NABJ National Media Awards Finalists
Winners Announced at the NABJ Salute to Excellence Awards Gala, Saturday, July 31, 2010 in San Diego, California.
NEW MEDIA
New Media – Single Story: Feature
Deborah Creighton Skinner, Derek T. Dingle, Christina Faison
BlackEnterprise.com
"Obama’s 100 Days”
New Media — Sports
Jenni Carlson, Sara Phipps
NewsOK.com
"nDepth: The Minister of Millwood”
Wright Thompson, Jay Lonvinger, Scott Walker
ESPN.com
"Ghosts of Mississippi”
Lee Hawkins, Adam Najberg, Rebecca Blumenstein
The Wall Street Journal Online
"The Marketing of Myron Rolle”
RADIO
Radio — News: Long Form
Arleen Lebe
CBS Radio News NYC
"2009: The Breakthrough Year Courage, Commitment, Celebration”
Kim Lampkins
American Urban Radio Networks
"Climate Change: A Minority Perspective”
William Craven, Ofeiba Quist-Arctin
NPR
"Guinea Crackdown and Rapes”
Radio — Feature
William Craven, Felix Contreras
NPR
"The Music of Africa, By Way of Latin America”
Kurt Andersen, Jenny Lawton, David Krasnow
Studio 360
"August Wilson’s Come and Gone”
Dan Szematowicz, Lisa Desjardins
CNN Radio
"CNN Radio: Young, Black and Unemployed”
Maria Boynton, Chris Chandler, Soledad O’Brien
CNN Radio
"CNN Radio: Black in America 2”
Radio – Sports
Dwayne Bray, David Lubbers, Mark Schwarz
ESPN
"ESPN’s Outside the Lines: White Out”
Radio – Commentary
William Craven, Michel Martin, Staff of Tell Me More
NPR
"Tell Me More with Michel Martin”
Radio – Public Affairs: Interview/ Discussion
William Craven, Michel Martin, Staff of Tell Me More
NPR
"Black Men Hit Especially Hard by Unemployment”
Anita S. Woodley, Dick Gordon
North Carolina Public Radio – WUNC FM
"Thinking Big”
Radio – News, Long Form: Top 15 Market
Amon "AJ” Frazier, Courtney Stein, Marianne McCune, Kaari Pitkin
WNYC Radio – New York City
"Promotion in Doubt”
Radio – Public Affairs, Program: Top 15 Market
Gabriel Spitzer, Cate Cahan
Chicago Public Radio – WBEZ-FM Chicago
"Twice as Deadly: Chicago’s Race Gap in Breast Cancer Survival”
Radio – Public Affairs, Interview/ Discussion: Top 15 Market
Richard Steele, Eilee Heikenen-Weiss, Aurora Aguilar
Chicago Public Radio – WBEZ-FM Chicago
"Barbershop Welcomes Discussion of Youth Violence”
NEWSPAPER- PHOTOGRAPHY, ART & DESIGN
News – Art & Design: Page Design
Brandon Stuck
The Virginian-Pilot
"Lost Boy”
News – Photography: Single Image
Jahi Chikwendiu
The Washington Post
"HIV/AIDS in DC: Staggering”
Gerald Herbert
The Associated Press
"Visiting the Children”
Dean Hoffmeyer
Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Bukuru Nyandwi”
News – Photography: Multiple Images
Jahi Chikwendiu
The Washington Post
"Rwanda Homecoming: 15 Years”
Gus Chan
The Plain Dealer
"Church closings”
Ariana Cubillos
The Associated Press
"Haiti’s Maternity Danger”
News – Art & Design: Graphics (Under 150,000)
Crystal Thomas
South Florida Times
"From King to Obama”
News – Photography: Single Image (Under 150,000)
Sarah Glover
Philadelphia Daily News
"I Just Want to See Her”
NEWSPAPER- CIRCULATION 150,000 AND UNDER
News — Single Story
Gloria Campisi
Philadelphia Daily News
"Treated Like Trash”
Kimberly Hayes-Taylor
The Detroit News
"Cancer’s Inequities”
News – Feature: Single Story
Ashley Anthony
The Jackson Sun
"History documented with art”
Gus Garcia-Roberts
Miami New Times
"Curse of the Class of 2006”
News – Sports
Corey Mitchell
The Saginaw News
"A bond of brothers”
News – Commentary
Sarah Fenske
Phoenix New Times
"Bryant Wilkerson case”
NEWSPAPER- CIRCULATION OVER 150,000
News – Single Story
Lolly Bowean, Phil Jurik
Chicago Tribune
"Graveyard Nightmare”
Stephan Salisbury
Philadelphia Inquirer
"An Explosion of Sad History”
News – Series
Marquita Smith, Aaron Applegate, Deirdre Fernandes
The Virginia-Pilot
"Greekfest”
Plain Dealer Staff, Debra Adams Simmons
The Plain Dealer
"The Imperial Avenue Murders”
Tony Rizzo
The Kansas City Star
"Murder Factory”
News – Feature: Single Story
DeNeen Brown
The Washington Post
"Poor? Pay Up.”
Wil Haygood
The Washington Post
"A Family’s March Through History and Hope”
Dianna Marder
The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Mirror on the Mall”
News – Feature: Series
Brian McCollum, Bill McGraw
Detroit Free Press
"Motown at 50”
Krissah Thompson
The Washington Post
"NAACP; Farmers; Sisterhood”
Kia Gregory
The Philadelphia Inquirer
"A Life on the Street”
News – Investigative
Debbie Cenziper
The Washington Post
"Wasting Away”
News – International
Stephanie McCrumen
The Washington Post
"Congo”
News – Specialty
Elizabeth Simpson
The Virginian-Pilot
"Both sides of dialysis”
News – Business
Ken Wells
Bloomberg News
"Armageddon in Alabama”
News – Commentary
Phillip Morris, Debra Adams Simmons
The Plain Dealer
"Phillip Morris Commentary”
Derrick Z. Jackson
Boston Globe
"A Prize That’s Also for Us”
Darryl Owens
Orlando Sentinel
"Darryl Owens Commentary”
Rochelle Riley
Detroit Free Press
"Hey Detroit, Your Future is Not in Your Past”
News – Special Project
Suzanne Bohan, Sandy Kleffman
Contra Costa Times
"Shortened Lives: Where You Live Matters”
Cheryl Thompson
The Washington Post
"5.5 Seconds, DeOnte Rawlings”
News – Copy Editing
L. Lamar Wilson
The Washington Post
"Where is the love? Everywhere” & other headlines
MAGAZINE- CIRCULATION UNDER 1 MILLION
Magazine – General News
Neely Tucker
The Washington Post Magazine
"The Known Word of Edward P. Jones”
Magazine – Single Topic Series
Sarah Karp, John Myers
Catalyst Chicago
"Reaching Black Boys”
Magazine -- Investigative
AC Thompson
The Nation
"Katrina’s Hidden Race War & Body of Evidence”
Kelly Virella, Rui Kaneya, Kimbriell Kelly
The Chicago Reporter
"Closing Arguments”
Magazine – International
Yanick Rice Lamb, Akiba Solomon, Kendra Lee, Debra Moore
Heart & Soul
"Mapping AIDS”
Magazine – Specialty
Jeff Kelly Lowenstein, Kimbriell Kerry, Jessica Young, Jennifer Fernicola
The Chicago Reporter
"Lower Standards”
Elizabeth Atkins
African American Family
"D Green Life
Kellee Terrell, Jennifer Morton, Kate Ferguson
Real Health
"Manning Up”
Magazine – Commentary/ Essay
Earl G. Graves Jr.
Black Enterprise
"Executive Memo”
Yanick Rice Lamb, Renee D. Turner, Kendra Lee
Heart & Soul
"For Mom”
Charlise Lyles, Keith Reed
Catalyst Ohio
"Education Commentary”
MAGAZINE- CIRCULATION OVER 1 MILLION
Magazine — General News
Angela Burt-Murray, Isabel Wilkerson, Tatsha Robertson
Essence Magazine
"The Closer”
Shirley Henderson, Kevin Chappell, Valerie Goodloe
Ebony Magazine
"Reclaiming Victory”
Magazine — Single Topic Series
Angela Burt-Murray, Dawn M. Baskerville
Essence Magazine
"Realizing the Dream”
Magazine — Investigative
Angela Burt-Murray, Jeannine Amber, Rosemarie Robotham
Essence Magazine
"Lost Girl”
Magazine – International
Scott Johnson
Newsweek
"Hard Target: The Hunt for Africa’s Last Warlord”
Angela Burt-Murray, Jeannine Amber, Rosemarie Robotham
Essence Magazine
"Trouble in Paradise”
Magazine—Specialty
Angela Burt-Murray, Robin D. Stone, Patrik Henry Bass
Essence Magazine
"Our Secret Pain”
Magazine—Sports
Chris Broussard, Otto Strong
ESPN The Magazine
"Home Is Where the Hoop Is”
Magazine—Business
Angela Burt-Murray, Lynn O’Shaughnessy, Tanisha Sykes
Essence Magazine
"The Black Woman’s Guide to Making College Affordable”
Magazine – Commentary/ Essay
Angela Burt-Murray, Dawn Baskerville
Essence Magazine
"Michael Jackson: The Man, The Music, The Magic 1958-2009”
Magazine – Copy Editing
Otto Strong
ESPN The Magazine
"ESPN The Magazine”
Magazine – Art & Design: Page Design
Nancy Perry Graham, Marilyn Milloy, Quentin Nardi
AARP The Magazine
"Moving History”
Ingrid Larkin
Ebony
"The Ebony Power 150”
TELEVISION- MARKETS 16 AND BELOW
Television – Feature: Long Form
Gloria Neal
KCNC-TV/ CBS 4 Denver
"Black at 5,280 Feet”
Television – Public Affairs: Segment
Everett Mashburn
MPTV Milwaukee
"Black Nouveau: Soultime at The Apollo”
TELEVISION- NETWORK
Television – General Assignment News: Short Form
Steve Osunsami, Mary McGuirt, Jon Banner, Mimi Gurbst
ABC’s World News
"A Town Without Water”
Television – General Assignment News: Long Form
Gitika Ahuja, Robin Roberts, Diane Sawyer, Dan Harris
ABC News Good Morning America
"Black & White Now: Perceptions of Race in America”
Television – Feature: Short Form
Rick Kaplan, Byron Pitts, Rodney Comrie, Betty Chin
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric
"N-Word”
Television – Feature: Long Form
Michael Smith
ESPN E:60
"E:60 Demarcus Ware”
Jason Sacca, Jim Axelrod, Robin Skeete
CBS Sunday Morning
"First Coach”
Marcelena Spencer
CBS News 48 Hours
"Medgar Evers Segment from ‘Change & Challenge: The Inauguration of Barack Obama’”
Television – Specialty
Jason Samuels, Traci A. Curry, Cassandra Lizaire, Scott Martin
BET News
"Heart of the City: Dying to Eat in Jackson”
Television – Sports
Michael Smith
ESPN E:60
"E:60 James Stewart”
Television – Documentary
MSNBC Staff
MSNBC
"A Father’s Promise”
Johnathan Rodgers
TV One
"Breast Cancer Examined: An African-American Perspective”
CNN Staff
CNN
"CNN Presents: Black in America 2”
Television – Public Affairs: Segment
Michelle Miller, Alturo Rhymes, Pat Shevlin, Matt Kugleman
CBS Evening News: Weekend Edition
"The Lost King Tapes”
TELEVISION- TOP 15 MARKETS
Television – Feature: Long Form
Pat Harvey, Kimberly Mackie
KCAL/ CBS2 Los Angeles
"High School Harmony”
Television – Specialty
Robin Robinson, Ann Serafin, Lou Hinkhouse, Donald Gresham
WFLD-TV Chicago
"Keeping It Straight”
Television – Sports
Matt Barrie, Noah Bullard
KXAS-TV, Dallas/ Ft. Worth
"A Game of Hope”
Television – Documentary
"Camden – The Rising”
Art Fennell, Brian Aiken
CN8 Philadelphia
"Bishop College: A Bridge Between the Worlds”
Rick Thompson, Olivia Phillips, Darren Sabin, Frank Terry
KERA Dallas
Television – Public Affairs: Program
"Celebrating America’s Largest Black Business”
Genevieve Michel-Bryan, Kenneth Meeks, Shon Gables
Black Enterprise Business Report
"Recognizing NAACP’s 100th Anniversary”
Genevieve Michel-Bryan, Kenneth Meeks, Ed Gordon
Our World with Black Enterprise
Television – Segment
"Damarra’s Story”
Nicholas Shields
WTTW-TV Chicago
Television – Interview/Discussion
"Singer Charlie Wilson’s War: Prostate Cancer”
Genevieve Michel-Bryan, Kenneth Meeks, Ed Gordon
Our World with Black Enterprise
"African Ambassador”
Angela Robinson, Imara Canady
WPBA-TV Atlanta
"Trauma of Slavery, Part 1”
Angela Robinson, Vickie Whitlock
WPBA-TV Atlanta