Press Club of Western PA Announces 2009 Golden Quill Winners

Press Club of Western PA Announces 2009 Golden Quill Winners

PITTSBURGH, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania announced the winners of the 45th annual Golden Quill Awards during an awards presentation tonight at the Hilton Pittsburgh, Downtown Pittsburgh. The Golden Quills competition recognizes professional excellence in written, photographic, broadcast and online journalism in Western Pennsylvania.

Winners and finalists of the 2009 Golden Quills are:

News Illustration

Winner: "Drilling a Tunnel," Ed Yozwick, James Hilston and Mark Roth, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Finalists: "Connector Construction," Robert Newell, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

"Flu Vaccination," Ed Yozwick and James Hilston, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Livolsi-Schriner Award for Feature Illustration
Winner: "Cand(i)date Land," Stacy Innerst, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Finalists: "Jack O' All Trades," Daniel Marsula, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"A Season's Cruel Turn," Ed Yozwick, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Editorial Cartoon
Winner: "At Last We Meet," Randy Bish, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Finalists: "Loaves and Fishes," Randy Bish, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Portfolio, Tim Menees, Pittsburgh Quarterly

Feature, Magazines
Winner: "The Smallest Soldiers," Ervin Dyer, Pitt Magazine

Feature, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: "Escape Artist," Melissa Meinzer, Pittsburgh City Paper

Finalists: "Long Road Back," Sean D. Hamill, Pittsburgh City Paper
"The War According to Ms. Haynes," Morgan Kelly, Pitt Chronicle

Radio Feature/Documentary
Winner: "This Musical City," Bob Studebaker, WDUQ-FM

Finalists: "Muslim Women in Pittsburgh," Alexandria Chaklos, WDUQ-FM

"Pittsburgh: Making History for 250 Years," Alexandria Chaklos, Kevin Gavin, Mark Nootbaar and Charlee Song, WDUQ-FM

Photo Essay or Story
Winner: "Afghanistan," Justin Merriman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Finalists: "Flames, Fumes," Erica Galvin, New Castle News
"Pittsburgh's Three Seasons," John Beale, Pittsburgh Quarterly

Harry Coughanour Award for Feature Photography, Newspapers, Wire Services or Magazines

Winner: "Smoke Break," Justin Merriman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Finalists: "Aligning Perfection," Jason Bridge, Valley News Dispatch
"A Soldier's Eye," Steve Mellon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Feature/Series, Videography
Winner: "Mass Transportation: Beyond the Pump," Tim Holoman, WPXI-TV

Finalists: "Poetic Pool," Dave Crawley and Dave Forstate, KDKA-TV
"Ron Mueck at The Warhol," Pierina Morelli, WQED-TV

Feature, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000
Winner: "War Bonds," Chris Rosenblum, Centre Daily Times

Finalist: "Finding Peace," Rex Rutkoski, Valley News Dispatch

Feature, Television

Winner: "Kanzius Machine," David Highfield, Marty Rodgers, Mike Regan and Dave Colabine,

KDKA-TV

Finalists: "A Lifetime of Songs," Pierina Morelli and Mike Lee, WQED-TV
"Poetic Pool," Dave Crawley and Dave Forstate, KDKA-TV

Feature, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000

Winner: "Busy Time for Repo Man," Cristina Rouvalis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Finalists: "Hijacked," Gary Rotstein, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"The Mother of Mother's Day," Cristina Rouvalis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Public Affairs/Documentary, Television

Winner: "50 Best in Pittsburgh's 250 Fest," Mark Barash, Brian Leopold and Steve Fogle, WPXI-TV

Finalists: "Gardens of Pennsylvania," Nathalie Berry, Doug Oster and David Cohen, WQED-TV

"Gettysburg: Stories From the Battlefield," David Solomon and Paul Ruggieri, WQED-TV

Online Multimedia Feature
Winner: "Creature Feature," Andrew Rush, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Finalists: "Camp for Amputees," Michael Henninger, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Brynn Marie Performs for the Troops," Dean Iampietro, WPXI-TV

Business, Magazines
Winner: "Bond Shelter," Jeffery Fraser, H Magazine

Business, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Non-Daily Newspapers

Winner: "Region's Fastest Growing Firms Brace for Uncertainty in 2009," Pittsburgh Business Times Staff, Pittsburgh Business Times

Finalists: "New Arms Race," Steve Sampsell, Pittsburgh Sports Report
"Room With a View," Lee Chottiner, The Jewish Chronicle

Business, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000

Winner: "Natural Gas Rush," Anne Danahy, Jennifer Thomas and Dena Pauling, Centre Daily Times

Finalist: "Scooter Sales," Michael Aubele, Valley News Dispatch

Business, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000

Winner: "Mill's Closure Devastating Blow for Hard-Luck Town," Robin Acton, Tribune-Review

Finalists: "Absentees at Port Authority," Joe Grata, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Little Bite Put in Restaurant Inspections," Patricia Sabatini, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"On Guard," Gerry Weiss, Erie Times-News

Health/Medical, Magazines

Winner: "Radio X," Bonnie Sanford M.D, John G. Benitez M.D. and Linda G. Allison, Western Pennsylvania History Magazine

Finalist: "Sports Concussions," Holly Schultz, mtl magazine

Health/Medical, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: "Chronic Conditions," Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper

Finalists: "Playing Patient," Kimberly K. Barlow, University Times

"Trend Toward Retail Clinics Reflects Needs," Zandy Dudiak, Gateway Newspapers

Health/Medical, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,
Circulation Under 45,000
Winner: "Heartfelt Decision," Rex Rutkoski, Valley News Dispatch

Finalists: "The Hidden Pain," Dawn Keller, Observer-Reporter
"Troubled Minds," Randy Griffith, The Tribune-Democrat

Health/Medical, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,
Circulation Over 45,000
Winner: "Rare Disease, Rarer Minds," Mark Roth, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Finalists: "Drugs May Halt Types of Lung Disease," Allison Heinrichs, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

"Waves of Change," David Bruce, Erie Times-News

Science/Technology, Magazines

Winner: "Steel and Science Bring Dinosaurs Into the 21st Century," Maureen Byko, TMS

Science/Technology, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: "Chasing the Buzz," Justin Hopper, Pittsburgh City Paper

Science/Technology, Newspapers and Wire Services,
Circulation Over 45,000
Winner: "Going Greener," Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Finalists: "Hoping to Tap a Gas Bonanza," Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Tangling Over Turbines," Allison Heinrichs, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Cultural, Magazines
Winner: "Individual Investment," Monica Haynes, H Magazine

Cultural, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: "Uncommon Senselessness," Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper

Cultural, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000
Winner: "Night of the Living Dead," Brad Hundt, Observer-Reporter

Cultural, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000
Winner: "Name This Tune," Andrew Druckenbrod, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Finalists: "The Art of Failure," William Loeffler, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

"The Rock of Aged," Scott Mervis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Criticism, Magazines
Winner: "Reading Room," Sandra Levis, Pittsburgh Quarterly

Finalist: "Buddy Movies," Elaine Wertheim, mtl magazine

Criticism, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: Theater Reviews, Robert Isenberg, Pittsburgh City Paper

Criticism, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000
Winner: Restaurant Criticism, China Millman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Finalists: "'King Lear' Is an Intimate Tragedy," Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Movie Criticism, Barbara Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Sports, Magazines
Winner: "Who's the One?" Frank Bodani, Town & Gown

Finalist: "Queens of the Court," Jodi Diperna, Pittsburgh Quarterly

Sports, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: "Building a Movement," Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper

Finalist: "Cap Control," Bob Grove, Pittsburgh Sports Report

Sports Reporting, Radio
Winner: "Steel City Derby Demons," Katherine Fink, WDUQ-FM

Sports Reporting, Television
Winner: "Steelers Monday," Michael Challik and Jory Rand, KDKA-TV

Finalist: "The Jerome Bettis Show," WPXI Sports Team/Dean Iampietro, producer, WPXI-TV

Sports Photography, Newspapers, Wire Services and Magazines
Winner: "Left Behind," Barry Reeger, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Finalists: "By His Finger Tips," Matt Freed, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Losing Feeling," Eric Felack, Valley News Dispatch

Sports Videography
Winner: "Steelers Monday," Michael Challik and Jory Rand, KDKA-TV

Sports, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000
Winner: "Black and White," Cory Giger, Altoona Mirror

Sports, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000

Winner: "High School Athlete Transfers," Bill Moushey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Finalists: "The Greatest Comeback," Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

"Running out of Innings," Mike White, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Editorial, Magazines
Winner: "Stocks and Pedestals," Doug Heuck, Pittsburgh Quarterly

Editorial, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: Editorials, Alan Wallace, The Times Express

Radio Commentary/Editorial

Winner: "The Half-Truths of Politics," Robert W. Dickey and Robert McCully, KQV RADIO

Editorial, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000
Winner: "Tax-Cut Lotharios on Prowl," Steven Carpenter, Altoona Mirror

Commentary/Editorial, Television
Winner: "Paris Flights/Progressive City," Rick Henry, WTAE-TV

Editorial, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000
Winner: "WVU-Gate," Tom Waseleski, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Finalists: "Primary Endorsement," Reg Henry, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Spare Us the Drive!" Bob Pellegrino, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Column, Magazines
Winner: "What Do I Know?" Jeff Sewald, Pittsburgh Quarterly

Column, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: Columns of Tony Defazio, Pittsburgh Sports Report

Column, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000
Winner: Columns of Mike Kilroy, Butler Eagle

Finalist: Columns of Mitchel Olszak, New Castle News

Column, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000
Winner: "Diaspora Report," Bill Toland, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Finalists: "Myron Cope," Gene Collier, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Walker Fulfills ..." Ron Cook, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Online Multimedia News

Winner: "Election Day/Night Coverage," Multimedia Team, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Finalists: "North Shore Connector," Caroline Hirt And Steve Adams, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "Transplanting Too Soon," Jason Lanza, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Enterprise/Investigative Series, Magazines

Winner: "Pittsburgh Regional Indicators," John G. Craig Jr., Pittsburgh Quarterly

Enterprise/Investigative Series, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: "Bridging the Gap," Anya Litvak, Pittsburgh Business Times

Enterprise/Investigative Series, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,
Circulation Under 45,000
Winner: "Lagrotta Series," Pat Litowitz, New Castle News

Finalist: "Forest Area Financial Crisis," Sheila Boughner, The Derrick

Enterprise/Investigative Series, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,
Circulation Over 45,000

Winner: "Transplanting Too Soon," Luis Fabregas and Andrew Conte, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Finalists: "Bonusgate," Dennis Roddy and Tracie Mauriello, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Lessons From Louisville," Erica Erwin, Erie Times-News
"PIAA Ref Checks," Bill Moushey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Enterprise/Investigative Article, Magazines

Winner: "The Truth About Pittsburgh's Air," Jeffery Fraser, Pittsburgh Quarterly

Finalists: "Independence Day," Douglas Root, H Magazine
"Pool, What Next?" Susan Morgans, mtl magazine

Enterprise/Investigative Article, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: "Pet Cause," Charlie Deitch, Pittsburgh City Paper

Finalists: "Flood of Interest," Adam Fleming, Pittsburgh City Paper
"Vocational Education," Gateway Newspapers

Enterprise/Investigative News, Radio

Winner: "Reducing Gun Violence: One Goal, Many Paths," Katherine Fink, WDUQ-FM

Finalists: "FTC Looks at Carbon Offset Sales," Jennifer Szweda Jordan, The Allegheny Front/WYEP-FM

"On the Fringe," Larkin Page-Jacobs, WDUQ-FM

Enterprise/Investigative Article, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,
Circulation Under 45,000

Winner: "Who Is This Guy?" Kirk Swauger and Kecia Bal, The Tribune-Democrat

Finalist: "Mold Problems Kept Quiet," Dena Pauling, Centre Daily Times

Enterprise/Investigative News, Television

Winner: "Watching the Watchdogs," Jim Parsons, Kendall Cross and Michael Lazorko, WTAE-TV

Finalists: "Marcellus Shale," Jim Parsons, Kendall Cross and Michael Lazorko, WTAE-TV

"Principal Fraud," Marty Griffin, KDKA-TV

Enterprise/Investigative Article, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,
Circulation Over 45,000

Winner: "Twenty Years of Devastation," Jill King Greenwood, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Finalists: "Merger Answers Difficult," Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Wives Put Through the Wringer," Cristina Rouvalis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Spot News, Non-Daily Newspapers

Winner: "Market Takes Investors on Wild Ride," Patty Tascarella and Tim Schooley, Pittsburgh Business Times

Spot News, Radio

Winner: "Election Night," KQV News Team/ Frank Gottleib, News Director, KQV RADIO

Finalist: "Consolidate?" Mark Nootbaar, WDUQ-FM

Spot News Photography, Newspapers, Wire Services or Magazines
Winner: "My Sister Was Killed," Darrell Sapp, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Finalists: "A Mother's Tears," Joe Appel, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

"Teen Dead in Apparent Burglary," Andrew Russell, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Spot News, Television
Winner: "Route 28 Car Chase," Channel 4 Action News, WTAE-TV

Finalists: "FBI Agent Killed," KDKA-TV News Staff, KDKA-TV

"Plum House Explosion," WPXI-TV News Staff/Corrie Harding, News Director, WPXI-TV

Spot News, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000
Winner: "Gunman Killed," Centre Daily Times Staff, Centre Daily Times

Spot News, Videography
Winner: "Naked Man Running," Dave Colabine, KDKA-TV

Spot News, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000
Winner: "Wedding Night Brawl," Karen Kane, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Finalists: "Crash Kills 2, Hits House," Lindsey Poisson, Erie Times-News
"CMU Prof Who Inspired Millions Dies," Mark Roth, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Continuing Coverage, Magazines

Winner: "Pittsburgh's Leading Women," Aradhna Dhanda, Jeffery Fraser and John Buckman, Pittsburgh Quarterly

Finalist: "Pittsburgh 250," Pittsburgh Quarterly Staff, Pittsburgh Quarterly

Continuing Coverage, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: "Covenant Deal Challenged," Toby Tabachnick, The Jewish Chronicle

Finalists: "CBA Coverage," Chris Young, Pittsburgh City Paper
"Open Access Series," Kimberly K. Barlow, University Times

Continuing Coverage, Radio

Winner: "Clearing the Air in Pittsburgh," The Allegheny Front Staff, The Allegheny Front/WYEP-FM

Finalists: "Conserving Land in Pennsylvania, The Allegheny Front Staff, The Allegheny Front/WYEP-FM

"The Dawn of the Pennsylvania Gas Rush," Ann Murray, The Allegheny Front/WYEP-FM

Continuing Coverage, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,
Circulation Under 45,000

Winner: "Straw Hat Robbery," Chuck Biedka and Tom Yerace, Valley News Dispatch

Finalists: "County Whipped By Winds," News Staff, Butler Eagle
"Tiger Ranch," Francine Garrone, Valley News Dispatch

Continuing Coverage, Television

Winner: "Cures in the Trash," Rick Earle, Tim Holoman and Ward Hobbs, WPXI-TV

Finalists: "An Affair of the Heart," Scott Bremner and Dave Hetrick, WSEE-TV

"Baby Cut From Womb," Marcie Cipriani, John McKee, WTAE-TV

Continuing Coverage, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,
Circulation Over 45,000

Winner: "Baby Thief," Sadie Gurman, Jerome Sherman and Joe Fahy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Finalists: "Battle for Afghanistan," Betsy Hiel, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
"Pay to Play," Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The following Quill Award winners also received best-of-show awards:

Ed Romano Memorial Award: Photography/Videography
"Afghanistan," Justin Merriman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Ed King Memorial Award: Television

"Watching the Watchdogs," Jim Parsons, Kendall Cross and Michael Lazorko, WTAE-TV

Ed King Memorial Award: Radio
"This Musical City," Bob Studebaker, WDUQ-FM

Ray Sprigle Memorial Award: Non-Daily Newspapers and Magazines
"Bridging the Gap," Anya Litvak, Pittsburgh Business Times

Ray Sprigle Memorial Award: Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000

"Gunman Killed," Centre Daily Times Staff, Centre Daily Times

Ray Sprigle Memorial Award: Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,
Circulation over 45,000

"Transplanting Too Soon," Luis Fabregas and Andrew Conte, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Also during the awards presentation, the Press Club honored Fred I. Young, retired senior vice president of Hearst-Argyle Television Inc., with the President's Award, recognizing him for his contributions to the field of journalism.

Brittany Hoke of Mt. Pleasant, a junior at Point Park University, received the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania scholarship, given to an aspiring journalism student.

The lead sponsors of the 2009 Golden Quill awards ceremony are Dominion; PR Newswire; Reed Smith; Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky; and Trib Total Media.

For more information about the Press Club, go to www.westernpapressclub.org.

PR Newswire is the official wire of The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania.

Source: The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania

CONTACT: The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, +1-412-281-7778

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