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2006 SPJ Excellence in Journalism Awards
Spot news reporting (non-daily newspapers)
1. Chantelle Lusebrink, The Issaquah Press for "Boating Accident: Group
Effort Saved Teen's Life"
2. Megan Doyle, The Puyallup Herald for "Man Shot to Death in Puyallup"
3. Kalyn Kelley, The Peninsula Gateway for "Harbor Seal, Fish Die"
Spot news reporting (small dailies, circulation up to 25-thousand)
1. Sam Bishop, Rod Boyce, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, “Feds probe
nonprofit, church”
2. Shaun Hall, Jeff Duewel, Grants Pass Daily Courier, “Higginbotham
rescue”
3. Hope Anderson, Janine Manny, Evan Caldwell, The Daily News, “Blast
levels Trojan”
Spot news (dailies with circulation between 25,000 and 65,000)
1. Staff, The Herald, “Floods block Highway 9”
2. Staff, Yakima Herald-Republic, “Sleeping giant awakes …”
3. Staff, Billings Gazette, “Derby inferno”
HM. Staff, The Olympian, “Port protest”
Spot news (large dailies with a circulation over 65-thousand)
1. Staff, The Seattle Times, “Tragedy on Capitol Hill”
2. Staff, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Gunman shoots 6 at Jewish center”
3. Staff, The Seattle Times, “Jewish Federation shooting”
HM. Staff, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Powerless”
Spot news (television)
1. Christina Condelles, Jill Mullican, Kathi Goertzen, KOMO, “Jewish
Federation shooting”
2. Chris Daniels, Pete Cassam, KING, “Amber alert -- two kids missing”
3. John Sharify, Bill Strothman, KOMO, “Fire at Meeker”
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Spot news (radio)
1. Austin Jenkins, Northwest News Network, “Sea-Tac snarl”
2. Phyllis Fletcher, KUOW, “B&B battle”
3. Derek Wang, KUOW, “School board meeting erupts”
HM. Deborah Wang, KUOW, “Immigration rights march”
Spot news, online (original)
1. Hector Castro, Vanessa Ho, Michelle Nicolosi, Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
“Seven dead in Seattle shooting”
2. Staff, KING, “Dec. 14-15 wind storm”
3. Alex Johnson, MSNBC.com, “Job losses, big changes …”
Spot news, online (adaptation)
1. Staff, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Jewish Federation shooting”
2. Staff, KING, “Seven die in Capitol Hill shooting rampage”
3. Staff, The Seattle Times, “Jewish Federation shooting”
HM. Staff, The Seattle Times, “Capitol Hill shooting”
General News (magazines)
1. L. D. Kirshenbaum, Seattle Metropolitan for "Cops & Robbers"
2. James Addis, World Vision for "Turning Back the Tide"
3. Mark Defreyn, Washington Law & Politics for "Line of Defense"
General news reporting (non-dailies)
1. Ric Hallock, Lee Giles, et al, The Peninsula Gateway for "Windstorm
2006"
2. Justin Matlick, Puget Sound Business Journal for "Coming Due: Risky
Loans Haunt Homeowners"
3. Autumn Koepp, The Issaquah Press for "Issaquah Helps Rebuilding"
HM: Steve Wilhelm, Puget Sound Business Journal for "Sea Change"
General news (TV)
1. Susannah Frame, Kellie Cheadle, Eric Olson, KING, “Troubling
treatment”
2. John Sharify, Brad Baker, Tri Ngo, KOMO, “For sale”
3. Susannah Frame, Kellie Cheadle, Eric Olson, KING, “Signs of trouble”
HM. Laural Porter, Kurt Austin, KGW, “Dead tired”
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General news (Radio)
1. Keith Seinfeld, KPLU, “Mental illness safety net is torn”
2. Colin Fogarty, Oregon Public Broadcasting, “Sandy River changes
course”
3. Austin Jenkins, Northwest News Network, “Marijuana harvest”
HM. Samantha Wright, Boise State Radio, “Cat rescue”
Newscast (TV)
1. Laura Evans, KOMO, “11 AM News--Windstorm”
2. Laura Evans, KOMO, “Superbowl Newscast”
3. Ryan Wingfield, Kate Morris, KTVB, “News at Ten”
HM. Carla Miller, KEPR, “KEPR 6 PM”
Newscast (radio)
1. Patricia Murphy, KUOW, “KUOW Afternoon News”
2. Staff, Oregon Public Broadcasting, “Oregon Considered, 1/17/06 &
9/20/06”
3. Tripp Sommer, Erin Adkins, KLCC, “Newscast 3/15/06”
HM. Ian Cope, David Wilkins, Grays Harbor Radio, “Grays Harbor at noon”
Comprehensive Coverage, multiple days (small dailies, circulation up to
25-thousand)
1. Staff, The Chronicle, “TransAlta Centralia coal mine closes”
2. Staff, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, “Many waters, many uses”
3. Staff, The Daily News, “Triple killer”
HM. Steven Friederich, The Daily World, “Cosmopolis mill closing”
Comprehensive coverage, multiple days (mid sized dailies)
1. Staff, Missoulian, “Two lanes into Montana”
2. Staff, The Bulletin, “The death of Pfc. Thomas Tucker”
3. Staff, The Herald, “Super Bowl coverage”
Comprehensive coverage, multiple days (large dailies)
1. Staff, The Oregonian, “Kim family search …”
2. Staff, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Capitol Hill shooting”
3. Staff, The Spokesman-Review, “Otto Zehm”
HM. Linda Shaw, Lynda Mapes, The Seattle Times, “The class of 2008:
Facing the test”
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Comprehensive coverage, single day (small dailies):
1. Mike Butts, Christin Runkle, Dan Black, Idaho Press-Tribune, “Gruesome
day”
2. Staff, The Chronicle, “Storm edition”
3. Staff, Grants Pass Daily Courier, “The Rogue”
HM. Lisa Patterson, Paula Horton, The Daily World, “Murderous ties”
Comprehensive coverage, single day (mid-sized dailies)
1. Staff, The Herald, “Election day / Record floods”
2. Staff, Yakima Herald-Republic, “President Fox visits the Yakima Valley”
3. Mark Freeman, Paul Fattig, Mail Tribune, “Arson in the name of
activism”
HM. Greg Tuttle, Billings Gazette, “A confounding killer”
Comprehensive coverage, single day (large dailies)
1. The Seattle Times, "Sonics, Storm sold"
Names: Percy Allen, Jim Brunner, Sharon Pian Chan, Jonathan Martin,
Danny O'Neil, Steve Kelley, Hal Bernton, Meliss Allison, Jayda Evans
(Other contributors were Ralph Thomas, Bob Young, Yamiche Leone
Alcindor, Ashley Bach)
2. Seattle Post Intelligencer, "Gates 2.0"
Names: Todd Bishop, Dan Richman, Julie Davidow,
(Other contributor, Tom Paulson)
3. The Seattle Times, "Gay-marriage backers may be out of options"
Names: Lornet Turnbull, Ralph Thomas, David Postman, Danny Westneat
(Other contributors were Susan Gilmore, Jonathan Martin, Marsha King,
Janet I. Tu, Charlotte Hsu, Ann Kim)
News Series (Radio)
1. John Ryan, KUOW, “As the Sound churns”
2. Liam Moriarty, KPLU, “The French connection”
3. Staff, Oregon Public Broadcasting, “Pandemic preparations”
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Feature Reporting
Short feature (small dailies)
1. Sandra Swain, The Daily Astorian, “Reptilian ruckus”
2. Marta Murvosh, Skagit Valley Herald, “Town's official bird fears no
carving knife”
3. Scott McMillion, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, “Wilsall”
HM. Steven Friederich, The Daily World, “Ghost hunters panting for
Polson”
Short feature (mid sized dailies)
1. David A. Grant, King County Journal, “Behind the gates”
2. John Branton, The Columbian, “205 'Freeway' update …”
3. Yoshiaki Nohara, The Herald, “A place for lovers”
HM. James Joyce III, Yakima Herald-Republic, “Cause and effect: A book
can change a lot …”
HM. Tom Vogt, The Columbian, “Voting the plutocrat ticket”
Short feature (large dailies)
1. Larry Bingham, The Oregonian, “Tough rooster, tender tale”
2. Florangela Davila, The Seattle Times, “Jackie's journey…”
3. Carol Smith, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Theirs is a timeless friendship…”
HM. Mark Baker, The Register-Guard, “Which way, wee wallaby?”
Long feature (small dailies)
1. Joe Sunnen, The Bellingham Herald, “Josh's dream season”
2. Chris Eshleman, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, “On the inside”
3. Beverly Crichfield, Skagit Valley Herald, “Along came a tarantula”
HM. Sheila Hagar, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, “'No fear, no regret'“
HM. Alex Paul, Albany Democrat-Herald, “Brothers in arms”
Long feature (mid-sized dailies)
1. Kathie Durbin, The Columbian, “Love, intertwined”
2. Cindy Powers, The Bulletin, “'No matter what it took'“
3. Donna Healy, Billings Gazette, “What would Lewis and Clark do?”
HM. Erin Middlewood, The Columbian, “A mother's love, on loan”
HM. Chelsi Moy, Great Falls Tribune, “I was a mermaid once …”
HM. Lorna Thackeray, Billings Gazette, “Finding Robert”
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Long feature (large dailies)
1. Julie Sullivan, The Oregonian, “High privilege”
2. Tom Kizzia, Anchorage Daily News, “Peaceful harbor”
3. Katy Muldoon, The Oregonian, “Home to heal”
HM. Mark Baker, The Register-Guard, “Remembering Susi”
Feature News (television):
1. Laural Porter, Kurt Austin, KGW, “Standing tall”
2. John Sharify, Jon Knorr, Darrin Tegman, KOMO, “The gift”
3. John Sharify, Randy Carnell, Wayne White, KOMO, “Hidden letter”
Feature News (Radio)
1. Phyllis Fletcher, KUOW, “Pioneer in disabled workforce retires”
2. Gary Davis, KPLU, “Older students on campus”
3. Kristian Foden-Vencil, Oregon Public Broadcasting, “Meals on wheels …
for Fido!”
HM. April Baer, Oregon Public Broadcasting, “Music therapy”
Special Report/Enterprise Online (Original)
1. Glenn Nelson, HoopGurlz.com, “Chief Sealth recruiting scandal”
2. Tom Brown, The Seattle Times, “Where the nukes are -- 20 miles from
downtown”
3. Carlos Virgen, Josh Gesler, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, “Veterans Day
interviews”
HM. Sandy Frost, Newsvine.com, “Shriners investigation”
HM. Mike Kane, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Jonah's boat”
HM. Herb Weisbaum, MSNBC.com, “What ever happened to customer
service”
Special Report/Enterprise Online (Adapted)
1. Sandi Doughton, Craig Welch, Steve Ringman, The Seattle Times,
“Global warming – Bering Sea …”
2. TIE:
Carol Smith, Dan DeLong, Regina Hackett, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “A
life in the balance”;
Staff, The Seattle Times, “America's immigration dilemma”
3. Staff, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Sound of broken promises”
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Government and Political Reporting (magazines):
1. Dean Paton, Washington CEO for Hybrid Highways
2. Susan Nakagawa, Seattle magazine for "Who's Pulling the Strings"
3. Ross Anderson, Seattle Metropolitan for "Why Do We Have a Problem
with Maria"
HM: J. Kingston Pierce, Washington Law & Politics for "Laptop Warriors"
Government/Political Reporting (non-dailies)
1. Roger Harnack, Gerald La Masurier, et al, The Puyallup Herald for
"Accessing Public Records"
2. Ariel Hansen, Sequim Gazette for "Judged, Prosecuted and Defended by
Their Peers"
3. Deirdre Gregg, Puget Sound Business Journal for "Diverted: Viaduct, I405 Draw Attention from 520 Bridge"
Government/Political Reporting (small dailies)
1. Randy Trick, Skagit Valley Herald, “The Guemes way”
2. Kellyn Brown, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, “MDT feels strain”
3. Kathy Korengel, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, “Neighbors, city target land
plan”
HM. Gail Schontzler, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, “High-tech politics”
Government/Political Reporting (mid-sized dailies)
1. James Sinks, Susan Goodwin, The Bulletin, “Changing Oregon: Our
shifting political landscape”
2. Jeff Switzer, Lukas Velush, The Herald, “I-933”
3. Adam Wilson, The Olympian, “When lobbyists move in next door”
HM. Don Hamilton, The Columbian, “Running on empty”
Government/Political Reporting (large dailies)
1. Ruth Teichroeb, Kristen Millares Bolt, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “On the
waterfront”
2. Michelle Roberts, The Oregonian, “Army tries to draft autistic”
3. Randi Bjornstad, The Register-Guard, “Measure 37”
HM. David Postman, Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, “The lobbyist”
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Government/Political Reporting (alternative newsweeklies)
1. Kera Abraham, Eugene Weekly, “An unwelcome no”
2. Staff, Willamette Week, “Body politic”
3. Kevin Taylor, Joel Smith, Ted McGregor, The Pacific Northwest
Inlander, “Retaking the 5th”
Watchdog Reporting (small dailies)
1. Eve Byron, Independent Record, “Remedies for Rimini”
2. Rebecca Barrett, Corvallis Gazette-Times, “Burright under exam”
3. Travis Hay, Daily Record, “Teacher's relationship with former student
…”
HM. Kira Millage, The Bellingham Herald, “Fire package”
Watchdog Reporting (mid sized dailies)
1. Mike Stark, Billings Gazette, “Chemicals below the surface”
2. Stephanie Rice, The Columbian, “Judging the judge”
3. Josh Farley, Kitsap Sun, “Report details fire marshall's incompetence”
HM. Diana Hefley, Scott North, The Herald, “New law to fight meth …”
Watchdog Reporting (large dailies)
1. Staff, The Seattle Times, “Your courts, their secrets”
2. Lewis Kamb, Eric Nalder, Paul Shukovsky, Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
“Conduct unbecoming”
3. Staff, The News Tribune, “Dumping ground”
HM. Staff, The Oregonian, “Lobbyists and legislators”
Investigative Reporting (small dailies)
1. Gail Schontzler, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, “Controversial spending …”
2. Barbara LaBoe, The Daily News, “Limits of the law …”
3. Ted Sullivan, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, “Meth's lingering menace”
HM. Rod Boyce, Sam Bishop, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, “Nonprofits
spending records sparse”
Investigative (mid-size dailies)
1. John Trumbo, Tri-City Herald, “Dollars-for-deal”
2. Christian Hill, The Olympian, “The old brewery”
3. Erik Robinson, The Columbian, “Private property, public betrayal”
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Investigative Reporting (large dailies)
1. Michael J. Berens, Julia Sommerfeld, Carol Ostrom, The Seattle Times,
“License to harm”
2. Christine Willmsen, Michael Ko, The Seattle Times, “Chief Sealth girls
basketball recruiting scandal”
3. Bryan Denson, Jeff Kosseff, Les Zaitz, The Oregonian, “Disabled charity
fraud”
HM. David Wickert, The News Tribune, “BCTI”
Investigative (alternative weeklies)
1. Paul Peters, Missoula Independent, “A dangerous lie”
2. Alan Pittman, Eugene Weekly, “Besmirched”
3. Chris Barker, The Source Weekly, “Green alert”
HM. Rick Anderson, Seattle Weekly, “Six-feet underhanded”
Investigative Reporting (Television)
1. Chris Ingalls, Kellie Cheadle, Eric Olson, KING, “Nursing home cons”
2. David Gale, Troy Colson, KTVB, “Well water 1 & 2”
3. Susannah Frame, Kellie Cheadle, Eric Olson, KING, “Nothing to call
home”
HM. Staff, KOMO, “Trouble in toyland”
Investigative Reporting (Radio)
1. Rob Manning, Oregon Public Broadcasting, “Measure 39”
2. Amy Radil, KUOW, “State welfare sanctions”
3. Austin Jenkins, Northwest News Network, “Forest service liability”
Radio Documentary:
1. Marcie Sillman, KUOW, “Home”
2. Marcie Sillman, KUOW, “The play's the thing”
3. Elizabeth Wynne Johnson, Northwest News Network, “Greens for God”
HM: Samantha Wright, Boise State Radio, “A detective story”
Nationally Edited Story, Radio:
1. Phyllis Fletcher, KUOW, “Sprockettes”
2. Ed Schoenfeld, Coast Alaska Radio News, “Photographer documents
Alaska's shrinking glaciers”
3. Cathy Duchamp, Northwest News Network, “Sister story”
HM. Tom Banse, Northwest News Network, “Smart car test drive”
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Documentary (TV)
1. Jean Enersen, Joan Kinsey, Brenda Miyake, KING, “Clearing the air: the
truth about lung cancer”
2. Staff, KOMO, “The silent killer”
3. Jean Enersen, Joan Kinsey, Kim Griffis, KING, “Gifts of life”
HM. Norm Ohashi, Kellie Cheadle, Kevin Glantz, KING, “KING5
Investigators Special”
Crime and Justice Reporting (small dailies):
1. Ted Sullivan, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, “Deadly force”
2. Kaitlin Manry, The Daily World, “Doing life …”
3. Sharyn L. Decker, The Chronicle, “Metal thieves: Industrial crime on
rise”
HM. Chelsea Duncan, The News-Review, “17 years later, man convicted of
abuse”
Crime and Justice (mid sized dailies)
1. Phil Davidson, Post Register, “Mason, criminal lawyer”
2. Stephanie Rice, Erin Middlewood, The Columbian, “Justice for the
mentally ill”
3. John Branton, The Columbian, “Local cop will not face DUI charge …”
HM. Keith Chu, The Bulletin, “Madras prison: Hopes, fears”
Crime and Justice (large dailies)
1. Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, “How teaming up took down a gang”
2. Luciana Lopez, The Oregonian, “Loyalty, duty collide …”
3. Maureen O'Hagan, The Seattle Times, “Nabbing the king of con”
HM. Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, “One man task force …”
Education Reporting (magazines):
1. James Ross Gardner, Seattle Metropolitan for "The Kids Might Be All
Right"
2. Christine Twu, Colors NW for "Educating Native Youth"
3. Nick Gallo, Seattle University Magazine for "Opening Doors"
HM: Eric McHenry, Columns magazine for "Spreading the Word"
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Education (non-dailies)
1. Sarah Koenig, Enterprise for "Time Crunch"
2. Eric Engleman, Puget Sound Business Journal for "Raided"
3. Margo Horner, Federal Way Mirror for "Physical Education Fuels
Success"
Education (small dailies)
1. Amanda Haines, Grants Pass Daily Courier, “Special challenges”
2. Hope Anderson, The Daily News, “Losing sleep”
3. Teresa Williams, The News-Review, “Not left behind”
HM. Robinson Duffy, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, “Retooling machine
cuisine”
Education (mid sized dailies)
1. Staff, Billings Gazette, “Indian schools: Problems and progress”
2. Howard Buck, Margaret Ellis, The Columbian, “Still relevant?”
3. Keila Szpaller, Great Falls Tribune, “Questions remain”
HM. Heather Woodward, The Olympian, “Autism”
Education (large dailies)
1. Paige Parker, The Oregonian, “Does a killing in mom's past make her
unfit …”
2. Cara Solomon, Emily Heffter, The Seattle Times, “One school's legacy:
There's no learning”
3. Jessica Blanchard, Casey McNerthney, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Seattle
students getting junk food fixes …”
Education (alternative weeklies)
1. Suzi Steffen, Eugene Weekly, “School de verano”
2. Nina Shapiro, Seattle Weekly, “Schooling the district”
3. Alan Pittman, Eugene Weekly, “Deadbeat legislature”
Minority Reporting (magazines)
1. Christina Twu, Colors NW Magazine for "Mixed Blessings"
2. Lisa Wogan, Seattle Magazine for "Fight for Rights"
3. Tom Griffin, Columns Magazine for "The Stolen Years"
HM: Steve Wiecking, Seattle Metropolitan for "A Strange and Bitter Crop"
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Minority Reporting (non-dailies)
1. Heidi Dietrich for "No Boom: Black Builders Bypassed"
2. Sarah Kahne, Business Examiner for "Stepping Out"
3. Deirdre Gregg, Puget Sound Business Journal for "A Growing Presence:
Native Americans in Legislature"
Minority Reporting (small dailies):
1. Manuel Valdes, Skagit Valley Herald, “A journey of survival: The
Oaxaca connection”
2. Theresa Hogue, Corvallis Gazette-Times, “A history rediscovered”
3. Evan Caldwell, The Daily News, “The backbone of Pacific County”
Minority reporting (mid sized dailies):
1. Jodi Rave, Missoulian, “Violence against Native women”
2. Anna King, Melissa Hoyos, Tri-City Herald, “Home on the road”
3. Krista Kapralos, Eric Stevick, The Herald, “Tribes push treaty rights”
HM. Elena Olmstead, Sara Schilling, Tri-City Herald, “Owning the dream”
Minority Reporting (large dailies)
1. Esmeralda Bermudez, The Oregonian, “Deported to Guatemala”
2. Virginia de Leon, The Spokesman-Review, “For four Cuban sisters …”
3. D. Parvaz, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Iran: A rediscovery”
HM. Jim Brunner, The Seattle Times, “Stores consider cheap-beer ban
costly”
HM. Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, “Michael as a monk”
HM. Benjamin Shors, The Spokesman-Review, “A family finally made
whole …”
Minority Reporting (alternative newsweeklies)
1. Beth Slovic, Willamette Week, “Illegal scholar”
2. Mike Seely, Seattle Weekly, “Bright man's burden”
3. Mick Lloyd-Owen, The Pacific Northwest Inlander, “Burying the hatchet”
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Social Issues Reporting (magazines):
1. TIE:
Michael Hood, Seattle Magazine, for “A Long Way from Home”
Carol Tice, Seattle Magazine for "No Place Like Home”
2. Lisa Wogan, Seattle Magazine, for “The Death Debate”
3. Joe Follansbee, Seattle Magazine, for “The Disappearing Middle Class”
HM: Emma Grunberg, Seattle Metropolitan, for “Payday Saviors or Debt
Enslavers”
Social issues (non-dailies):
1. Heidi Dietrich, Puget Sound Business Journal for "The Immigrant
Economy"
2. Christine DuBois, Catholic Northwest Progress for "This Christmas
Dream: Regular Job, Place of My Own"; e-mailed judge 5/02/07
3. Heather Meier, The Puyallup Herald for "The Way We Worship"
Social issues (small dailies)
1. Patti Richter, Patricia Snyder, Grants Pass Daily Courier, “Hungry in
Josephine County”
2. Ted Sullivan, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, “Promise fulfilled”
3. Michelle Dupler, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “When worlds collide”
Social issues (mid-sized dailies)
1. Josh Farley, Kitsap Sun, “Crosses at the crossroads”
2. Jeffrey Mize, The Columbian, “Your money and your life”
3. Ed Kemmick, Diane Cochran, Billings Gazette, “Facing homelessness”
HM. Bill Kettler, Mail Tribune, “Gain and loss”
HM. Sarah Lemon, Mail Tribune, “A silent population”
Social issues (large dailies)
1. Michelle Cole, The Oregonian, “Tenacious grandma beats DHS”
2. Maureen O'Hagan, The Seattle Times, “One family's struggle with mental
illness”
3. Marsha King, The Seattle Times, “Care of aging Americans often in
immigrants' hands”
HM. Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, “Hmong & Mormon”
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Social issues (alternative weeklies)
1. Kera Abraham, Eugene Weekly, “Flames of dissent”
2. Angela Valdez, Willamette Week, “Meth madness”
3. Angela Valdez, Willamette Week, “Unforgiven”
HM. Ted McGregor, The Pacific Northwest Inlander, “Karmic jounalism”
Consumer and Environmental Affairs reporting (magazines):
1. Eric Scigilano, Brad Warren, et al, Seattle Metropolitan for "The
Greening of Seattle"
2. Brad Warren, Seattle Metropolitan for "Reservoir Dog"
3. Eric Lucas, Horizon Air Magazine for "Fascinating Fishers"
HM: Paul Clarke, Alaska Airlines Magazine for "Growing Success"
Consumer and Environmental Affairs reporting (non-dailies)
1. John Santana, Mill Creek Enterprise for "Beaver's Return Causing
Problems"
2. Chris Fitzgerald, Key Peninsula News for "The Geoduck Dilemma"
3. John Santa, Mill Creek Enterprise for "Noise Annoys"
Consumer reporting (small dailies)
1. Staff, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, “Through the roof”
2. Beth Slovic, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, “Insurance woes”
3. Sheila Hagar, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, “A very close call”
HM. Josh Lintereur, Skagit Valley Herald, “Good eats, slowly eaten”
Consumer reporting (mid-size dailies)
1. Josh Farley, Kitsap Sun, “Threats abound”
2. Courtney Sherwood, The Columbian, “Pet insurance has legs”
3. Cami Joner, The Columbian, “Woodland and Wal-Mart”
HM. Melissa Santos, The Herald, “Who's saving on gas?”
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Consumer reporting (large dailies)
1. Jolayne Houtz, The Seattle Times, “ID theft: 'You have to keep
proving…'”
2. Phoung Cat Le, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “The foreclosure rescue trap”
3. Staff, The Seattle Times, “Your money: Smart planning for uncertain
times”
HM. D. Parvaz, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Buyer beware, spotting a
knockoff”
Consumer and Environmental Affairs reporting (alternative weeklies)
1. Alan Pittman, Eugene Weekly, “Boom! Who are the real terrorists?”
2. Tony Hopfinger, Seattle Weekly, “One crude dude”
3. TIE: Monica Bradbury, Anchorage Press, “Meet Geroge Jetson …”;
Ian Demsky, Willamette Week, “Hydro hogs”
Environmental and Energy reporting (small dailies):
1. Staff, Daily Record, “Logging legacy”
2. Walt Williams, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, “Growth & open space”
3. Chris Talbott, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, “Arctic ice pack losing
ground”
HM: Bennett Hall, Corvallis Gazette-Times, “Common ground”
Environmental and Energy reporting (mid sized dailies):
1. Mike Stark, Billings Gazette, “Battling beetles”
2. TIE: John Dodge, Chester Allen, The Olympian, “The health of Puget
Sound”;
Erik Robinson, The Columbian, “Old adversaries try to save …”
3. Mike Stark, Billings Gazette, “Unnatural selection”
HM: Anna King, Tri-City Herald, “Lessons from the slide”
Environmental and Energy reporting (large dailies)
1. Paula Bock, The Seattle Times, “Oceans of waste: The problem with
plastics”
2. Staff, The Oregonian, “Our warmer world”
3. Christine Frey, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “College campuses are going
green”
HM. Diane Dietz, The Register-Guard, “Mining's toxic legacy”
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Photography, spot news (non-dailies):
1. Lee Giles III, The Peninsula Gateway for "WSP Raid"
2. Jesse Beals, Central Kitsap Reporter for "Kitsap County Fiery Crash"
3. Sarah Haas, Snoqualmie Valley Record for "Body Found at Falls"
Photography, spot news (small dailies)
1. Michael Penn, Juneau Empire, “Fire 1”
2. Deirdre Eitel, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, “City bear”
3. Scott Terrell, Skagit Valley Herald, “Car vs. restaurant”
HM. Nick George, The Chronicle, “Suspect arrest”
Photography, spot news (mid-size dailies)
1. Steven Herppich, The Olympian, “Standoff”
2. Tony Overman, The Olympian, “Crowd control”
3. Roy Musitelli, Mail Tribune, “Callahan's landmark destroyed”
HM. Steve Bloom, The Olympian, “Tree rescue”
Photography, spot news (large dailies)
1. Meryl Schenker, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Chicken crossing”
2. Bruce Ely, The Oregonian, “Tragedy at sea”
3. Thomas James Hurst, The Seattle Times, “Without a paddle”
HM. Thomas Boyd, The Register-Guard, “Black Crater fire”
Photography, general news (non-dailies)
1. Carol Vu, Northwest Asian Weekly for "Tibetan Protestors"
2. Ann-Marie Stillion, Northwest Asian Weekly for "Immigration Rally"
3. Jesse Beals, Central Kitsap Reporter for "Miss Washington"
Photography, general news (magazines)
1. Kari Costanza, World Vision for "Cutting Hunger in Half"
Photography, general news (small dailies)
1. Jeff Horner, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, “Dirt, drugs and doing time”
2. Andy Bronson, The News-Review, “Recall rejected”
3. Roger Werth, The Daily News, “Trojan implosion”
HM. Bill Wagner, The Daily News, “Leaping clear”
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Photography, general news (mid-sized dailies)
1. Steven Herppich, The Olympian, “RIP”
2. Mellissa Jansson, The Bulletin, “Tucker parents at funeral”
3. Tony Overman, The Olympian, “Soldier's funeral”
HM. James Woodcock, Billings Gazette, “Fellow sailor pays respects”
Photography, general news (large dailies)
1. Jim Bates, The Seattle Times, “Gathered in grief”
2. Erika Schulz, The Seattle Times, “Snow storm”
3. Michael Lloyd, The Oregonian, “College tab rising”
High School Newspapers
Category A (more than 1-thousand students)
Honorable Mention: The Hawkeye – Mountlake Terrace High School.
The judges liked the breadth of content and the graphics in this paper.
3rd Place: The Peninsula Outlook – Peninsula High School. The judges
said thi newspaper was a well-executed publication with great headlines and
good layout. It went beyond the usual high school topics with relevant,
meaty stories.
2nd Place: The Apple Leaf – Wenatchee High School. The judges said
this paper is a well-conceived publication with in-depth features and a good
layout. They thought the paper covered difficult topics very well.
And, 1st Place in high schools with more than 1,000 students:
The Roosevelt News – Roosevelt High School, Seattle. There was stiff
competition in this category…but the judges felt this paper was the best.
They said it contained in-depth news on a wide range of topics…interesting
covers…and creative design and layout.
There were no entries this year in Category B (between 500 and 1,000
students)
Category C (Fewer than 500 students)
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2nd Place: The Riptide – Vashon Island High School. The judges said this
paper had good cover stories as well as other interesting topics.
1st Place: Eye of the Tiger – Ephrata High School. The judges said this
paper had a variety of material, covering both light and complex topics well.
Online reporting
For Creative Use of the Medium (original)
1. Staff, KING, “Election night web cast and results”
2. Staff, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Virtual editorial board”
3. Staff, Anchorage Daily News, “New faces, new city …”
HM. Isamu Jordan, Ryan Pitts, Spokesmanreview.com, “The P.A. system”
HM. Ken Paulman, Ryan Pitts, Spokesmanreview.com,
“Spokesmanreview.com holiday lights tour”
Best Web Log (general news and commentary)
1. D.F. Oliveria, Spokesmanreview.com, “Huckleberries online”
2. Angelo Bruscas, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Seattle@Nite”
3. Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News, “The Trail”
HM. Steven Gardner, KitsapSun.com, “The Bremerton beat”
HM. Stacey Mulick, Adam Lynn, thenewstribune.com, “Lights and sirens”
Best Web Log (specialized)
1. David Postman, The Seattle Times, “Postman on politics”
2. John Cook, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “John Cook's venture blog”
3. Eric Fetters, The Herald, “Biotech blog”
HM. Ed Murrieta, thenewstribune.com, “Ed's Diner”
Best overall Web site (affiliated)
1. Staff, KING, “www.king5.com”
2. Staff, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “seattlepi.com”
3. Staff, Anchorage Daily News, “Election 2006”
HM. Staff, Spokesmanreview.com, “Spokane7.com”
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Best Web Design (affiliated)
1. Staff, KING, “www.king5.com”
2. Ryan Pitts, Spokesmanreview.com, “Spokane7.com”
3. Staff, The Seattle Times, “www.seattletimes.com”
HM. Staff, thenewstribune.com, “TheNewsTribune.com”
Public Service on the Web
1. Staff, The Seattle Times, “Your courts, their secrets”
2. TIE: Eric Nalder, Lewis Kamb, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Conduct
unbecoming”;
Staff, The Seattle Times, “License to harm”
3. Staff, Spokesmanreview.com, “The transparent newsroom”
HM. Dean Miller, Aaron Avery, Post Register, “Post Register ethics site”
Business Reporting (magazines):
1. Niki Stojnic, Seattle Business Monthly for "Frisky Business"
2. Chris Winters, Washington CEO for "The Venture Capital"
3. Christina Twu, ColorsNW Magazine for "Second Generation Brings New
Style to Family Shop"
HM: Dori Jones Yang, Washington CEO Magazine for "The Good Fight"
Business reporting (non–dailies)
1. Steve Wilhelm, Puget Sound Business Journal for "Bold Flight: Creating
the Boeing 787"
2. Heidi Schiller, Bellingham Business Journal for "In Search of the Perfect
Burger"
3. Jeanne Lang Jones, Puget Sound Business Journal for "Heritage: Laird
Norton clan employs special traditions"
HM: Heidi Dietrich, Puget Sound Business Journal for "Northward:
Mexicans Join Tech Force"
Business reporting (small dailies)
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1. Josh Lintereur, Skagit Valley Herald, “Farming: The next generation”
2. Amy M.E. Fischer, The Daily News, “Cold catch”
3. Gail Schontzler, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, “Battling time …”
HM. Vicki Hillhouse, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, “Questions raised over
firm's leader”
Business reporting (mid-sized dailies)
1. Michelle Dunlop, The Herald, “Boeing's 40 years in Everett”
2. Jan Falstad, Billings Gazette, “Powering up down under”
3. Courtney Sherwood, The Columbian, “Chip firms in charge”
HM. Tyler Christensen, Missoulian, “$6 an hour …”
Business reporting (large dailies)
1. Laura Gunderson, The Oregonian, “A story of desire”
2. Marc Ramirez, The Seattle Times, “From farmhand to farm owner”
3. Craig Harris, Christine Frey, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Where a rise to
the top stops”
HM. Mike Rogoway, The Oregonian, “Options backdating”
Business reporting (alternative weeklies)
1. Alan Pittman, Eugene Weekly, “Which way Broadway”
2. Kevin Taylor, The Pacific Northwest Inlander, “Fast Lerner”
3. Lynne Snifka, Anchorage Press, “Cargo cult …”
HM. Suzi Steffen, Eugene Weekly, “Labor's day”
Business reporting, online (original)
1. Debora Vrana, MSN Real Estate, “The runaway power of homeowners
associations”
2. Melinda Fulmer, MSN Real Estate, “When your landlord sells you out”
3. Angela Galloway, Karen Ducey, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Voices of
White Center”
HM. Melinda Fulmer, MSN Real Estate, “Desperate renters go to extremes”
Business reporting, online (adaptation)
1. Kristen Millares Bolt, Ruth Teichroeb, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “On the
waterfront”
2. Dominic Gates, Kristi Heim, Melissa Allison, The Seattle Times,
“Mulally jumps to Ford”
3. Craig Harris, Mike Thompson, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Glass ceiling”
HM. Alwyn Scott, The Seattle Times, “Piercing port security”
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Business columns (mid-sized dailies)
1. Bryan Corliss, The Herald
2. Julia Anderson, The Columbian
3. Steve Tytler, The Herald
HM. Mike Benbow, The Herald
Business columns (large dailies)
1. Julie Tripp, The Oregonian
2. Todd Bishop, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
3. Dan Voelpel, The News Tribune
Science and Health reporting (magazines):
1. Eric Lucas, Alaska Airlines Magazine for "Power Up"
2. Eric Scigliano, Seattle Metropolitan for "Doctor of Doo"
3. Andrew Engleson, Horizon Air Magazine for "Practicing Medicine"
4. Cynthia Scanlon, Washington CEO magazine for "Stepping Wellness"
Science and Health reporting (non-dailies)
1. Ariel Hansen, Sequim Gazette for "Driving the Green"
2. Tyler Roush, Sammamish Review for "Super Marin"
3. Cathy Herholdt, Journal Newspapers for "One Step at a Time"
Science and Technology reporting (small dailies)
1. Martin Kidston, Independent Record, “Breaking the ice”
2. Erik Olson, The Chronicle, “Magma monitored at Mount St. Helens”
3. Marta Murvosh, Skagit Valley Herald, “Breaching mystery”
HM. Beverly Crichfield, Skagit Valley Herald, “Rx beasts”
Science and Technology reporting (mid sized dailies)
1. Anna King, Chris Mulick, Tri-City Herald, “Decade of discovery”
2. Tricia Jones, The Columbian, “Dance, dance evolution”
3. Melissa Slager, The Herald, “Starlight? Too bright”
HM. Christopher Dunagan, Kitsap Sun, “Tracking steelhead”
Science and Technology (large dailies)
1. Rob Carson, The News Tribune, “Bridge”
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2. Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times, “Ice worms”
3. Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times, “Comet dust”
HM. Nick Perry, The Seattle Times, “Where'd the whiz kids go?”
Science and Health (alternative weeklies)
1. Philip Dawdy, Seattle Weekly, “Club pot med”
2. Roger Downey, Seattle Weekly, “Discovery's creation”
3. Angela Valdez, Willamette Week, “A taste for his own medicine”
HM. Casey Grove, Anchorage Press, “Nanookie! …”
Health Reporting (small dailies)
1. Stephanie Mathieu, The Daily News, “Cancer vaccine is here”
2. TIE: Edith Decker, Grants Pass Daily Courier, “Not every drug that kills
is illegal”;
Carrina Stanton, The Chronicle, “Adna teen loses long battle with cancer”
3. Fiona Cohen, The Bellingham Herald, “Wendy's best chance”
HM. Kathy Boyd, Skagit Valley Herald, “Capable canines”
Health Reporting (mid-sized dailies)
1. Debra Smith, The Herald, “Always on alert”
2. Ingrid Stegemoeller, The Olympian, “AIDS: 25-year fight”
3. John Branton, The Columbian, “Medical privacy laws”
HM. Erin Middlewood, The Columbian, “A brief and troubled life”
Health Reporting (large dailies)
1. Carol Smith, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “A life in the balance”
2. Gabrielle Glaser, The Oregonian, “Waiting for a chance to live”
3. Joe Rojas-Burke, The Oregonian, “Millions for rural health miss mark”
HM. JoNel Aleccia, The Spokesman-Review, “A big boy …”
Personalities (magazines):
1. Kathryn Robinson, Seattle Metropolitan for "The War of Lt. Watada"
2. Lisa Patterson, Premier Media/425 for "The Man Behind the Vision"
3. Seattle Metropolitan staff for "277 People Who Shaped Seattle"
Personalities (non-dailies)
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1. Scott Turner, The Peninsula Gateway for "Of Lily and Grace"
2. Jeanne Lang Jones, Puget Sound Business Journal for "Executive of the
Year Sally Jewell"
3. Michael Colello, The Peninsula Gateway for "Doing the Reggae"
Personalities (small dailies)
1. Jeff Burlingame, The Daily World, “A long road from picking peppers”
2. Manuel Valdes, Skagit Valley Herald, “Half a world from home”
3. Leslie Slape, The Daily News, “The demons inside …”
HM. Amy M.E. Fischer, The Daily News, “Tough guy Frank Johnson”
Personalities (mid-sized dailies)
1. Brett Oppegaard, The Columbian, “Mystery of the maestro”
2. Mike Bailey, The Columbian, “Shades of Gray”
3. Dean Baker, The Columbian, “When war comes home”
HM. Julia Anderson, The Columbian, “Warner's playbook”
HM. Mike Benbow, The Herald, “Renaissance man”
Personalities (large dailies)
1. Ruth Teichroeb, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Masking the truth”
2. Angie Leventis, The News Tribune, “Saturdays”
3. Phoung Cat Le, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Their passion turns to
violence”
HM. Mark Baker, The Register-Guard, “One letter at a time”
Personalities (alternative newsweeklies)
1. Beth Slovic, Willamette Week, “Tales from the crip”
2. Jason Wiener, Missoula Independent, “Using her religion”
3. Ian Demsky, Willamette Week, “'Hi, my name is Randy and I'm addicted
to oil”
Leisure and Lifestyle (magazines):
1. David Laskin, Seattle Metropolitan for "All Roads Lead to Home"
2. Joanna Kadish, Seattle Magazine for "The Cowboy Way"
3. Peter Sackett, Seattle Metropolitan for "Out of Site"
HM: Paul Clarke, Alaska Airlines Magazine for "The Sweet Life"
Leisure and Lifestyle (non-dailies)
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1. Deirdre Gregg, Puget Sound Business Journal for "Rodeo Relaxation"
2. Caroline Li, Puget Sound Business Journal for "Window Washer"
3. Assunta Ng, Northwest Asian Weekly for "My Extreme Makeover in
Hong Kong"
Leisure and Lifestyle (alternative weeklies)
1. Joel Smith, The Pacific Northwest Inlander, “Blazing a trail”
2. Zach Dundas, Willamette Week, “Bean town”
3. Zach Dundas, Willamette Week, “Scarf face”
HM. Ann Colford, The Pacific Northwest Inlander, “I really do have
friends…”
Leisure and Lifestyle reporting (small dailies)
1. Katie Johannes, The Bellingham Herald, “Answer nature's call in the
wild”
2. Hallie Winchell, The World, “Family has four on the way”
3. John Stang, Daily Inter Lake, “Poker aces”
Leisure and Lifestyle (mid-sized dailies)
1. Mike Bailey, The Columbian, “Warm memories”
2. John Trumbo, Tri-City Herald, “Come on, ride that train”
3. Debra Smith, The Herald, “Feed me: Tantalizing plants …”
HM. Keila Szpaller, Great Falls Tribune, “Sweet memories”
Lifestyle reporting (large dailies)
1. Paula Bock, The Seattle Times, “Power of the pedal”
2. Marc Ramirez, The Seattle Times, “'Just a clique away'“
3. Erin Hoover Barnett, The Oregonian, “The new face of affluence”
HM. Laura Oppenheimer, The Oregonian, “www.helpmefindanewcity”
Arts/Entertainment/Lifestyle, Online (original)
1. Isamu Jordan, Ryan Pitts, Spokesmanreview.com, “Spokane 7.com local
music coverage”
2. Paul Nyhan, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Working dad”
3. Gilbert W. Arias, Andy Rogers, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Marginal Way
skate park”
Arts/Entertainment/Lifestyle, Online (adapted)
1. Sheila Farr, Susan Kelleher, Jon Krauss, The Seattle Times, “Chihuly,
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Inc.”
2. Don Shelton, The Seattle Times, “I'm having trouble remembering”
3. D. Parvaz, Paul Fontana, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Iran: A rediscovery”
HM. D. Parvaz, Joshua Trujillo, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Creation
festival”
HM. Joshua Trujillo, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Poulsbo quintuplets …”
Arts and Criticism (magazines):
1. Steve Wiecking, Seattle Metropolitan for "Flight Plan"
2. Scott Driscoll, Horizon Air Magazine for "Art with Heart"
3. Eric McHenry, Columns Magazine, for "The Mountain Mover
HM: Steve Wiecking, Seattle Metropolitan for "Stagestruck"
Arts and Criticism (small dailies)
1. Kellyn Brown, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, “Musical ambition”
2. Kathleen Strecker, The Daily Astorian, “'Casino Royale' is an
evolutionary step …”
3. Dave Richardson, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, “Susan Burrows Dabney…”
Arts and Criticism (mid-sized dailies)
1. Joe Nickell, Missoulian, “Missoula Symphony artistic director search”
2. Greg Jayne, The Columbian, “Now not showing: Navels”
3. Tricia Jones, The Columbian, “Art honors, mourns”
HM. Bill Varble, Mail Tribune, “'Wives' review”
Arts and Criticism (large dailies)
1. Sheila Farr, Susan Kelleher, The Seattle Times, “Chihuly Inc.: Inside the
glass empire”
2. D.K. Row, The Oregonian, “Looking for Portland in the Portland Art
Museum”
3. Moira MacDonald, The Seattle Times, “A love affair grows cold”
Arts and Criticism (alternative newsweeklies)
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1. Michael Ames, Idaho Mountain Express, “Kindler's dreams take wing …”
2. Ann Colford, The Pacific Northwest Inlander, “Avast ye brigands!”
3. Suzi Steffen, Eugene Weekly, “This thing called Infamous”
HM. Casey Jarman, Willamette Week, “Keep ya ones up!”
Sports reporting (radio):
1. Katie Bausler, Alaska Public Radio Network, “Diary of a football mom”
2. Sara Lerner, KUOW, “Bicycle pie jousting”
3. Phyllis Fletcher, KUOW, “Bill the Beerman”
HM. Tom Banse, Northwest News Network, “Airboarding”
Sports reporting (TV)
1. Chris Daniels, Ken Jones, KING, “Seahawk nuns”
Sports, online (original)
1. Joshua Trujillo, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Table tennis”
2. Shannon Fears, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Superbowl XL”
3. Glenn Nelson, HoopGurlz.com, “Girls' high school basketball”
HM. Staff, Spokesmanreview.com, “Spokesmanreview.com prep sports
database”
Sports, online (adapted)
1. Staff, The Seattle Times, “Superbowl coverage and wrapup”
2. Mike Lewis, Phuong Cat Le, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Nothing but
profit”
3. Christine Willmsen, Michael Ko, The Seattle Times, “Chief Sealth
recruiting”
HM. Casey McNerthney, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “The greatest game”
Sports Reporting (magazines)
1. Terry Sheely, Horizon Air Magazine for "Catch Basins"
2. Jim Gullo, Seattle Metropolitan for "Ping Pong Yong"
3. Joel Rogers, Seattle Metropolitan for "The Old Man and the Sweep"
HM: Kim Wolfkill, Alaska Airlines Magazine for "In the Fast Lane"
Sports reporting (non-dailies)
1. Michael Dashiell, Sequim Gazette for "Sequim's Seahawk Superfan"
2. Tony Dondero, The Enterprise for "Seeing Red"
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3. Michael Dashiell, Sequim Gazette for "An Olympic Hero"
Sports reporting (alternative newsweeklies)
1. Mike Seely, Seattle Weekly, “The middle-aged man and the sea”
2. Howie Stalwick, The Pacific Northwest Inlander, “The life of O'Reilly”
Sports news (small dailies)
1. Rick S. Alvord, The Daily News, “No-quit Columbians”
2. Ben Zimmerman, The Daily News, “Ducks charge past Crusaders”
3. Deena Manning, Jim Moore, Travis Moore, Grants Pass Daily Courier,
“Changing the prep landscape”
HM. Kevin Hampton, Corvallis Gazette-Times, “An easy decision”
Sports news (mid-sized dailies)
1. Eric Williams, Nathan Joyce, Kitsap Sun, “Bremerton H.S. blues”
2. John Sleeper, Scott North, The Herald, “Everett Hawks fumble finances”
3. Mike Cane, The Herald, “A new dream”
HM. Brian Hendrickson, The Columbian, “Trey, inspiration to team,
school…”
HM. Paul Shugar, Yakima Herald-Republic, “Dreams of fields”
Sports news (large dailies)
1. Greg Bishop, The Seattle Times, “And the team played on”
2. Jim Brunner, The Seattle Times, “The secretive world of Sonics owners”
3. Ryan White, The Oregonian, “Kim does her stuff to win”
HM. Casey McNerthney, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “One for the ages”
Sports feature (small dailies)
1. Andrew Hinkelman, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, “Doing time”
2. Jim Cnockaert, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, “They were No. 1”
3. Kevin Hampton, Corvallis Gazette-Times, “Ultimate fighter”
HM. Kate Fagan, Daily Record, “Anatomy of a linebacker”
Sports feature (mid sized dailies)
1. Brian Hendrickson, The Columbian, “The ultimate fight”
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2. Mark McKenna, Tri-City Herald, “So far, so fast”
3. Paul Shugar, Yakima Herald-Republic, “Dodge 'em”
HM. Justin Carinci, The Columbian, “Tip of the cap”
Sports feature (large dailies)
1. Norm Maves, The Oregonian, “Gone, and never forgotten”
2. Mindi Rice, The News Tribune, “Showers”
3. Michael McLaughlin, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Literally, a man among
boys”
HM. Joe Freeman, The Oregonian, “Most wanted …”
Sports column (small dailies)
1. Andrew Hinkelman, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
2. Travis Moore, Grants Pass Daily Courier
3. Jon Mitchell, The News-Review
HM. Rick S. Alvord, The Daily News
HM. Jeff Welsch, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Sports column (mid-sized dailies)
1. Bill Bigelow, The Bulletin
2. Brian Hendrickson, The Columbian
3. Nick Daschel, The Columbian
HM. Greg Jayne, The Columbian
Sports column (large dailies)
1. John Canzano, The Oregonian
2. Jerry Brewer, The Seattle Times
3. Ted Miller, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
HM. John McGrath, The News Tribune
Sports photography (magazines)
1. Paul Souders, Alaska Airlines Magazine for "Making Champions"
Sports photography (non-dailies)
1. Michael Dashiell, Sequim Gazette for "Fireflight"
2. Jesse Beals, Port Orchard Independent/Kitsap News Group for "Nine-Ten
Year Old All-Stars"
3. Matt Hagen, Puget Sound Business Journal for "Profit by a Nose"
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HM: Ric Hallock, The Peninsula Gateway for "On to State"
Sports photography (small dailies)
1. Nick George, The Chronicle, “Baseball dive”
2. Kevin Launius, Grants Pass Daily Courier, “Smash mouth basketball”
3. Frank Varga, Skagit Valley Herald, “Close encounter”
HM. Sean Sperry, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, “One point short”
Sports photography (mid-size dailies)
1. David Grubbs, Billings Gazette, “High-kicking fun”
2. Bob Brawdy, Tri-City Herald, “Hydroplane flip”
3. Elizabeth Armstrong, The Herald, “50 swimmers”
HM. Steven Lane, The Columbian, “A.J. Allmendinger”
HM. Andy Tullis, The Bulletin, “Rough day for cyclists”
Sports photography (large dailies)
1. Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, “Splashing to victory”
2. Drew Perine, The News Tribune, “Par for the season”
3. Drew Perine, The News Tribune, “Eyes on the prize”
HM. Bruce Ely, The Oregonian, “The wave”
HM. Fredrick Joe, The Oregonian, “Wakeboarder”
Feature Photography (magazines):
1. Charlie Schuck, Seattle Metropolitan, for "Best Schools
2. Mary Liz Austin, Horizon Air magazine for "Wonderful Washington"
3. Bootsy Holler, Seattle Metropolitan magazine for "World's Fare"
HM: Terry Donnelly, Horizon Air Magazine for "Waterfall Wonders"
Feature photography (non-dailies)
1. Matt Hagen, Puget Sound Business Journal for "Window Washer"
2. Chris Goodenow, The Enterprise for "Snow and Ice Blanket the
Community"
3. Lee Giles III, The Peninsula Gateway for "Harbor Hounds"
HM: Jesse Beals, Central Kitsap Reporter for "Calm Between the Storms"
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Feature photography (alternative weeklies)
1. Harley Soltes, Seattle Weekly, “Bright man's burden”
2. Harley Soltes, Seattle Weekly, “Big game hunters”
Feature photography (small dailies)
1. Deirdre Eitel, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, “Summer slide”
2. Brian Wallace, Juneau Empire, “Eagle”
3. Jon Austria, The News-Review, “Silhouette shooter”
HM. Kathy Quigg, The Daily World, “Best in show”
Feature photography (mid sized dailies)
1. Mike Bonnicksen, The Wenatchee World, “Learning to swim”
2. Paul Erickson, Tri-City Herald, “There she is”
3. Dan Bates, The Herald, “Groundfrog Day”
HM. Mike Salsbury, The Columbian, “Marie Trip”
Feature photography (large dailies)
1. Jamie Francis, The Oregonian, “Our fallen soldiers”
2. Karen Ducey, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “A swing and a miss”
3. Dan Delong, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Work jeans”
HM. Grant Haller, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Dry pig …”
HM. Mike Siegel, The Seattle Times, “Floating in a fog”
Portrait photography (magazines)
1. Dan Lamont, Washington CEO for "John Underwood"
2. Olugbento Ogunsemore, Seattle Business Monthly for "Reptile Man"
3. Nancy LeVine, Seattle Metropolitan, The War of Lt. Watada
Portrait photography (non-dailies)
1. Matt Hagen, Puget Sound Business Journal for "In Person - Uberuaga"
2. Dan Schlatter, Puget Sound Business Journal for "Bartender at Havana"
3. Chad Coleman, Mercer Island Reporter for "Phil Flash"
Portrait photography (small dailies)
1. Mark Ylen, Albany Democrat-Herald, “Terri Thorpe …”
2. Matthew B. Zimmerman, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, “Until death do us
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part”
3. Kevin Hong, The Daily World, “Jeff Uitto”
HM. Matthew B. Zimmerman, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, “Barn savior”
Portrait (mid sized dailies)
1. Molly Van Wagner, Tri-City Herald, “Hockey star”
2. Roy Musitelli, Mail Tribune, “Cyber business”
3. Steven Lane, The Columbian, “Justin Farber”
HM. Bob Pennell, Mail Tribune, “Dunn deal”
Portrait (large dailies)
1. Rob Finch, The Oregonian, “Our blues family”
2. Andy Rogers, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Ariana Kukors rocks”
3. Dan Delong, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “True-blue fan”
HM. Betty Udesen, The Seattle Times, “Redefining beauty”
Photo essay (magazines)
1. Sue Boylan and Annie Marie Musselman, Seattle Magazine for Safe
Haven
2. Charles Peterson, Seattle Metropolitan for "Underworld"
3. Rafael Astorga, Seattle Metropolitan for "Fall Colors"
HM: Jon Warren, World Vision for "Dispossessed in Darfur"
Photo essay (non-dailies)
1. Chad Coleman, Mercer Island Reporter for "Windstorm"
2. Lee Giles III, The Peninsula Gateway for "Keeping the Bridge Clean and
Green"
3. Matt Hagen, Puget Sound Business Journal for "Uber Urban"
HM: Dan Schlatter, Puget Sound Business Journal for "40 Under 40"
Photography Portfolio (magazines)
1. Jon Warren, World Vision
2. Amrita Huja, ColorsNW Magazine
3. Jeff Hobson, Premier Media Group
Photography Portfolio (non-dailies)
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1. David Sandler, The Puyallup Herald
2. Michael Dashiell, The Sequim Gazette
3. Michael Dashiell, The Sequim Gazette
Photography Portfolio (small dailies)
1. Andy Bronson, The News-Review
2. Deirdre Eitel, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
3. Jeff Horner, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
HM. Matt Wallis, Skagit Valley Herald
Photography Portfolio (mid-size dailies)
1. Kurt Wilson, Missoulian
2. Don Seabrook, The Wenatchee World
3. Rajah Bose, Tri-City Herald
HM. Kevin Nortz, The Herald
Photography Portfolio (large dailies)
1. Alan Berner, The Seattle Times
2. Brian Davies, The Register-Guard
3. Jamie Francis, The Oregonian
Photopage (small dailies)
1. Nick George, The Chronicle, “It's just Eloy”
2. Matthew B. Zimmerman, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, “Behind the
badge”
Photopage (mid sized dailies)
1. Michael Gallacher, Missoulian, “Two lanes into Montana”
2. Kelly Gillin, The Wenatchee World, “Small girl, big life”
3. Kurt Wilson, Missoulian, “Thrill chasers”
HM. Tony Overman, The Olympian, “Iraq through a lens”
Photopage (large dailies)
1. Thomas James Hurst, The Seattle Times, “Journey to Pakistan”
2. Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, “That dam problem”
3. Drew Perine, The News Tribune, “Trails of autumn”
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Slideshow/Photo (online)
1. Betty Udesen, The Seattle Times, “Redefining beauty”
2. Staff, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “First day of summer”
3. Jeff Mayor, thenewstribune.com, “Sights and sounds of Yellowstone”
HM. Alan Berner, Fred Nelson, Kari Shaw, The Seattle Times, “Brother to
brother”
HM. Staff, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Photos of the storm”
News photojournalism (television)
1. Paul Boehlke, KTVB, “Wild horse release”
2. Katie L. Johnson, KOMO, “Snoqualmie flood cleanup”
3. Doug Schwindt, KVAL, “Truffle hunting”
Feature photojournalism (television)
1. Bill Skok, KING, “Katrina kids' big surprise”
2. Katie L. Johnson, KOMO, “Pike Place football preview”
3. Katie Bausler, Skip Gray, Northwest Indian News, “Glacier Bay
ancestors”
Page Design (magazines):
1. Heather Stajgr, Premier Media Group
2. Douglas Gantenbein, Seattle Magazine for "In the Line of Fire"
3. Alicia Nammacher, Seattle Magazine
HM: Stewart Williams, Seattle Metropolitan
Page Design (non-dailies)
1. Laura Stumbaugh, Puget Sound Business Journal for "Missing Pieces,"
"Hoophead" and "Bamboo To Go"
Page/Cover Design (alternative weeklies)
1. Kaitlin Snyder, Out There Monthly
2. Karen Steichen, Seattle Weekly
3. Chris Bovey, The Pacific Northwest Inlander
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Cover Design (magazines)
1. Stewart Williams/William Quinby, Seattle Metropolitan
2. South Sound Home & Garden Staff, Premier Media Group
3. Linda Maas and Miranda Wumkes for Washington CEO Magazine
HM: Robert Winters, WAC Magazine
Cover Design (non-dailies)
1. Andrew Hosford, David Sandler and Jim Appelgate, The Puyallup Herald
for "Falling for Autumn," "My Favorite Joe" and "Bearing Gifts"
2. Jim Appelgate, The Peninsula Gateway for "Open Studio," "Nutcrackers"
and "Windstorm"
3. David Embleton and Kristine Svehla Brown, Catholic Northwest Progress
for Aug. 24, Sept. 7 and Sept. 21 front pages
HM:Jenny O'Brien , Puget Sound Business Journal for cover design.
News Page Design (small dailies)
1. Julie Cozby, The Daily News
2. Greg Fiscus, Skagit Valley Herald
3. Michael Yawitz, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
HM. Doug Harvey, The News-Review
News Page Design (mid sized dailies)
1. James Goossen, Rob McDonald, Billings Gazette
2. Tonya Ricks, Tri-City Herald
3. Pierre LaBossiere, Missoulian
HM. Debbie Cockrell, The Olympian
News Page Design (large dailies)
1. Jeff King, The Seattle Times
2. Joel Odom, The Oregonian
3. Geoff Pinnock, The Spokesman-Review
HM. Staff, The News Tribune
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Feature Page Design (small dailies)
1. Lacey Hoyer, The News-Review
2. Greg Fiscus, Skagit Valley Herald
3. TIE: Michael Plett, Juneau Empire;
Jake TenPas, Corvallis Gazette-Times
HM. Chris Kerr, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Feature page design (mid-sized dailies)
1. Renee Fullerton, The Bulletin
2. Marsha Matta, The Columbian
3. Doug Parry, The Herald
HM. Andy Zeigert, The Bulletin
Feature Page Design (large dailies)
1. Molly Swisher, The Oregonian
2. Julie Notarianni, The Seattle Times
3. Erin Jang, The Seattle Times
HM. Heather McKinnon, The Seattle Times
Graphics (Daily newspapers all circulations classes)
1. Alan Kenaga, The Olympian
2. Eric Baker, The Oregonian
3. Mark Nowlin, The Seattle Times
HM. David Badders, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Illustrations (daily newspapers – all classes)
1. Heather McKinnon, The Seattle Times
2. Andrew Saeger, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
3. Susan Jouflas, Jeff Paslay, The Seattle Times
HM. Kristopher Lee, The Seattle Times
Illustration (magazines)
1. Katherine Streeter, Seattle Metropolitan for "Seattle's Cancer Mystery"
2. Shawn Wolfe, Seattle Metropolitan for "The Greening of Seattle"
3. Ken Susynski, Washington Law & Politics for "What's the Big Idea?"
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Illustration (non-dailies)
1. Ann-Marie Stillion, Northwest Asian Weekly for "Year of the Dog"
2. Rita Wang, Puget Sound Business Journal for "Pampering with Perks"
Cartoons (magazines)
1. Michael Dougan, Seattle Metropolitan magazine for "My Love Affair
with Seattle"
Cartoons (non-dailies)
1. Milt Priggee, Puget Sound Business Journal for "Out of My Hat"
2. Milt Priggee, Puget Sound Business Journal for "No Escape"
Editorial cartoons, daily newspapers
1. David Horsey, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
2. Eric Devericks, The Seattle Times
3. Jack Ohman, The Oregonian
HM. Andrew Wahl, The Wenatchee World
Headlines (magazines)
1. Rachel Hart, Virginia Smyth, et al, Seattle Magazine for "Headlines"
2. Beth Taylor, Washington Law & Politics
3. Staff, Seattle Metropolitan
HM: Steve Heeb, Inside Track
Headlines (non-dailies)
1. Terry McGuire, Catholic Northwest Progress
2. Steve Heeb, IT Weekly
3. Charles Gay, Shelton-Mason County Journal
Headlines (small dailies)
1. Michael Yawitz, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
2. Catherine J. Hicks, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
3. Steve Lundeberg, Albany Democrat-Herald
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Headlines (mid-sized dailies)
1. Jim Thomsen, Kitsap Sun
2. Allison Stormo, Tri-City Herald
3. Aaron Swaney, The Herald
HM. Bob Sisson, The Columbian
Headlines (large dailies)
1. Ron Jenkins, The Oregonian
2. David Tishendorf, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
3. Dave Andriesen, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
HM: Cole Cosegrove, The News Tribune
Columns (magazines)
1. David Volk, Seattle Magazine
2. Naomi Ishisaka, ColorsNW Magazine
Columns (non-dailies)
HM: Matt Phelps, Mercer Island Reporter
Columns (alternative weeklies)
1. Byron Beck, Willamette Week
2. Michael Ames, Idaho Mountain Express
General columns (small dailies)
1. Cathy Zimmerman, The Daily News
2. Michael Gallagher, Daily Record
3. Kathy Erickson, The World
HM. Karin Ronnow, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
General Columns (mid-sized dailies)
1. John Laird, The Columbian
2. Kevin McCullen, Tri-City Herald
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3. Ed Kemmick, Billings Gazette
HM. Scott Hewitt, The Columbian
General columns (large dailies)
1. David Sarasohn, The Oregonian
2. Bob Welch, The Register-Guard
3. D. Parvaz, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
HM. Andy Parker, The Oregonian
Humorous Writing (magazines)
1. Steve Wiecking, Seattle Metropolitan for "Why I'm Still Single"
2. Seattle Metropolitan staff for "The Nickname Game'
3. Michael Hood and David Volk, Seattle Magazine for "The Worst of
2006"
Humorous Writing (non-dailies)
1. Charles Gay, Shelton-Mason County Journal for "Hi. Oh, OK. I See"
2. George Le Masurier, The Peninsula Gateway for "Enduring Questions"
3. Heija Nunn, Bellevue Reporter for "It's Time for a Very Elmo Christmas"
Humorous Writing (alternative newsweeklies)
1. Mike Seely, Seattle Weekly, “Greg Nickels' quiet storm”
2. Casey Grove, Anchorage Press, “Cold urchin seeks sugar rush”
Commentary (small dailies)
1. Don Nelson, Skagit Valley Herald
2. Bill Skidmore, Independent Record
3. Dick Clever, Skagit Valley Herald
Commentary (mid-sized dailies)
1. Tracy Warner, The Wenatchee World
2. Marty Trillhaase, Post Register
3. Erik Lukens, The Bulletin
HM. Chris Sivula, Tri-City Herald
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Commentary, Analysis and Editorial (radio)
1. Ed Schoenfeld, Coast Alaska Radio News, “Phone exchange changes …”
2. Heather Vail, Mark Immel, KLCC, “Wave energy”
3. Nick Morrison, KPLU, “Home grown tomatoes”
Editorial (dailies, large circulation)
1. Doug Bates, The Oregonian
2. Joe Copeland, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
3. Susan Nielsen, The Oregonian
Editorials (magazines)
1. Chong-suk Han, ColorsNW Magazine for "Oppression in Queer
Communities"
2. Naomi Ishisaka, ColorsNW Magazine for "Lt. Ehren Watada"
3. Charles Cross, Seattle Magazine for "Condolences"
Editorials (non-dailies)
1. Charles Gay, Shelton-Mason County Journal for "See Dick Run Over"
2. John R. Ruhl, King County Bar Bulletin for "A New Ugly Era for
Supreme Court Elections"
3. Carol Vu, Northwest Asian Weekly for "Civilize the Search for
Superintendent"
HM: Charles Gay, Shelton-Mason County Journal for "Newspaper Weak"
Opinion (alternative newsweeklies)
1. Knute Berger, Seattle Weekly
2. Ted McGregor, The Pacific Northwest Inlander
Special Section (alternative newsweeklies)
1. Byron Beck, Willamette Week, “Restaurant guide”
2. Staff, The Pacific Northwest Inlander, “Peace on earth”
3. Laura Cassidy, Seattle Weekly, “2006 dining guide”
General Excellence Awards
Magazine
1. Seattle Metropolitan
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2. ColorsNW Magazine
3. Seattle Magazine
Non-daily
1. Puget Sound Business Journal
2. The Puyallup Herald
3. The Peninsula Gateway
Small Dailies
1. The Daily News, April 13, May 14, Sept. 20
2. Skagit Valley Herald, March 12, April 13, Sept. 20
3. Bozeman Daily Chronicle, March 12, April 13, Sept. 20
Mid-sized Dailies
1. The Columbian, April 13, Sept. 29, Nov. 26
2. The Olympian, April 13, Sept. 20, Dec. 17
3. Post Register, April 13, June 4, Sept. 20
HM: Kitsap Sun, April 13, Sept. 20, Oct. 15
Large Dailies
1. The Seattle Times, April 13, Sept. 20, Oct. 22
2. The Spokesman-Review, April 13, July 14, Sept. 20
3. The Oregonian, April 13, Sept. 20, Oct. 29
HM. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 13, May 11, Sept. 20
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