2013 SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE WINNERS
Newspaper
Over 150,000
Newspaper - 01-001 News: Single Story
"Orangeburg Legacy Gets Overdue Focus"
Melanie Eversley
USA Today
Newspaper - 01-002 News: Series
"Danger Zone"
Chastity Pratt Dawsey, Andre Jackson, Kristi Tanner, Kathleen Galligan
Detroit Free Press
Newspaper - 01-003 Feature: Single Story
"Bound by Survival"
Theresa Vargas
The Washington Post
Newspaper - 01-004 Feature: Series
"The Unknown Exoneree"
Selwyn Crawford; Diane Jennings
The Dallas Morning News
Newspaper - 01-005 Investigative
"Ghost Factories"
Allison Young, John Hillkirk, Peter Eisler, Shannon Green
USA TODAY
Newspaper - 01-007 Specialty
"Imprisoned by their fears"
Derrick Jackson
The Boston Globe
Newspaper - 01-008 Sports
"The black hole of sports"
Derrick Jackson
The Boston Globe
Newspaper - 01-009 Business
"Success is fast, sweet in chocolate business"
Olivera Perkins
The Plain Dealer
Newspaper - 01-010 Commentary
"Body of Work by Phillip Morris"
Phillip Morris
The Plain Dealer
Newspaper - 01-011 Special Project
"68 Blocks: Life, Death, Hope"
Meghan Irons, Maria Cramer, Jenna Russell, Andrew Ryan, Akilah Johnson
The Boston Globe
Newspaper - 01-014 Art & Design: Graphics
"Rock Hall Induction Inductees over the years"
Chris Morris, Felesia McDonald Jackson
The Plain Dealer
Newspaper - 01-015 Photography: Single Image
"Olympic Champion"
Gregory Bull
Associated Press
Newspaper - 01-016 Photography: Multiple Images
"Rio's Crack Ban"
Felipe Dana
Associated Press
Under 150,000
Newspaper - 01-001 News: Single Story
"Gripped by Violence"
Alesha Williams Boyd, Nicquel Terry, Michelle Gladden, Kevin Penton
Asbury Park Press
Newspaper - 01-002 News: Series
"Amy Jeter "
Amy Jeter
The Virginian-Pilot
Newspaper - 01-003 Feature: Single Story
"Daddy Do-Over: Boot Camp Makes Men of Deadbeat Dads"
Nicholas Phillips
Riverfront Times
Newspaper - 01-004 Feature: Series
"Lou Hansen - Webb Series"
Lou Hansen
The Virginian-Pilot
Newspaper - 01-005 Investigative
"Plenty of Guilt to Go Around"
Tom Finkel, Tony D'Souza
Riverfront Times
Newspaper - 01-008 Sports
"Jason Terry's Last Shot"
Tony Ortega
Seattle Weekly
Newspaper - 01-009 Business
"Farewell to Red Bones Den"
Suzy Rust
Riverfront Times
Newspaper - 01-010 Commentary
"Roger Chesley"
Roger Chesley
The Virginian-Pilot
Newspaper - 01-011 Special Project
"Football is Life"
Tom Peyton, Meredith Sheffer, Gerry Melendez, Ron Morris
The State
Newspaper - 01-016 Photography: Multiple Images
"Long Riders"
Chris Curry
Houston Press
Magazines
Over 1 Million
Magazines - 02-017 General Reporting
"Free At Last"
Amy Barnett, Shirley Henderson, Brett Ryder, Brian Branch Price
Johnson Publishing Company
Magazines - 02-018 Single Topic Series
"Whitney Houston"
Amy Barnett
Johnson Publishing Company
Magazines - 02-019 Investigative
"Sterilized by the State"
Lisa Armstrong, Wendy L. Wilson
Essence
Magazines - 02-021 Specialty
"Your Journey to Joy"
Amy Barnett
Johnson Publishing Company
Magazines - 02-022 Sports
"Everything's On Me"
Otto Strong, Tim Keown
ESPN The Magazine
Magazines - 02-023 Business
"Top Cities for Black Businesses"
Amy Barnet, Kevin Chappell
Johnson Publishing Company
Magazines - 02-024 Commentary/Essay
"Diary of a Comeback"
Amy Barnett
Johnson Publishing Company
Magazines - 02-026 Art & Design: Page Design
"Dear Gabby"
Amy Barnett; Jennifer Moore, Allison Samuels
Johnson Publishing Company
Magazines - 02-027 Art & Design: Graphics
"And Still they Rise"
Amy Barnett; Darhil Crooks, Nicole Hutcheson
Johnson Publishing Company
Under 1 Million
Magazines - 02-017 General Reporting
"BE Next: Masters of Design"
LaToya Smith
Black Enterprise
Magazines - 02-018 Single Topic Series
"Financial Fitness Contest"
Sakina Spruell
Black Enterprise
Magazines - 02-019 Investigative
"Abusing the Badge"
Angela Caputo; Rui Kaneya, Yisrael Shapiro
The Chicago Reporter
Magazines - 02-020 International
"The Great Equalizer: The Virginia non-profit Sports Outreach Institute uses chess, among other activities, to improve lives around the world"
Jamaal Abdul-Alim
Chess Life
Magazines - 02-021 Specialty
"Ready To Die: The Secret Epidemic of African-American Suicide"
Angela G. King, Kimberly Hayes Taylor
B.L.A.C. Detroit Magazine
Radio
Network
Radio - 03-028 News: Short Form
"Social Issues affect Black Ohio Voters"
Allison Keyes, Ron Elving
NPR
Radio - 03-031 Feature
"Artist Elizabeth Catlett"
Allison Keyes, Sarah Mobley-Smith, Tom Cole
NPR
Radio - 03-032 Sports
"Outside the Lines and The Sporting Life: Donnovan Hill"
Tom Farrey, Simon Baumgart, Tim Hays, Dwayne Bray
ESPN
Radio - 03-033 Documentary
"As Black As We Wish to Be"
Lu Olkowski, Al Letson, Taki Telonidas, Laura Spero
Independent production for State of the Re:Union distributed by NPR and PRX
Radio - 03-034 Commentary
"Egyptians Await the Results of the Presidential Election"
Kimberly Adams, Luis Clemens
Cairo, Egypt
Radio - 03-037 Public Affairs: Interview/Discussion
"Released"
Anita Woodley, Dick Gordon, Katie Davis
North Carolina Public Radio
Top 15 Markets
Radio - 03-028 News: Short Form
"CHA not living up to promises of mixed-income housing"
Natalie Moore, Shawn Allee
WBEZ
Radio - 03-029 News: Long Form
"Sexual Cyberbullying: The Modern Day Letter A"
Courtney Stein, Courtney Stein, Marianne McCune, Michael Johnson
WYNC Radio
Radio - 03-030 Investigative
"Grandma can't accept your calls"
Robert Wildeboer, Cate Cahan
WBEZ
Radio - 03-031 Feature
"Idlewild"
Kate Wells
Michigan Radio
Radio - 03-033 Documentary
"Infant Mortality"
Jennifer Guerra
Michigan Radio
Radio - 03-034 Commentary
"My Education, Uninterrupted"
Sanda Htyte, Michael Brown, Marianne McCune
WNYC Radio
Radio - 03-036 Public Affairs: Segment
"Afternoon Shift: Christian Fenger Academy High School seniors"
Katie O'Brien, Justin Kaufmann
WBEZ
Radio - 03-037 Public Affairs: Interview/Discussion
"Afternoon Shift: Conversation with Reverend Charles Straight"
Carrie Shepard, Justin Kauffman
WBEZ
Market 16 & Below
Radio - 03-031 Feature
"A Conversation with Take 6"
Lisa Godley, Perry Smith
WHRV-FM
Television
Network
Television - 04-038 General Assignment: Short Form
"Young Volunteers of Hurricane Sandy"
Scott Pelley, Patricia Shevlin, Guy Campanile, Michelle Miller
CBS Evening News
Television - 04-039 General Assignment: Long Form
"Shooting in Sanford: The Death of Trayvon Martin"
Matt Gutman, Seniboye Tienabeso, Michael Corn
ABC News
Television - 04-040 Spot News
"Whitney Houston"
Peter Goodman, Bill Whitaker, Bill Flanagan, Ramon Parkins
CBS News
Television - 04-041 Investigative
"Outside the Lines: FAMU Band Hazing"
Mike Sciallo, Mike Fish, T.J. Quinn, Tim Hays
ESPN
Television - 04-042 Feature: Short Form
"Harmony Project"
Scott Pelley, Patricia Shevlin, Guy Campanile, Bill Whitaker
CBS Evening News
Television - 04-043 Feature: Long Form
"A Swimmer's Mission"
Robert Buchanan; Cristina Boado, David Corvo, Katie Boyle
NBC News
Television - 04-044 International
"Inside Africa:The Himba of Namibia"
Bill Galvin, Sheri England, Aja Harris, Errol Barnett
CNN
Television - 04-045 Specialty
"Robin's Journey: Finding A Donor"
Robin Roberts, Brian O'Keefe
ABC News
Television - 04-046 Sports
"Latipha Cross: Outrunning the Odds"
Scott Harves, Victor Vitarelli, Valerie Gordon, Jeremy Schaap
ESPN
Television - 04-047 Documentary
"Black in America: Who is Black?"
Soledad O'Brien, Bud Bultman, Michelle Roza, Tina Matherson
CNN
Television - 04-048 Public Affairs: Program
"I am Trayvon: A Family Fights for Justice"
Emmett Miller, Luther Burke; Dan Morris, David Scott, Marie Nelson
BET Networks/BET News
Television - 04-049 Public Affairs: Segment
"CNN Special Projects"
Tiffany Newberry
CNN
Television - 04-050 Public Affairs: Interview/Discussion
"Battleground: Countdown with the First Couple"
James Blue, Marie Nelson, Ed Gordon, Lola Ogunnaike, Angela Chambers
BET Networks/BET News
Top 15 Markets
Television - 04-038 General Assignment: Short Form
"Athena Curry: One Year Later"
Devin Fehely
WXIA - 11Alive News
Television - 04-039 General Assignment: Long Form
"Cops Cleared in Shooting"
John Golf
News 12 Westchester
Television - 04-040 Spot News
"Deadly Newburgh Police Shooting"
News 12 Staff
News 12 Hudson Valley
Television - 04-041 Investigative
"Falling Through the Cracks"
Devin Fehely
WXIA - 11Alive News
Television - 04-042 Feature: Short Form
"Tommie Smith "Then & Now"
Jeffery Reid, Brenda Wood, David Brooks, Steve Flood
WXIA-TV
Television - 04-043 Feature: Long Form
"A Journey Home: Beyond the Wall of Slavery"
Rod Carter, Indira Levine
WFLA-TAMPA
Television - 04-044 International
"Helping Haiti"
Danielle Campbell, Brian Jingeleski, Alian Tingue
News 12 Long Island
Television - 04-048 Public Affairs: Program
"The Dream Began Here"
Robin Hamilton, Fran Murphy, Jim Byrne
The CW/DC50-TV
Television - 04-050 Public Affairs: Interview/Discussion
"If These Streets Could Talk"
Angela Robinson, Vickie Whitlock
A.R.C.Media,LLC.
Market 16 & Below
Television - 04-038 General Assignment: Short Form
"The DNC and Dorothy Counts"
Steve Crump
WBTV
Television - 04-039 General Assignment: Long Form
"Creek Controversy"
Steve Crump
WBTV
Television - 04-040 Spot News
"A Boy's First Brush with Racism"
Ashley Yarchin
KSDK-TV
Television - 04-041 Investigative
"Taking Back the Streets: Community Crackdown on Gangs"
Brie Jackson
WBTW News 13
Television - 04-042 Feature: Short Form
"Trademarking Tradition: A Threat to Basketweavers"
Brie Jackson
WBTW News 13
Television - 04-043 Feature: Long Form
"The Real Redtails"
Tarhonda Thomas, Byron Reed
KUSA-TV
Television - 04-045 Specialty
"Black Nouveau: Acceptance Journeys"
Everett L. Marshburn
Milwaukee Public TV
Television - 04-047 Documentary
"Florida's Underground Railroad: Southern Routes to Freedom"
Theresa Marsenburg, Thomas Jones
The Florida Channel
Television - 04-049 Public Affairs: Segment
"Black Nouveau: Fatherhood Summit"
Everett L. Marshburn
Milwaukee Public TV
Television - 04-050 Public Affairs: Interview/Discussion
"Race: Our Stories"
Sonya Thompson, Toni Garbo, Bill Sheil, Roc Woodrum
WJW-TV
Television - 04-048 Public Affairs: Program
"Why I Sing Amazing Grace: The African-American Worship Experience"
Shameka Neely, Justin Crossley
WTIU-TV
Digital Media
Digital Media - 05-052 Single Story: News
"Press Pass: Rep. John Lewis and Lonnie Bunch"
Betsy Fischer Martin, David Gregory
NBC News
Digital Media - 05-053 Single Story: Feature
"Cycle of Poverty Hard to Break in Poorest U.S. City"
Kainaz Amaria, Sam Sanders, Pam Fessler
NPR
Digital Media - 05-054 Online Project: News
"Who Can Vote"
Retha Hill, Kristin Gilger, Corbin Carson, Natasha Khan, Brandon Quester
Cronkite School of Journalism
Digital Media - 05-055 Online Project: Feature
"Life at the Epicenter of Stop and Frisk"
Jarrett Murphy, Jeanmarie Evelly
The Nation
Digital Media - 05-056 Interactive: News
"Chicago's Killing Fields"
Marc Lamont Hill, Charli James
HuffPost Live
Digital Media - 05-057 Interactive: Feature
"The Highwaymen"
Claire O'Neill, Jacki Lyden, Nelson Hsu
NPR
Digital Media - 05-058 Commentary/Weblog
"Maya Rupert's Huffington Post Blog"
Maya Rupert
National Center for Lesbian Rights
Digital Media - 05-059 Sports
"Black sports stars united behind Ali after '67 summit in Cleveland"
Branson Wright
The Plain Dealer
PR Campaigns
PR Campaigns - 06-063 Associations/Nonprofit
"Let It Go: Forgive Others, So You May Be Forgiven" Book Launch
Kayla Tucker-Adams, Regina Lewis, Zakiya Larry, Maya Williams
T.D. Jakes Ministries
PR Campaigns - 06-069 - Business/Services
"Texas Offenders Re-entry Initiative (T.O.R.I)"
Kayla Tucker-Adams, Regina Lewis, Zakiya Larry, Maya Williams
T.D. Jakes Ministries