The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette last night won 12 Golden Quill Awards at the Hilton Pittsburgh, Downtown, including the best-of-show award for print journalism.

The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania honored Bob James, retired reporter from KQV Radio, with the President's Award, and Helen Fallon, chairwoman of Point Park University's Department of Journalism & Mass Communications, with the Service to Journalism Award.

Best of show

The following award winners also won best-of-show awards:

The Post-Gazette won the Ray Sprigle Memorial Award for daily newspapers and wire services with circulation over 45,000 for its coverage of the flooding of September 2004.

The Sprigle Award for non-daily newspapers and magazines went to Pittsburgh City Paper's Rich Lord for his report on a developer's attempt to win a slot machine license.

In the category that honors daily publications with circulation under 45,000, the winner was the staff of the Washington Observer-Reporter for a report entitled "High Schoolers and Sex."

Scott Danka and Jeff Roupe of KDKA-TV won the Ed Romano Memorial Award for photography/videography.

The Ed King Memorial Award for television went to Gordon Loesch of WPXI-TV, and the King award for radio went to Robert W. Dickey of KQV Radio.

The James J. Cuddy Memorial Award, given to a journalism student, went to Rochelle Hentges of the University of Pittsburgh.

Golden Quill winners

Illustrations
News: Robert Newell, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Feature: Stacy Innerst, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Editorial Cartoon: Tim Menees, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Features
Magazines: Kris B. Mamula, Pitt Magazine
Non-daily newspapers: Staff, Gateway Newspapers
Radio feature/documentary: Ann Murray, WYEP-FM
Photo essay or story: Annie O'Neill, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Harry Coughanour Award for feature photography: S.C. Spangler, Tribune-Review
Series, videography: Dave Colabine, KDKA-TV
Daily newspapers with circulation under 45,000: Rob Amen, Valley News Dispatch
Television: Nathalie Berry, Tonia Caruso, Frank Caloiero and Paul Ruggieri, WQED-TV
Daily newspapers over 45,000: Michael A. Fuoco, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Public affairs/documentary, television: David Solomon, WQED-TV

Business
Magazines: Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Magazine
Non-daily newspapers: Marty Levine, Pittsburgh City Paper
Daily newspapers under 45,000: Mike Joseph and Tim Johnson, Centre Daily Times
Newspapers over 45,000: Jim McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Science, Health, Technology
Magazines: Cindy Gill, Pitt Magazine
Non-daily newspapers: Rich Lord, Pittsburgh City Paper
Daily newspapers under 45,000: Staff, Washington Observer-Reporter
Daily newspapers over 45,000: Gary Rotstein, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Cultural
Magazines: Mike May, Pittsburgh Magazine
Non-daily newspapers: Brentin Mock, Pittsburgh City Paper
Daily newspapers under 45,000: Amanda Gillooly, Beaver County Times
Daily newspapers over 45,000: Scott Mervis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Sports
Magazines: Rob Biertempfel, Town & Gown
Non-daily newspapers: Tim Schooley and G. Scott Thomas, Pittsburgh Business Times
Radio: Jeff Hathhorn, KDKA Radio
Photography: Philip G. Pavely, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Videography: Michael Challik, KDKA-TV
Daily newspapers under 45,000: Kayleen Cabbal, New Castle News
Television: John Steigerwald, KDKA-TV
Daily newspapers over 45,000: Chuck Finder, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Editorials
Magazines: Susan Fleming Morgans, Mt. Lebanon Magazine
Non-daily newspapers: Brian Estadt, Murrysville Star
Radio: Robert W. Dickey, KQV Radio
Daily newspapers under 45,000: Debra Duncan, Valley News Dispatch

Columns
Magazines: Ray Marano, Smart Business Magazine
Non-daily newspapers: Angela Leibowicz, The Jewish Chronicle
Daily newspapers under 45,000: Jessica Smith, Washington Observer-Reporter
Daily newspapers over 45,000: Brian O'Neill, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Enterprise/Investigative
Magazines: Charlie Dietch, Pittsburgh Magazine
Non-daily newspapers: Rich Lord, Pittsburgh City Paper
Radio: Amy DiFiore, WDUQ-FM
Daily newspapers under 45,000: Matthew Epstein and Kirk Swauger, The Tribune-Democrat
Television: Rick Earle and Tim Holoman, WPXI-TV
Daily newspapers over 45,000: Chris Osher, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Spot News
Non-daily newspapers: Tawnya Panizzi, The Herald
Radio: Walt Golden and Dan Weinberg, KQV Radio
Photography: Eric Schmadel, Tribune-Review
Videography: Scott Danka and Jeff Roupe, KDKA-TV
Daily newspapers under 45,000: Staff, Centre Daily Times
Television: Gordon Loesch, WPXI-TV
Daily newspapers over 45,000: Dennis B. Roddy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Continuing Coverage
Magazines: Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Magazine
Non-daily newspapers: Christopher Davis, Pittsburgh Business Times
Radio: Jeff Hathhorn, KDKA Radio
Daily newspapers under 45,000: Staff, Washington Observer-Reporter
Television: KDKA-TV
Daily newspapers over 45,000: Flood team, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette