Idaho Press Club Best of 2006 Annual Awards
Daily Newspaper
General Excellence:
1st Idaho Statesman
2nd Idaho Press-Tribune
3rd The Idaho Spokesman-Review
General News Story
1st Gregory Hahn – Idaho Statesman – “The Great Divide”
2nd James Hagengruber – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – “Tribe wants squaw off the map”
3rd Erica Curless – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – “Sanders ruling a watershed”
Spot News Coverage
1st Patrick Orr, Heath Druzin, Sandra Forester & Emily Simnitt – Idaho Statesman – “Two Families Devastated”
2nd Tim Woodward – Idaho Statesman – “Nez Perce Bison”
3rd Mike Butts, Christin Runkle & Dan Black – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Gruesome Day”
Honorable Mention
Taryn Brodwater – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – “Duncan admits guilt”
Watchdog/ Investigative Report
1st Casey Santee – Idaho State Journal – “Cold Case”
2nd Dan Popkey – Idaho Statesman – “Anatomy of an Amendment”
3rd Melissa McGrath – Idaho Statesman – “Were they overpaid”
Honorable Mention
Betsy Z. Russell – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – “Paid leave questioned by Idaho lawmakers”
Serious Feature Report
1st Cassidy Friedman –Times-News – “Surface of civility”
2nd Vickie Ashwill – Idaho Statesman – “Caldwell Icon”
3rd Taryn Brodwater – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – “A family’s pain: Loved ones still struggle with their loss”
Light Feature Report
1st Matt Christensen –Times-News – “What’s in the can?”
2nd Taryn Brodwater – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – “No tempest in this town’s teapot”
3rd Erica Curless – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – “Goodbye, “Big Jim”: Friends honor late owner of Athol, Idaho, tavern”
Series
1st James Hagengruber – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – “Brothers in arms: The Shipp twins”
2nd Staff – Idaho Statesman – “Seven Wonders of Idaho”
3rd Dan Boyd – Idaho State Journal – “This solitary life”
Honorable Mention
Matt Christensen –Times-News – “The Meth Mistake”
Outdoor Feature
1st John O’Connell – Idaho State Journal – “Against the current”
2nd Roger Phillips – Idaho Statesman – “Rapid River on horseback”
3rd Joyce Edlefsen – Standard Journal – “Climb Every Mountain”
Sports News Coverage
1st Chadd Cripe – Idaho Statesman – “Z finds his zone”
2nd Chadd Cripe – Idaho Statesman – “Smoked ‘Em”
3rd Eric Larsen –Times-News – “Coach Stroud out”
Sports Feature Story
1st Rod Harwood – Coeur d’Alene Press – “50 years later….”
2nd Chadd Cripe – Idaho Statesman – “LVSPRTS”
3rd Rod Harwood – Coeur d’Alene Press – “Cami’s Rebound”
General Column
1st Dan Popkey –Idaho Statesman – “Rescue saved one life, but changed many; Helen never abandoned her principles; The Bethine Tapes”
2nd Steve Crump –Times-News – “Enough of pretending; Tater Tots; Your dog is mean and your truck is ugly”
3rd Tim Woodward – Idaho Statesman – “Moving football to cable squeezes out the ‘little guys’; Some happy endings just take longer than others; In defense of fruitcake: a Christmas memory”
Specialty Column
1st Michael Deeds – Idaho Statesman – selection of three
2nd Patrick Orr – Idaho Statesman – selection of three
3rd Brian Murphy – Idaho Statesman – selection of three
Editorial
1st Kevin Richert – Idaho Statesman – selection of three
2nd Vickie Holbrook – Idaho Press-Tribune – selection of three
3rd Marty Trillhaase – The Post Register – selection of three
Headlines
1st Staff – Idaho Statesman – “Catching the wind; No O.T. for T.O.; Alive & kickin’; More and more babies born slightly before there time; 55 smiles per gallon; Nobody loves a biter”
2nd Chris Baldus –Times-News – “Public enemy No.1; Achoo…achoo…achoo!; They are everywhere: Snoops; Naughty, naughty; Fake Cops; Batteries included”
Page Design
1st Tim Jones & Staff – Idaho Statesman – “The weekend before Christmas; The Great Divide: A murder; A deadly crash”
2nd Kevin Courtney –Times-News – “Rescued”
3rd Jason Lantz – Idaho Statesman – three sports cover
Honorable Mention
Shawn Raecke – Idaho Statesman – “Movies we love; All year long; Summer jobs”
Phil Dailey – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Women’s final four; Lacrosse gains steam; Agassi ready to end career”
Spot News Photography
1st Mike Vogt – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Gruesome Day”
2nd Mike Vogt – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Dog rescue”
3rd Chris Butler – Idaho Statesman – “Cam Hall sentencing”
Feature Photography
1st Doug Lindley – Idaho State Journal – “Unsolved Murder”
2nd Kerry Maloney – Idaho Statesman – “Cancer Patient fighting with fun”
3rd Greg Kreller – Idaho Press-Tribune –“Rainbow forms at sunset”
Sports Photography
1st Greg Kreller – Idaho Press-Tribune – “State track and field”
2nd Randy Hayes – The Post Register – “Volleyball Dive”
3rd Joe Jaszewski – Idaho Statesman – Kenny Keene’s last round”
Honorable Mention
Bill Schaefer – Idaho State Journal – “Role reversal”
Photo Essay
1st Josh Duplechian – Idaho State Journal – “This solitary life”
2nd Kathy Plonka – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – “A big boy”
3rd Darin Oswald – Idaho Statesman – “Turkish Wedding”
Graphics
1st Tim Jones & Staff – Idaho Statesman – “Matthew Jones: Final report”
2nd Patrick Davis – Idaho Statesman – “BCS 101”
3rd Steve Fischbach – The Post Register – “SpudFest Film Festival”
Honorable Mention
Steve Fischbach – The Post Register – “Sorting out the future”
Arts / Entertainment Reporting
1st Michael Deeds – Idaho Statesman – “The Kecks opened The Venue, then their hearts and home”
2nd Clark Corbin – The Post Register – “Long March”
3rd James Hagengruber – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – “It’s ‘Brokeback’ Country”
Political Reporting
1st Dan Popkey, Kathleen Kreller – Idaho Statesman – “Meridian shows GOP leaning of newcomers”
2nd Betsy Z. Russell – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – “The governor’s tax shift”
3rd Rocky Barker – Idaho Statesman – “Prop 2”
Honorable Mention
Betsy Z. Russell – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – “Anti-takings activist keeps’em riled up”
Education Reporting
1st Erik Nielsen – The Post Register – “Shadow offenders”
2nd Bill Roberts – Idaho Statesman – “Meridian schools try refusing D and F work”
3rd Christin Runkle – Idaho Press-Tribune – “School separates boys from girls”
Honorable Mention
Nicole Stricker – The Post Register – “Show me the data”
Linda Ball – Coeur d’Alene Press – “Students play buy the book”
Business Reporting
1st Ken Dey – Idaho Statesman – “Sales tax drives customers across border to Oregon”
2nd Clark Corbin – The Post Register – “If you hype it”
3rd Becky Kramer – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – “Displaced from home”
Honorable Mention
Lee Vander Boegh – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Not your everyday jobs”
Ken Dey – Idaho Statesman – “Cabella’s exemption”
Agriculture Reporting
1st Matthew Evans – The Post Register – “Risky Business”
2nd Sam Taylor – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – “Farms inundated”
3rd James Hagengruber – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – “Biodiesel series”
Crime / Courts Reporting
1st Taryn Brodwater – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – “Trials rare in Shoshone County”
2nd Patrick Orr, Dan Popkey – Idaho Statesman – “Final report: Matthew Jones shooting”
3rd Phil Davidson – The Post Register – “Perpetual Prisoner”
Religion Reporting
1st Dan Popkey – Idaho Statesman – “Rev. Camacho ministers with love and soccer”
2nd Erica Curless – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – “’Wholesome’ not all it seems in Hayden”
3rd Anna Webb – Idaho Statesman – “We do not fear death”
Environment Reporting
1st Heath Druzin – Idaho Statesman – “Barn Owls are dying at an alarming rate”
2nd John O’Connell – Idaho State Journal – “Not for sale”
3rd Nicole Stricker – The Post Register – “Microbial Maids”
Health/Medical Reporting
1st JoNel Aleccia – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – “A big boy”
2nd Melissa McGrath, Greg Hahn – Idaho Statesman – “Diagnosis Costly: Overview”
3rd JoNel Aleccia – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – “Raising morale”
Special Section
1st Vickie Holbrook & Staff – Idaho Press–Tribune – “Cavalcade: Destination 2C, meet your new neighbors”
2nd Staff – Idaho Statesman – “Kickoff: 2006 Idaho Statesman Football Preview”
3rd Staff – Idaho Statesman- “Discover Treasure Valley”
Rookie of the Year
1st Phil Davidson – The Post Register
2nd Meghann Cuniff – The Idaho Spokesman-Review
3rd Daniel Mooney – Idaho State Journal
Weekly Newspaper
General Excellence:
1st THRIVE – The Idaho Statesman
2nd The Wood River Journal
3rd The Star-News
Honorable Mention
Idaho Mountain Express
General News Story
1st Karen Bossick – The Wood River Journal – “Sun Valley: In a holding pattern”
2nd Rebecca Meany – Idaho Mountain Express – “Stanley faces sale of major downtown businesses
3rd Steve Benson – Idaho Mountain Express – Idaho wolves face delisting”
Honorable Mention
Terry Smith – Idaho Mountain Express – “Drug court being developed for Blaine County”
Shea Andersen – Boise Weekly – “Put the wie down”
Spot News Coverage
1st Tom Grote – The Star-News – “Daring rescue in the Secesh River”
2nd Michael Wells – The Star-News – “McCall man shot to death; shooter claims self-defense
3rd Steve Benson – Idaho Mountain Express – “Missing hunter survives”
Honorable Mention
Greg Moore – Idaho Mountain Express – “Pot farm goes up in smoke”
Terry Smith – Idaho Mountain Express – “Burmese python swallows owner’s electric blanket”
Watchdog/ Investigative Report
1st Tom Grote – The Star-News – “The Bensley Report”
2nd Shea Andersen – Boise Weekly – “Good Enough”
3rd Nicholas Collias – Boise Weekly – “Red State meet Police State”
Serious Feature Report
1st Kelly Jackson – The Wood River Journal – “Female Officers focused on community”
2nd Erin Ryan – THRIVE – Idaho Statesman – “Faces of Courage”
3rd Dana DuGan – Idaho Mountain Express – “Does Blaine County need more foster care?”
Honorable Mention
Rachael Daigle – Boise Weekly “Raising Idaho”
Light Feature Report
1st Ralph Bartholdt – St. Maries Gazette Record – “A personal history”
2nd Chad Dryden – THRIVE – Idaho Statesman – “Being Larry Gebert: A day in the life of Boise’s Ron Burgundy”
3rd Michael Wells – The Star-News – “Nobody makes me bleed my own blood”
Honorable Mention
Terry Smith – Idaho Mountain Express – “Ketchum python makes world headlines’
Kelly Jackson – The Wood River Journal – “If these courthouse walls could talk”
Pat Murphy – Idaho Mountain Express – “Marines and their jets”
Series
1st Kathleen L. Turner – The Wood River Journal – “Rural Roots”
2nd Rebecca Meany – Idaho Mountain Express – “A tale of two cities”
3rd Megan Thomas, Matt Furber – Idaho Mountain Express – “Valley battles meth”
Honorable Mention
Ralph Bartholdt, Justin Post – St. Maries Gazette Record – “Local World War II Veteran”
Trey Spaulding – The Wood River Journal – “Wolf Series”
Outdoor Feature
1st Chad Dryden – THRIVE – Idaho Statesman – “Pushing the limits”
2nd Karen Bossick – The Wood River Journal – “Trekking through retirement”
3rd Steve Benson – Idaho Mountain Express – “Valley road fire’s footprint”
Sports News
1st Jeff Cordes – Idaho Mountain Express – “Mark Abel hooks a record walleye”
2nd Dave Larson – The Wood River Journal – “Friday Night Flights”
3rd Jeff Cordes – Idaho Mountain Express – “State Champs! Carey (11-1) finishes with a flourish”
Honorable Mention:
Michael Ames – Idaho Mountain Express – “Valley boarder competes in first Olympic SBX race”
Michael Ames – Idaho Mountain Express – “Sun Valley alums launch into freeskiing careers”
Sports Feature Story
1st Jody Zarkos – Idaho Mountain Express – “Concussions are no small ding”
2nd David Larson- The Wood River Journal – “Picabo Street”
3rdTIE
David Larson – The Wood River Journal – “The NBA and its handler”
Jennifer Tuohy – Idaho Mountain Express – “It’s time to watch Sunday night’s football”
Honorable Mention:
Erin Ryan – THRIVE – Idaho Statesman– “Mendy Fry: The first lady of Top Fuel drag racing”
General Column
1st Erin Ryan – THRIVE – Idaho Statesman – “And She Was – selection of three”
2nd Pat Murphy – Idaho Mountain Express – “Other Views – selection of three”
3rd John Rember – Idaho Mountain Express – “End Notes – selection of three”
Specialty Column
1st Lynea Newcomer – The Wood River Journal – “Treading Lightly”
2nd Ed Rabin – Boise Weekly – “Piddles not pills; Throatswab squarepants; Getting an earful”
3rd Michael Ames – Idaho Mountain Express – selection of three
Honorable Mention
Dana DuGan – Idaho Mountain Express – selection of three
Editorial
1st Trey Spaulding – The Wood River Journal – “A marketing opportunity lost; It takes a village to fight drugs; No to nukes”
2nd Tom Grote – The Star-News – “Police probe; Height limit; Sewer dispute”
3rd Pedro G. Salom V – The Wood River Journal – “Preserving Blaine County’s history; County should revisit new town concept; Proposed lot plans a good use of the green”
Headlines
1st Dana DuGan – Idaho Mountain Express “Whoop: There it is; Desperate housewife: Fools present Ibsen play: I5 you numb3r up? Does size really matter; Monkeying around in Sun Valley”
2nd Nicholas Collias – Boise Weekly – “The joy of controversy; Old, weird Idaho; The Hopfathers; Last train to Boise; nowhere no more; High energy: Idaho’s historic flirtation with the world’s tallest dam”
Page Design
1st Lindsie Taylor – THRIVE – Idaho Statesman – selection of three covers
2nd Gavin McNeil – Idaho Mountain Express – “Sports pages”
3rd Dev Mukh Khalsa – The Wood River Journal – selection of three
Honorable Mention
Lindsie Taylor, Shawn Raecke – THRIVE – Idaho Statesman – selection of THRIVE
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Lindsie Taylor, Shawn Raecke- THRIVE – Idaho Statesman – selection of THRIVE single page spreads – 6-27
Spot News Photography
1st Willy Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – “Flooding Big Wood chews its banks (bottom)”
2nd Dev Mukh Khalsa – The Wood River Journal – “Big Wood River Floods”
3rd Chris Pilaro – Idaho Mountain Express – “Fall flames fanned in Pole Creek”
Honorable Mention
David N. Seelig – Idaho Mountain Express – “Snow plow the wrong way”
Feature Photography
1st Brad Talbutt – THRIVE – Idaho Statesman – “Whitewater Obsession”
2nd Ralph Bartholdt – St. Maries Gazette Record – “Unanswered Questions”
3rd Ralph Bartholdt – St. Maries Gazette Record – In need of instruments”
Honorable Mention
Willy Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – “Nutcracker pecking order”
Sports Photography
1st David N. Seelig – Idaho Mountain Express – “Safe”
2nd David N. Seelig – Idaho Mountain Express – “Getting through the gap”
3rd Bill Bruce – The Adams County Record – “Mutton-bustin’ cowboy”
Honorable Mention
Matt Moehr – The Star-News – “Jammin’”
Photo Essay
1st Brad Talbutt – THRIVE – Idaho Statesman – “Tattoos”
2nd Dev Mukh Khalsa – The Wood River Journal – “Nap time, Snack Time”
3rd Brad Talbutt – THRIVE – Idaho Statesman – “Dog Fashion”
Graphics
1st Gavin McNeil – Idaho Mountain Express – “Torino Games”
2nd Gavin McNeil – Idaho Mountain Express – “Wagon Days”
3rd Leslie Thompson – The Wood River Journal – “Made in Blaine blocks”
Arts / Entertainment Reporting
1st Chad Dryden – THRIVE – Idaho Statesman – “Rhythm Tribe”
2nd Karen Bossick – The Wood River Journal – “Docents: Its all about what’s on the wall”
3rd Tony Evans – Idaho Mountain Express – “Off reservation with Marie Watt”
Political Reporting
1st Shea Andersen – Boise Weekly – “A Paper’s Trail”
2nd Shea Andersen – Boise Weekly – “Blue Bites Back”
3rd Susan Bailey – The Wood River Journal – “BKHA board resigns over appointment
Honorable Mention
Steven Benson – Idaho Mountain Express – “Big money flowing”
Education Reporting
1st Lucia V. Knudson – The Star-News – “Crowded”
2nd Megan Thomas – Idaho Mountain Express – “New school schedule irks parents’
3rd Karen Bossick – The Wood River Journal – “New Voices”
Business Reporting
1st Susan Bailey – The Wood River Journal – “Slack comes back with a vengeance”
2nd Susan Bailey – The Wood River Journal – “Despite the barren Alps and strong Euro, Sun Valley unlikely to see more Europeans”
3rd Michael Wells – The Star-News – “Tamarack’s publicity machine has long reach”
Agriculture Reporting
1st Carol Ryan Dumas – Ag Weekly – “Ag groups grow concerned over immigration reform”
2nd Jason Kauffman – Idaho Mountain Express – “Loving the rural life”
3rd Carol Ryan Dumas – Ag Weekly – “Residents lower the boom on Gooding County CAFO”
Crime / Courts Reporting
1st Ralph Bartholdt – St. Maries Gazette – “Unanswered Questions”
2nd Terry Smith – Idaho Mountain Express – “Johnson siblings battle over insurance benefits”
3rd Kelly Jackson – The Wood River Journal – “Two men arrested for growing marijuana north of Carey”
Religion Reporting
1st Karen Bossick – The Wood River Journal – “Monks, Valley Share Culture”
2nd Dana DuGan – Idaho Mountain Express – “Pastor holds open doors for Latino community”
3rd Kathleen L. Turner – The Wood River Journal – “ ‘La Capilla’ services shrink the crevasse”
Environment Reporting
1st Nicholas Collias – Boise Weekly – “The Six Million Dollar Watershed”
2nd Michael Wells – The Star-News – “Former consultant says Tamarack has reneged on pledge to restore streams”
3rd Steve Benson – Idaho Mountain Express – “Moose populations exploding”
Honorable Mention
Karen Bossick – The Wood River Journal – “Godstein: It’s not about the environment – it’s about civilization”
Health/Medical Reporting
1st Lucia V. Knudson – The Star-News – “Coping with Autism”
2nd Karen Bossick – The Wood River Journal – “Eating for Life”
3rd Dana DuGan – Idaho Mountain Express – “Teenagers fight cancer with true grit”
Honorable Mention
Dana DuGan – Idaho Mountain Express – “Baby boom hits Blaine County”
Special Section
1st Chad Dryden, Erin Ryan – THRIVE – Idaho Statesman –
2nd Idaho Statesman Staff – Idaho Statesman – “Best of Treasure Valley”
3rd Staff – The Wood River Journal – “Reader’s Choice”
Rookie of the Year
1st Kelly Jackson – The Wood River Journal
2nd Trevor Schubert – Idaho Mountain Express
3rd Lynea Newcomer – The Wood River Journal
Website Categories – Print
Website – general excellence – Print
1st The Idaho Statesman – www.IdahoStatesman.com
2nd The Wood River Journal – www.woodriverjournal.com
3rd Pam Morris – Idaho Mountain Express – www.mtexpress.com
WEBSITE – Special Purpose – Print
1st Dean Miller, Aaron Avery – Post Register – “Ethics Code – www.postregister.com/ethics/index.php
2nd Staff – The Idaho Statesman – www.IdahoStatesman.com/sevenwonders
3rd Staff – The Idaho Statesman – www.IdahoStatesman.com/bsufootball
Magazine
General Excellence
1st Carissa Wright & Staff – Blot Magazine – University of Idaho – Fall 2006 Issue
2nd Jennifer Tuohy, Evelyn Phillips, Tony Barriatua – Sun Valley Guide – Winter Issue
3rd Mary Ann Reese, Shane Jackson – Programs & People – University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Magazine Writing – Serious Feature
1st Shea Andersen – Sun Valley Guide – “A Valley Ablaze”
2nd Michael Ames – Sun Valley Guide – “Surviving the Sawtooths”
3rd Tara Roberts – Blot Magazine – University of Idaho – “50 years later – A campus remembers the 1956 Gault Hall fire”
Honorable Mention
Mary Ann Reese – Programs & People – University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences – “Can we win the invasive species wars?”
Greg Stahl – Sun Valley Guide – “Real Estate, changing the landscape”
Sherry Ramsey – Idaho Magazine – “Dallas Jones – A man to look up to”
Magazine Writing – Light Feature
1st Pat Murphy – Sun Valley Guide – “A Conversation with Van Gordon Sauter”
2nd Betty Bell – Sun Valley Guide – “Seventy Years of Sun, Snow and Stories”
3rd Michael Ames – Sun Valley Guide – “The Cruiser Cometh”
Honorable Mention
Michael Ames – Sun Valley Guide – “From Khorossan to Ketchum”
Rebecca Meany – Sun Valley Guide – “50 years of family”
George Seeds – McCall Magazine – “The History of Tamarack”
Jennifer Tuohy – Sun Valley Guide – “A Griffon’s Tale”
Magazine Photography
1st Chris Pilaro – Sun Valley Guide – “The Cruiser Cometh”
2nd Chris Pilaro – Sun Valley Guide – “A Griffons Tale”
3rd Brad Talbutt – Treasure Magazine / Idaho Statesman – “Luxury Living – Palazzo”
Magazine Cover
1st Patrick Davis, Lindsie Taylor – THRIVE / Idaho Statesman – “Hyde Park Street Fair – 9.12.06”
2ndTIE
Dev Mukh Khalsa, Leslie Thompson – Sun Valley Dining / The Wood River Journal – Winter 06/07
Jolene Brown – Sun Valley Travelog – Winter Vol. 2
3rd Carissa Wright, Charlie Olsen – Blot Magazine – University of Idaho – “A Haunted Campus”
Website – General Excellence – Magazine & Online Publications
1st David R. Frazier – Boise Guardian – www.boiseguardian.com
2nd Rich Trevillian & Colin McCauley – Sun Valley Guide – www.sunvalleyguide.com
Website – Special Purpose – Magazine & Online Publications
1st Mary Ann Reese, Editor; Ludmilla Sasklova, Web Designer – University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences – Programs & People Winter 2007: http://info.ag.uidaho.edu/magazine/winter07
Television
General Excellence
Division A
1st KTRV – Fox 12
2nd KIVI – Channel 6
3rd KBCI – Channel 2
Honorable Mention
KTVB – Channel 7
Division B
1st KPVI – Channel 6
2nd KIFI – Channel 8
3rd KIDK – Channel 3
General News Report
Division A
1st Thanh Tan, Spencer Larimore – KBCI Channel 2 – “Burden of Proof”
2nd Brandi Smith, Justin Rickelman – KIVI Channel 6 – “DWP in the 2C”
3rd Alyson Outen, Gary Salzman – KTVB Channel 7 – “Rocky Mountain Oysters”
Division B
1st Adam Rodriguez – KPVI – Channel 6 – “Potato Plan”
2nd Teresa Priolo – KIDK Channel 3 – “The Choking Game”
Spot News Report
1st Edmundo Aguilar, Doug Locksmith – KIVI Channel 6 – “Police Pursuit”
2nd Heather Skold, Paul Martel – KIVI Channel 6 – “Nampa Beheading”
3rd Michelle Stark, Paul Martel – KIVI Channel 6 – “Car in Store”
Best Live Shot
1st Michelle Edmonds – KIVI Channel 6 – “Chop Shop Live”
2nd Robbie Johnson, Brian Van Pelt – KTVB Channel 7 – “City Bus Fire”
3rd Ysabel Bilbao, Troy Colson – KTVB Channel 7 – “Street Shooting”
Honorable Mention:
Michelle Stark, Lance Johnson – KIVI Channel 6 – “Motorcycle Crash”
Watchdog/Investigative Report
1st David Gale, Troy Colson – KTVB Channel 7 – “Well Water 1 & 2”
2nd TIE
Eric Harryman, Paul Martel – KIVI Channel 6 – “Deadly Delay Part 1 & 2”
Michelle Edmonds, Justin Rickelman – KIVI Channel 6 – “The Predator’s Secret”
3rd Heather Skold, Doug Locksmith – KIVI Channel 6 – “Politics of Highway Robbery”
Serious Feature Report
Division A
1st Edmundo Aguilar, Doug Locksmith – KIVI Channel 6 – “Bone Collectors”
2nd Heather Naito, Heidi Osgood – KIVI Channel 6 – “Akiane”
3rd Shane Johnson, Lance Johnson – KIVI Channel 6 – “Street Racing”
Honorable Mention:
Aileen Simborio, Valerie Rainis – KTRV- Fox 12 – “Abused Dog”
Jay Krajic, Scott Logan – KBCI Channel 2 – “Heteros Stickers”
Division B
1st Mary Sturgill –KIDK Channel 3 – “Idaho has a Meth Epidemic”
2nd Teresa Priolo – KIDK Channel 3 – “Throwaways”
3rd Mary Sturgill – KIDK – Channel 3 – “Suicide by Cop”
Light Feature Report
Division A
1st Michelle Stark, Justin Rickelman – KIVI Channel 6 – “Hometown Hauntings”
2nd Paul Fredericks, Jay Krajic – KBCI Channel 2 – “Handshake Day”
3rd Michelle Edmonds, Justin Rickelman – KIVI Channel 6 – “Home Cheating Test”
Honorable Mention:
Dan Hamilton, Jill Hardy – KTRV – Fox 12 – “Egyptian Ghost Hunt”
Mark Johnson, Xanti Alcelay – KTVB Channel 7 – “Pizza Party”
Mark Johnson, Xanti Alcelay – KTVB Channel 7 – “Walking Tour”
Division B
1st Tommy Noel – KIDK Channel 3 – “But Officer…”
2nd Doug Andersen- KPVI Channel 6 – “Guide to Guru”
3rd Doug Andersen – KPVI Channel 6 – “Arthritic Athlete”
Honorable Mention
Adam Rodriguez – KPVI Channel 6 – “Games People Play”
Series
1st Aileen Simborio, Shayne Wells, Adam Worthington & Jill Hardy – KTRV Fox 12 – “Noah Baderman Series”
2ndTIE
Eric Harryman, Lance Johnson – KIVI Channel 6 – “Foothills Under Siege”
Victoria Osborn, Sue Nass, Marc Morris – Idaho Fish & Game – “Wildlife on the Move”
3rdTIE
Victoria Osborn, Marc Morris – Idaho Fish & Game – “Hatchery on the Hook”
Frank Zick, Kevin Eslinger, Lance Johnson, Jeremy Jones, Heidi Osgood, Shane Johnson – KIVI Channel 6 – “7 Wonders”
Public Affairs Program – Studio
1st Marcia Franklin, Ricardo Ochoa – Idaho Public Television – “Dialogue: Marriage Amendment”
2nd Joan Cartan-Hansen, Monique Diaz, Al Hagenlock, Ricardo Ochoa – Idaho Public Television – “Dialogue: DNA”
3rdTIE
Walt Baker – KBCI Channel 2 – “Eye on Idaho: Idaho Centenarian”
Joan Cartan-Hansen, Al Hagenlock, Sue Nass, D4K Staff – Idaho Public Television – “D4K: Bird Migration”
Public Affairs Program – Field
1st Don Nelson – KIVI Channel 6 – “The Importance of Music in Idaho Schools”
Documentary
1st Bruce Reichert, Pat Metzler, John Crancer, Jeff Tucker, Derek Stone – Idaho Public Television – “Outdoor Idaho: A Palouse Paradise”
2nd John Crancer, Chuck Cathcart, Bruce Reichert, Michelle Waddell, Morgan Dethman – Idaho Public Television – “Idaho’s Centennial Trail”
3rd Alyson Outen, Xanti Alcelay – KTVB Channel 7 – “Baja 1000”
Sports News Story
1st Doug Andersen – KPVI Channel 6 – “The First Time”
2nd Joe Hughes, Kevin Eslinger – KIVI Channel 6 – “12 Plays of Christmas”
3rd Joe Hughes – KIVI Channel 6 – “Davey at Indy”
Sportscast
Division A
1st Joe Hughes – KIVI Channel 6
2nd Justin Corr – KTVB Channel 7
3rd David Augusto – KTVB Channel 7
Division B
1st Tony Gugliotta – KIDK Channel 3
Weathercast
Division A.
1stTIE
Scott Dorval – KIVI Channel 6
Mellisa Paul – KIVI Channel 6
2nd Rick Lantz – KTVB Channel 7
3rd Vin Crosby – KTRV Fox 12
Honorable Mention
Pete Mangione – KIVI Channel 6
Division B
No entries this year
Outdoor / Environment Report
1st Maggie O’Mara, Mike Perry – KTVB Channel 7 – “Mule Deer Capture”
2nd TIE
Mike Vogel, Troy Colson – KTVB Channel 7 – “Mormon Crickets”
Mellisa Paul, Heidi Osgood – KIVI Channel 6 – “Flood of 83”
3rd Michelle DeGrand – KBCI Channel 2 – “Fish Tagging”
Consumer Report
1st Aileen Simborio, Valerie Rainis – KTRV Fox 12 – “Fake IRS Caller”
2nd Alyson Outen, Gary Salzman – KTVB Channel 7 – “Cabela’s”
3rd Aileen Simborio, Valerie Rainis – KTRV Fox 12 – “Questionable Classifieds”
Health / Medical Report
1st Heather Skold, Paul Martel – KIVI Channel 6 – “Bogus Botox”
2nd Abbey Gibb – KIDK Channel 3 – “Meth Moms”
3rd Maggie O’Mara, Paul Boehlke – KTVB Channel 7 – “Medical Tourism”
Crime / Court Report
1st Alyson Outen, Paul Boehlke – KTVB Channel 7 – “Duncan in Prison”
2nd David Gale, Gary Salzman – KTVB Channel 7 – “Drive-by-Shooting“
3rd Michelle Stark, Lance Johnson – KIVI Channel 6 – “Murder Unsolved”
Government / Political
1st Thanh Tan – KBCI Channel 2 – “Minimum Wage”
2nd Don Nelson, Justin Rickelman – KIVI Channel 6 – “Sali’s Secret Army”
3rd Bridget Shanahan – KIFI Channel 8 – “Buy Now”
Television Writing
1st Adam Atchison – KTVB Channel 7 – “Daddy’s Knee”
2nd Shane Johnson – KIVI Channel 6 – “Street Racing”
3rd Adam Rodriguez – KPVI Channel 6 – “Mischievous Microburst”
Honorable Mention
Jim Peck – Idaho Public Television – “The Idaho Homefront: World War II”
Adam Atchison – KTVB Channel 7 – “Missing Hiker”
Videography
1st Xanti Alcelay – KTVB Channel 7 – “Pizza Party”
2ndTIE
Paul Fredericks, Jay Krajic – KBCI Channel 2 – “Bieter’s Bike”
Justin Rickelman – KIVI Channel 6 – “Hometown Hauntings”
3rdTIE
Mike Perry – KTVB Channel 7 – “Hidden Caves”
Justin Rickelman – KIVI Channel 6 – “Castles”
Video Essay
1stTIE
Frank Zick – KIVI Channel 6 – “Owyhee Wonder”
Troy Colson – KTVB Channel 7 – “Make a Wish – Super Hero”
2ndTIE
Paul Boehlke – KTVB Channel 7 – “Wild Horse Release
Justin Rickelman – KIVI Channel 6 – “Apache Training”
3rd Heidi Osgood – KIVI Channel 6 – “Fire Fighting”
Rookie of the year
1st Nate Eaton – KIDK Channel 3
2nd Ryan Hilliard – KTRV Fox 12
3rd Mellisa Paul – KIVI Channel 6
Radio
General Excellence
1st Dave Plourde – Q 102 6 p.m. News
General News Report
1st Elizabeth Wynne Johnson – Boise State Radio / Northwest News Network – “Animal Hoarding”
2nd Samantha Wright – Boise State Radio – “Zoo Babies”
3rd Elizabeth Wynne Johnson – Boise State Radio / Northwest News Network – “Red English”
Spot News Report
1st Dave Plourde – KCHQ- FM – “Rexburg Plane Crash”
Watchdog / Investigative Report
1st Jyl Hoyt – Boise State Radio – “Down Under: Frogs, Toads, Parrot Fish, Shearwaters”
Serious Feature Report
1st Elizabeth Wynne Johnson – Boise State Radio / Northwest News Network – “Camp to Belong”
2nd Elizabeth Wynne Johnson – Boise State Radio / Northwest News Network – “How Green is Your God?”
3rd Don Wimberly – Boise State Radio – “The Future of Junior College in Idaho”
Light Feature Report
1st Jyl Hoyt – Boise State Radio – “Off the Trail: Blackbirds, Black Widows, Good Wood”
2nd Samantha Wright – Boise State Radio – “Hippotherapy”
3rd Kristin Fletcher, Erin Gray – KISU Radio / Idaho Museum of Natural History – “In step with Lewis & Clark”
Sports News Report
1st Sadie Babits – Boise State Radio – “Bronco Power”
Public Affairs Program
1st Sadie Babits – Boise State Radio – “State of Mind”
Use of Sound
1st Jyl Hoyt – Boise State Radio – “Glenn Elzingha’s Grass Fed Beef”
2nd Samantha Wright – Boise State Radio – “Lewis and Clark Garden”
Rookie of the Year – no entries past 2 years
Website Categories – Broadcast
Website – general excellence – Broadcast
1st Don Day, John Masters – KTVB Channel 7 – www.ktvb.com
2nd Curtis Jackson, Jim Nagy – KIFI Channel 8 – www.localnews8.com
3rd Staff – KTRV Fox 12 – www.fox12idaho.com
Website – Special Purpose – Broadcast
1st Joan Cartan-Hansen, Stephanie Dickey, Karen Byers, Kris Freeland, Rick Penticoff – Idaho Public Television – “Dialogue for Kids”
2nd KTVB News Staff – KTVB Channel 7 – “Broncoextra.com”
Public Relations
News Releases
1st Bryant J. Kuechle – The Langdon Group – “PLRWSD advisory group; Filer workshop; Filer bond”
2nd Mel Coulter – Idaho Transportation Department – selection of three
Feature Writing
1st Terri Schorzman – Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS) – “Editorial, Idaho Statesman, May 28, 2006”
2nd Marlene Fritz – Programs & People – University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences – “Hail! Mighty Potato”
3rd Sydney Sallabanks – Eagle Magazine – “Time for Renewal”
Honorable Mention:
Barbara Becker J. Gutsch – Here We Have Idaho Magazine – “Inspired to Walk Free”
Mel Coulter – Idaho Transportation Department – “Frank Bruneel”
Script Writing
No entries this year
Media Kit
1st Mollie McCarty, Adam Rush – Idaho Transportation Department – “Bridge Rehabilitation”
2nd Mel Coulter – Idaho Transportation Department – “The Interstate is 50”
Annual Report
1st Public Affairs Staff – Idaho Housing and Finance Association – “2006 Community Report”
2nd Mel Coulter – Idaho Transportation Department – “Idaho Transportation Department Annual Report FY 2006”
Internal Newsletter
1st Joe Butler – Coeur d’Alene Press – “New Pressing News”
2nd Saint Alphonsus Marketing & Communications – Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center – “Keeping in Touch”
3rd Saint Alphonsus Marketing & Communications – Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center – “Physician Focus”
Newsletter
1st Idaho Housing and Finance Association Public Affairs – Idaho Housing and Finance Association – “Cornerstones”
2nd Idaho Housing and Finance Association Public Affairs – Idaho Housing and Finance Association – “Home Sense”
3rd Staff, Saint Alphonsus Marketing & Communications – Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center – “Health Scene”
Honorable Mention
– Terri Schorzman, Rosemary Curtin, Jennifer Oxley, Trecia Keener Blaha, Wendy Cornwall – Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS) – “Connections”
VIDEO NEWS RELEASES
No Entries this year
PHOTO ESSAY
No Entries this year
Special Purpose Publication
1st Sue Nass, Marc Morris & Jody Lee – Idaho Department of Fish & Game – “A Sense of Place”
2nd Terri Schorzman, Rosemary Curtin, Jennifer Oxley, Tricia Keener Blaha, Wendy Cornwall – Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS) – “Executive Summary for Communities in Motion”
3rd Idaho Housing and Finance Association & Idaho Commerce & Labor – “2007 Fair Housing Calendar”
Honorable Mention
Mary Ann Reese, Bill Loftus & Marlene Fritz – University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences – “AgKnowledge”
Becker J. Gutsch – University of Idaho College of Biological & Agricultural Engineering – “Engineering Design Expo 2006- Global Engineering Turning Ideas into Reality”
Media Campaign
1st Sue Nass – Idaho Department of Fish & Game – “Idaho Bird Observatory Migration”
2nd Darla Christiansen – The Langdon Group – “Wendell Wastewater Bond Election Campaign”
Website General Excellence – PR
1st Terri Schorzman, Nichole Prehoda, Tricia Keener Blaha, Wendy Cornwell, Asana Draper – Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS) – www.compassidaho.org
Website Special Purpose – PR
1st Terri Schorzman, Tricia Keener Blaha, Wendy Cornwell, Jared Ray – Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS) – www.communitiesinmotion.org
2nd Mel Coulter – Idaho Transportation Department – “Celebrating 50 years of Idaho’s Interstates – http://itd.idaho.gov/50.Years
Student
General Excellence
1st The Coyote – Albertson College
2nd Scroll – Brigham Young University – Idaho
3rd The Arbiter – Boise State University
Honorable Mention
The Argonaut – University of Idaho
General News Story
1st Holly Bowen – The Sentinel – North Idaho College – “Controversy”
2nd Cynthia Reynaud – The Lewiston Tribune / University of Idaho – “Blaze destroys bean elevators on Troy’s big day”
3rd Sam Taylor – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – “Mubita guilty on all counts”
Honorable Mention:
Jessica Christensen – The Arbiter – Boise State University – “Students access free textbooks”
Watchdog / Investigative
1st Ben Caballero, Ashley Jensen – The Scroll – Brigham Young University – “Housing: Moving on up”
2nd Dustin Lapray – The Arbiter – Boise State University – “Athletics budgets for growth”
3rd Stephen Lowman – The Coyote – Albertson College – “Structure of The Center at issue”
Serious Feature
1st Nate Poppino – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – “A world against: UI Muslims speak out”
2nd Sarrah Benoit – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – “Hitting the files”
3rd Cynthia Reynaud, Christina Navarro – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – “Looking inside the Core”
Light Feature
1st Kadie Andreasen (Sharp) – The Scroll – Brigham Young University – Idaho – “Only in your dreams”
2nd Sarrah A. Benoit – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – “Pins & Needles”
3rd Mackenzie Stone – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – “From bed to bread”
Honorable Mention
Devin Rokyta – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – “Unfinished Memories”
Stephen Lowman – The Coyote – Albertson College – “Waiting on the Stall”
Column Writing
1st Jake Donohue – The Sentinel – North Idaho College – “Boing: Death to Bambi; Releasing my inner Pong; you don’t have to win to succeed”
2nd Tyler Wilson – The Argonuat – University of Idaho – selection of 3 columns
3rd Nate Poppino – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – selection of 3 columns
Honorable Mention
Travis Galloway – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – selection of 3 columns
Editorial
1st Drew Mayes – The Arbiter – Boise State University – selection of three
2nd Tara Roberts – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – selection of three
3rd Stephen Lowman – The Coyote – Albertson College – selection of three
Headlines
1st Arbiter Staff – The Arbiter – Boise State University – selection of six
2nd Argonaut Staff – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – selection of six
3rd Coyote Staff – The Coyote – Albertson College – selection of six
Honorable Mention:
Staff – The Scroll – BYU-Idaho – selection of six
Jake Donahue – The Sentinel – North Idaho College – selection of six
Review
1st Carissa Wright – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – selection of three
2nd Tyler Wilson – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – selection of three
3rd Tara Roberts – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – selection of three
Sports News Report
1st Jake Donahue – The Sentinel – North Idaho College – “Anything that Moves”
2nd Frank McGovern – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – “The Assassin”
3rd Ryan Atkins – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – “The making of a legend”
Page Design
1st Miranda Carman, Melissa Davlin – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – selection of three
2nd James Hannibal – The Sentinel – North Idaho College – selection of three
3rd Francis Delapena – The Arbiter – Boise State University – selection of three
Honorable Mention
Katie McCracken, Season Purcell, Stephanie Long – The Scroll – Brigham Young University -Idaho
Graphics
1st Courtney Curtis, Season Purcell – The Scroll – Brigham Young University Idaho – selection of three
2nd Leona Ellsworth, Steve Norell – The Arbiter – Boise State University – selection of three
Photography
1st Cody Nuttall – The Sentinel – North Idaho College – “Kelly; Freshman; Brayden”
2nd Kentaro Murai – The Argonaut – University of Idaho – “Swim Team pep talk; Little Drummer boys; A story to Dance”
3rd Noah Buntain – The Sentinel – North Idaho College – “My, what big eyes you have; Bryant park; NIC on ice”
Website General Excellence – Student
1st The Arbiter – Boise State University – www.arbiteronline.com
2nd Noah Buntain – The Sentinel – North Idaho College – www.nic.edu/sentinel
Website Special Purpose – Student
1st The Arbiter – Boise State University – www.dineboise.com
Sweepstakes
Daily Idaho Statesman
Weekly Idaho Mountain Express
TV KIVI – Channel 6