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Alaska Press Club Awards 1999

awarded 2000

PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, KTVF and KUAC-FM,
"Crossroads: The Permanent Fund Vote"

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BEST BREAKING STORY, DAILY
First Place, Karen Aho, Anchorage Daily News, "Man lost as vessel founders"
Second Place, Marmian L. Grimes and Amy Miller, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "Weinberg resigns as school chief"
Third Place, Sean Cockerham and Jolie Lewis, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "Gunman surrenders in standoff"

BEST BREAKING STORY, NON-DAILY
First Place, Hal Spence, Homer News, "All 8 safe after charter boat sinks"

BEST GENERAL NEWS STORY, DAILY
First Place, Debra McKinney, Anchorage Daily News, "Moose in motion"
Second Place, Jolie Lewis, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "Lost years dissolved"
Third Place, Shana Loshbaugh, Peninsula Clarion, "Homeless for the holidays"

BEST GENERAL NEWS STORY, NON-DAILY
First Place, Hal Spence, Homer News, "After 60 years, couple faces separation for lack of bed"
Second Place, Bill Kelder, Valley Life, "Remembering the forgotten"
Third Place, Terry Wilson, Valdez Vanguard, "Loverboys left high, dry"

BEST USE OF STORY AND PHOTO
First Place, Chris Russ, Homer News, "Business is zooming for Zatz"
Second Place, Rob Stapleton, Alaska Journal of Commerce, "Pushing for pilots"
Third Place, Tony Bickert, Valdez Vanguard, "Huge tanks blocks road, business traffic"

BEST FEATURE STORY, DAILY
First Place, Doug O'Harra, We Alaskans, Anchorage Daily News, "The lifesavers"
Second Place, Doug Loshbaugh, Peninsula Clarion, "Driftnetter favors life at sea"
Third Place, Sonya Senkowsky, Anchorage Daily News, "Wild treats"
Honorable Mention, Kaylene Johnson, Alaska Magazine's Iditarod Guide, "Who was that masked man?"
Honorable Mention, Debra McKinney, Anchorage Daily News, "Yurt cheap"

BEST FEATURE STORY, NON-DAILY
First Place, Nancy Erickson, Seward Phoenix Log, "Blind man sees more than many"
Second Place, Joel Gay, Homer News, "Historic boat anchors at Pratt Museum"
Third Place, Tony Bickert, Valdez Vanguard, "VHS 'goths, geeks, jocks, preps, react to Colorado massacre"
Honorable Mention, Tataboline Brant, Anchorage Press, "Pulling his beard"

BEST COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OR SERIES, DAILY
First Place, Tim Bradner, Cathy Brown, Jon Holland, Svend Holst, Doug Loshbaugh and Lori Thomson; Juneau Empire, Peninsula Clarion, Alaska Journal of Commerce; "Between Worlds: The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act"
Second Place, Kristan Hutchison, Juneau Empire, "Fish farming: Is wild-caught washed up?"
Third Place, Jeff Richardson, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "In whose care? Dementia: Alaska's long-term problem"
Honorable Mention, Tom Bell, Beth Bragg, Lew Freedman, S.J. Komarnitsky, Craig Medred and Eve Rose; Anchorage Daily News, "Iditarod 1999"
Honorable Mention, Douglas Fisher, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner; "Crossroads: The Permanent Fund Vote"

BEST COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OR SERIES, NON-DAILY
First Place, Nancy Pounds and Ingrid Martin, Alaska Journal of Commerce, "Whittier" Built it and they will come"
Second Place, Tony Bickert and Terry Wilson, Valdez Vanguard, "Ten years after the spill"
Third Place, Melanie Brubaker Mazur, The Frontiersman, "Matanuska Maid series"
Honorable Mention, Hal Spence, Chris Russ and J. Michael Lyons, Homer News, "Exxon Valdez: 10 years downstream"
Honorable Mention, Sarah Burridge, Dutch Harbor Fisherman, "The Aleut evacuation"

BEST REPORTING ON GOVERNMENT OR POLITICAL ISSUE, DAILY
First Place, Deanna Thomas, Ketchikan Daily News, "Funding the future"
Second Place, Brian O'Donoghue, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "Critics wary of tapping fund stocks"
Third Place, Jim Paulin, Anchorage Daily News, "Fisherman's complaint expands quota program"

BEST REPORTING ON GOVERNMENT OR POLITICAL ISSUE, NON-DAILY
First Place, Tataboline Brant, Anchorage Press, "Allan Tesche vs. Joe Six-Pack"
Second Place, Tracy Wilson, The Frontiersman, "Just look around?"
Third Place, Hal Spence, Homer News, "Rough water ahead for city complex on Spit"

BEST REPORTING, BUSINESS/ECON/CONSUMER SUBJECT, DAILY
First Place, Paula Dobbyn, Anchorage Daily News, "Flop costs Ketchikan $300,000"
Second Place, Tony Hopfinger, Anchorage Daily News, "Coal dreams up in smoke?"
Third Place, Kristan Hutchison, Juneau Empire, "Pinching pennies for a market edge"
Honorable Mention, Brian O'Donoghue, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "Spring Crude Slowed"

BEST REPORTING, BUSINESS/ECON/CONSUMER SUBJECT, NON-DAILY
First Place, J. Michael Lyons, Homer News, "Chargers wrestle safety concerns"
Second Place, Dristen Hawley, Skagway News, "Princess and shuttle companies duel it out for a day"
Third Place, Beryl Anderson, Senior Voice, "Home repairs and lack of regulation"
Honorable Mention, Joel Gay, Homer News, "Seafood business eyes Homer"

BEST REPORTING ON EDUCATION, DAILY
First Place, Debra McKinney, Anchorage Daily News, "The math guys"
Second Place, Charles Bingham, Bering Strait Record, "Senate bill threatens schools"
Third Place, Mike Dunham, Anchorage Daily News, "The final bell"

BEST REPORTNG ON EDUCATION, NON-DAILY
First Place, Eowyn Lemay Ivey, The Frontiersman, "Into the light"
Second Place, Carey Restino, Homer News, "Schools adopt new approach"

BEST PROFILE, DAILY
First Place, Lew Freedman, Anchorage Daily News, "Maximum Max"
Second Place, Andromeda Romano-Lax, Anchorage Daily News, "The Pawnbroker"
Third Place, Debra McKinney, Anchorage Daily News, "History by Harrie"
Honorable Mention, Eric Fry, Juneau Empire, "Man died the way he lived"
Honorable Mention, Diana Campbell, Heartland, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "In grandma's time"

BEST PROFILE, NON-DAILY
First Place, Susy Buchanan, Anchorage Press, "Uno Dos - Hector Ortiz moves Anchorage one slinky step at a time"
Second Place, Tom Spoth, The Frontiersman, "The Valley loses a legend"
Third Place, Sara Burridge, Dutch Harbor Fisherman, "Smooth ride in a rough place"

BEST REPORTING ON THE ENVIRONMENT, DAILY
First Place, Doug O'Harra, Anchorage Daily News, "Legacy of a spill"
Second Place, Kristan Hutchison, Juneau Empire, "Spawning environmental worries"
Third Place, Eric Fry, Juneau Empire, "What's happening to wetlands?"

BEST REPORTING ON THE ENVIRONMENT, NON-DAILY
First Place, Tony Bickert, Valdez Vanguard, "State documents: Exxon Valdez lost at least 25 million gallons"
Second Place, Scott Christiansen, Anchorage Press, "Survival of the cutest"
Third Place, Terry Wilson, Valdez Vanguard, "Spill Response Disaster Sparks Evolution of SERVS"

BEST REPORTNG ON CRIME OR COURTS, DAILY
First Place, Karen Aho, Anchorage Daily News, "Victims of the system/Domestic abuse tries the courts"
Second Place, Douglas Fischer, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "Cars Behind Bars"
Third Place, Eric Frey, Juneau Empire, "Who guards the children?"

BEST REPORTNG ON CRIME OR COURTS, NON-DAILY
First Place, Amy Menerey, The Frontiersman, "Nationally infamous peeper from Valley still on the lam"
Second Place, Hal Spence, Homer News, "Animal abuse case called one of the most appalling ever discovered"
Third Place, Amy Menerey, The Frontiersman, "Murderess gets 30 years for botched burglary"

BEST REPORTING ON HEALTH OR SCIENCE, DAILY
First Place, Doug O'Harra, We Alaskans, Anchorage Daily News, "Hunting for killers"
Second Place, Cathy Brown, Juneau Empire, "Solving problems"
Third Place, Linda Weiford, We Alaskans, Anchorage Daily News, "David's story"
Honorable Mention, Doug O'Harra, We Alaskans, Anchorage Daily News, "Iceberg in the Sound"
Honorable Mention, Josie Hartwell, Juneau Empire, "High risk: diabetes"

BEST REPORTING ON HEALTH OR SCIENCE, NON-DAILY
First Place, Sarah Burridge, Dutch Harbor Fisherman, "Biologists study long-term salmon effects"
Second Place, Hal Spence, Homer News, "Health fairs find problems"
Third Place, Sarah Burridge, Dutch Harbor Fisherman, "Early arrival"
Honorable Mention, Carey Restino, Homer News, "Holistic healer treats with love"

BEST EDITORIAL WRITING, DAILY
First Place, Sam Bishop, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Second Place, Lori Evans, Peninsula Clarion
Third Place, Mark Kelsey, Peninsula Clarion

BEST EDITORIAL WRITING, NON-DAILY
First Place, Mark Turner, Homer News
Second Place, Editorial staff, The Frontiersman
Third Place, Ron Loesch, Petersburg Pilot

BEST COLUMNIST, DAILY
First Place, Ed Schoenfeld, Juneau Empire, "Behind the News"
Second Place, Barbara Brown, Anchorage Daily News
Third Place, Diana Campbell, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

BEST COLUMNIST, NON-DAILY
First Place, Eowyn LeMay Ivey, The Frontiersman
Second Place, Elise Patkotak, freelance
Third Place, Edna Woolston, Senior Voice

BEST SPORTS NEWS REPORTING, DAILY
First Place, Doyle Woody, Anchorage Daily News
Second Place, J.R. Rardon, Anchorage Daily News
Third Place, Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News

BEST SPORTS NEWS REPORTING, NON-DAILY
First Place, Casey Ressler, Frontiersman
Second Place, Tommy Wells, Homer Tribune

BEST SPORTS FEATURE, DAILY
First Place, Craig Medred, Anchorage Daily News
Second Place, Donna Freedman, Anchorage Daily News
Third Place, Lew Freedman, Anchorage Daily News

BEST SPORTS FEATURE, NON-DAILY
First Place, Scott Christiansen, Anchorage Press
Second Place, Corenne Stewart, Alaska Star
Third Place, Chip Leeper, The Nome Nugget

BEST SPORTS GAME/EVENT STORY, DAILY
First Place, Doyle Woody, Anchorage Daily News
Second Place, Lew Freedman, Anchorage Daily News
Third Place, Charles Bingham, The Juneau Empire

BEST SPORTS GAME/EVENT STORY, NON-DAILY
First Place, Charles Bingham, The Arctic Sounder
Second Place, Dimitra Lavrakas, Skagway News
Third Place, Casey Ressler, Frontiersman

BEST SPORTS COLUMNIST
First Place, Lew Freedman, Anchorage Daily News
Second Place, Doyle Woody, Anchorage Daily News
Third Place, Casey Ressler, The Frontiersman

BEST COVERAGE OF THE ARTS, DAILY
First Place, Warren Rhodes, Anchorage Daily News, "Bluer pastures"
Second Place, Paula Dobbyn, Anchorage Daily News, "Down but not out"
Third Place, Mary Beth Smetzer, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "Carver's art inspires a spiritual journey"

BEST COVERAGE OF THE ARTS, NON-DAILY
First Place, Tim Moffatt, Homer News, "Special Olympics artist gains national attention"
Second Place, Rachel McLellan, Anchorage Press, "Knocker rock"
Third Place, Chris Russ, Homer News, "Mars Cove: portrait of a volunteer oil spill clean-up effort"

BEST SECTION, DAILY
First Place, Sports staff, Anchorage Daily News
Second Place, Juneau Empire staff, "Celebrate 2000"
Third Place, 8 Magazine staff, Anchorage Daily News

BEST SECTION, NON-DAILY
First Place, Alaska Journal of Commerce staff, "Top 25 Most Powerful Alaskans"
Second Place, The Frontiersman staff, sports section
Third Place, The Frontiersman staff, "Valley Life"

BEST HEADLINE WRITING, DAILY
First Place, Jeff Helminiak, Peninsula Clarion
Second Place, Julie Stricker, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Third Place, Mike Kelsey, Peninsula Clarion

BEST HEADLINE WRITING, NON-DAILY
First Place, Robert Meyerowitz, Anchorage Press
Second Place, The Frontiersman
Third Place, Joel Gay and Mark Turner, Homer News

BEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPERr
First Place, tie, Anchorage Press, Homer News
Third Place, Alaska Star

BEST EDITORIAL CARTOON, DAILY
First Place, J.P. Martin, Alaska Star, "Lead Dog Governor"
Second Place, J.P. Martin, Alaska Star, "Blank Check"

BEST EDITORIAL CARTOON, NON-DAILY
First Place, Chuck Legge, The Frontiersman, "Missed"
Second Place, Chuck Legge, The Frontiersman, "And he'll growl at deficits . . ."

BEST ILLUSTRATION, NON-DAILY
First Place, Amy Menery, The Frontiersman, "Remembering their service"
Second Place, Sam Trout, Anchorage Press, "Johnny's Girl"
Third Place, Sarah Calloway, Anchorage Press, "Velvet and Lysol!"

BEST PAGE LAYOUT, DAILY
First Place, Jim Woolace, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "Wright on time"
Second Place, Jim Woolace, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "Sundae best"

BEST PAGE LAYOUT, NON-DAILY
First Place, Sam Trout, Anchorage Press, "Experimental tourist"
Second Place, Joel Gay, Mark Turner, Susan Kaplan, Chris Szymoniak, Christine Hurrell and Michael Armstrong; Homer News; front page - Sept. 2, 1999
Third Place, Amy Menery, The Frontiersman, Outdoors page
Honorable Mention, Alaska Journal of Commerce, Arts and Music
Honorable Mention, Jim Woolace, Heartland, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "Tacks Through Nunavut"

BEST INFORMATION GRAPHICS, DAILY
First Place, Jim Woolace, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "Copper River kings"

BEST INFORMATION GRAPHICS, NON-DAILY
First Place, Sam Trout, Anchorage Press, "Making beer"
Second Place, Brian F. Johnson, Petersburg Pilot, "Election results"

BEST NEWS PHOTO, DAILY
First Place, Hall Anderson, Ketchikan Daily News, "Capsized"
Second Place, Eric Engman, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "Goodbye Edgar"

BEST NEWS PHOTO, NON-DAILY
First Place, Tony Bickert, Valdez Vanguard, "Hot (couch) potatoes"
Second Place, William C. Hitchcock, The Frontiersman, "A good man remembered"

BEST PICTURE STORY, DAILY
First Place, Eric Engman, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "Her game is kickin"
Second Place, Jim Lavrakas, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska's kid jail"
Third Place, Matt Hage, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "Precious life"

BEST PICTURE STORY, NON-DAILY
First Place, Hal Spence, Homer News, "Splash site"

BEST SPORTS PHOTO, DAILY
First Place, Eric Engman, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "Swimming celebration"
Second Place, Matt Hage, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "HIPOW golf"
Third Place, Jim Lavrakas, Anchorage Daily News, "Early bird golf"

BEST SPORTS PHOTO, NON-DAILY
First Place, Chris Russ, Homer News, "Love on the run"
Second Place, Casey Ressler, The Frontiersman, "Out of plate"
Third Place, Casey Ressler, The Frontiersman, "Track dreams"

BEST SCENIC PHOTO, DAILY
First Place, Eric Engman, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "Shades of autumn"
Second Place, Matt Hage, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "Seeing red"
Third Place, Eric Engman, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "Questward Ho"

BEST SCENIC PHOTO, NON-DAILY
First Place, Gene Jansen, The Frontiersman, "Half moon rising"
Honorable Mention, Nancy Erickson, Seward Phoenix Log, "Last full moon"
Honorable Mention, Anne Loesch, Petersburg Pilot, "Sunbathing"
Honorable Mention, Carey Restino, Homer News, "Season in transition"

BEST PORTRAIT, DAILY
First Place, Hall Anderson, Ketchikan Daily News, "Warming up"
Second Place, Hall Anderson, Ketchikan Daily News, "Class of '99"
Honorable Mention, Hall Anderson, Ketchikan Daily News, "Alternative art"

BEST PORTRAIT, NON-DAILY
Honorable Mention, Mike Wachsmuth, Anchorage Press, "Kazan"

BEST FEATURE PHOTO, DAILY
First Place, Stephen Nowers, Anchorage Daily News, "Survival mode"
Second Place, Jim Lavrakas, Anchorage Daily News, "Field of dreams"
Third Place, Evan R. Steinhauser, Anchorage Daily News, "Bleach boys"
Honorable Mention, Eric Engman, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "Artistic driving"
Honorable Mention, Brian Wallace, Juneau Empire, "Brrr"

BEST FEATURE PHOTO, NON-DAILY
First Place, Amy Menerey, The Frontiersman, "Veterans honor"
Second Place, Tony Bickert, Valdez Vanguard, "Street level"

RADIO

BEST REPORTING, SINGLE STORY
First Place, Anne Sutton, KTOO-Juneau, "The Spirit of 98"
Second Place, John McWhorter, KUAC-Fairbanks, "Pirate Radio"
Third Place, Amy Miller, Coast Alaska, "Park Service, Glacier Bay"

BEST REPORTING, COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OR SERIES
First Place, Jessica Cochran, Alaska Public Radio Network, Homeless Education series
Second Place, Joe Viechnicki, KFSK-Petersburg, "Lesley Ann Seized"

BEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM, ONE-TIME SPECIAL
First Place, Steve Heimel, Ellen Lockyer, Matt Miller, Alaska Public Radio Network, "Voices of the Spill"
Second Place, Ed May, KHNS-Haines, "Our Town Through Visitors' Eyes"
Third Place, Scott Rhode, KENI 650 News Radio, "99 in Review"

BEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM, ONGOING
First Place, Steve Heimel, Alaska Public Radio Network, "Talk of Alaska: Wilderness"
Second Place, Richard Lobdell, KENI 650 News Radio

BEST COMMENTARY, EDITORIAL OR REVIEW
First Place, Amy Mayer, KUAC-Fairbanks, "Israel"
Second Place, Barbara Brown, freelance, "Scrooby"

BEST DOCUMENTARY
First Place, Ellen Lockyer, Alaska Public Radio Network, "First News"
Second Place, Amy Miller, Coast Alaska, "Treaty Documentary"
Third Place, John McWhorter, KUAC-Fairbanks, "Dog Pound"

BEST SHORT NEWSCAST
First Place, Geoff Kennedy, Alaska Public Radio Network, "Midday News"
Second Place, Steve Heimel, Alaska Public Radio Network, "Alaska Morning News"
Third Place, Ellen Lockyer, Alaska Public Radio Network, "Midday News"

BEST REPORTING ON POLITICAL ISSUE
First Place, Ellen Lockyer, Alaska Public Radio Network, "Vote No"
Second Place, Joe Viechnicki, KFSK-Petersburg, "Revenue Sharing Cut"
Third Place, John Greely, KTOO-Juneau, "Balancing the Budget"

BEST REPORTING ON BUSINESS, ECONOMIC, CONSUMER OR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
First Place, Katie Bausler, Alaska Public Radio Network, "B-P Arco Merger and West Coast Gas"
Second Place, Sara Huges, KDLG-Dillingham, "Kosher"
Third Place, Ellen Lockyer, Alaska Public Radio Network, "Potato Chip"

BEST REPORTING ON THE ENVIRONMENT
First Place, David Webster, KBBI-Homer, "Keeper Monitors"
Second Place, David Webster, KBBI-Homer, "Geese in the Slough"
Third Place, Anne Sutton, KTOO-Juneau, "Mendenhall Glacier"

BEST REPORTING ON CRIME, COURTS
First Place, Theresa Bakker, KUAC-Fairbanks, "Youth Court"
Second Place, Jodi Engle, KYUK-Bethel, "Airport Vandalism"
Third Place, Amy Miller, Coast Alaska Network, "Courts & Goshawks"

BEST EDUCATION REPORTING
First Place, Alexei Rubenstein, KDLG-Dillingham, "Squaw Creek"
Second Place, Anne Sutton, KTOO-Juneau, "The Goldberg Project"
Third Place, David Webster, KBBI-Homer, "Cyber Safari"

BEST REPORTING ON HEALTH OR SCIENCE
First Place, David Webster, KBBI-Homer, "Defibrilators for Cops"
Second Place, Anne Sutton, KTOO-Juneau, "Denali Kid Care"
Third Place, Amy Miller, Coast Alaska, "Atlantics Spawn in Wild"

BEST RADIO FEATURE
First Place, Matt Miller, KTOO-Juneau, "Year in Review"
Second Place, Anne Sutton, KTOO-Juneau, "Golf"
Third Place, Jessica Cochran, Alaska Public Radio Network, "Fly Fishing"

BEST PROFILE
First Place, Geoff Kennedy, Alaska Public Radio Network, "Ranger Obit"
Second Place, David Webster, KBBI-Homer, "Marimba Band"

BEST SPORTS (LIVE OR PRODUCED)
First Place, John Greely and Greg Pease, KTOO-Juneau, "Friday Fish Report"
Second Place, Will Peterson, Theresa Bakker, David Webster, Jessica Cochran; Alaska Public Radio Network, "Iditarod 99: Start Special"
Third Place, Voe Viechnicki, KFSK-Petersburg, "Swim Champs"

BEST COVERAGE OF A LIVE EVENT
First Place, Edward May, KHNS-Haines, "RCCL Protest Float"

BEST ARTS
First Place, David Webster, KBBI-Homer, "Marimba Band"
Second Place, Anne Sutton, KTOO-Juneau, "Yup'ik Masks"

BEST DAILY NEWS PROGRAM
First Place, Linda Taylor and Jessica Cochran, Alaska Public Radio Network, "Alaska News Nightly"
Second Place, Theresa Bakker, Robert Hannon and John McWhorter, KUAC-Fairbanks and Community Radio of Alaska, "Alaska Edition"

TELEVISION

BEST BREAKING NEWS STORY
First Place, Joy Bunde, Patrick McIntyre, KTVA-TV, "Girdwood avalanche"
Second Place, Kathy Dye, Mark Sabel, KTVA-TV, "Temsco rescue"
Third Place, Channel 2 News, "Millenium Celebration"

BEST TELEVISION REPORTING, SINGLE STORY
First Place, Alison Lane, Mike McCormick, KTVA-TV, "Kids and Strangers"
Second Place, Jonathan White, John Brosna, KTUU-TV, "Nathan's Story"
Third Place, Kirk Chaisson, KTVA-TV, "Exxon Valdez: After the Disaster"

BEST TELEVISION REPORTING, SERIES
First Place, Jason Moore, Scott Jensen, KTUU-TV, "Net Profit: The Copper Kings"
Second Place, Maria Downey, Scott Jensen, KTUU-TV, "Reaching Russia"
Third Place, Rhonda McBride, Phil Walczak, Jeff Walsh, KTUU-TV, "Lone Eagle Flies Again"

BEST DOCUMENTARY
First Place, John Tracy, Tim Woolston and Eric Sowl, KTUU-TV; "America's Biggest Oil Spill: 10 Years After"
Second Place, Kevin Hartwell, KTUU-TV, "Restoring Alaska"

BEST REPORTING ON HEALTH OR SCIENCE
First Place, Annette Falwell, Michael Carl, KTVA-TV, "Orthopedic Surgery"
Second Place, Gary Fife, Jordan Placie, KTVA-TV, "Tribal Doctors"
Third Place, Aimee Rzewuski, Jordan Placie, KTVA-TV, "Rock Glaciers"

BEST REPORTING ON THE ENVIRONMENT
First Place, Jason Moore, Richard Jordan, KTUU-TV, "Russian River Conservation"
Second Place, Jason Moore, Justin Freeman, KTUU-TV, "Spring Trash"
Third Place, Robert Forgit, Eric Sowl, KTUU-TV, "Non-Newtonian Fluids"
Honorable Mention, John Tracy, Eric Sowl, KTUU-TV, "Exxon Anniversary"

BEST REPORTING ON CRIME, COURTS
Second Place, Alison Lane, Dave Manning, KTVA-TV, "Undercover Crack Bust"
Third Place, Rhonda McBride, Phil Walczak, KTUU-TV, "Domestic Violence and the Work Place"

BEST REPORTING ON POLITICS
First Place, Jonathan White, John Brosnan, KTUU-TV, "Antiquities Fear"
Second Place, Jonathan White, John Brosnan, KTUU-TV, "Missile Defense"
Third Place, Heather Montez, KTOO-TV, "Juneau Debates Passenger Fee"

BEST REPORTING, BUSINESS/ECON/CONSUMER SUBJECT
First Place, Thomas Drayton, Michael Carl, KTVA-TV, "Electronic scam?"
Second Place, Annette Fallwell, KTVA-TV, "Dentists rate dentists"

BEST TELEVISION FEATURE REPORTING
First Place, Kathy Dye, Mark Sabel, KTVA-TV, "Bedpan Man"
Second Place, John Tracy, Eric Sowl, KTUU-TV, "North to Alaska"
Third Place, Rhonda McBride, Phil Walczak, KTUU-TV, "Arctic Sun"

BEST ARTS
First Place, Sheila Balistreri, Shawn Wilson, KTUU-TV, "Exploring the Possibilities"
Second Place, Rhonda McBride, Phil Walczak, KTUU-TV, "Merry Christmas Alaska"
Third Place, Gary Fife, Mike McCormick, KTVA-TV, "Millenium Drum"

BEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM, ONE-TIME SPECIAL
First Place, Eric Sowl, Tim Woolston, KTUU-TV, "Bitter Harvest"
Second Place, Cathy Gleason, Lynne Snifka, KTVA-TV, "Inside Alaska," "Denali Back Country Plan"

BEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM, ONGOING
First Place, Robert Forgit, KTUU-TV, "Science 2"
Second Place, Lynne Snifka, Bush Houston, KTVA-TV, "Inside Alaska"

BEST SPORTS COVERAGE
First Place, Dean Leisgang, KTVA-TV, "Chad Bentz"

BEST PROFILE
First Place, Kathy Dye, Mark Sabel, KTVA-TV, "The Most Hated Man in Juneau"
Second Place, Jonathan White, Joyhn Brosnan, KTUU-TV, "Joe Hazelwood"
Third Place, Gary Fife, Mike McCormick, "Sword Maker"

BEST EDITING
First Place, Mike McCormick, KTVA-TV, "Eagle Lady of Homer"
Second Place, Paul Martel, KTUU-TV, "Young Guns"
Third Place, Justin Freeman, KTUU-TV, "Ghost of the Golden North"

BEST FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
First Place, Eric Sowl, KTUU-TV, "Route 66"
Second Place, Justin Freeman, KTUU-TV, "Inside Independence Mine"
Third Place, Mark Sobel, KTVA-TV, "El Capitain"

BEST SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY
First Place, tie, Justin Freeman, KTUU-TV, "Midnight Sun Ultra Marathon;" Paul Martel, KTUU-TV, "Star Boxing"
Second Place, Amy Mitchell, KTVA-TV, "State Football Champs"
Third Place, Chad Shepherd, KTUU-TV, "Mountain Bike Race"

BEST PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY
First Place, Mike McCormick, KTVA-TV, "Urban Moose"
Second Place, Justin Freeman, KTUU-TV, "Good Friday March"
Third Place, Paul Martel, KTUU-TV, "Smoke Hole"

BEST DAILY NEWSCAST
First Place, KTUU-TV, Channel 2 Newshour
Second Place, KTVA-TV, Alaska's Eleven News: Live at Five
Third Place, The 5:00 p.m. Report with John Tracy

OPEN TO ALL MEDIA

HUMOR
First Place, Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK Public Radio, "April Fool's Day"
Second Place, Barbara Brown, Anchorage Daily News, "Mom comes through with Jewish comfort food"
Third Place, A.E. Poynor, Peninsula Clarion, "Countdown . . ."

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
First Place, Kristen Hutchison, Juneau Empire, "Risky business"
Second Place, Julie Hasquet and Eric Sowl, KTUU-TV, "Nathanson speaks"
Third Place, Brian O'Donoghue, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "In Harm's Way"