Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2003 State and Local Awards Winners

PNA Keystone Press Awards

Distinguished Visual Award
First Place: Stacy Innerst - Three illustrations
Second Place: Ted Crow - Three illustrations

Distinguished Writing Award
Second Place: Michael Fuoco - Three samples of writing

Column
First Place: Gene Collier - Three columns
Second Place: Len Boselovic - Three columns

Sports Story
Second Place: Lori Shontz - "Title IX: Tug of War"
Honorable Mention: Ed Bouchette - "Day of the Dynasty"

News Photo
Second Place: Darrell Sapp - "Election Sounds"

Feature Photo
First Place: Bob Donaldson - "Red-Letter Day"

Photo Story
First Place: John Beale - "History Brought to Life"
Second Place: Martha Rial - "Fast Forward"

Sports Photo
Second Place: John Beale - "All Tuckered Out"

Front Page Design
First Place: Chris Pett-Ridge, Bill Pliske, Diane Juravich - Three front pages

Page Design
First Place: Diane Juravich - Three samples

Graphic/Photo Illustration
Second Place: James Hilston - "All Nine Alive"

PAPME Awards (Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors Association)

Investigative Reporting
First Place: Jane Elizabeth, Eleanor Chute, Carmen J. Lee - Series, "A Question of Quality"

Spot News Reporting
First Place: Quecreek Coverage Team - "All Nine Are Out"
Second Place: Microburst Coverage Team - "Woman dies in Kennywood collapse as fierce storms tear through region"

Sports Feature
First Place: Paul Meyer - "A Story for the Ages"

Sports/Outdoor Column
First Place: Ron Cook - "Fan's death hits home with Mota"

Column
First Place: Brian O'Neill - "Justice Sends Bush Camp a Sign: Dissident Corral Not OK"

Enterprise Reporting
Second Place: Dennis Roddy and John Beale - "History Brought to Life"

Editorial Writing
Second Place: Tom Waseleski - "I shot the budget"

Business Writing
Second Place: Dan Fitzpatrick - "Just the facts on taxes"

Feature Writing
Second Place: Gretchen McKay - "A Late Bloomer Learns to Read"

Public Service
Second Place: Barbara White Stack - "Battle for Juvenile Court Access"

Spot News Photo
Second Place: John Beale - "Drug dealers"

Features Photo
First Place: Steve Mellon - "No Place Like Home"
Second Place: John Beale - "Adoption"

Sports Photo
Second Place: John Beale - "Facemask"

Photo Story
First Place: John Beale - "History Brought to Life"
Second Place: Andy Starnes - "Stand by Me"

Matrix Awards (The Association of Women in Communications, Pittsburgh Chapter)

Investigative Reporting
Honorable Mention: Gary Rotstein - "No Place Like Home"

News Series
First Place: Barbara White Stack - "Juvenile Court Journal"

Single News Story
First Place: Post-Gazette Quecreek Mine Team - "All Nine Alive"

Feature Story or Series
Honorable Mention: Dennis Roddy and John Beale - "History Brought to Life"
Honorable Mention: Cristina Rouvalis - "Keeping Up with Bob Sendall"

Editorial
First Place: Dan Simpson - "Pillars of Wisdom"
Honorable Mention: Tom Waseleski - "I Shot the Budget"

Column
First Place: Tony Norman - Three columns
Honorable Mention: Brian O'Neill - Three columns
Honorable Mention: Sally Kalson - Three columns

Sports Feature Story
First Place: Lori Shontz - "Fast Forward"

Sports Column
First Place: Chuck Finder - Three samples

Photography/Series
First Place: John Beale - "History Brought to Life"
Honorable Mention: Martha Rial - "Fast Forward"

Photography/Spot News
First Place: Annie O'Neill - "Fire and Foam"
Honorable Mention: Peter Diana - "Brookline Shooting"

Photography, Feature/Human Interest
First Place: John Beale - "Adoption"
Honorable Mention: Steve Mellon - "No Place Like Home"

Photography/Sports
Honorable Mention: Peter Diana - "Steelers Lose"

Golden Quill Awards (Press Club of Western Pennsylvania)

Ed Romano Memorial Award for Photography/Videography
John Beale - "History Brought to Life"

Spot News
Post-Gazette's All Nine Are Out Coverage Team - "All Nine Are Out"

Columns
Gene Collier - Three columns

Photo Essay
John Beale - "History Brought to Life"

Editorial Cartooning
Rob Rogers - "??????"

Livolsi-Shriner Award for Feature Illustration
Daniel Marsula - "The Arts Respond"

News Illustration
Steve Thomas - "Getting Outta Town"

PPPA Pictures of the Year Awards (PA Press Photographers Association)

Photographer of the Year
Second Place: John Beale

General News
Third Place: John Beale - "Hand/Child"

News Picture Story
Second Place: John Beale - "Migrant Workers"

Sports Action
Third Place: Peter Diana - "Net Shot"

Feature
Honorable Mention: Steve Mellon - "No Place Like Home"

News Photographers Association of Greater Pittsburgh

Photographer of the Year
First Place: John Beale (Judged by portfolio)

Best of Show Award
First Place: John Beale - "History Brought to Life"

Spot News
Third Place: John Beale - "Drive-by Shooting"

General News
First Place: John Beale - "Adoption"
Second Place: Steve Mellon - "Flight Attendants"
Honorable Mention: John Beale - "Drug Dealers Cover Up"

Feature
Third Place: Steve Mellon - "Bert and Shirlie"

Sports Action
First Place: Peter Diana - "Goal"

Sports Feature
First Place: Peter Diana - "Rain Delay"
Honorable Mention: Peter Diana - "Bill Cowher"

Portrait/Personality
First Place: Andy Starnes - "Katie Westbrook"

News Picture Story
First Place: John Beale - "History Brought to Life"
Second Place: John Beale - "Migrant Farmers"
Third Place: John Beale - "Young Mayor"

Feature Picture Story
Second Place: Andy Starnes - "Katie Westbrook"
Third Place: John Beale - "Filene's Basement"

Pittsburgh Black Media Foundation Robert L. Vann Awards

Editorial
First Place: Tony Norman - "Targeting Tiger"

Sports/Sports Feature
First Place: Lori Shontz - "They saw Kordell's potential"

Spot News
Second Place: Carmen Lee and Jane Elizabeth - "Foundations Yank City School Grants"

Column
Second Place: Chuck Finder - "Trail Blazer: Willie 'the Pro' Thrower opens door for black quarterbacks"

News Feature
Third Place: Monessa L. Ferguson Tinsley - "Racism dies hard in tiny Troy Hill"

News Photo
First Place: Steve Mellon - "Bringing Comfort"

Feature Photo
First Place: John Beale - "Adoption Day"

Sports Photo
First Place: Matt Freed - "In Your Face"

Picture Story
First Place: Martha Rial - "Fast Forward"

Art/Illustration
First Place: Diane Juravich - "Gateway to the Blues"