Best of 2021 Award Winners

The 2022 Don Watkins Memorial Scholarship winners are:

  • Student Scholarship  – $1,500  –   Andrea Teres-Martinez, Boise State University
  • Mid-Career Scholarship – $500  – Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Idaho Capital Sun
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Daily Newspaper
Weekly Newspaper
Periodical Division
Photography Division
Online Division
Television Division
Audio Division
Public Relations Division
Student
All Media Awards
Photo gallery

Daily Newspaper

General Excellence – Daily Print

  1. Ian Fennell, Staff – Idaho State Journal
  2. Staff – Idaho Statesman
  3. Staff – Times-News    

 General News Story – Daily Print

  1. Hayley Harding – Idaho Statesman – Idaho’s new DMV system ‘a debacle’
  2. Hayat Norimine – Idaho Statesman – Female staffer beaten by inmate in prison south of Boise
  3. Hannah Ashton – Times-News – Protecting history: Minidoka internment camp survivors opposed to wind project

Spot News Coverage – Daily Print

  1. Kelcie Moseley-Morris – Idaho Capital Sun – Legislative staffer testifies at ethics committee investigating Idaho lawmaker accused of rape
  2. Ian Max Stevenson, Kevin Fixler- Idaho Statesman – 200-acre grass fire near Eagle knocked down
  3. Kyle Pfannenstiel – Post Register – ‘A race:’ Seniors dismayed over eastern Idaho’s vaccine rollout

Watchdog/Investigative Report – Daily Print

  1. John Sowell, Kevin Fixler – Idaho Statesman – Why workers quit en masse at Boise shelter
  2. Johnathan Hogan – Post Register – Spotlight on Yellowstone Bear World
  3. Ian Max Stevenson – Idaho Statesman – Commissioner’s vaccine fight, odd remarks, ‘bully’ tactics

Serious Feature Report – Daily Print

  1. Laurie Welch – Times-News – Triumphing over PTSD: Burley firefighter wins Firefighter of the Year award
  2. Kevin Fixler – Idaho Statesman – Afghan bomb expert safe in Boise
  3. Paul Schwedelson, Carolyn Komatsoulis – The Idaho Press – Meridian, Nampa at crossroads of housing growth

Light Feature Report – Daily Print   

  1. Sally Krutzig – Post Register – Home Away From Home
  2. Joni Auden Land – Idaho Statesman – Men replaced lawns with fake grass. Neighbors threatened to sue
  3. Nicole Blanchard – Idaho Statesman – Lost dog is found 18 miles away

Series   – Daily Print

  1. Audrey Dutton – Idaho Capital Sun – Health misinformation in Idaho
  2. Alexandra Duggan –  The Idaho Press – Treasure Valley Cold Cases: Krystyn Dunlap-Bosse
  3. Kelcie Moseley-Morris – Idaho Capital Sun – Social worker crisis in Idaho

Outdoor Feature – Daily Print

  1. Scott McIntosh – Idaho Statesman – Eight days on the Snake
  2. Ian Max Stevenson, Nicole Blanchard – Idaho Statesman – After criticism, Boise Marathon vows changes
  3. Clark Corbin – Idaho Capital Sun – Are we loving Idaho’s nature to death? Why some have hope for outdoors with record use

Sports News Coverage – Daily Print

  1. Greg Woods – Post Register – The complicated legacy of Larry Wilson at Rigby
  2. Pat Sutphin – Times-News – Referee shortage forces conference reschedule
  3. B.J. Rains – The Idaho Press – Coach has new fan after call to family whose house burned down

Sports Feature Story – Daily Print

  1. Rachel Roberts – Idaho Statesman – Loville takes stand against racism by taking a knee
  2. Pat Sutphin – Times-News – Original champions: In 1971, the Jerome Tigers changed high school football forever
  3. Michael Lycklama – Idaho Statesman – He was born with one hand. Now he’s Skyview’s ace pitcher

Sports Prep Story – Daily Print

  1. Greg Woods – Post Register – West Jefferson’s Jordyn Torgerson is ready to make her late father proud
  2. Michael Lycklama – Idaho Statesman – ‘It was just stupid nuts.’ Weiser football wins state title
  3. Greg Woods – Post Register – ‘He just found what he loved’: The story of Thunder Ridge senior Dutch Driggs and his impossibly fast climb in the gaming world

General Column – Daily Print

  1. William Brock – Moscow-Pullman Daily News – You’re kidding, right? This is a ‘well-regulated militia?’; The GOP’s moral decline has been sad to witness; The far right’s hypocrisy over ‘my body, my choice’
  2. Christina Lords – Idaho Capital Sun – We’ve put a lot of work into building relationships in Afghanistan and we can’t stop now; Idaho families are still and will always be suffering because of COVID, mine is one; That’s not who we are, Idaho, might be exactly who we are – for now
  3. Jade Stellmon – Moscow-Pullman Daily News – Breaking up, Potato Head, Rigby shooting

Specialty Column – Daily Print

  1. Kevin Richert – Idaho EdNews – Education Analysis by Kevin Richert
  2. Betsy Z. Russell – The Idaho Press –  Eye on Boise
  3. Michael Lycklama – Idaho Statesman – Idaho high school sports

Editorial – Daily Print

  1. Scott McIntosh – Idaho Statesman – Idaho’s Republican legislators: Woman’s place is in the home
  2. Scott McIntosh – Idaho Statesman –  Boise State has workplace liability with professor
  3. Bryan Clark – Post Register – Court Should Reopen Dripps Allocution

Opinion – Daily Print

  1. Jade Stellmon – Moscow-Pullman Daily News – Time to eradicate Idaho’s most dangerous infestation
  2. Terry Ryan – Bluum – Cancel culture versus parent choice
  3. Dale Courtney – Moscow-Pullman Daily News – Without Shared Values, the States Need to Rise Up

Graphics – Daily Print

  1. Jon Sisk – Idaho EdNews – Approach to School Mental Health is Scattered

Arts / Entertainment Report – Daily Print

  1. Laurie Welch – Times-News – Haunted Mansions of Albion: Calling a cast of ghouls
  2. Dana Oland – Idaho Statesman – Doerr is flying high with ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’
  3. Michael Deeds – Idaho Statesman – ‘Harassed’ by aggressive customers

Political Report – Daily Print

  1. Clark Corbin – Idaho Capital Sun – 30 U.S. states now considering version of Idaho’s transgender athlete bill
  2. Betsy Z. Russell – The Idaho Press – Growth, politics and budget caps pose conundrum for small Idaho city
  3. Hayat Norimine – Idaho Statesman – Medical marijuana activists fight uphill battle

Elections Report – Daily Print

  1. Blake Jones – Idaho EdNews – Much of School Board Candidate Fundraising Went Public After the Election
  2. Kelcie Moseley-Morris – Idaho Capital Sun – Where’s the money coming from in Idaho’s statewide races?
  3. Rachel Spacek – Idaho Statesman – Why were Meridian’s City Council elections so close?

Pandemic Report – Daily Print

  1. Audrey Dutton –  Idaho Statesman – Idahoans describe long COVID
  2. Audrey Dutton – Idaho Capital Sun – Inside an Idaho hospital on Thursday, a ‘slower rolling’ mass casualty event
  3. Kyle Pfannenstiel – Post Register – Idaho won’t disclose vaccination rates in long-term care facilities

Education Report– Daily Print

  1. Sami Edge – Idaho EdNews – Challenges for Homeless Students Intensified by Idaho Housing Boom and COVID
  2. Audrey Dutton – Idaho Capital Sun – 16,000 school-aged kids in Idaho caught COVID-19. That’s not what school reports said.
  3. Becca Savransky – Idaho Statesman – Idaho parents push for resources for dyslexic children

Business Report – Daily Print

  1. Paul Schwedelson – Idaho Statesman – Should growth pay for itself?
  2. Audrey Dutton – Idaho Capital Sun – Idaho overpaid road builders millions for shoddy work. State says it won’t happen anymore.
  3. Hayat Norimine, Kevin Fixler – Idaho Statesman – Idaho evictions rise as moratorium ends

Agriculture Report – Daily Print

  1. John O’Connell – Idaho State Journal – Cattle Conundrum
  2. Rachel Spacek – Idaho Statesman – Former labor camp residents remember their community
  3. Hannah Ashton – Times-News – Collars for cows: How technology is changing Magic Valley farming

Crime / Courts Report – Daily Print

  1. Rebecca Boone – The Associated Press – Strange case of 2 missing kids takes grim turn
  2. Kevin Fixler, Jacob Scholl – Idaho Statesman –  Idaho death row inmate gets rare clemency hearing
  3. Ian Max Stevenson – Idaho Statesman – Boise family tries to move on from stabbing rampage

Religion Report – Daily Print

  1. Rett Nelson –  EastIdahoNews.com – Finding faith as an addict
  2. Sally Krutzig – Idaho Statesman – Remember Robert E. Lee window? A new figure replaced him
  3. Ian Max Stevenson – Idaho Statesman – LDS bishop removed, faces charges

Environment Report – Daily Print

  1. Nicole Blanchard – Idaho Statesman – Boise growth reaches areas at extreme wildfire risk
  2. Nicole Blanchard – Idaho Statesman – Idaho family wants airstrip in Sawtooths. Neighbors don’t
  3. John O’Connell – Idaho State Journal – Rising nitrate levels threatening Pocatello well

Health/Medical Report – Daily Print

  1. Sami Edge – Idaho EdNews – Given A Second Chance, Idaho Teen Vows to Help Others
  2. Audrey Dutton – Idaho Capital Sun – ‘The overall trend is bad’: This is what COVID-19 is doing to Idaho hospitals
  3. Sami Edge – Idaho EdNews – Idaho’s Approach to Mental Health Was Already Scattered. Then COVID Hit.

Special Section- Daily Print   

  1. Greg Lee, B.J. Rains, John Wustrow, Mike Prater, Stefan Wiebe, Jordan Kaye –  The Idaho Press – 2021    Football Preview
  2. Staff – Times-News – 2021 Adventure Guide
  3. Teddy Feinberg, Matt Davison, John Cox – The Idaho Press – Treasure Valley’s Top Workplaces of 2021

Rookie of the Year – Daily Print   

  1. Ian Max Stevenson – Idaho Statesman
  2. Hannah Ashton – Times- News
  3. Alexandra Duggan – The Idaho Press

Daily Newspaper
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Photography Division
Online Division
Television Division
Audio Division
Public Relations Division
Student
All Media Awards
Photo gallery

Weekly Newspaper

General Excellence – Weekly Print 

  1. Staff – Sandpoint Reader
  2. Jeanne Huff  & Staff – Boise Weekly
  3. Staff – Intermountain Farm & Ranch

General News Story – Weekly Print

  1. Greg Foley – Idaho Mountain Express – Involved parties quiet on future of infamous Ketchum ‘hole’
  2. Zach Hagadone – Sandpoint Reader – Two Fourths equal a whole lot of trouble: How did the 2021 Fourth of July parade become a hearsay showdown?
  3. Emily Jones – Idaho Mountain Express – Spate of South-Valley Crashes Prompts Safety Concerns

Spot News Coverage – Weekly Print

  1. Mark Dee – Idaho Mountain Express – Blaine schools to require masks
  2. Tracy Bringhurst – Boise Weekly – Boise VA Medical Center Rents Portable Morgue
  3. Catie Clark – Idaho Business Review – Mine To Be: Forest Service approves Kilgore plan

Watchdog/ Investigative Report – Weekly Print  

  1. Catie Clark – Idaho Business Review – Welcome to Urban Idaho: When rural isn’t rural, it can hurt health care
  2. Emily Jones – Idaho Mountain Express – In Mackay, Mine Redevelopment Puts a Small Town at a Crossroads
  3. Max Silverson –  The Star-News – Valley County Software Glitch Puts Personal Information on Website

Serious Feature Report – Weekly Print  

  1. Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey – Sandpoint Reader – The great divide: As Bonner County grapples with development, a movement grows to put land use code under the microscope and rural integrity at the forefront
  2. Tracy Bringhurst – Boise Weekly – “Facts Over Faith: Horns and Halos”
  3. Emily Jones – Idaho Mountain Express – For Sheep Dogs, a New ‘Leash’ on Life

Light Feature Report – Weekly Print

  1. Tony Evans – Idaho Mountain Express – ‘Mine spotter’ focuses on hidden underground history
  2. Max Silverson – The Star-News – Close of a Long and Distinguished Career
  3. Tracy Bringhurst – Boise Weekly – “The Stahl House: Case Study No. 22”

Series – Weekly Print

  1. Emily Jones – Idaho Mountain Express – A Year in the Crosshairs: Tracking Wolf Legislation in Idaho
  2. Emily Jones – Idaho Mountain Express – Water Wars in South-Central Idaho
  3. Catie Clark – Idaho Business Review – Six-Part Lake Coeur d’Alene Series

Outdoor Feature – Weekly Print

  1. Emily Jones – Idaho Mountain Express – ‘A Daytime Nightmare’
  2. Emily Jones – Idaho Mountain Express – Stewards of the Sky
  3. Max Silverson – The Star-News – Retriever Dog Tests Are a “Team Sport”

Sports Feature Story – Weekly Print   

  1. Jon Mentzer – Idaho Mountain Express – Prep Spotlight: Breaking records with Kylie Wood–Carey’s hot-shooting senior shows the valley how to ball
  2. Jon Mentzer – Idaho  Mountain Express – As Big as They Come–Griffin Post wins 2020 Express Athlete of the Year
  3. Jon Mentzer – Idaho Mountain Express – Prep Spotlight – Breaking New Boundaries–The Solace of Soccer–How the beautiful game gave senior Isaac Esparza purpose

Sports Prep Story

  1. Connor Shea –  Teton Valley News – Hockey Seniors Play Through Program
  2. Jon Mentzer – Idaho Mountain Express – Running like there’s no tomorrow–The Carey boys track and field team are IHSAA 1A champions

General Column – Weekly Print

  1. Tara Roberts – The Inlander – A Shot in the Arm; A Mother Knows; Send the Rich Away
  2. Jeanne Huff – Boise Weekly –Note; I don’t like Mondays; Hello, is anybody there 
  3. Chris Melville – Idaho Mountain Express –  The Melville Minute: Back in the car again; Recalling calamities; Plenty to do, plenty to celebrate

Specialty Column – Weekly Print

  1. Tony Evans – Idaho Mountain Express – Valley People
  2. Mark Steele, Andrea Steele, Amanda Steele – Caribou County Sun – I’d Rather Be Fishing Idaho Humor

Editorial – Weekly Print

  1. Pam Morris – Idaho Mountain Express – Hot Enough? Scared Yet?
  2. Pam Morris – Idaho Mountain Express – Healing the Housing Beast
  3. Pam Morris – Idaho Mountain Express – Republicans abuse disabled legislator

Opinion  – Weekly Print

  1. Zach Hagadone – Sandpoint Reader – White flight from hard truth: Bill against ‘critical race theory’ is a dangerous relic of an ‘outworn era’
  2. Greg Foley – Idaho Mountain Express – 2020: Lessons found amid cancer and COVID
  3. Catie Clark – Idaho Business Review – Is Idaho the new California?

Headlines – Weekly Print

  1. Mark Dee – Idaho Mountain Express – Chairway  to Heaven; Waxwing Poetic, Ad Hoc(key)
  2. Alx Stevens, Catie Clark, Sharon Fisher – Idaho Business Review – Adler Leases Darigold An Udderly Great Warehouse; Hot Air Over Massive Wind Farm; Meridian Residents Teed Off Over Golf Course

Page Design – Weekly Print

  1. Tony Barriatua – Idaho Mountain Express – Summer
  2. Jason Jacobsen – Boise Weekly – Best of Boise
  3. Tony Barriatua – Idaho Mountain Express – Wagon Days

Graphics – Weekly Print

  1. Catie Clark – Idaho Business Review – Graphics by Editorial

Arts / Entertainment Report – Weekly Print   

  1. Tony Evans – Idaho Mountain Express – Believe it or not, The Blue Flames are here to stay
  2. Tony Evans – Idaho Mountain Express – Paul Lazar brings ‘Cage Shuffle,’ a show like no other
  3. Emily Jones – Idaho Mountain Express – Pride-aho!

Political Report – Weekly Print

  1. Melissa Davlin – Idaho Public TV – Idaho Reports Blog – The surprise factor sets McGeachin apart from 1987’s Lt. Gov. Otter
  2. Zach Hagadone – Sandpoint Reader – ‘Just pure chaos’ Local, national observers weigh in on the Capitol ‘insurrection’ and how we can all get along in a post-Trump world
  3. Logan Finney – Idaho Public TV – Idaho Reports Blog – Idaho Reports: Senate Moved Methodically On COVID Legislation

Election Report – Weekly Print

  1. Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey – Sandpoint Reader – Vote recount affirms Bonner Co. Elections are legit: Idaho secretary of state officials deem ‘My Pillow Guy’s’ claims of Idaho election fraud ‘garbage’
  2. Emily Jones – Idaho Mountain Express – South County Voters Turn Down Bonds for Town Square, New Fire Station

Pandemic Report – Weekly Print

  1. Melissa Davlin – Idaho Public Television – Idaho Reports Blog – Nampa toddler recovering after COVID nearly causes liver failure
  2. Catie Clark – Idaho Business Review – Delta COVID strain spreads, vaccination correlates to income
  3. Melissa Davlin – Idaho Public Television – Idaho Reports Blog – Families struggle to find local care as Idaho hospitals hit crisis

Education Report – Weekly Print

  1. Max Silverson – The Star-News – A Feeling I Cannot Put Into Words

Business Report – Weekly Print

  1. Julia Tellman – Teton Valley News – Grumpy’s Goat Shack is Gone
  2. Emily Jones – Idaho Mountain Express – A Workforce Snapshot: How the Pandemic Shaped the Labor Market in 2020-2021
  3. John O’Connell – Intermountain Farm & Ranch – Ag shippers eager to reap rewards of Pocatello intermodal facility

Agriculture Report – Weekly Print

  1. Emily Jones – Idaho Mountain Express – Amid Extreme Drought, Farmers Forced to Slash Crops
  2. Tony Evans – Idaho Mountain Express – Amid ‘extreme drought,’ Watermaster oversees summer distribution
  3. Emily Jones – Idaho Mountain Express – In Idaho, Sheep Ranchers Remain Dyed in the Wool

Crime / Courts Report – Weekly Print

  1. Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey, Zach Hagadone – Sandpoint Reader – Two for two: Judge rules in favor of city of Sandpoint and Festival in second gun suit
  2. Emily Jones – Idaho Mountain Express – Hailey Asks Federal Judge to Toss Lawsuit From Anti-Mask Group
  3. Emily Jones – Idaho Mountain Express – Report: Despite Low Violent Crime Rate, Blaine Tops State in DUIs

Religion Report – Weekly Print

  1. Tony Evans – Idaho Mountain Express – Rev. Ronald Wekerle returns to Idaho after service in Latin America and Rome
  2. Tony Evans – Idaho Mountain Express – Indigenous groups call for salmon protection and treaty ratification at Shoshone Falls

Environment Report – Weekly Print

  1. Emily Jones – Idaho Mountain Express – Wolves lost endangered species protection this year. Idaho may offer a glimpse of what’s ahead for them nationwide.
  2. Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey – Sandpoint Reader – International currents: Transboundary selenium pollution has the potential to damage Kootenai River fish populations — but there’s an effort to get ahead of it
  3. Tony Evans – Idaho Mountain Express – Big Wood Fish Survey yields surprises

Health/Medical Report – Weekly Print

  1. Tony Evans – Idaho Mountain Express – In home care providers are in short supply for elderly
  2. Catie Clark – Idaho Business Review – New lifesaving software tool another Idaho first
  3. Greg Foley – Idaho Mountain Express – Flu cases are down amid COVID pandemic

Special Section – Weekly Print

  1. Staff – Idaho Mountain Express – Wagon Days
  2. Staff – Idaho Mountain Express – Best of the Valley
  3. Jeanne Huff – Boise Weekly – Annual Manual

Rookie of the Year – Weekly Print

  1. Connor Shea – Teton Valley News
  2. Tracy Bringhurst – Boise Weekly

Daily Newspaper
Weekly Newspaper
Periodical Division
Photography Division
Online Division
Television Division
Audio Division
Public Relations Division
Student
All Media Awards
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Periodical

General Excellence – Periodical

  1. Brianna Finnegan, Blot Staff – University of Idaho – The Nature Issue
  2. Marc Deglinnocenti – ROV Planet – Deep Trekker Treks Into Tech
  3. Danae Lenz – East Idaho Business Journal

Periodical Writing – Serious Feature

  1. Brianna Finnegan – Blot – University of Idaho –  Paving the way for future female athletes
  2. Danae Lenz – East Idaho Business Journal – Longtime Pocatello artist takes big risk, finds big success
  3. Bailey Brockett – Blot – University of Idaho – The Past, Present and Future of Social Media

Periodical Writing – Light Feature

  1. Danae Lenz – East Idaho Business Journal – Bannock County couple winds down more than four-decade career at Blackrock Forge
  2. Abby Fackler – Blot – University of Idaho – Roller Derby: Palouse Edition
  3. Catie Clark – Idaho Business Review – Traditional Idaho Flavors Go Well Beyond the Potato

Periodical Cover

  1. Blot Staff – Blot – University of Idaho – Nature Issue Cover
  2. Jim Hadley – Idaho Public Television – Channels:  Salmon Reckoning
  3. Danae Lenz – East Idaho Business Journal – April 2021 East Idaho Business Journal cover

Daily Newspaper
Weekly Newspaper
Periodical Division
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Online Division
Television Division
Audio Division
Public Relations Division
Student
All Media Awards
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Television

General Excellence – TV  

Division A             

  1. KTVB
  2. KBOI
  3. KIVI

Best Morning News Program- TV   

Division A

  1. Caleb Stinson, Deni Hawkins – KBOI – CBS2 News This Morning
  2. Melissa Mione, Maggie O’Mara, Doug Petcash, Katija Stjepovic, Brenda Rodriguez, Zoran Tesic – KTVB – Wake Up Idaho – the morning after Boise’s deadly mall shooting
  3. Ben Harris – KIVI – Good Morning Idaho

Division B

  1. KMVT News Staff – KMVT – Rise & Shine 11-24-21
  2. Emily Elisha, Layne Rabe, Max Mueller, Kevin Sheridan,  – KMVT – Rise & Shine 3-20-21

Best Evening News Program – TV

Division A

  1. Katie Yaetts, Mark Johnson, Kim Fields, Katija Stjepovic, Andrew Baertlein, Bri Eggers – KTVB –
    1. News at 10: Boise Towne Square shooting
  2. Ryan Hawes, Nicole di Donato – KBOI – Idaho National Guard Helicopter Crash
  3. Dani Allsop, Brian Holmes, Kevin Eslinger, Joe Parris, Katija Stjepovic, Troy Colson – KTVB – The 208: Inside the ICUs

Division B

  1. KMVT News Staff – KMVT – KMVT News at 6 “Putting You First”

General News Report – TV

Division A      

  1. Doug Petcash, Paul Boehlke – KTVB – The Mentality of Wildland Firefighters
  2. Brian Holmes, Kevin Eslinger – KTVB – Couple hangs over Malad Gorge
  3. Shirah Matsuzawa, Paul Boehlke – KTVB – Search for missing boy – Day 2

Division B       

  1. Nate Eaton – EastIdahoNews.com – Friends come to the rescue to restore a café
  2. Elizabeth Hadley – KMVT – Second Chances
  3. Elizabeth Hadley – KMVT – Understaffed

Spot News Report – TV

Division A      

  1. Katija Stjepovic, Paul Boehlke – KTVB – Shoppers recall chaos of mall shooting
  2. Kim Fields, Morgan Romero, Katija Stjepovic, Joe Parris, Kevin Eslinger, Paul Boehlke – KTVB – Boise Mall shooting
  3. Roland Beres, Nicole Camarda, Doug Lock-Smith, Don Nelson, Karen Lehr – KIVI – Boise Towne Square Mall Shooting

Division B

  1. Andrea Olson – EastIdahoNews.com – Mailbox vandalized
  2. Brady Frederick – KLEW News – Bedrock Fire Reignites Evacuations in Lenore

Best Live Shot – TV     

Division A

  1. Jay Tust, Logan Schenk –KTVB – Boise State Fans Enjoy Orlando Before UCF game
  2. Natasha Williams, Norman Kahler – KIVI – Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic
  3. Don Nelson, Doug Lock-Smith – KIVI – Darigold Plant Fire

Division B       

  1. Nate Eaton, Rett Nelson, Eric Grossarth – EastIdahoNews.com – LIVE from the Rigby school shooting
  2. Candice Hare – KMVT – Truck Dangles from Bridge
  3. Eric Brill, Ryan Dennis, Jacob Valdon, Francis Payne, Kade Stirling – KMVT – Morning Snow

Watchdog/ Investigative Report – TV   

Division A

  1. Morgan Romero, Zoran Tesic – KTVB –  Fire coverage gap in Northwest Boise
  2. Morgan Romero, Zoran Tesic – KTVB – Family of man killed by police wants answers
  3. Mickaela Elich, Clyn Richards – KBOI – Babby Farms Animal Abuse Allegations

Division B

  1. Justin Spinnie – KLEW – Homeless and Human

Serious Feature Report – TV

Division A

  1. Natasha Williams, Norman Kahler – KIVI – Zero Dark Thirty Coffee helps support people with PTSD
  2. Brent Hunsaker, Clyn Richards – KBOI –  Pay it Forward: Idaho couple remembers son through charitable foundation
  3. Brent Hunsaker, Clyn Richards – KBOI – Bear River Massacre

Division B

  1. Misty Inglet – KPVI – Reprinting History: The Bear River Massacre 158 Years Later
  2. Justin Spinnie – KLEW – A Wildfire of Support
  3. Zachary Bruhl – KMVT – A Pandemic Plea

Light Feature Report – TV

Division A      

  1. Brent Hunsaker, Clyn Richards – KBOI – Baking Birthday Cakes
  2. Don Nelson, Doug Lock-Smith – KIVI – My Idaho: Meridian’s shovel guy
  3. Kristen Skovira, Doug Lock-Smith – KIVI – Emmett boy raising money for kids by the dozen

Division B

  1. Anna Velasquez – KLEW – Homeless girl toy giveaway
  2. Nate Eaton – EastIdahoNews.com – Inspiring others with chalk art
  3. Alex Grant – KSAW – Warm Up Twin Falls Project

Sports News Story – TV

Division A

  1. Jay Tust – KTVB – The Eiguren Ranch
  2. Jay Tust – KTVB – Cantrell Makes The Hammer
  3. Jay Tust, Gary Salzman, Xanti Alcelay – KTVB – Boise River surfing

Division B

  1. Brittany Cooper – KMVT – An Inspiration to All
  2. Brady Frederick – KLEW  – A look inside Idaho’s New ICCU Arena
  3. Jordan Smith – KLEW – Turning the Corner

Sportscast – TV

Division A

  1. Jay Tust – KTVB

Division B       

  1. Brittany Cooper – KMVT – Idaho’s top football player visited by Michigan, plus Twin Falls can’t contain reigning champ

Weathercast – TV 

Division A

  1. Bri Eggers – KTVB – KTVB News  at 10
  2. Roland Steadham – KBOI –  CBS2 Weather – Firefighters Battle Brush Fire
  3. Scott Dorval – KIVI – Idaho News 6 Forecast

Division B  

  1. Eric Brill, Keri Crider, Shane Mormon, Justin Mattson, Catherine Martinez – KMVT – Winter Storm Watch
  2. Nicholas Snider – KMVT – Why Dew Point is Important
  3. Justin Spinnie – KLEW – Wildfire Weather

Outdoor / Environment Report – TV

Division A

  1. Lauren Melink, Jay Krajic, Kris Millgate, Bruce Reichert, Marcia Franklin – Idaho Public Television –  Outdoor Idaho: Off The Beaten Path
  2. Andrew Baertlein, Zoran Tesic – KTVB – North Fork Championship Kayakers
  3. Katija Stjepovic, Logan Schenk, Paul Boehlke – KTVB – Idaho Anglers Setting Records

Division B  

  1. Jack Schemmel – KMVT – Magic Mountain
  2. Elizabeth Hadley – KMVT – Healthy Forests
  3. Elizabeth Hadley – KMVT – Drought to Remember

Arts / Entertainment Report – TV    

  1. Bill Manny, Eric Westrom, Jay Krajic, Lauren Melink, Dexter Sear – Idaho Public Television – Idaho Experience: Idaho’s Hemingway
  2. Kim Fields, Troy Colson – KTVB – Downtown Boise Traffic Box Art
  3. Ariana Pyper, Clyn Richards – KBOI – Boise family donates tree to State Capitol for Christmas

Consumer Report – TV      

  1. Natasha Williams – KIVI – Moving Nightmares: When a deal with a broker goes bad
  2. Brian Holmes, Kevin Eslinger – KTVB – Afghan Bakery
  3. Shirah Matsuzawa, Troy Colson – KTVB – Renting or buying in the Treasure Valley

Education Report – TV           

Division A

  1. Joe Parris – KTVB – Boise State ‘social justice agenda’ budget cut
  2. Andrew Baertlein – KTVB – Idaho in desperate need of trade workers
  3. Sarah Jacobsen – KBOI – Leaders in Learning: Mtn Home High School Program Cultivating Education Through Agriculture

Division B

  1. Eric Grossarth – EastIdahoNews.com – A return to school following shooting

Election Report– TV          

Division A

  1. Joe Parris – KTVB – Idaho Disproves ‘Big Lie’ Election Fraud

Pandemic Report – TV       

Division A

  1. Brian Holmes, Kevin Eslinger – KTVB – Inside Saint Alphonsus ICU
  2. Brian Holmes, Kevin Eslinger – KTVB – Remembering the Idahoans who have died
  3. Natasha Williams – KIVI – Deaf and hard of hearing Idahoans continue to battle for accessibility amid pandemic

Division B

  1. Nate Eaton – EastIdahoNews.com – “Angel baby” born to mom in COVID coma goes home
  2. Elizabeth Hadley – KMVT – Fighting COVID-19 From the Air
  3. Zachary Bruhl – KMVT- Fair question

Health / Medical Report – TV   

Division A

  1. Brent Hunsaker, Clyn Richards – KBOI – Beating the Odds
  2. Ruth Brown, Morgan McCollum – Idaho Public Television – Idaho Reports: Access To Youth Mental Health Care
  3. Natasha Williams – KIVI – LGBTQ+ youth struggle with mental health, isolation during pandemic

Division B

  1. Nate Eaton – EastIdahoNews.com – Body dysmorphia in men
  2. Jack Schemmel – KMVT – The State of Loneliness
  3. Andrea Olson – EastIdahoNews.com – Defying the odds

Crime / Court Report – TV

Division A

  1. Bill Manny, Troy Shreve, Ruth Brown –  Idaho Public Television – Idaho Experience: Nothing But The Truth
  2. Andrew Baertlein – KTVB – No charges for officers in deadly Garden City shooting
  3. Katija Stjepovic, Logan Schenk, Paul Boehlke – KTVB – Mall employees save customers during shooting

Division B

  1. Anna Velasquez – KLEW – Crime of child porn
  2. Zachary Bruhl – KMVT – A summertime nightmare
  3. Andrea Olson – EastIdahoNews.com – Surviving a Hit and Run

Government / Political – TV      

Division A

  1. Joe Parris – KTVB – AG says ‘absence from the state’ is ‘reasonable’
  2. Joe Parris – KTVB – Rep. Priscilla Giddings’ ethics hearing
  3. Kim Fields, Troy Colson – KTVB – Idaho’s GOP rift

Division B

  1. Jordan Smith – KLEW – Fetal Heartbeat Abortion Ban

Series – TV   

  1. Brent Hunsaker, Clyn Richards – KBOI – Pay It Forward
  2. Alex Grant – KSAW – Hiatus Ranch
  3. B Cooper – KMVT – The Road to Everest

Public Affairs Program –TV – Studio

  1. Doug Petcash – KTVB – Viewpoint: Curtis Stigers
  2. Marcia Franklin, Logan Finney, Troy Shreve, Morgan McCollum, Andy Lawless, Hank Nystrom – Idaho Public Television – Dialogue: Historian Tom Ikeda
  3. Doug Petcash – KTVB – Viewpoint: The Destructive Wildfires in the West

Public Affairs Program – TV – Field

  1. Bruce Reichert, Pat Metzler, Forrest Burger, Aaron Kunz, Jay Krajic, Hank Nystrom – Idaho Public Television – Outdoor Idaho: Salmon Reckoning
  2. Mellisa Paul, Daniel Kocher, Alex Hon, Callie Lindsay, Cowan Jenkins, Bradley Miller – KTVB – Idaho Today: Honoring Idaho’s Veterans
  3. Mellisa Paul, Daniel Kocher, Alex Hon, Callie Lindsay, Cowan Jenkins – KTVB – Idaho Today: Bringing Idaho’s Kids Home with the Idaho Youth Ranch

Documentary – TV

  1. Marcia Franklin, Andy Lawless – Idaho Public Television – Idaho Experience: Caxton: An American Press
  2. Kris Millgate – Tight Line Media – Ocean to Idaho
  3. Nicole Sanchez, Pat Metzler, Hank Nystrom – Idaho Public Television – Resilience: Hope Lives Here

Sports Program – TV

  1. Brady Frederick – KLEW – KLEW’s Game of the Week: The Battle of the Bridges
  2. Jay Tust,  Will Hall,  Dani Allsop – KTVB –  KTVB Bronco Roundup Pregame from the Boise State-Oklahoma State game
  3. Brady Frederick – KLEW – 2021 NAIA World Series Preview

Television Writing – TV – Single Story

  1. Melissa Davlin – Idaho Public Television – A Statewide Disaster
  2. Andrew Baertlein – KTVB – 1987 Denver plane crash survivor
  3. Brian Holmes – KTVB – Melting stuff

Television Writing – TV – Program Length

  1. Joan Cartan-Hansen – Idaho Public Television – Science Trek
  2. Forrest Burger – Idaho Public Television – Outdoor Idaho: Barns of Idaho
  3. Lauren Melink – Idaho Public Television – Outdoor Idaho: Off the Beaten Path

Videography – TV – Segment    

  1. Norman Kahler – KIVI – Bonded Us Even More

Videography – TV – Program Length

  1. Kris Millgate – Tight Line Media – Ocean to Idaho
  2. Andy Lawless – Idaho Public Television – Idaho Experience: Caxton: An American Press
  3. Staff – Idaho Public Television – Outdoor Idaho: Salmon Reckoning

Video Essay – TV

  1. Doug Lock-Smith – KIVI – Return to Idaho’s TB Hospital and Gooding College
  2. Kevin Eslinger, Brian Holmes – KTVB – Field of Honor Night Watch

Best TV Graphics

  1. Cassandra Groll – Idaho Public Television – Science Trek: Skin
  2. Katija Stjepovic – KTVB – Fire coverage gap in Northwest Boise

Best TV Sports Graphics    

  1. Jay Tust, Shayne Woodland – KTVB – Jay’s Sports Bar

Rookie of the year – TV     

  1. Andrew Baertlein – KTVB
  2. Anna Azallion – KIVI
  3. Nicholas Snider – KMVT

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Audio

General Excellence – Audio

  1. Scott Wilson, Colton Macy – University Pulse Radio, Boise State University – Best Of: Thoughtless After Dark

General News Report – Audio

  1. James Dawson – KBSX, Boise State Public Radio – Boise State VP wrote crisis standards are “irrelevant” when it comes to football
  2. John Webb – Idaho Public Radio – Wanted Idaho fugitive found after 21 years on the run
  3. John Webb – KQQQ Pullman Radio News – University of Idaho launches Free Uber Ride Program

Spot News Report – Audio

  1. Alec Pope – KBYI – Rigby Middle School Shooting
  2. Samantha Wright – KBSX, Boise State Public Radio – How An International Investigation By The Idaho Ag Department May Have Saved The State $1 Billion
  3. James Dawson – KBSX, Boise State Public Radio – Man Behind 2018 Boise Mass Stabbing Sentenced To 2 Lifetimes In Prison

Watchdog / Investigative Report

  1. Rachel Cohen – KBSX, Boise State Public Radio – ‘I Don’t Tell People That I Worked There’: Employees Describe Problems At Idaho COVID Care Center

Sports Talk Show

  1. Adam Bridges – University Pulse Radio, Boise State University – Sports-N-Stuff: Episode 17

Serious Feature Report – Audio  

  1. Rachel Cohen – KBSX, Boise State Public Radio – No-Kill Coexistence Project Continues As Idaho Expands Wolf Hunting And Trapping
  2. James Dawson – KBSX, Boise State Public Radio – Idaho Sodomy Suit Revives Specters Of The Law’s Dark History
  3. James Dawson – KBSX, Boise State Public Radio – Loneliness, Anxiety, Depression. Pandemic Takes A Toll On Idaho Youth Mental Health

Light Feature Report – Audio   

  1. Samantha Wright – KBSX, Boise State Public Radio – Hundreds Of People Are Planting 64,000 Flowers In The Treasure Valley To Help The Birds And Bees
  2. Brandon Isle – KBYI – New Spooky Book
  3. James Dawson – KBSX, Boise State Public Radio – Nez Perce Tribe Reclaims A Piece Of Its Homeland

Interview – Audio

  1. Frankie Barnhill, Gemma Gaudette, Samantha Wright – KBSX, Boise State Public Radio – Examining the role of religion as Idaho’s COVID-19 cases show no signs of slowing
  2. Kevin Richert – Idaho EdNews – A Conversation With Gov. Brad Little
  3. Gemma Gaudette, Samantha Wright, Frankie Barnhill – KBSX, Boise State Public Radio – Idaho Matters 2021

News Talk Show

  1. Samantha Wright, Gemma Gaudette, Frankie Barnhill – KBSX, Boise State Public Radio –  As More Vaccine Becomes Available, Idaho Medical Experts Talk Efficacy And Eligibility

Election Report – Audio

  1. Rachel Cohen – Boise State Public Radio – Two Latinas are some of the first to hold public office in Blaine County

Pandemic Report – Audio

  1. Rachel Cohen – KBSX, Boise State Public Radio – A Boise nurse shares her frontline experience through poetry
  2. James Dawson – KBSX, Boise State Public Radio – Idaho woman forced to fly to California for surgery with no room at local hospitals
  3. Rachel Cohen – KBSX, Boise State Public Radio – How Crisis Standards Of Care Puts Pressure On Idaho’s Rural Hospitals

Use of Sound – Audio         

  1. Troy Oppie – KBSX, Boise State Public Radio – What Is That Instrument? St. Luke’s Volunteer Finds And Shares Peace With A Handpan
  2. Samantha Wright – KBSX, Boise State Public Radio – A Hidden Family Of Beavers Is Helping Dozens Of Species Thrive In East Boise

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Public Relations

Editorial Writing – PR

  1. Reed Hollinshead – Idaho Transportation Department –Your Best Music, It Only Takes One, Treasure in the Field

Opinion Writing – PR

  1. Reed Hollinshead – Idaho Transportation Department – Culmination & Continuation

News Releases – PR

  1. Jillian Garrigues – Idaho Transportation Department – Selection of three
  2. Stephanie Dillon – Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine – ICOM News Releases 2021
  3. Megan Jahns – Idaho Transportation Department – Selection of three

Feature Writing – PR

  1. Michelle Bartlome – St. Luke’s Health System – Air St. Luke’s, Magic Valley Paramedics aid in daring rescue over Malad Gorge
  2. Reed Hollinshead – Idaho Transportation Department – Top Gold Partnering
  3. Megan Jahns – Idaho Transportation Department – Another Holiday Slide

Annual Report – PR

  1. Stephanie Dillon – Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine – ICOM Social Impact Report 2021
  2. Claire Cornell, Megan Grover-Cereda, Traci Swift – The Nature Conservancy – 2021 Idaho Impact Report
  3. Angie Heuring, Jared Tuttle – Idaho Transportation Department – ITD Annual Report

Newsletter – External – PR

  1. Stephanie Dillon – Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine – ICOMmunication
  2. Kate Wallace, Samantha Barrientos, Mark Campbell – RBCI – I-84 Monthly Update

Special Purpose Campaign – External – PR

  1. Rosemary Curtin, Kay Lynn Brown, Amy Schroeder, Merrill Sharp, Tami Bosworth  – RBCI – Idaho 16 Flowpaper
  2. Stephanie Dillon – Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine – ICOM White Coat Ceremony Program for the Class of 2025
  3. Stephanie Payton, Robin Vest, Robert Bost – Civil Air Patrol Idaho Wing – Report to Congress: Idaho Wing Responds to COVID-19 Missions

Media Campaign – PR

  1. Kate Wallace, Samantha Barrientos, Mark Campbell, Bill Moad, Vince Trimboli, Amy Schroeder – RBCI – I-84 Northside Interchange Opening Campaign

Media KIT – PR

  1. Sasha White, Maddie Ceglecki, Sarah Schmid, Anna Noto, Tess Bishop & Student Media Staff – Student Media – Boise State University –  Fall 2021 Media Kit

Public Service Campaign – PR

  1. Jillian Garrigues, Jared Tuttle, David Tuttle, Pauline Davis – Idaho Transportation Department – Idaho Ready
  2. Eric Turner, Mary Kienzle, Levi Gunderson, Dave Morales – Light Bender Media – Not on our field

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Student

General Excellence – Student    

  1. The Arbiter – Boise State University
  2. The Sentinel – North Idaho College
  3. The Argonaut – University of Idaho

General News Story – Student  

  1. Julia Brunette – Brigham Young University – Idaho – BYU-I students demand to be heard
  2. Amanda Niess – The Arbiter, Boise State University – Boise High School students take Boise State climate change course, funded by Jane Fonda
  3. Blake Hunter – The Arbiter, Boise State University – Idaho legislative committee cuts $409,000 from Boise State’s budget over social justice

Headlines

  1. Arbiter Staff, Alaina Uhlenhoff, Andrea Teres-Martinez, Lexi Almeido  – The Arbiter, Boise State University – Collection of headlines: Idaho’s abortion ban law; Women in higher education; Boise State women’s volleyball

Page Design – Student 

  1. Eimile Darney – University of Idaho – Argonaut front pages
  2. Cassie McGarty, Alieha Dryden – The Arbiter, Boise State University – Collection of three covers
  3. Sasha White, Alieha Dryden – The Arbiter, Boise State University – Collection of Fall 2021 Feature Spreads

Column Writing – Student

  1. Truman Burgess – Brigham Young University-Idaho – Snapchat: The death of romance
  2. Carter Kolpitcke – University of Idaho – The Frat Flu in the Era of COVID; The “super straight” movement and its ties to neo-Nazis; I love telemarketers
  3. Blue Thomas – University of Idaho – We need to change the way we treat people experiencing homelessness; Rethinking the Movie Theatre Experience; The suburban scourge of lawns

Review – Student

  1. Teren Kowatsch – University of Idaho – selection of three music reviews

Watchdog / Investigative – Student

  1. Brad Verbout – The Arbiter, Boise State University – Coaching Boise State: How Boise State Athletics spends students’ tuition dollars
  2. Bailee Merrill, Ashley Chilcutt, Alyssa Lamprecht – Brigham Young University-Idaho – A windowless basement room – the housing policy for divorced students needs to change
  3. Fenix Dietz – The Arbiter, Boise State University – Boise State and Boise Police: A closer look at the campus safety contract

Serious Feature – Student

  1. Andrea Teres-Martinez – The Arbiter, Boise State University – Students and faculty uncertain about impacts of House Bill 377
  2. Royce McCandless – University of Idaho – Domestic violence: “A pandemic inside a pandemic”
  3. Julianne Gee – The Arbiter, Boise State University – Public Schools, Politics and the Pandemic: When the political world enters the classroom

Light Feature – Student     

  1. Sam Castro Flores – Brigham Young University-Idaho – Dreaming from Bolivia to BYU-I: The story of Junior Tovar
  2. Anteia McCollum – University of Idaho – Prichard or Moscow Contemporary, Moscow’s favorite gallery director is still there
  3. Grace Wride – Brigham Young University-Idaho – Happy dancing to sad songs

Editorial – Student

  1. Grace Wride, Jessica Banks – Brigham Young University-Idaho – Not in my good Christian neighborhood
  2. Paige Wirta, Alaina Uhlenhoff – The Arbiter, Boise State University – Opinion: Boise State needs to do something more about professor
  3. Andrea Teres-Martinez – The Arbiter, Boise State University – Opinion: We need to stop whitewashing Hispanic Heritage Month

Sports News Report – Student   

  1. Zack Kellogg – The University of Idaho Argonaut – “The unfinished season:  The ups and downs for Newlee and Idaho women’s basketball”
  2. Cody Roberts – University of Idaho – University of Idaho water polo holds first home game in over two years
  3. Adam Bridges – The Arbiter, Boise State University – Boise State upsets No. 10 BYU in Provo 26-17

Photography – Student

  1. Grace Wride – Brigham Young University-Idaho – Art Blooms at Monthly Art Stroll
  2. Corissa Campbell – The Arbiter, Boise State University – Collection of three photos: Boise State sports
  3. Angela Palermo – University of Idaho – Honeybee photos

Graphics – Student   

  1. Alieha Dryden – The Arbiter, Boise State University – Collection of 2021 Illustrations
  2. Ellie Perkins – Brigham Young University-Idaho – The Savior is never out of reach: A deeper look at the woman with an issue of blood
  3. Ellie Perkins – Brigham Young University-Idaho – Holy sacrifices: A deeper look at Sariah’s trials of faith

TV or Audio– General News Report – Student 

  1. Scott Greeves, Rachel McGovern – KISU- Idaho State University – Damning Salmon, Episode 6, with Congressman Mike Simpson
  2. John Webb – University of Idaho – COVID-19 impact on Wallace, ID
  3. Dana Parsons – North Idaho College – Community Protests Board of Trustees after it Fires College President

TV or Radio – Public Affairs Program – Student

  1. Scott Greeves, Rachel McGovern – KISU – Sustainable Idaho – FMC Corp’s Hazardous Waste Storage: A Human, Environmental, and Legal Story
  2. Sierra Pesnell, Amanda Johnston – University of Idaho – Dr. Blaine Eckles Interview
  3. John Webb – University of Idaho – Record breaking spring on the Palouse

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Online /Web Division

Best Blog

  1. Devin Bodkin – Idaho EdNews – Back to School with the Bodkins
  2. Tom Scott – KTVB – Scott Slant
  3. Kevin Richert –  Idaho EDNews –  Kevin Richert’s Blog

Best Online-Only  Video – News Story      

  1. Nate Eaton – EastIdahoNews.com – Inside the FBI bomb squad
  2. Darin Oswald – Idaho Statesman – Short Irrigation Season
  3. Darin Oswald – Idaho Statesman – Ammon Bundy Protest at Judges Home

Best Online-Only  Video – Feature Story 

  1. Sarah Miller – Idaho Statesman – All-Terrain Wheelchairs for Kids
  2. Kyle Green – Idaho EDNews – COVID Keeps Higher Ed Students From Going Home
  3. Eric Turner, Mary Kienzle, Levi Gunderson – Light Bender Media – Paul’s Cancer Journey

Best Online-Only Video Program – Public Affairs  

  1. Ian Max Stevenson – Idaho Statesman – COVID-19 omicron: Idaho health experts answer your questions
  2. John Webb – North Idaho News – 2021 Wallace Mayoral Interviews
  3. Idaho Matters – KBSX, Boise State Public Radio – Idaho Matters Connected

Best Online-Only Video Program – General    

  1. Dani Allsop, Jay Tust, Will Hall, Devin Ramey – KTVB – Friday Night Football
  2. Darin Oswald – Idaho Statesman – One Year of COVID-19 on the Front Lines
  3. Joan Cartan-Hansen, Al Hagenlock, Cassandra Groll, Troy Shreve, Jenessa Carson – Idaho Public Television – Science Trek: Animal Adaptation: Crawfish or Crawdad?

Best Website Graphics 

  1. Jennifer Swindell – Idaho EdNews – 2021 Idaho Report Card
  2. Dan Ryder – KTVB – Latest Idaho COVID-19 case and vaccine numbers: Interactive graphs and maps tracking the pandemic

Best Multimedia Report

  1. Devin Ramey – KTVB – BSU planned and designed a 40,000 seat stadium in 1990

Best Audience Engagement

  1. Nate Eaton, Nate Sunderland, Rett Nelson, Eric Grossarth, Andrea Olson, Kalama Hines – EastIdahoNews.com – We get mean (and weird) comments
  2. Dani Allsop, Brian Holmes, Joe Parris – KTVB – The 208
  3. Frankie Barnhill, Gemma Gaudette, Samantha Wright – KBSX, Boise State Public Radio – Idahoans Reflect On How Their Lives Have Changed Since COVID Hit

Best Use of Social Media

  1. Bruce Reichert, Lauren Melink, Emily Brunell, Cassandra Groll, Forrest Burger, Bill Manny – Idaho Public Television – Outdoor Idaho
  2. Jennifer Swindell – Idaho EDNews – Idaho Education News
  3. Staff – Times-News 

Website – General Excellence – Daily

  1. Staff – Times-News – Magicvalley.com
  2. Staff – Idaho Press – Idahopress.com
  3. Staff – Idaho Statesman – IdahoStatesman.com

Website – Special Purpose – Daily

  1. Staff – Idaho Press – Blueturfsports.com

Website – General Excellence – Weekly   

  1. Staff – Idaho Mountain Express – Mtexpress.com

Website – General Excellence –Online

  1. Jennifer Swindell – Idaho EDNews –IdahoEDNews.org
  2. Nate Eaton, Nate Sunderland, Rett Nelson, Eric Grossarth, Andrea Olson, Kalama Hines – EastIdahoNews.com
  3. Staff – Idaho Capital Sun – IdahoCapitalSun.com

Website – Special Purpose –Online

  1. Nate Eaton, Nate Sunderland – EastIdahoNews.com – East Idaho Obituaries

Website – Special Purpose –PR

  1. Rosemary Curtin, Kay Lynn Brown, Amy Schroeder, Samantha Barrientos, Merrill Sharp – RBCI – Idaho 16 Online Public Meeting

Website – General Excellence – TV  

  1. CBS2 Team – KBOI – Idahonews.com
  2. Stephanie Dickey, Robin Barclay – Idaho Public Television – Idahoptv.org
  3. Lisa Chavez – KTVB – KTVB.com

Website – Special Purpose – TV

  1. Stephanie Dickey, Robin Barclay, Joan Cartan-Hansen, Janna DeLange, Krystal Goodman – Idaho Public Television – Science Trek
  2. Jeremy Stiles – KTVB – Voter guide: Local elections on November 2

 Website – General Excellence – Student

  1. Staff – The Arbiter, Boise State University – Arbiteronline.com

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Photography

Spot News Photography

  1. Brian Myrick – Idaho Press – Scorched Earth
  2. Chelsea Tuttle – The Star-News – Leap of Faith
  3. Roland Lane – Idaho Mountain Express – School Board Tension

 Feature Photography – Light

  1. Chelsea Tuttle – The Star-News – Stars, Stripes and Fireworks
  2. Pat Sutphin – Times-News – Fountain Fun
  3. Chelsea Tuttle – The Star-News – Eye on the Pies

Feature Photography – Serious

  1. Drew Nash – Times-News – Can Man
  2. Darin Oswald – Idaho Statesman – Student Protester
  3. Darin Oswald – Idaho Statesman – Coroner’s Morgue

General News Photography

  1. Roland Lane – Idaho Mountain Express – Torchlight Celebration
  2. Sarah Miller – Idaho Statesman – First Responder 9/11 Fog
  3. Pat Sutphin – Times-News – Shop With Cup

Sports News Photography

  1. Darin Oswald – Idaho Statesman – Hair Whip Header
  2. Pat Sutphin – Times-News – Goat Tie
  3. Drew Nash – Times-News – Reflecting Speed

Photo Essay

  1. Pat Sutphin – Times-News – Defending a state title
  2. Timothy Floyd –  Timothy Floyd Photography – Moral Injury in Crisis Standards of Care
  3. Sarah Miller – Idaho Statesman – Veterans Memorial Statue

Photo Package

  1. Sarah Miller – Idaho Statesman – Twilight Criterium
  2. Drew Nash – Times-News – Field Day
  3. Darin Oswald – Idaho Statesman – Mall Shooting

News Portrait Photography

  1. Pat Sutphin – Times-News – Swimmer Mist
  2. Darin Oswald – Idaho Statesman – Black Boise Backlash
  3. Pat Sutphin – Times-News – One Woman Team

Food Photography

  1. Drew Nash – Times-News – Lamb Vindaloo
  2. Darin Oswald – Idaho Statesman – Tacos Barria
  3. Catie Clark – Idaho Business Review – Drive-in Service with a Smile

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First Amendment Award

  1. Audrey Dutton, Clark Corbin – Idaho Capital Sun – McGeachin Public Records Coverage
  2. TIE
    • Kevin Richert – Idaho EdNews – McGeachin’s Inbox
    • Blake Jones – Idaho EdNews – Governor Little Emails

Reporter of the Year – Broadcast

  1. Joe Parris – KTVB
  2. Natasha Williams – KIVI
  3. Kristen McPeek – KBOI

Reporter of the Year – Publication

  1. Audrey Dutton – Idaho Capital Sun
  2. Kevin Richert – Idaho EdNews
  3. Catie Clark – Idaho Business Review

Photographer of the Year – Broadcast

  1. Kevin Eslinger – KTVB
  2. Jay Krajic –  Idaho Public Television
  3. Norman Kahler – KIVI

Photographer the Year –Publication

  1. Pat Sutphin – Times-News
  2. Drew Nash – Times-News
  3. Sarah Miller – Idaho Statesman

Best Use of Drone

  1. Darin Oswald – Idaho Statesman – Low Water at Lucky Peak
  2. Doug Lock-Smith – KIVI – My Idaho: Swan Falls Dam
  3. Gary Salzman, Xanti Alcelay – KTVB – Boise River Surfing

Media Innovation Award

  1. Richardo Coronado, Stephanie Garibay, Nicole Foy –  KIVI & Idaho Statesman – Idaho News in Spanish
  2. Dani Allsop, Brian Holmes, Kevin Eslinger, Joe Parris – KTVB – The 208
  3. Stephanie Payton, Spencer McConnell, Ken McConnell, Ryan Navin, Paul Bayless – Civil Air Patrol Idaho Wing – Boise Civil Air Patrol Cadet Finds Triggered ELT Beacon

Special Coverage

  1. Staff – Idaho Statesman  – Boise Mall Shooting
  2. Sarah Jacobsen, Jacob Boone – KBOI – Leaders in Learning Special
  3. Staff – Idaho Statesman – Biden Visit