention
Samantha Wright – KBSX – “Fortcraft: Building Worlds with Cardboard at Treefort”

SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT – RADIO

1^st        James Dawson, Frankie Barnhill, Matt Guilhem, Samantha Wright – KBSX – “Legacy of Hate”

SPOT NEWS REPORT – RADIO

1^st        Matt Guilhem – KBSX – “Idaho Sequoia: Tallest Tree Travels Town”
2^nd       James Dawson – KBSX – “A Man’s First Solar Eclipse”

WATCHDOG / INVESTIGATIVE REPORT – RADIO

1^st        Tom Michael – KBSX – “Immigration Crackdown Threatens Idaho Dairy Boom”

PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM – RADIO

1^st        Samantha Wright – KBSX – “Legislative Update: Tensions Boil Over In the Idaho House”

USE OF SOUND – RADIO

1^st        Frankie Barnhill – KBSX – “Idaho Moms Serve Milk, Cookies, and Health Care Critique”
2^nd       Samantha Wright – KBSX – “Idaho Scientists Chase Dust Devils Through Oregon Desert”
3^rd        Tom Michael – KBSX – “Dollie’s Waltz: A Tribute to an Idaho Fiddler”

Public Relations

NEWS RELEASES – PR

1^st        Reed Hollinshead – Idaho Transportation Department – “2017 news releases”
2^nd       Bill Kotowski – Idaho Transportation Department – “2017 news releases”
3^rd        Savannah Tranchell, Brad Gary, Tara Roberts – University of Idaho – “2017 news releases”

Honorable Mention
Logan McDougall – City of Pocatello – “2017 news releases”

FEATURE WRITING – PR

1^st        Michelle Bartlome – St. Luke’s Health System – “St. Luke’s Doctor Runs 60 Miles Barefoot”
2^nd       Reed Hollinshead – Idaho Transportation Department – “Bugs N Bees”
3^rd        Savannah Tranchell – University of Idaho – “Lisette Waits Honored for Contributions to Science”

Honorable Mention
Brad Gary – University of Idaho – “Geography Without Sight”

EDITORIAL WRITING – PR

1^st        Nicole Bare, Todd Dvorak, Brian Cronin – Strategies 360 – “Dreamer Series”
2^nd       Brian Keenan – University of Idaho – “University of Idaho guest editorials”
3^rd        Reed Hollinshead – Idaho Transportation Department – “Hollinshead Op Eds”

Honorable Mention
Kelci Lucier, Brian Cronin, Kelly Brady – Strategies 360 – “Mastery Education”

ANNUAL REPORT – PR

1^st        Rik Hinton, Vince Trimboli – Idaho Transportation Department – “FY 17 Annual Report”
2^nd       Mike Sharp – The Idaho Foodbank – “2017 Annual Report”
3^rd        Christine Campbell – Davis, Mike Schroeder – Women’s and Children’s Alliance – “WCA 2017 – Annual Report”

NEWSLETTER – INTERNAL – PR

1^st        Reed Hollinshead – Idaho Transportation Department – “Transporter Newsletter”

NEWSLETTER – EXTERNAL – PR

1^st        Mike Sharp – The Idaho Foodbank – “‘Foodbytes”
2^nd       Nancy Glick – Centerlyne – “Wood River Land Trust”
3^rd        Brian Keenan – University of Idaho – “The Friday Letter”

SPECIAL PURPOSE PUBLICATION – PR

1^st        Tara Roberts – University of Idaho – “Vandals in Focus”
2^nd       Kathy Foss – University of Idaho – “CLASS Research and Creative Works”
3^rd        Casey Bender, Kelci Lucier, Laura Rumpler, James McLallen – Strategies 360 – “Idaho Community Colleges Brochure”

MEDIA CAMPAIGN – PR

1^st        Todd Dvorak, Brian Cronin – Strategies 360 – “Dark Skies”
2^nd       Savannah Tranchell, Brad Gary – University of Idaho – “Eclipse 2017”
3^rd        Rosemary Curtin, Kate Reed, Tami Bosworth, Dan Harelson, Bill Kotowski – RBCI – “ I-15 Construction – Media Campaign”

Honorable Mention
Adam Rush – Idaho Transportation Department – “Winter Driving”

BRAND MANAGEMENT – PR

1^st        Kelci Lucier,Todd Dvorak, Brian Cronin -Strategies 360 – “Concordia University School of Law”
2^nd       Rosemary Curtin, Kate Reed, Tami Bosworth, Dan Harelson, Bill Kotowski – RBCI – “I-15 Construction Brand Management “

PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN – PR

1^st        Rosemary Curtin, Kate Reed, Jennifer Gonzalez, Amy Schroeder, Shawna King, Tami Bosworth – RBCI – “I-84 Nampa to Caldwell Repaving”

PUBLIC AFFAIRS CAMPAIGN – PR

1^st        Brian Cronin – Strategies 360 – “Save Idaho Summers”
2^nd       Nicole Bare, Brian Cronin, Todd Dvorak – Strategies 360 – “FWD. us Dreamer Stories”
3^rd        Todd Dvorak – Strategies 360 – “Marsy’s Law”

Student

GENERAL EXCELLENCE – STUDENT

1^st        The Argonaut – University of Idaho
2^nd       The Arbiter – Boise State University

GENERAL NEWS STORY – STUDENT

1^st        Taylor Munson – The Arbiter – Boise State University – “Addressing prayer spaces on campus”
2^nd       Ximena Bustillo –The Arbiter – Boise State University – “Health product vending machine on campus”
3^rd        Jordan Erb – The Arbiter – Boise State University – “DACA rescindment elicits support”

WATCHDOG / INVESTIGATIVE – STUDENT

1^st        Taylor Munson – The Arbiter – Boise State University – “Aramark workplace mistreatment”
2^nd       Jacob Palmer – The Arbiter – Boise State University – “Boise State’s budget grapples with faculty pay”
3^rd        Patty Bowen – The Arbiter – Boise State University – “On-campus rape doubles from 2015 to 2016”

SERIOUS FEATURE – STUDENT

1s Jordan Erb – The Arbiter – Boise State University – “From incarceration to independence”
2^nd       Brandon Rasmussen – The Arbiter – Boise State University – “Faculty faces questions about free speech”
3^rd        Hailey Stewart – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – “We Are All Human”

LIGHT FEATURE – STUDENT

1^st        Shannon Brennan – The Arbiter – Boise State University – “Implementing art into learning spaces”
2^nd       Hailey Stewart – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – “Touring Titan”
3^rd        Savannah Cardon – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – “ A Purposeful PowWow”

COLUMN WRITING – STUDENT

1^st        Jonah Baker – The Argonaut – University of Idaho
2^nd       Danny Bugingo – The Argonaut – University of Idaho
3^rd        Jacob Palmer – The Arbiter – Boise State University

EDITORIAL – STUDENT

1^st        Emily Kinsella – The Sentinel – North Idaho College – “You, Too”
2^nd       Ximena Bustillo – The Arbiter – Boise State University – “Puerto Ricans should not have to justify their citizenship status”
3^rd        Brandon Rasmussen – The Arbiter – Boise State University – “Good news is worth paying for”

SPORTS NEWS REPORT – STUDENT

1^st        Meredith Spelbring – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – “Women rocking the wall on Ladies Rock night”
2^nd       Peter Huguenin – The Arbiter – Boise State University – “Courtney McGregor Finds Balance”
3^rd        Addison DeHaven – The Arbiter – Boise State University – “Religion in Sports”

PHOTOGRAPHY – STUDENT

1^st        Joleen Evans – The Argonaut – University of Idaho
2^nd       Katherine Hartwig – The Sentinel – North Idaho College
3^rd        Axel Quartarone – The Arbiter – Boise State University

Online /Web Division

WEBSITE – GENERAL EXCELLENCE – DAILY

1^st        Staff – Times-News – “Magicvalley.com”
2^nd       Staff – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Idahopress.com”
3^rd        Staff – Idaho State Journal – “IdahoStateJournal.com”

WEBSITE – SPECIAL PURPOSE – DAILY

1^st        Staff – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Blue Turf Sports -www.idahopress.com/blueturfsports ”
2^nd       David Ashby – Idaho State Journal – “XtremeIdaho.com”

WEBSITE – GENERAL EXCELLENCE – WEEKLY

1^st        Greg Foley, Pam Morris – Idaho Mountain Express – “Mtexpress.com”

WEBSITE – GENERAL EXCELLENCE –ONLINE

1^st        Jennifer Swindell – Idaho Education News
2^nd       Justin Vaughn – The Blue Review
3^rd        Nate Eaton, Nate Sunderland – EastIdahoNews.com

WEBSITE – SPECIAL PURPOSE –ONLINE

1^st        Nate Eaton, Nate Sunderland – EastIdahoNews.com – “East Idaho Eclipse”
2^nd       Jennifer Swindell – Idaho Education News – “People’s Perspective”
3^rd        Jennifer Swindell, Randy Schrader – Idaho Education News – “Data by the Numbers”

WEBSITE – GENERAL EXCELLENCE – TV

1^st        Jerry Manter, Haley Kramer, Dan Ryder – KBOI 2 – “Idahonews.com”
2^nd       J Bates – KIVI – “KIVITV.com”
3^rd        Vanessa Grieve – KMVT – “KMVT.com”

Honorable Mention
Lisa Chavez, Katie Terhune, John Masters, Sean Deter, Tyson Miller, Dani Allsop – KTVB – “KTVB.com”

WEBSITE – SPECIAL PURPOSE – TV

1^st        Joan Cartan-Hansen, Janna DeLange, Aubrey Kravetz, Stephanie Dickey, Cassy Rider – Idaho Public Television – “Science Trek”
2^nd       Bruce Reichert, Cassy Rider, Aubrey Kravetz, Melissa Davlin, Marcia Franklin, Peter Morrill – Idaho Public Television – “Outdoor Idaho: Into the Pioneers”

WEBSITE – GENERAL EXCELLENCE – PR

1^st        Pauline Davis, Tony Garcia – Idaho Transportation Department – “New ITD Website”

WEBSITE – SPECIAL PURPOSE – PR

1^st        Pauline Davis, Jake Melder – Idaho Transportation Department – “Idaho’s Star Card – http://itd.idaho.gov/starcard ”

WEBSITE – GENERAL EXCELLENCE – RADIO

1^st        Lacey Daley, James Dawson, Frankie Barnhill, Matt Guilhem, Tom Michael, Samantha Wright – KBSX – “www.boisestatepublicradio.org”

WEBSITE – GENERAL EXCELLENCE – STUDENT

1^st        Taylor Munson, Brandon Rasmussen – The Arbiter – Boise State University – “arbiteronline.com”

BEST WEB GRAPHICS

1^st        Ali Rizvi, Sohail Al-Jamea, Rocky Barker – Idaho Statesman – “Salmon”
2^nd       James Dawson – KBSX – “Who Really Has Access to Idaho’s Voter Data”
3^rd        Rosemary Curtin, Kate Reed, Tami Bosworth, Jennifer Gonzalez, Shawna King, Mark Neil – RBCI – “I-84 Franklin to Franklin Web Graphics”

Honorable Mention
Idaho Transportation Department – “Shift-Idaho Motion Graphic”

BEST ONLINE- ONLY VIDEO NEWS STORY

1^st        Brian Holmes, Xanti Alcelay – KTVB – “360 Video: Eclipse Totality in Idaho”
2^nd       Katherine Jones – Idaho Statesman – “Community remembers Boise refugee teen who drowned”
3^rd        Nate Eaton – EastIdahoNews.com – “Hero Son Saves Father”

BEST ONLINE-ONLY VIDEO PROGRAM – PUBLIC AFFAIRS

1^st        Nate Eaton – EastIdahoNews.com – “East Idaho Newsmakers: Surviving Sexual Abuse”
2^nd       Marissa Morrison, J Bates – KIVI – “Facebook Forum on Marijuana”
3^rd        Dave Tuttle, Jennifer Gonzalez – Idaho Transportation Department – “Idaho’s Total Eclipse”

BEST ONLINE- ONLY VIDEO – FEATURE STORY

1^st        Xanti Alcelay, Brian Holmes – KTVB – “Be a virtual wing-man to a goose in love”
2^nd       Michele Bartlome – St.Luke’s Health System – “St. Luke’s ICU Wedding”
3^rd        Nate Eaton – EastIdahoNews.com – “The Determined Duncan Lou Who”

Honorable Mention
Video Services – University of Idaho – “Vandals in Space: Cassini”

BEST ONLINE- ONLY VIDEO PROGRAM – GENERAL

1^st        Yuqing Zhu – Idaho Statesman – “Born without limbs, Eagle boy leads an inspiring life”
2^nd       Bill Krumm, Jennie Sue Weltner, Melissa Davlin, Aaron Kunz – Idaho Public Television – “Idaho Experience Teaser”
3^rd        Peter Morrill, Bruce Reichert – Idaho Public Television – “Outdoor Idaho: Pioneer Eclipse”

BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

1^st        Nate Eaton, Nate Sunderland, Natalia Hepworth – EastIdahoNews.com – “A Total East Idaho Eclipse”
2^nd       Bruce Reichert – Idaho Public Television – “Outdoor Idaho: Facebook Page”
3^rd        Staff – Idaho Statesman – “Social media”

BEST BLOG

1^st        Drew Nash, Pat Sutphin – Times-News – “Between the Frames”
2^nd       Kevin Richert – Idaho Education News – “Kevin’s Blog”
3^rd        Melanie Flake – Idaho Education News – “A Mom’s Blog”

BEST PODCAST

1^st        Adam Cotterell – KBSX – “Some of the Parts: The Member Who Doesn’t Belong”
2^nd       Kevin Richert, Clark Corbin – Idaho Education News – “Extra Credit: Remembering former Gov. Cecil Andrus”
3^rd        B.J. Rains – Idaho Press Tribune – “Bronco Report Podcast”

BEST MULTIMEDIA REPORTING

1^st        Drew Nash – Times-News – “Inside the Frame”
2^nd       Matthew Gooch – Times-News – “Faces of Main Street: You Visit”
3^rd        James Dawson – KBSX – “Rise and Fall of Aryan Nation in North Idaho”

BEST USE OF INTERACTIVITY

1^st        Joe Parris – KTVB – “Joe on the Road”
2^nd       Andrew Reed – Idaho Education News – “First day of school photo contest”
3^rd        Dani Allsop – KTVB – “2017 Treasure Valley College Commitments”

Honorable Mention
Rosemary Curtin, Kate Reed, Dan Harelson – RBCI – “I-15 App”

All Media Categories

FIRST AMENDMENT AWARD

1^st        Jennifer Swindell, Kevin Richert, Clark Corbin, Tim Fleming – Idaho Education News – “Nampa agrees to do-over”
2^nd       Sven Berg – Idaho Statesman – “Boise suggests stadium safeguards”

SPECIAL COVERAGE

1^st        Rocky Barker, Bill Manny, Nate Poppino, Ali Rizvi, Sohail Al-Jamea – Idaho Statesman – “Saving Salmon”
2^nd       Seth Ogilvie, Melissa Davlin, Troy Shreve – Idaho Public Television – “Remembering Cecil Andrus”
3^rd        Staff – Times-News – “Magic Valley Flooding”

Honorable Mention
Katie Terhune – KTVB – “Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s desertion sentencing”

REPORTER OF THE YEAR – BROADCAST

1^st        Seth Ogilvie – Idaho Public Television
2^nd       Melissa Davlin – Idaho Public Television
3^rd        Nate Eaton – EastIdahoNews.com

REPORTER OF THE YEAR – PRINT

1^st        Cynthia Sewell – Idaho Statesman
2^nd       Audrey Dutton – Idaho Statesman
3^rd        Kevin Richert – Idaho Education News

Honorable Mention
Holly Beech – Idaho Press-Tribune

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR – BROADCAST

1^st        Andrew Reed – Idaho Education News
2^nd       Jay Krajic –Idaho Public Television – Outdoor Idaho
3^rd        Mike di Donato – KTVB

PHOTOGRAPHER THE YEAR – PRINT/PUBLICATION

1^st        Katherine Jones – Idaho Statesman
2^nd       Patrick Sutphin – Times-News
3^rd        Drew Nash – Times-News

Pinnacle Award

Highest number of winning entries – Best of 2017 Annual Awards

DAILY – Idaho Statesman

WEEKLY – Idaho Mountain Express

TELEVISION – DIVISION A – KTVB

TELEVISION – DIVISION B – KMVT