PROFESSIONAL WINNERS:
PANDEMIC SHOWCASE CATEGORIES
Best Pandemic Story in Print
GOLD
Volume One staff
Volume One
Outbroken: A Pandemic’s Effect on Wisconsin’s Food and Farms
SILVER
Natalie Yahr
Cap Times
How Madison’s Latino community is pulling together to survive COVID
BRONZE
Milwaukee Business Journal staff
Milwaukee Business Journal
Small Business, Big Mission
Best Pandemic Story in Audio
GOLD
Bryan B. Belmer
Reza Shaker, MD
Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeast WI
Medical College of Wisconsin
WMSE 91.7 FM and Medical College of Wisconsin
The Epidemiology of Disease: COVID-19 (CTSI Discovery Radio Episode #78)
SILVER
Maureen McCollum
Wisconsin Public Radio
‘I Think About My Friends Every Day’: Third Graders Wrap Up School Year From Home During Pandemic
BRONZE
Christina Van Zelst
Jerry Imig
WITI FOX6 NEWS
A Driveway Turned Center Stage
Best Pandemic Story in Video
GOLD
Volume One staff
Volume One
Outbroken: A Pandemic’s Effect on Wisconsin’s Food and Farms
SILVER
Zac Schultz
Mike Baron
Ethan Freel
Tom Micksch
PBS Wisconsin
COVID on the Campaign Trail
BRONZE
Megan Carpenter
Spectrum News 1
Covid Clots: A Covid Long-Hauler Opens Up About His Long-Term Symptoms
Best Pandemic Story that Appeared Online
GOLD
Gail Grzybowski,
Justin Migliano
Milwaukee PBS
Home/Work | Stories of Impact | Gail’s Dad
SILVER
Maddie Burakoff
Spectrum News 1
365 Days Of COVID-19: The Year In Pandemic Science
BRONZE
Bram Sable-Smith
Wisconsin Watch and WPR
How politics paralyzed Wisconsin’s pandemic response — and left families to grieve their losses
WRITING
Best Critical Review
GOLD
Dominique Paul Noth
Urban Milwaukee
3 Theater Reviews Urban Milwaukee
SILVER
Gwendolyn Rice
Isthmus
Life worth living
BRONZE
Dean Robbins
On Wisconsin
Hair-Raising Performances
Best Coverage of a Single News Topic or Event Including Breaking News
GOLD
Dylan Brogan
Isthmus
Black Lives Matter protests
SILVER
Cap Times staff
Cap Times
Madison on Election Day
BRONZE
Scott Girard
Cap Times
Madison School Board votes unanimously to end police in schools contract
Best Multi-Story Coverage of a Single Feature Topic or Event
GOLD
Wisconsin Watch
First Draft News
Seeking social justice in Wisconsin
SILVER
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
Milwaukee’s Protest Movement
BRONZE
Linda Falkenstein
Isthmus
Food access and COVID-19
Best Long Hard Feature Story
GOLD
Dan Simmons
Milwaukee Magazine
The Man by the River
SILVER
Dylan Brogan
Isthmus
A swing through a divided Wisconsin
BRONZE
Dave Cieslewicz
Isthmus
WILL power
Best Long Soft Feature Story
GOLD
Dylan Brogan
Isthmus
Last dance
SILVER
Michael Muckian
Henry Michaels
Madison Magazine
The Ghosts of Lost Live Performances
BRONZE
Marc Eisen
Madison Magazine
The Future of Madison’s ‘Epiconomy’
Best Short Hard Feature Story
GOLD
Tea Krulos
Milwaukee Magazine
Reporting Live from the Street
SILVER
Jim Malewitz
Wisconsin Watch
Their Wisconsin ballots never arrived. So they risked a pandemic. Or stayed home.
BRONZE
Eric Lindquist
Leader-Telegram
Scary as hell
Best Short Soft Feature Story
GOLD
Matthew Martinez
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
‘I felt like I lost a part of me’: How Camille Mays finds peace after gun violence took her son
SILVER
Edgar Mendez
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Basketball coach demands his students score on and off the court
BRONZE
Rob Thomas
Cap Times
I’ll be back … with lunch
Best Sports Story
GOLD
Jake Malooley
Milwaukee Magazine
A Family Affair
SILVER
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
This Nashotah Native Ran Her First-Ever Marathon and Qualified for the Olympics. Now, She Waits.
BRONZE
Erica Krug
Isthmus
Pretty Catchy
Best Single Editorial, Statement of Editorial Position or Opinion
GOLD
Kaleem Caire
Madison Magazine
The Black Hands That Built America
SILVER
Kenneth Cole
Milwaukee Independent
Shorewood residents worry that proposed Atwater Beach fee could restrict recreational access
BRONZE
Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area
Wisconsin Is Now the Epicenter for Coronavirus in America
Best Business Story or Series
GOLD
Milwaukee Business Journal staff
Milwaukee Business Journal
Small Business Chronicles
SILVER
Sari Lesk
Milwaukee Business Journal
The PPP Story: How the Paycheck Protection Program operated in Wisconsin
BRONZE
Lindsay Christians
Cap Times
Grubhub hubbub
Best Investigative Story or Series
(No gold awarded)
SILVER
Parker Schorr
Cap Times/Wisconsin Watch
Digging Blind
BRONZE
Bram Sable Smith
Wisconsin Watch and WPR
Costly Care
Best Public Service Story or Series
GOLD
Natalie Yahr
Cap Times
Unreasonable suspicion: When residents call police, who pays the price when bias shapes their concerns?
SILVER
Wisconsin Watch, APM Reports, 371 Productions and WPR
Narrow Margin
BRONZE
Dorsey Kindler
Concealed Carry Magazine
Truckers & Self-Defense
Best Column
GOLD
Jessie Opoien
Cap Times
SILVER
Paul Fanlund
Cap Times
BRONZE
Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area
Best Explanatory Story or Series
GOLD
Milwaukee Business Journal staff
Milwaukee Business Journal
One System, (Unequal Access) – How the financial systems fails Black-owned businesses and how that might change
SILVER
Doug Erickson
Preston Schmitt
On Wisconsin
The Blast That Changed Everything
BRONZE
Maggie Ginsberg
Maija Inveiss
Madison Magazine
Where Our Garbage Goes + Tips for Low-Waste Living
Best Personal Profile
GOLD
Jake Malooley
Milwaukee Magazine
Organizing for Apocalypse Now
SILVER
Mary Louise Schumacher
Milwaukee Magazine
Ruth
BRONZE
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
This is the Revolution
Best Consumer Story or Series
GOLD
Bram Sable Smith
Wisconsin Watch and WPR
Lives on Hold
SILVER
Jennifer Rude Klett
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Best Baking Ever: Freshly Milled Flour Adds Flavor, Nutrition to Holiday Baking
BRONZE
Jenna Sachs
Annette Riese
Sara Smith
WITI FOX6 NEWS
Contact 6
VISUAL JOURNALISM
Best Illustration or Cartoon
GOLD
Tommy Washbush
Madison Magazine
A Tale of Epic Proportions
SILVER
Brandon Raygo
Cap Times
Exhausted teaching assistant
BRONZE
Ken Wangler
Concealed Carry Magazine
Cold Start
Best Photo Essay or Series
GOLD
Angela Major
Wisconsin Public Radio
Best Photos Of 2020
SILVER
Ruthie Hauge
Cap Times
Madison nightlife, redefined
BRONZE
Claudio Martinez
Joe Brusky
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Civil Rights Murals: Local artists unite to inspire change for communities of color in Milwaukee
Best News Photograph
GOLD
Lee Matz
Claudio Martinez
Joe Brusky
Dominic Inouye
Dan Barrett
Milwaukee Independent
Photomosaic of George Floyd uses 2,000 images from peaceful Milwaukee marches
SILVER
Jim Piwowarczyk
Wisconsin Right Now
Kenosha Burns
BRONZE
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Marching for CPAC: Youth group chalks messages around City Hall demanding police accountability
Best Feature Photograph
GOLD
Ruthie Hauge
Cap Times
Virtual School
SILVER
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Courage, Integrity, and Honor: Milwaukee pays tribute to fallen firefighters at special memorial ceremony
BRONZE
Ken Wangler
Dustin Reid
Daniel Acker
Concealed Carry Magazine
Check the Ingredients
Best Sports Photograph
GOLD
Rich Zimmermann
Milwaukee Independent
Vintage racers from yesteryear unlikely to rev up at the Milwaukee Mile Speedway this summer
(No silver or bronze awarded)
NEWSPAPER DESIGN
Best Overall Design
GOLD
Mark Kass
Todd Bragstad
Jacqueline Prins
Matt Haesly
Milwaukee Business Journal
(No silver or bronze awarded)
Best Special Section Design
GOLD
Mark Kass
Todd Bragstad
Jacqueline Prins
Barb Zaferos
Scott Paulus
Milwaukee Business Journal
Milwaukee Business Journal – 40 Under 40
(No silver or bronze awarded)
MAGAZINE DESIGN
Best Overall Design
GOLD
Tim Burton
Emily Culp
Sarah Frautschi
Carol Shufro
Madison Magazine
January, August and September issues
SILVER
Ken Wangler
Dustin Reid
Daniel Acker
Kelly Welke
Concealed Carry Magazine
BRONZE
Ann Christianson
Ashley Duchemin
Kayla Ermer
Shayna Mace
BRAVA Magazine
July/August 2020, September/October 2020, November/December 2020
Best Single Cover Design
GOLD
Tim Burton
Rebecca Radix
Madison Magazine
Black Lives Matter
SILVER
Tim Burton
Tommy Washbush
Madison Magazine
A Tale of Epic Proportions
BRONZE
Brandon Raygo
Cap Times
Reaching out to dads in jail
Best Single Story or Feature Design
GOLD
Tim Burton
Madison Magazine
The Future of Madison’s ‘Epiconomy’
SILVER
Ken Wangler
Dustin Reid
Kurt Adams
Jared Blohm
Concealed Carry Magazine
Roll On
BRONZE
Ken Wangler
Dustin Reid
Daniel Acker
Ed Combs
Concealed Carry Magazine
Edgy Art
AUDIO
Best Coverage of a Single or Ongoing Breaking News Story
GOLD
WUWM Staff
WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR
Demonstrations for Racial Justice Ignite in Wisconsin
SILVER
Jonah Chester
Martin Rakacolli
Chali Pittman
WORT FM
Scenes From the 2020 Presidential Election
BRONZE
Jonah Chester
WORT FM
Epic Tries to Send Employees Back To In-Person Work
Best Series Reporting
GOLD
Mike Spaulding
Newsradio WTMJ
The Prison Pandemic
SILVER
Emily Files
WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR
Virtual Classroom Series
BRONZE
WPR Staff
Wisconsin Public Radio
COVID-19 Obit Series
Best Long Hard Feature Story
GOLD
Chali Pittman
WORT FM
Doulas Demand Change
SILVER
Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Tribal Nations Took Early COVID-19 Precautions
BRONZE
Richie Burke
DJ Hines
Greg Marshall
Khalif El-Amin
The GoGedders Podcast
A Candid Conversation on Race in Milwaukee
Best Long Soft Feature Story
GOLD
Maayan Silver
WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR
Tribute To Joan Wildman: A Jazz Pianist Whose Life Was Improvisation
SILVER
Maureen McCollum
Wisconsin Public Radio
The Search For The Synthesizers Behind NPR’s “All Things Considered” Theme
BRONZE
Gianofer Fields
WORT FM
Radio Chipstone: The Last Note
Best Short Hard Feature Story
GOLD
Laurel White
Wisconsin Public Radio
How Long Has Wisconsin Been A Swing State?
SILVER
Teran Powell
WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR
Black Residents Are The Most Impacted By COVID-19 In Milwaukee
BRONZE
Tony Bettack
Melissa Barclay
Newsradio WTMJ
Anatomy of a Protestor
Best Short Soft Feature Story
GOLD
Laura Pavin
Wisconsin Public Radio
Why Isn’t The UP Part Of Wisconsin?
SILVER
Nate Imig
88Nine Radio Milwaukee
Barby the Book Fairy
BRONZE
Maureen McCollum
Wisconsin Public Radio
Meet The Nine-Year-Old Entrepreneur Behind Kyric’s Lemonade
Best Use of Audio Within a Report
GOLD
Tony Bettack
Newsradio WTMJ
Kenosha Protests
SILVER
Maureen McCollum
Wisconsin Public Radio
Meet The Wisconsinites Who Build Their Own ‘Star Wars’ Droids
BRONZE
Andrew Konkle
WITI FOX6 NEWS
Sound Of Separation
Best Writing in an Audio Story
GOLD
Stu Levitan
WORT FM
Madison in the Sixties: The Battle of Dow
SILVER
Yia Lor
Maureen McCollum
Wisconsin Public Radio
My Mother’s Tea: Skepticism And Love Of Family Traditions
BRONZE
Brad Williams
WIZM-AM, KCLH-FM
Yesterday in La Crosse, 1967 Ice Bowl
Best Podcast
GOLD
Tarik Moody
Reggie Jackson
Nate Imig
88Nine Radio Milwaukee
By Every Measure
SILVER
Bryan Polcyn
Amanda St. Hilaire
Jenna Sachs
Dave Michuda
Stephen Davis
Sara Smith
WITI FOX6 NEWS
Open Record
BRONZE
Richie Burke
GoGeddit Marketing & Media and OnMilwaukee
The GoGedders Podcast
VIDEO
Best Coverage of a Breaking News Story
(No gold place awarded)
SILVER
WISN 12 News Staff
WISN-TV
2 Officers Shot: Fugitive Manhunt
BRONZE (tie)
TMJ4 News Staff
TMJ4 News
Mayfair Mall Shooting
BRONZE (tie)
WISN 12 News Staff
WISN-TV
Mayfair Mall Mass Shooting
Best Multi-Day Coverage of an Ongoing Story
(No gold place awarded)
SILVER
WISN 12 News Staff
WISN-TV
Police Shooting Of Jacob Blake
BRONZE
FOX6 News Staff
WITI FOX6 NEWS
COVID-19
Best Individual Reporting of News
GOLD
Amanda St. Hilaire
WITI FOX6 News
SILVER
Jenna Sachs
WITI FOX6 News
BRONZE
Kasey Chronis
WITI FOX6 News
Best Individual Reporting of Sports
GOLD
Stephen Watson
WISN-TV
(No silver place awarded)
BRONZE
Stephanie Sutton
WISN-TV
Best Investigative Report or Series
GOLD
Amanda St. Hilaire
David Michuda
WITI FOX6 NEWS
MPS Fundraiser Fallout
SILVER
Kristin Byrne
Marty Hobe
Tamott Wolverton
Nicole Buckley
TMJ4 News
Unemployment System Collapse
BRONZE
Steve Chamraz
Marty Hobe
Tamott Wolverton
TMJ4 News
Use of Force
Best Long Hard Feature Story
GOLD
Carl Deffenbaugh
Andrew Konkle
WITI FOX6 NEWS
Am I Really That Sick?
SILVER
Ryan Jenkins
Ryan Whittaker
TMJ4 News
360: Interrupting Violence
BRONZE
Miguel Ramirez
Telemundo Wisconsin
Cat House/ Gatos Al Ataque
Best Long Soft Feature Story
GOLD
Tiff Pua
Sandy Maxx
Jason Piekarz
Brian Ewig
Jeff Mlagan
Darin Malkowski
Milwaukee PBS
Deaf StorySlam – The Arts Page
SILVER
Carl Deffenbaugh
Andrew Konkle
WITI FOX6 NEWS
Venmo Challenge
BRONZE
Alexandria Mack
Brian Ewig
Erica Drehfal
Stephanie Schreiber
Darin Malkowski
Milwaukee PBS
Major General Marcia Anderson
Best Short Hard Feature Story
GOLD
Suzanne Spencer
Eric Litsheim
WITI FOX6 NEWS
Cold Case: Warren Wright
SILVER
Nathan Phelps
Spectrum News 1
Branding Company Pivots During Pandemic
BRONZE
Tamott Wolverton
TMJ4 News
Protecting First Responders
Best Short Soft Feature Story
GOLD
Trevor Keller
Josh Kappler
PBS Wisconsin
WIsconsin Life: Hip-Hop Chess Club
SILVER
Jeff Dahdah
Spectrum News 1
The Effort to Name Wisconsin’s State Cheese
BRONZE
Derrick Rose
Ryan Casper
WISN-TV
“Infinite Humanity” Photo Project
Best News Program
GOLD
WISN 12 News
WISN-TV
50 Days: Shutdown Diary
SILVER
FOX6 News Staff
WITI FOX6 NEWS
Finding a Way Forward
BRONZE
Tariq Almagri
Shelby Kisling
JR Ross
Henry Seroogy
Emma Siewert
Steven Walters
WisconsinEye.org
WisconsinEye | Rewind: Your Year in Review for 2020
Best Sports Program
GOLD
Stephanie Miller
Stephen Watson
WISN-TV
Big 12 Sports: 2020 An Unprecedented Year
SILVER
Dennis Krause
Donny Rogers
Craig Hofer
Spectrum News 1
The Roundtable on Spectrum: Packers Top Ravens
(No Bronze awarded)
Best Newscast
GOLD
WISN 12 News
WISN-TV
Mayfair Mall Mass Shooting
SILVER
TMJ4 News Staff
TMJ4 News
TMJ4 News Today – Post-Election Day
BRONZE
FOX6 News Staff
WITI FOX6 NEWS
FOX6 News at 9: Mayfair Mall Shooting
Best Writing in a Video Story
GOLD
Amanda St. Hilaire
David Michuda
FOX6 Photojournalist Staff
WITI FOX6 NEWS
Child Care Crisis
SILVER
Bryan Polcyn
David Michuda
FOX6 Photojournalist Staff
WITI FOX6 NEWS
Who Are the Media?
BRONZE
Rachael Glaszcz
Eric Steffens
TMJ4 News
Juan Pablo Strong
Best Documentary
GOLD
Grant Fenster
Laurie Gorman
Jon Hornbacher
Jon Sovey
Kerman Eckes
Will Salzmann
PBS Wisconsin
Nancy Zieman: Extraordinary Grace
SILVER
Traci Neuman
Brian Ewig
Chris Michalski
Maryann Lazarski
Chris Hays
Bohdan Zachary
Milwaukee PBS
Shipwrecks of Milwaukee
BRONZE
WISN 12 News
WISN-TV
Changing The Game
Best Editing
GOLD
Andrew Konkle
WITI FOX6 NEWS
Andrew Konkle Composite
SILVER
Jason Fechner
Spectrum News 1
The First Days Under Safer at Home
BRONZE
Saman Wanniarachchi
WISN-TV
Coronavirus Photo Journal
ONLINE
Best Online Coverage of News
GOLD
TMJ4 News Web Staff
TMJ4 News
TMJ4.com
SILVER
Rich Kremer
Rachael Vasquez
Angela Major
Bridgit Bowden
Shamane Mills
David Hyland
Wisconsin Public Radio
Kenosha Protest, Shooting
BRONZE
WPR Staff
Wisconsin Public Radio
Madison, Milwaukee Protests
Best Online Coverage of Sports
GOLD
John Hughes
Jim Kelsh
Mike Davis
Gary D’Amato
Rob Hernandez
Dennis McCann
Wisconsin.Golf | Killarney Golf Media
(No silver or bronze place awarded)
Best Use of Multimedia
GOLD
Volume One staff
Volume One
“Outbroken” feature website
SILVER
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Civil Rights groups offer words of healing to Kenosha until Mayor John Antarmian upends the effort
BRONZE
Hailey Kunz
Aly Prouty
Kevin Schwaller
Spectrum News 1 Wisconsin Staff
Spectrum News 1
Kenosha Live Blog
Best Website Design
GOLD
Paul Higgins
Evan Primakow
Katie Williams
Carole Nicksin
Allison Garcia
Chris Drosner
Milwaukee Magazine
SILVER
Tarik Moody
Flipeleven
88Nine Radio Milwaukee
RadioMilwaukee.org
BRONZE
Kristian Knutsen
Laura Zimmerman
WisContext
wiscontext.org
Best Local News or Feature Website
GOLD
David Hyland
Andrea Anderson
Jenny Peek
John K. Wilson
Alyssa Allemand
Erik Lorenzsonn
Mary Kate McCoy
Wisconsin Public Radio
WPR.org
SILVER
Kristian Knutsen
Will Cushman
WisContext
wiscontext.org
BRONZE
Don Ross
Volume One staff
Volume One
VolumeOne.org
Best Blog
GOLD
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
From SARS to the frontline of tragedies: A journey of photo-documenting history in realtime
SILVER
Heather Cox Richardson
Milwaukee Independent
Thoughts from an American
BRONZE
John Pavlovitz
Milwaukee Independent
The loss of faith and price of our pandemic
Best Use of Multi-Platform Reporting
GOLD
Kevin Schwaller
Jason Fechner
Spectrum News 1
The Stories that Defined 2020
SILVER
Will Cushman
Corrinne Hess
Zac Schultz
Bridgit Bowden
Philip Ashby
Kristian Knutsen
WisContext, PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio
Police Residency, Unions and Oversight in Wisconsin
BRONZE
Brad Evans
Amy Smith
WISN.com
AMBER Alert ends with 3 dead
Best Hard Feature Story
GOLD
Corrinne Hess
Wisconsin Public Radio
The Summer That Wasn’t
SILVER
Maddie Burakoff
Spectrum News 1
Wisconsin Researchers Try Out A Quicker, Easier Coronavirus Test
BRONZE
Andy Soth
WisContext
How AIDS Pushed Wisconsin to Change its Approach to Public Health
Best Soft Feature Story
GOLD
Mike Woods
Spectrum News 1
An Insider’s Look at Van Halen’s Three Days in Madison
SILVER
Gary D’Amato
Wisconsin.Golf | Killarney Golf Media
After a lifetime spent helping golfers, driving range owner Bob Burns needs golf’s help
BRONZE
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
How a Wisconsin Senator Helped Establish Earth Day 50 Years Ago
Best Sports Story
GOLD
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
How Waukesha’s Gold Medalist Is Spending Her Summer Without Olympics
SILVER
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
Milkmen Bring Home the Championship For Milwaukee
BRONZE
Gary D’Amato
Wisconsin.Golf | Killarney Golf Media
Do you believe in miracles? For this group of Erin Hills caddies, with one of them battling a serious illness, a single swing was a sign from above.
Best Business Story or Series
GOLD
Maredithe Meyer
BizTimes Milwaukee
Businesses, insurers at odds over COVID-19 business interruption claims
SILVER
Kathryn Larson
Spectrum News 1
Madison Company is First in U.S. to Put a Black Woman on a Beer Can
BRONZE
Gary D’Amato
Wisconsin.Golf | Killarney Golf Media
Help wanted: Make your living on a golf course. Anyone out there?
Best Investigative Story or Series
GOLD
Will Cushman
Howard Hardee
Jim Malewitz
Kristian Knutsen
WisContext and Wisconsin Watch
COVID-19 Data Reporting and Misinformation in Wisconsin
SILVER
Dee J. Hall
Coburn Dukehart
Wisconsin Watch
Child abuse doctor leaves a trail of accusations of bullying
BRONZE
Rob Mentzer
Keegan Kyle
Wisconsin Public Radio
Rising Inmate Population In Wisconsin Strains Local Jails
Best Public Service Story or Series
GOLD
WUWM, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee PBS and Milwaukee Public Library Staffs
WUWM, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee PBS and Milwaukee Public Library
Listen MKE
SILVER
Howard Hardee
Max Witynski
Jessica Christoffer
Keenan Chen
Wisconsin Watch, First Draft News, Center for Journalism Ethics
Uncovering disinformation in Wisconsin
BRONZE
Will Cushman
WisContext
Wisconsin Masks Up
Best Column
GOLD
Dennis McCann
Wisconsin.Golf | Killarney Golf Media
SILVER
Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area
BRONZE
Andy Moore
PBS Wisconsin
No Place Like Home
Best Explanatory Story or Series
GOLD
Will Cushman
Mark Riechers
Samantha Nash
WisContext
Wisconsin’s Pandemic Year
SILVER
Andrea Anderson
Jenny Peek
John K. Wilson
Erik Lorenzsonn
David Hyland
Wisconsin Public Radio
WPR.org’s Coronavirus In Wisconsin Section
BRONZE
Peter Cameron
Wisconsin Watch
Lesson Plans: Rural schools grapple with COVID-19
Best Journalistic Use of Social Media to Tell or Enhance a Story
GOLD
Brad Evans
Amy Smith
WISN.com
Jacob Blake police shooting
SILVER
Allison Dikanovic
Clara Neupert
Princess Safiya Byers
Claire DeRosa
Wisconsin Watch and Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Evictions engagement
BRONZE
Nyesha Stone
Pamelina Williams
Carvd N Stone
COLLEGIATE WINNERS:
PANDEMIC SHOWCASE CATEGORIES
Best Pandemic Story in Print
GOLD
Giselle Martin Gomez
Mount Mary University Arches
Nonprofits survive the pandemic
SILVER
Hannah Feuer
Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
Nervous about postal delays? Here’s how to make sure your vote is counted.
BRONZE
Aspen Ramos
Marquette Wire
Parties, social gatherings still taking place on campus
Best Pandemic Story in Audio
GOLD
Haley Krueger
Media Milwaukee
UWM Offers Targeted Covid Test for People with Symptoms
SILVER
Media Milwaukee staff
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
How We’re Living Now
BRONZE
Payton Bachochin
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Video Games Strengthen a Fragile Bond for Sisters Stuck at Home
Best Pandemic Story in Video
GOLD
Mazie Baldus
Lelah Byron
Marquette Wire: MUTV
Pandemic Waste
SILVER
Joseph Pethan
Wat Lee
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
Deemed Essential
BRONZE
Laura Bunn
UW Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Quarantine: An Acrostic
Best Pandemic Story That Appeared Online
GOLD
Emily Blazer
Mount Mary University Arches
A Critical Lens on MMU Safety Regulations: Are COVID-19 Guidelines Being Enforced?
SILVER
Natallie St. Onge
Marquette Wire
Student, alum contract coronavirus abroad
BRONZE
Adam Kelnhofer
UWM Post
Milwaukee Voting Lines Stretch for Blocks, Voters Pelted with Hail
WRITING
Best News Story
GOLD
Adam Kelnhofer
UWM Post
Milwaukee Recount Results to Be Announced Day After Thanksgiving
SILVER
Annie Mattea
Marquette Wire
Dean of the College of Business Administration, Joe Daniels, dies at 60
BRONZE
Shir Bloch
Alexa Jurado
Marquette Wire
Parties Still Happening
Best Long Hard Feature Story
GOLD
Brian Huynh
Curb magazine
404 School Not Found by Brian Huynh
SILVER
Quinn Clark
Emily Cabaltera
Mount Mary University Arches
Mount Mary students explain who they voted for
BRONZE
Addison Lathers
The Daily Cardinal
‘The system is broken’: Madison’s local government is inaccessible to those that need it most
Best Long Soft Feature Story
GOLD
Adam Kelnhofer
Ethan Duran
UWM Post
“It was a nightmare.” – Students Talk About Their Experiences After Residence Halls Close
SILVER
Molly Liebergall
Curb magazine
Bedroom Beats
BRONZE
Genevieve Vahl
Curb magazine
Take What You Need, Give What You Can
Best Short Hard Feature Story
GOLD
Will Cioci
The Daily Cardinal
‘Becky is going to listen to us today’: BIPOC Coalition, TAA march for racial justice and a police-free campus
SILVER
Wat Lee
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Party Outreach is Critical to Reaching Asian American Voters
BRONZE
John Quinnies
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Americans Don’t Know What to Believe This Election Season
Best Short Soft Feature Story
GOLD
Richa Karmarkar
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Finding Hope through Music: The Voices of Quarantine
SILVER
Hannah Feuer
Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
Mequon native’s novel is on childhood medical condition
BRONZE
Brianna Schubert
UWM Post
Vegetables, Kit-Kats and Home: How a UWM Student-Artist is Making it Work in Remote Learning
Best Sports Story
GOLD
Andrew Amouzou
Marquette Wire
Fleur Eggnick reflects on athletic family, journey to MU
SILVER
Matt Yeazel
Marquette Wire
What’s summer without baseball?
BRONZE
Zoe Comerford
Marquette Wire
Marquette community, sports legends mourn Kobe Bryant
Best Investigative Reporting
GOLD
Beck Salgado
Marquette Wire
MUPD’s silence after crimes seen as concerning
SILVER
Matthew Harte
Marquette Wire
University faces economic fallout
BRONZE
Lelah Byron
Marquette Wire
Faculty concerns amid layoffs
Best Editorial or Commentary
GOLD
Allison Beebe
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The Dawn of COVID-19 in Cape Town: A Backpacker’s Account of Travel During the Pandemic
SILVER
The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The Daily Cardinal
Cardinal View: What did you expect?
BRONZE
Marquette Wire Editorial Board
Marquette Wire
Time is running out
VISUAL JOURNALISM
Best Still Photograph/Photos
GOLD
Patricia McKnight
Media Milwaukee
Fulfill the Dream
SILVER
Brian Huynh
Curb magazine
Photo series by Brian Huynh
BRONZE
Denisse Hernandez
Mount Mary University Arches
The Meaning of Black Lives Matter
AUDIO
Best News Story Single or Ongoing
GOLD
Nick Galle
Kelli Arseneau
Dan Avington
Roy Bowler
Marquette Wire: MUR
Covid Across America
SILVER
Mazie Baldus
Marquette Wire: MUR
COVID & OZZI
BRONZE
Patrick Caine
WRST-FM
Bald Eagles Return
Best Feature Story
GOLD
Andrew Haese
WRST-FM
A Kwick Pandemic
SILVER
Patrick Caine
WRST-FM
History of KFIZ
BRONZE
Jalen Dixon
WRST-FM
Learning is Hard
Best Sports Story
(No gold place awarded)
SILVER
John Leuzzi
Marquette Wire: MUR
From Player to Coach
BRONZE
Grayson Sewell
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Friends Get Out for Some Fresh Air and ‘Frolfing’
Best Podcast
GOLD
Nathan Denzin
UW Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Isolated: Our Corona Virus Story
SILVER
Joe Schultz
WRST-FM
Week In Review April 24, 2020
(No bronze place awarded)
VIDEO
Best News Story Single or Ongoing
GOLD
Nick Galle
Aimee Galaszewski
Dan Avington
Roy Bowler
Joseph Beaird
Marquette Wire: MUTV
Covid Across America
SILVER
Terese Radke
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
Early Voting Going Strong in Milwaukee
BRONZE
Terese Radke
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
Local Shops Make the Most of Small Business Saturday
Best Feature Story
GOLD
Richa Karmarkar
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
“Voces de la Frontera” Brings Election Closer to Latinos
SILVER
Jacob Stahl
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
Local Volunteers Spread the Joy in Milwaukee
BRONZE
Lelah Byron
Sam Arco
Marquette Wire: MUTV
Marquette’s Melodic Secret
Best Sports Story
GOLD
Zoe Comerford
Marquette Wire: MUTV
Life Without Markus
SILVER
Tyler Peters
Randi Haseman
Marquette Wire: MUTV
Esports
BRONZE
Jack Phillips
Marquette Wire: MUTV
A New Lacrosse Era
Best Newscast
GOLD
The Badger Report Staff
Tamia Fowlkes
Sally Young
The Badger Report, UW Madison
The Badger Report Newscast
SILVER
The Badger Report Staff
Nathan Denzin
Sophia Madore
The Badger Report, UW Madison
The Badger Report Newscast
BRONZE
Isabel Tuisl
Rickiya Hatch
Kaylee Staral
Vanessa Rivera
M’Layo Sago
Cal Gessner
Marquette Wire: MUTV
Marquette Now, 02/12/2020
Best Program, Documentary or Special
GOLD
Terese Radke
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
A Much Kneaded Pastime
SILVER
Hazel Tang
UW Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Blind Spot
BRONZE
Molly Nelson
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
Local Food Pantry Becomes Light of Hope
ONLINE
Best Use of Multi-Media
GOLD
Media Milwaukee staff
Media Milwaukee
Rising Waters
SILVER
Elizabeth Marie Lang Oreamuno
UW Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Covida: The Corona Virus in Costa Rica
BRONZE
Brenda Nelson Davis
Leslie Chavez
Mount Mary University Arches
Stories from the Sisters: Sister Joanne Poehlman
Best Website Design
GOLD
Quinn Clark
Emily Cabaltera
Leslie Chavez
Allyson Gebauer
Denisse Hernandez
Mount Mary University Arches
Archesnews.com
SILVER
Marquette Wire Staff
Marquette Wire
Marquettewire.org
BRONZE
2020 Curb Pause team
Curb Magazine
Curb Pause website
Best Local News or Feature Website
GOLD
UW Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication Staff
UW Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication
2020 in 20-20
SILVER
Media Milwaukee staff
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Media Milwaukee
(No bronze awarded)
Best Blog
GOLD
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Mount Mary University Arches
COVID Diaries
SILVER
Media Milwaukee Staff
Media Milwaukee
Vanishing Island
BRONZE
Aspen Ramos
Marquette Wire
COVID-19 BLOG: Everything happens for a reason
Best News Story
GOLD
John Quinnies
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Colectivo Coffee Workers Try to Unionize During Pandemic
SILVER
Jay Stahl
UWM Post
How Curd Queen Has the Internet Cheesin’ Again
BRONZE
Natallie St. Onge
Marquette Wire
President Lovell’s son withdraws after posting racist, sexist posts
Best Hard Feature Story
GOLD
John Quinnies
Destiny DeVooght
Matthew Hollendonner
Hannah Borchert
Taylor Wietzke
Media Milwaukee
Into the Night
SILVER
Benjamin Wells
Natallie St. Onge
Marquette Wire
Democracy in Darkness
BRONZE
Jessica Gatzow
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Fighting for Climate Change Justice on Milwaukee’s North Side
Best Soft Feature Story
(No gold place awarded)
SILVER
Patricia McKnight
Media Milwaukee Staff
Media Milwaukee
Into the Bayou
BRONZE
Adrian Hurd
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
‘The Pandemic Helped Me Find My Purpose’: Black Women-Owned Businesses Persevere in 2020
Best Investigative Reporting
GOLD
Media Milwaukee Staff
Media Milwaukee
Rising Waters
(No silver or bronze awarded)
Best Editorial or Commentary
GOLD
Aminah Beg
Marquette Wire
The Privilege of Political Apathy
SILVER
Zachary Semancik
UWM Post
Thank You Kobe
BRONZE
Everett Eaton
UWM Post
A Review of My Mental State During the Election
