2012 Excellence in Journalism Awardees

• Professional Winners

• Collegiate Winners

Professional Winners

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Writing (Newspaper, Magazine or Online Media)

Wisconsin Journalist of the Year

Steve Walters
WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network

Best critical review

Gold:
Tom Strini
Tom Strini’s Culture Desk
ThirdCoast Digest

Silver:
Mack Bates
In The Spotlight: Milwaukee Summer Entertainment Camp founder Kyle Olson
Milwaukee Magazine, MilwaukeeMag.com, Moviegoers

Bronze:
Andy Downing
Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples at the Overture Center
77 Square (The Capital Times)

Best illustration or cartoon

Gold:
Alan Talaga
Jon Lyons
The 12 Signs of the Madison Apocalypse
Isthmus

Silver:
Jason Crosby
Kathryn Lavey
Extreme Tourism
Milwaukee Magazine

Bronze:
Timothy Raasch
November Cover
M Milwaukee’s Lifestyle Magazine

Best coverage of a single news topic or event

Gold:
Steve Jagler
Obamacare
BizTimes Milwaukee

Silver:
Pat Schneider
Palermo’s/Camp Randall
The Capital Times

Bronze:
Corrinne Hess
The Future of Aurora Sinai
The Business Journal Serving Greater Milwaukee

Best multi-story coverage of a single feature topic or event

Gold:
Janet Raasch
Amy Siewert
Jordan DeChambre
M Writers
Modern Milwaukee Moments
M Milwaukee’s Lifestyle Magazine

Silver:
Amy Karon
Kate Prengaman
Jenny Peek
Anna Bukowski
Gayle Cottrill
Monica Hickey
Gaps persist in campus mental health services
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Bronze:
Kirsten Klahn
Coverage of minority hiring
The Daily Reporter

Best beat coverage

Gold:
Mary Spicuzza
Clay Barbour
Total Recall
Wisconsin State Journal

Silver:
Andrew Weiland
Real estate beat
BizTimes Milwaukee

Bronze:
Andy Downing
Madison music
77 Square (The Capital Times)

Best single feature story over 30″

Gold:
Kurt Chandler
A Loaded Question
Milwaukee Magazine

Silver:
Howie Magner
The Perfectionist
Milwaukee Magazine

Bronze:
Bob Gosman
Cross to Bear
M Milwaukee’s Lifestyle Magazine

Best single feature story under 30″

Gold:
Stacy Vogel Davis
CEO by day, musician by night
The Business Journal Serving Greater Milwaukee

Silver:
Abby Callard
The Emerald Apocalypse
Milwaukee Magazine

Bronze:
George Hesselberg
Aisha and the Bee
Wisconsin State Journal

Best sports story

Gold: (Tie)
Gary D’Amato
Finding her stride
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Gold: (Tie)
Tyler Dunne
Ex-Packer Craig Newsome fights pain, addiction
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Gold: (Tie)
Tyler Dunne
McCarthy can teach QBs with anyone
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Silver: (Tie)
Tyler Dunne
Packers great Gregg faces the battle of his life
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Silver: (Tie)
Jim Owczarski
Portrait in perseverance: Mike Fiers’ road to the majors
OnMilwaukee.com

Bronze:
Tom Silverstein
Nick Collins wants to play football
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Best single editorial, statement of editorial position or opinion

Gold:
Peggy Schulz
Change our culture of drunkenness
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (freelance contributor)

Silver:
Bruce Murphy
Why Voters Rejected the Recall
Isthmus

Bronze:
The Capital Times Staff
Shootings at Sikh temple test founding faith
The Capital Times

Best business story or series

Gold:
Molly Newman
Leinenkugel!
BizTimes Milwaukee

Silver:
Matt Hrodey
Coffee Wars
Milwaukee Magazine

Bronze:
Mike Ivey
Sinking with an old economy
The Capital Times

Best investigative story or series

Gold:
Mike Ivey
Political payback
The Capital Times

Silver: (Tie)
Michael Timm
Scrutiny reveals troubled Sweet Water
Bay View Compass

Silver: (Tie)
Bennet Goldstein
Bill Lueders
Chris Murphy
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
The Capital Times Staff
Service Stigma: Disabled or not, veterans face job challenges
The Capital Times

Bronze:
Steven Elbow
Walker’s cross-country cultivation of high-level backers
The Capital Times

Best public service feature story

Gold:
Abby Callard
21 Ideas to Change Milwaukee
Milwaukee Magazine

Silver:
Bill Lueders
Green schemes make activists see red
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Bronze:
Eric Lindquist
Nutrition advice to young athletes: Keep it simple
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

Best column

Gold:
Andy Moore
Close to Home
Isthmus

Silver:
Jamakaya
Jamakaya Op-Eds
Wisconsin Gazette

Bronze:
Daniel J Steininger
Innovate or Die
BizTimes Milwaukee

Best single headline

Gold:
Kurt Chandler
Radio Head
Milwaukee Magazine

Silver:
Mack Bates
Champion of Vital Stories, Artfully Told
Milwaukee Magazine, MilwaukeeMag.com, Moviegoers

Bronze:
Ann Christenson
Walk This Whey
Milwaukee Magazine

Best background, analytical or interpretive story

Gold:
Doug Erickson
Behind the name, a complex figure
Wisconsin State Journal

Silver:
Steven Elbow
How shenanigans have brought Orpheum to the brink
The Capital Times

Bronze:
Pat Schneider
Madison-Kipp
The Capital Times

Newspaper Design

Best overall design

Gold:
Mark Kass
Todd Bragstad
Robb Helf
Claire Rutkoske
The Business Journal Serving Greater Milwaukee

Silver:
Louis Weisberg
Maureen M. Kane
Laura Gronek
Wisconsin Gazette Staff
Wisconsin Gazette

Bronze:
Clarion Staff
The Clarion
Madison Area Technical College

Best special section design

Gold:
Mark Kass
Todd Bragstad
Claire Rutkoske
Forty under 40; Women of Influence and Higher Education Guide
The Business Journal Serving Greater Milwaukee

Silver:
George Treviranus
The Clarion
Madison Area Technical College

Bronze:
Jayne Laste
Top Projects
The Daily Reporter

Best single page design

Gold:
Mark Kass
Robb Helf
Business Journal front page
The Business Journal Serving Greater Milwaukee

Silver:
Louis Weisberg
Maureen M Kane
Wisconsin Gazette Staff
There and back again
Wisconsin Gazette

Bronze:
George Treviranus
The Clarion
Madison Area Technical College
Magazine Design

Best overall design

Gold:
Malcolm McDowell Woods
Lisa Malmarowski
Margaret Mittelstadt
Cara Berken
Paul Sloth
Carrie Rowe
Graze – Around the Kitchen Table with Outpost Natural Foods
Outpost Natural Foods Cooperative

Silver:
Kathryn Lavey
Anne Baesemann
Milwaukee Magazine

Bronze:
Shelly Tabor
Picara Hay
BizTimes Milwaukee

Best single cover design

Gold:
Kathryn Lavey
Anne Baesemann
Adam Ryan Morris
Mary Kate McDevitt
Best Burgers, August 2012
Milwaukee Magazine

Silver:
Amy Siewert
Fran Gimla
Jordan Dechambre
Dan Bishop
June 2012
M Milwaukee’s Lifestyle Magazine

Bronze:
Jordan Dechambre
Fran Gimla
Dan Bishop
July 2012
M Milwaukee’s Lifestyle Magazine

Best single story or feature design

Gold:
Kathryn Lavey
Adam Ryan Morris
Chris Kessler
Where To Eat Now
Milwaukee Magazine

Silver:
Fran Gimla
Janet Raasch
Amy Siewert
Jordan Dechambre
Dan Bishop
Readers’ Choice Awards
M Milwaukee’s Lifestyle Magazine

Bronze:
Kathryn Lavey
Adam Ryan Morris
Chris Kessler
Best Beer
Milwaukee Magazine
Photojournalism

Best photo essay or series

Gold:
Lukas Keapproth
Rural Slide
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Silver:
Adam Ryan Morris
Here They Stand
Milwaukee Magazine

Bronze:
Dan Bishop
Jordan Dechambre
Showstoppers
M Milwaukee’s Lifestyle Magazine

Best news photograph

Gold:
Lacy Landre
Sun Sets on the Day of Sikh Tragedy
ThirdCoast Digest

Silver:
Kevin Harnack
Roof Lines
The Daily Reporter

Bronze:
Lukas Keapproth
Walker Recall Kiss
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Best feature photograph

Gold:
Kevin Harnack
Morning Light
The Daily Reporter

Silver:
Lesia Witkowsky
Farmer
Madison Magazine

Bronze:
Dan Bishop
Amy Siewert
Fran Gimla
Go With the Flow
M Milwaukee’s Lifestyle Magazine
Online Media

Best blog

Gold:
Dan Curd
Small Dishes
Madison Magazine

Silver:
Otehlia Cassidy
Local Flavor
Madison Magazine

Bronze:
Bruce Murphy
The Chatter: Fitzgerald’s Strangely Sleepy Campaign
urbanmilwaukee.com

Best live online coverage of news, sports or lifestyle event

Gold: (Tie)
Thomas Swigert
Amy Smith
Abe Lubetkin
Nick Bohr
Matt Salemme
Sikh Temple Shooting
WISN.com

Gold: (Tie)
Thomas Swigert
Amy Smith
Marianne Lyles
Nick Bohr
Brookfield Shooting
WISN.com

Bronze:
JR Ross
Andy Szal
Jason Smathers
Quorum Call
WisPolitics.com

Best innovative feature

Gold:
Kate Golden
The Walker Calendar Files
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Silver:
Kate Golden
Brownfields
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Bronze:
Kate Prengaman
Rural Slide
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Best website design

Gold:
Tarik J. Moody
88Nine RadioMilwaukee

Silver:
BizTimes Milwaukee Staff
BizTimes.com
BizTimes Milwaukee

Best local news website

Gold:
Mark Kass
Todd Bragstad
David Schuyler
The Business Journal Serving Greater Milwaukee

Silver:
Louis Weisberg
Lisa Neff
www.wisconsingazette.com
Wisconsin Gazette

Bronze:
Thomas Swigert
Amy Smith
WISN.com
WISN-TV

Best local news or feature website

Gold:
Tom Strini
Jon Anne Willow
Dan Shafer
Matthew Reddin
Sahan Jayasuriya
Lacy Landre
ThirdCoastDigest.com
ThirdCoast Digest

Silver:
Sharon McGowan and Staff
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Bronze:
Jeramey Jannene
Dave Reid
Bruce Murphy
UrbanMIlwaukee.com
Radio

Best reporting of an ongoing news story

Gold:
Mike Simonson
Shawn Johnson
Gilman Halsted
Chuck Quirmbach
Mining Bill Battle
Wisconsin Public Radio

Silver:
WPR News Staff
2012 Elections
Wisconsin Public Radio

Bronze:
Steve Roisum
Gilman Halsted
Shamane Mills
Drought Hits Wisconsin Farms
Wisconsin Public Radio

Best documentary, investigative or public affairs story or series

Gold:
Susan Bence
Mining Sand in Wisconsin
WUWM-FM

Silver:
Stephanie Lecci
Death and Dying in the 21st Century
WUWM-FM

Best feature story or series

Gold:
Maureen McCollum
Repair Cafe
Wisconsin Public Radio

Silver:
Mitch Teich
Not Just High School Theater
WUWM-FM

Bronze:
Chuck Quirmbach
Calling All Bat-Counters
Wisconsin Public Radio

Best writing for radio news

Gold:
Glen Moberg
Wisconsin Public Radio

Silver:
Ann-Elise Henzl
Ann-Elise Henzl Compilation
WUWM-FM

Bronze:
Erin Toner
Erin Toner Writing Compilation
WUWM-FM

Best use of audio within a report

Gold:
Patty Murray
POW Musical
Wisconsin Public Radio

Silver:
Nathan Imig
Inside Milwaukee Makerspace
88Nine RadioMilwaukee, WYMS-FM

Best sports story or series

Gold:
Stephanie Lecci
Living History League Honors Women’s Professional Baseball
WUWM-FM

Silver:
Mitch Teich
Tuesday Night Lights
WUWM-FM

Bronze:
Terry Bell
Paddleboard Yoga Comes to Wisconsin
Wisconsin Public Radio
Television

Best coverage of a breaking news story

Gold:
WISN 12 News Team
Sikh Temple Shooting
WISN

Silver:
WITI News Staff
Sikh Temple Shooting
WITI – Fox 6

Bronze:
TODAY’S TMJ4 Team
Temple Massacre
TODAY’S TMJ4

Best multi-day coverage of an ongoing story

Gold:
TODAY’S TMJ4 Team
Salon Shooting Spree
TODAY’S TMJ4

Silver:
Mike Lowe
FOX6 News Staff
On the Trail with Paul Ryan
WITI – Fox 6

Bronze:
John Schroeder
Fred Woskoff
Paul Schmidt
John Blandino
Shelby Kisling
Claudia Looze
WisconsinEye’s 2012 Mining in Wisconsin Coverage
WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network

Best reporting of news or sports

Gold:
Charles Benson
Charles Benson Compilation
TODAY’S TMJ4

Silver:
Jeremy Ross
Jeremy Ross Composite
WITI-TV Fox 6

Bronze:
Henry Rosoff
WITI Photojournalism Staff
Henry Rosoff Composite
WITI-TV Fox 6

Best investigative report or series

Gold:
Steve Chamraz
Paul Marble
TODAY’S TMJ4 I-TEAM
Milwaukee Parking Meter mess
TODAY’S TMJ4

Silver:
Colleen Henry
John Kenney
Patrick Doland
Double Dip
WISN

Bronze:
Bryan Polcyn
Stephen Davis
Dave Michuda
Josh Dewar
Jerimiah Junkers
The Boy in the Box
WITI – Fox 6

Best feature or lifestyle story or series

Gold:
Steve Chamraz
Paul Marble
Tim Meulemans
Making The Milwaukee
TODAY’S TMJ4

Silver:
Brad Hicks
Audrey Haynes
Dave Michuda
Team Gleason: No White Flags
WITI-TV Fox 6

Bronze:
Henry Rosoff
Andy Konkle
Furry Flight for Life
WITI-TV Fox 6

Best overall single story for television news

Gold:
Brad Hicks
Tim Viste
Austin Thomas
Andy Konkle
Jerry Imig
Dave Michuda
Defiant Drivers
WITI-TV Fox 6

Silver:
Brad Hicks
Jerry Imig
Jane Doe: The Ice Woman
WITI-TV Fox 6

Bronze:
Joyce Garbaciak
Jason Hunter
Lt. Murphy
WISN

Best documentary or news special

Gold:
WITI Staff
WITI – Tragedy at Sandy Hook
WITI – Fox 6

Silver:
Rita Aleman
John Eddy
Divided We Stand
WISN

Bronze:
Everett L. Marshburn
Joanne Williams
Harry Kemp: The Photography Man, A Black Nouveau Special
Milwaukee Public TV

Best newscast

Gold:
TODAY’S TMJ4 Team
Live At 10 – Sikh Temple Massacre
TODAY’S TMJ4

Silver:
WITI News Staff
WITI – October 21, 2012
WITI – Fox 6

Bronze:
WISN 12 News Team
Sikh Temple Shooting
WISN

Collegiate Winners

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Writing (Print or Web):

Best news story

Gold:
Allison Kruschke
Pat Simonaitis
Andrew Phillips
Maria Tsikalas
Two MU students allegedly sexually assaulted abroad
The Marquette Tribune

Silver:
Elliot Hughes
Madisonians celebrate LGBT rights after Pocan, Baldwin wins
The Badger Herald

Bronze:
Audrey Poston
Milwaukee College Women Influence Election
Media Milwaukee | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Bronze:
Pat Simonaitis
Students protest to save FFP
The Marquette Tribune

Best single feature story over 30″

Gold:
Emily Genco
Rising Above: One mother’s journey to transcend poverty
Curb magazine

Silver:
Melissa Grau
Solidarity Sister: 86-year-old nun champions change in health care
Curb magazine

Bronze:
Trapper Schoepp
School of Rock: Rock ‘n Roll Majors Draw Passionate Students
Media Milwaukee | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Best single feature story under 30″

Gold:
John Meise
Biker Blessing: Milwaukee Harley Riders Get Divine Inspiration
Media Milwaukee | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Silver:
Chuckie Brown
Punk Rock Boy Scouts Ride On
Media Milwaukee | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Bronze:
Eric Oliver
No race too long for ultramarathoner, administrator Carolyn Smith
The Marquette Tribune

Best sports story

Gold:
Nick Korger
Wisconsin’s Ball adjusts to life in fishbowl
The Badger Herald

Silver:
Sean Mahon
We Were Marquette Football
The Marquette Journal

Bronze:
Patrick Leary
Carlson chooses to let her play do the talking
The Marquette Tribune

Best critical review

Gold:
Matt Mueller
Bond’s 23rd movie ‘Skyfall’ rises to the occasion
The Marquette Tribune

Silver:
Erin Heffernan
‘Wreck-It Ralph’ a smashing good time for all ages
The Marquette Tribune

Bronze:
Adelaide Blanchard
R. Kelly serves up soul in memoir
The Badger Herald

Best editorial or commentary

Gold:
The Badger Herald Editorial Board
Wisconsin has failed
UW The Badger Herald

Silver:
Tessa Fox
Maria Tsikalas
Classroom time shouldn’t be up for auction
The Marquette Tribune

Bronze:
Tony Manno
Don’t marginalize the doodle
The Marquette Tribune

Photojournalism:

Best still photograph/photos

Gold:
A. Martina Ibanez-Baldor
Alyce Peterson
Marquette, Milwaukee communities commemorate Sikh temple shooting
The Marquette Tribune

Silver:
A. Martina Ibanez-Baldor
Obama rallies voters at Summerfest grounds
The Marquette Tribune

Bronze:
Sarah Witman
Forkers congregate for sonic bliss at annual festival
The Badger Herald

Radio:

Best news story

Gold:
James Gutierrez
Day of the Dead: Remembering the Sikh Temple Shooting Victims
Media Milwaukee | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Silver:
Michael Friday
Waiting for Ellen: And waiting, and waiting, and waiting
Media Milwaukee | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Bronze:
Amber Ridgeway
Open for Biz: Riverwest Shop Owner Offers Alternative Transportation
Media Milwaukee | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Best feature story

Gold:
Brian Urbanek
Homeless In Chicago

90.3 WRST-FM Oshkosh

Silver:
Brandon Kinnard
Mascots: Life Inside The Costume
90.3 WRST-FM Oshkosh

Bronze:
William Bott
Seen, Not Heard: Getting to Know the Bolton Bum
Media Milwaukee | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Best sports story

Gold:
Andrea Romero
Cross Cultural Ping Pong
Media Milwaukee | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Silver:
David Tukesbrey
Marquette Women’s Soccer Podcast BIG EAST Tournament Recap
Marquette Radio

Bronze:
Brandon Kinnard
2012 UW-Oshkosh vs. UW-Whitewater Football Preview
90.3 WRST-FM Oshkosh

Best newscast

Gold:
Brandon Kinnard
WRST 4:55 News Update (5-8-2012)
90.3 WRST-FM Oshkosh

Silver:
Spencer Wagen
Trevor Uitenbroek
Brian Davidson
WRST 5:55 News Update (3-30-12)
90.3 WRST-FM Oshkosh

Television:

Best news story

Gold:
Maximilian Hess
Carolyn Portner
Brianna Hansen
Lisa Mihelich
Alcohol Policy Changes at Marquette
MUTV

Silver:
Amy Watanabe
Tyler Berg
Faith Lenard
Chris Verhyen
Presidential Politics
UWM PantherVision

Bronze:
Maximilian Hess
Two Students Hit by Car on Campus
MUTV

Best feature story

Gold:
Adam Gallo
Jordan Johanson
Interview Skills
UWM PantherVision

Silver:
Rebecca Omick
Cultural Dancing
UWM PantherVision

Bronze:
Justin Wheeler
Amy Watanabe
Painting With A Purpose
UWM PantherVision

Best sports story

Gold:
Mark Freund
Marquette, Six Other Schools Withdraw from Big East
Marquette University Television

Silver:
Mark Freund
Dwyane Wade Visits Marquette for Signing of New Book
Marquette University Television

Bronze:
Mark Freund
Carlson and Mertens Lead Marquette Forward
Marquette University Television

Best newscast

Gold:
Maximilian Hess
Lisa Mihelich
Arthur Jones
Travis Smith
Brianna Hansen
Carolyn Portner
MUTV News: 10-31-2012
MUTV

Silver:
Rebecca Omick
Lyla Goerl
Faith Lenard
Tom Momberg
Adam Gallo
Justin Wheeler
UWM PantherVision

Best program or special

Gold:
Dan Rose
John Waters Capacity to Care
UW Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Silver:
Matty Neikrug
S.P.O.T. (Standing Parapalegic Omni-Directional Transport)
UW Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Bronze:
Dena Goldstein
Emily Osborne
100 Block Battle
UW Madison School of Journalism

Online Media:

Best multi-media feature

Gold:
Jordan Johansen
The Gift of Gab: Wisconsin Man Becomes Advocate for ALS Research
Media Milwaukee | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Silver:
Caitlin Furin
Jade Likely
Muge Niu
UW Journalism Students
UW Election Connection
UW Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Bronze:
Kaitlin Sharkey
Fields Apart: City, Suburban Football Programs are Study in Contrasts
Media Milwaukee | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Best website design

Gold:
Curb Magazine Staff
Curb Online
Curb Magazine

Silver:
Will Haynes
The Badger Herald

Bronze:
Caitlin Furin
Jade Likely
Muge Niu
UW Madison Journalism Students
UW Election Connection
UW Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication