GENERAL EXCELLENCE

1st    Jennifer Tuohy, Tony Barriatua & Evelyn Phillips - Sun Valley Guide - "Fall 2007"
2nd    Steve Smede, Dayne Dingman - Idaho Falls Magazine - "November/December 2007"
3rd    Treasure Magazine Staff - Treasure Magazine - Idaho Statesman - "October/November 2007"

MAGAZINE WRITING - SERIOUS FEATURE

1st    Jason Kauffman - Sun Valley Guide - "Twenty Days of Fire"
2nd    Matt Furber - Sun Valley Guide - "The State of the Idaho Potato"
3rd    Kimberly Hirai - Blot Magazine - University of Idaho - "A Debatable Presence"
Honorable Mention
    Colleen LaMay - Idaho Health - Idaho Statesman - "Quitting a Habit That Kills"
   
MAGAZINE WRITING - LIGHT FEATURE

1st    Michael Ames - Sun Valley Guide - "The Other Cold War"
2nd    Van Gordon Sauter - Sun Valley Guide - "The Business of Being a Cowboy"
3rd    Adam Herrenbruck - BLOT Magazine - University of Idaho - "The Vagrant Vandal"

MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY

1st    Brad Talbutt - Treasure Magazine - Idaho Statesman - "Modern DIY"
2nd    Chris Butler, Brad Talbutt, Kerry Maloney - Treasure Magazine - Idaho Statesman - "A Gift for Your Garden"
3rd    Kort Duce - Idaho Falls Magazine - "Rapid Transit: River of No Return"

MAGAZINE COVER

1st    Dayne Dingman, Steve Smede - Idaho Falls Magazine - "Cover - May/June 2007"
2nd    Tony Barriatua - Sun Valley Guide - "Cover - Winter 2007/08"
3rd    Brad Talbutt, Lindsie Taylor - Treasure Magazine - Idaho Statesman - "Cover - August/September 2007"

FIRST AMENDMENT AWARD

1st    Ben Botkin – Times-News – Questions raised about CSI Builder"

SPECIAL COVERAGE

1st    Katy Moeller, Patrick Orr,  Cynthia Sewell, Sandra Forester, Anna Webb, Kathleen Kreller – Idaho Statesman – "Robert Manwill coverage"
2nd    Cynthia Sewell – Idaho Statesman – "Boise streetcar"
3rd    Michelle Edmonds – KIVI Channel 6 – "Saving Ryan Stockdale"
Honorable Mention - KTVB Staff – KTVB Channel 7 – "Searching for Robert"

REPORTER OF THE YEAR - BROADCAST

1st    Michelle Edmonds – KIVI Channel 6
2nd    Ysabel Bilbao – KTVB Channel 7
3rd    Kiersten Throndsen – KBCI Channel 2

REPORTER OF THE YEAR - PRINT

1st    Brian Murphy – Idaho Statesman
2nd    Bill Roberts – Idaho Statesman
3rd    Katy Moeller – Idaho Statesman

Pinnacle Award

Daily        Idaho Statesman    
Weekly    Idaho Mountain Express
TV        KTVB – Channel 7

NEWS RELEASES - PR

1st    June Sparks – Idaho Transportation Department – " December snowstorms a headache for drivers; Franklin Bridge; Despite 330 inches of snow, ITD avalanche team keeps "avalanche alley" open"
2nd    Dave Carlson – AAA Idaho – "Gas Prices – Extreme ride; Battery Roundup; Keep Kids Safe"
3rd    Jennifer Gelband – Zions Bank – "'Smart Women Grants'; Zions Bank visits on National Teach Children to Save Day; Neighborhood Stimulus During 19th Annual Paint-A-Thon"

FEATURE WRITING - PR

1st    Mel Coulter – Idaho Transportation Department – "District engineers Bala, Jones rediscover love for music, form Pocatello band ‘Bender'"
2nd    Mel Coulter – Idaho Transportation Department – "ITD's Kacie McDonald and her Quarter horse
3rd    Marc Johnson – Gallatin Public Affairs – "Time for Deeper Investigation Into Financial Decline"

EDITORIAL WRITING - PR

1st    Marc Johnson, Sydney Sallabanks – Gallatin Public Affairs – "selection of three"
2nd    Jim Banholzer –Freelance -  "selection of three"

MEDIA KIT - PR

1st    June Sparks, Reed Hollinshead – Idaho Transportation Department – "I-84 Construction & Winter Driving Tips"
2nd    Bryant Kuechle, Stephanie Bennett, June Sparks – Idaho Transportation Department – "Change is Coming to Interstate 84 – Airport Kiosk"
3rd    Dave Carlson -  AAA   Idaho – "AAA Car Care Month"

ANNUAL REPORT - PR

1st    Staff –  Idaho Housing and Finance Association – "2009 Community Report"
2nd    Marc Johnson, Sydney Sallabanks – Gallatin Public Affairs – "Idaho Supreme Court Annual Report"
3rd    Jessica Flynn – Red Sky Public Relations – "Meridian Development Corporation – "Annual Report"

NEWSLETTER – INTERNAL - PR

1st    Jennifer Gelband – Zions Bank – "Teller Magazine"
2nd    TIE
Staff -  Idaho Housing and Finance Association – "News from the Homefront"
Mel Coulter – Idaho Transportation Department – "The Transporter"

NEWSLETTER – EXTERNAL - PR

1st    Zions Bank – "Community Magazine"
2nd    Staff – Idaho Housing and Finance Association – "Cornerstones"
3rd    Jima Rice, Ph.D – Jigsaw Business Weekly – "News, Views and Information for Business Success"

PHOTO ESSAY - PR

No Entries

SPECIAL PURPOSE PUBLICATION - PR

1st    Joshua Olson, Stephanie Skupien & Otto Kitsinger - City of Boise – Departments of Art & History &  Central Services, Otto Kitsinger Photography -  " Public Art & History Locations, brochure"
2nd    Joshua Olson, Stephanie Skupien & Otto Kitsinger - City of Boise – Departments of Art & History & Central Services,  Otto Kitsinger Photography – "  A is for Art"
3rd    Karen Bubb,  Stephanie Skupien & Otto Kitsinger - City of Boise – Departments of Art & History & Central Services, Otto Kitsinger Photography – "Public Art Program"
Honorable Mention    
City of Boise – Departments of Art & History & Office of the Mayor,  Downtown Boise Association, Tamara Shores Design – "Fall for Boise: A Celebration of Arts & Community 2009"
Amy Fackler & Stephanie Skupien - City of Boise – Departments of Art & History & Central Services – "Mayor's Awards for Excellence in Art & History"   

MEDIA CAMPAIGN - PR

1st    Darla Christiansen, June Sparks, Reed Hollinshead – The Langdon Group & Idaho Transportation Department – "Pavement Rehabilitation on State & Glenwood (Idaho 44)"
2nd    Robin Rausch, Alena Shea, Chad Biggs – Red Sky Public Relations – "Western States Dump Hunger"
3rd    June Sparks, Steve Grant – Idaho Transportation Department – "Child Passenger Safety Week"

BRAND MANAGEMENT - PR

1st    Jenn Connor – Red Sky Public Relations – "I-Way"
2nd    June Sparks, Jeff Stratten – Idaho Transportation Department – "ITD in Motion"
3rd    Jennifer Gelband – Zions Bank – "Zions Bank is Idaho's Top SBA Lender"

PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN - PR

1st    Red Sky Public Relations, Stephanie Worrell, Julie Hahn,  Alex Davis, Kelly Amos, Kristy Weyhrich, Jed Splittgerber – "Go On Idaho"
2nd     Jeff Stratten – Idaho Transportation Department – "Bicycle Safety – Smart Choices Save Lives"

PUBLIC AFFAIRS CAMPAIGN  - PR

1st    Dave Carlson – AAA Idaho – "Transportation Funding – Pay For What You Use"
2nd     Marc Johnson, Sydney Sallabanks – Gallatin Public Affairs – "Protect Parma"

GENERAL EXCELLENCE - TV

Division A
1st    KTVB Channel 7
2nd    KIVI Channel 6
3rd    KBCI Channel 2

Division B
No entries


GENERAL NEWS REPORT - TV

Division A
1st    Scott Evans, Trevor Loucks, Emily Albrechtsen – KTVB Channel 7 – "Pencil in Mouth Follow"
2nd    Alyson Outen, Paul Boehlke – KTVB Channel 7 – "Wilderness Mail"
3rd    TIE
Alyson Outen, Xanti Alcelay – KTVB Channel 7 – "Honor Guard"
Alyson Outen, Paul Boehlke – KTVB Channel 7 – "Airmen Discharged"

Division B
1st    Kris Millgate – KPVI News 6 – "Green Guys"
2nd    Lauren Johnson, Joshua Benjamin, Levi Christiansen, Aaron Kunz – KPVI – News 6 – "American Fork Band Bus Crash in Inkom"


SPOT NEWS REPORT - TV

1st    Shane Johnson, Doug Lock Smith – KIVI Channel 6 – "Nampa Police Shooting"
2nd    Scott Evans, Emily Albrechtsen – KTVB Channel 7 – "Pencil in Mouth"
3rd    Ysabel Bilbao, Paul Boehlke – KTVB Channel 7 – "Home Explosion"


BEST LIVE SHOT - TV    

1st    Scott Evans, Trevor Loucks – KTVB Channel 7 – "Missing Boy"
2nd    Scott Evans, Mike di Donato – KTVB Channel 7 – "Fatal Crash"
3rd      Shane Johnson, Lance Johnson – KIVI Channel 6 – "Tree Down"



WATCHDOG/ INVESTIGATIVE REPORT  - TV

1st    TIE
Nishi Gupta, Gary Salzman – KTVB Channel 7 – "Sex Offender Homes"
Natalie Hurst, Brian Hild, Robyn Farney – KBCI Channel 2 – "24 Hours on the Street"
2nd     TIE
Alyson Outen, Gary Salzman – KTVB  Channel 7 – "DBSI"
Mellisa Paul, Eric Turner – KIVI Channel 6 – "Red Dye 40:  Seeing Red"
3rd    TIE
Alyson Outen, Troy Colson – KTVB Channel 7 – "Lucky 13 Mail"
Mike Murad, Clyn Richards – KBCI Channel 2 – "The Cost of Killing"


SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT - TV

Division A
1st    Mark Johnson, Paul Boehlke – KTVB Channel 7 – "Remembering Wake Island"
2nd    Michelle Edmonds, Kevin Eslinger – KIVI Channel 6 – "Cluster Headache Dad"
3rd    Ysabel Bilbao, Gary Salzman – KTVB Channel 7 – "Iraqi Family"

Division B

1st    Kris Millgate – KPVI News 6 – "Weed Eaters"


LIGHT FEATURE REPORT - TV

Division A
1st      Lincoln Graves, Eric Turner – KIVI Channel 6 – "Night of the Lincoln Graves"
2nd    Edgar Linares, Deren Martinez – KTVB Channel 7 – "Medal Rush"
3rd    Don Nelson, Kevin Eslinger – KIVI Channel 6  - "New Age Bible"


Division B
1st    Kris Millgate – KPVI News 6 – "Wild Goose Chase"


SERIES - TV

1st    Scott Evans, Troy Colson, Trevor Loucks – KTVB Channel 7 – "Stockdale Headaches 1 & 2"
2nd    Michelle Edmonds, Jeff Gordon – KIVI Channel 6 – "Saving Baby Lucca"
3rd    Doug Petcash, Troy Colson – KTVB Channel 7 – "Pressing issues 1 & 2"    


PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM –TV -  STUDIO

1st    Marcia Franklin, Ricardo Ochoa, Jared Fairchild, David Thomason – Idaho Public Television – "Dialogue:  Annette Gordon-Reed"
2nd     Joan Cartan-Hansen, Al Hagenlock, Sue Nass – Idaho Public Television – "D4k – 10th Anniversary Special"
3rd    Marcia Franklin, Ricardo Ochoa, Melanie Corry – Idaho Public Television – "Dialogue:  Wolf Hunting"


PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM – TV - FIELD

1st    Bruce Reichert, Pat Metzler, Jay Krajic, Chuck Cathcart, John Crancer, Norm Nelson – Idaho Public Television – "Outdoor Idaho:  Wolves in Idaho"
2nd    Mark Johnson, Paul Boehlke – KTVB Channel 7 – "Viewpoint:  Wake Island"    


DOCUMENTARY - TV

1st        Marcia Franklin, Jay Krajic - Idaho Public Television - "Outdoor
Idaho:  Let Me Be Brave"
2nd        John Crancer, Jay Krajic, Chuck Cathcart, Dave Thomason -  Idaho
Public Television - "Outdoor Idaho:  Pathways of Pioneers"


SPORTS NEWS STORY - TV

1st     Zach Wolken, Mike di Donato – KTVB Channel 7 – "Kayla's Story"
2nd    Mark Johnson, Xanti Alcelay – KTVB Channel 7 – "Speedy Comeback"
3rd     Justin Corr, Trevor Loucks – KTVB Channel 7 – "Amy Rhodes"
Honorable Mention - Shane Johnson – KIVI Channel 6 – "Hawaii Coach Slur"



SPORTSCAST - TV

Division A

1st    Zach Wolken – KTVB Channel 7
2nd    J. Bates – KBCI Channel 2
3rd    Justin Corr – KTVB Channel 7


Division B
No entries


WEATHERCAST - TV

Division A

1st    Vin Crosby – KBCI Channel 2
2nd    Scott Dorval – KIVI Channel 6
3rd    Rick Lantz – KTVB Channel 7

Division B

1st    Doug Iverson – KPVI


OUTDOOR / ENVIRONMENT REPORT - TV

1st    TIE
Kris Millgate, Bruce Reichert, Jay Krajic, Chuck Cathcart, Norm Nelson, John Crancer, Ricardo Ochoa, Marcia Franklin – Idaho Public Television – "Outdoor Idaho:  Seeking Refuge"
Doug Petcash, Gary Salzman – KTVB Channel 7 – "The Cumo Mine"    
2nd     Joan Cartan-Hansen, Sauni Symonds, Chuck Cathcart, Dave Butler, Bruce Reichert – Idaho Public Television – "Outdoor Idaho:  Winter Play"
3rd    John Crancer, Jay Krajic, Chuck Cathcart – Idaho Public Television – "Outdoor Idaho:  Yellowstone's Cascade Corner"


CONSUMER REPORT - TV

1st    Mark Johnson, Xanti Alcelay – KTVB Channel 7 – "Short Sell Hell"
2nd    Michelle Stark,  Eric Turner,  Jeff Gordon – KIVI Channel 6 – "File Not Found"
3rd    Ysabel Bilbao, Paul Boehlke – KTVB Channel 7 – "Hospital Gown"


HEALTH / MEDICAL REPORT - TV

1st    Kayna Whitworth, Brian Hild – KBCI Channel 2 – "Baggins Bacteria"
2nd    Mellisa Paul,  Eric Turner – KIVI Channel  6 – Cliff Williams:  ALS Story
3rd    Don Nelson, Kevin Eslinger – KIVI Channel 6 – "Two of a Kind"


CRIME / COURT REPORT - TV

1st    Ysabel Bilbao, Paul Boehlke – KTVB Channel 7 – "14 Year Old Murder Suspect"
2nd     Michelle Stark, Doug Lock Smith, Kevin Eslinger – KIVI Channel 6 – "A Survivor Story"
3rd    Shane Johnson, Doug Lock Smith – KIVI Channel 6 – "Baby Faced Murder Arrest"
Honorable Mention
Marcia Franklin, Ricardo Ochoa, Jody Lee – Idaho Public Television – "Dialogue:  David Nevin"


GOVERNMENT / POLITICAL - TV

1st    Shane Johnson, Doug Lock Smith – KIVI Channel 6 – "Resolution Passes"
2nd    TIE
Alyson Outen, Troy Colson – KTVB Channel 7 – "Coin Toss"
Shane Johnson, Doug Lock Smith – KIVI Channel 6 – "Health & Welfare Cuts"
3rd    Thanh Tan, Ricardo Ochoa, Hank Nystrom, Seth Ogilvie, Dave Thomason, Dave Carlson – Idaho Public Television – "Idaho Reports:  Veto Mania"    


TELEVISION WRITING - TV

1st    Michelle Stark – KIVI Channel 6 – "Night the Earth Stood Still"
2nd    Michelle Stark – KIVI Channel 6 – "Wijacking: Stolen Wi Fi dangers"
3rd    Michelle Stark – KIVI Channel 6 – "File Not Found"


VIDEOGRAPHY - TV

1st TIE
Trevor Loucks - KTVB Channel 7  - "Iron Man"
Jay Krajic, Norm Nelson - Idaho Public Television - Seeking Refuge"     
2nd        Gary Salzman - KTVB Channel 7 - "Bees"
3rd        Xanti Alcelay - KTVB Channel 7 - "Honor Guard"


VIDEO ESSAY - TV

1st    Justin Rickelman – KIVI Channel 6 – "Road Trippin' to AZ"
2nd    Mike McLenna – KTVB Channel 7 – "Random Art Sidewalk Murals"
3rd    Kris Millgate – KPVI News 6 – "Grand Morning"


BEST TV GRAPHICS

1st    Cassandra Groll – Idaho Public Television – "IDPTV Thanks"


BEST TV SPORTS GRAPHICS

1st    Justin Rickelman – KIVI Channel 6 – "Duck Hunt"


BEST MORNING NEWS PROGRAM - TV

Division A

1st    KTVB Staff,  Ranae Bangerter – KTVB Channel 7 – "Today's Morning News"
2nd    KIVI Staff – KIVI Channel 6 – "Good Morning Live"

Division B

No entries    


ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - TV

1st     TIE
Emily Albrechtsen – KTVB Channel 7
Jen Wahl – KBCI Channel 2    
2nd    Michael Calcagno – KBCI Channel 2

GENERAL EXCELLENCE – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Boise Weekly
2nd    The Star-News
3rd     Idaho Mountain Express


GENERAL NEWS STORY – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Michael Wells – The Star-News – "Tamarack:  After the Fall"
2nd    Terry Smith – Idaho Mountain Express – "Fired worker wants justice"
3rd    Lisa Nyren – Teton Valley News – "Tragedy turns triumph for one dog and nine lucky pups"


SPOT NEWS COVERAGE – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Stacy Simonet – Teton Valley News – "First Bank of the Tetons fails"
2nd    Tony Evans – Idaho Mountain Express – "The long haul begins"
3rd    Staff – The Star-News – "Adams deputy dies in collision"


WATCHDOG/ INVESTIGATIVE REPORT – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Tom Grote – The Star-News – "Fatigue cited in wreck that killed Adams deputy, Mtn. Home airman"
2nd    Mike Polhamus – Teton Valley News – "Burnt remains smell fishy to officials"
3rd    Jeannette Boner – Valley Citizen – "Hospital settles doc's pay"


SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Deanna Darr – Boise Weekly – "Birds, bunnies and power"
2nd    Jeannette Boner – Valley Citizen – "A path less traveled"
3rd    Trevon Milliard – Idaho Mountain Express – "An honorable man"


LIGHT FEATURE REPORT – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Amy Atkins – Boise Weekly – "Up in Smoke"
2nd    Tony Evans – Idaho Mountain Express – "A walk in the wild"
3rd    Tara Morgan – Boise Weekly -  "What the cluck?"


SERIES – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Kate Reynolds Yaskot – Teton Valley News – "How Teton Valley Grows"
2nd    Jeannette Boner & Hope Strong – Valley Citizen – "Series on stimulus"
3rd    Erika Harmon – Messenger Index  - "A rare breed"


OUTDOOR FEATURE – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Mark Steele – Caribou County Sun – "Rock Art"
2nd     Deanna Darr – Boise Weekly – "Home Slope Advantage"


SPORTS NEWS COVERAGE – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Rachael Horne – Teton Valley News – "Sumo in Idaho"
2nd    Kelly Taylor – Messenger Index – "Huskies softball falls to Tigers at state"


SPORTS FEATURE STORY – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Jeff  Cordes – Idaho Mountain Express – "Running makes a difference in Brad Mitchell's life"
2nd     Jeff Cordes – Idaho Mountain Express – "Don Felder brings ‘Hotel California' concert to pavilion"
3rd     Philip A. Janquart – Eagle Independent – "Eagle's Van Hemlryck Family Forges Path for Challenged Athletes"

GENERAL COLUMN – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Pat Murphy – Idaho Mountain Express – "Other views - Another vanishing U.S. trait: common sense; ‘Empathy' on Supreme Court?  Let's hope so; Neurotics, psychotics, sociopaths, egocentrics forge U.S. image"
2nd    Bill Cope – Boise Weekly  - "No No Nadya; Theory of Everything; Whoo-hoo! Val!"
3rd    Anna Eaton-Merkle – Eagle Independent – "A Teacher's perspective- Oh yea; Not-quite
spring; Chasing Mona Lisa"


SPECIALTY COLUMN – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Stephen Dyer – Valley Citizen – "The Novice – The Trout Slayer; The Full Monty; Glory Days"
2nd    Jima Rice, Ph.D – Theweeklypaper – "Ahead of the curve:  It's time to learn some economics; What things motivate you?; Gift-giving – Is it about money or magic?"  
3rd    Bruce Smithhammer – Teton Valley News – "Off the Hook"


EDITORIAL – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Pam Morris – Idaho Mountain Express – "Why no outrage about corporate cubicles of death?: Take your children; Rescue healthcare reform from scare slogans"
2nd    Pat Murphy – Idaho Mountain Express – "No one's laughing; No place for culture war; Facts not fiction please"
3rd    Pam Morris – Idaho Mountain Express – "Sun Valley mayor and council need a group hug;    In the dark; Get a grip on leg-hold traps"


HEADLINES – WEEKLY PRINT

1ST    Staff – Idaho Mountain Express – "Mountain Do; Much ado in a recession; Seasons collide; Mood at skate park does a 180; Gardeners plot a revolution; Poultry project ruffles feathers"


PAGE DESIGN  - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    TIE
Amy Birch – Teton Valley News – "Halloween and All Saints Day celebrations; Wild crafting               in the Tetons; The Pulse Health:  Wellness in the Teton Valley"
Amy Birch – Teton Valley News – "Willie LeClair Shoshone Lecturer, Storyteller and Spiritual Dancer; Valley unicyclist joins the Circus; Inventing in Victor: The MixKwix"
2nd    Tomi Grote – The Star-News – "Fright life; Mardi Hardy; Heart & Soul"
3rd    Barbara Gibson – Teton Valley News – "For the dogs; It's time for back to school; Where the beads are"


SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY  - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Lauren Hall – Teton Valley News – "House Fire"
2nd    Willy Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – "Seasons Collide"
3rd    Willy Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – "Charges Dismissed"


FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Jeannette Boner – Valley Citizen – "High Heel Sheriff"
2nd    Willy Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – "Boogie ‘til the cows come home"
3rd    Gary Ertter – The Star-News – "Just Hang On"
Honorable Mention
Jeannette Boner – Valley Citizen – "4-H Lamb"


GENERAL NEWS  PHOTOGRAPHY - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Willy Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – "Baldy Views Now Available"
2nd    Willy Cook  - Idaho Mountain Express – "Hundreds of Sockeye Return Home"
3rd     Michael Wells – The Star-News – "Payette Lake Kokanee Nearly Disappear"


SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Matt Moehr – The Star-News – "Flight of Stares"
2nd     Stacy Simonet – Teton Valley News – "Pin at State"
3rd    Lauren Hall – Teton Valley News – "Rodeo"


PHOTO ESSAY - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Bradly J. Boner – Valley Citizen – "Bee-lieve"
2nd    Jeannette Boner – Valley Citizen – "A Day of Remembrance"
3rd    Lauren Hall – Teton Valley News – "Cliff Fall"


GRAPHICS - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Amy Birch – Teton Valley News – "Dinner not impossible"
2nd    Barbara Gibson – Teton Valley News – "At a Glance – Meeting notes"


ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Amy Atkins – Boise Weekly – "Just Because You Can,  Doesn't Mean You Should…. Without some help"
2nd    Jeremiah Robert Wierenga – Boise Weekly – "A Provincial Production"
3rd    Jeremiah Robert Wierenga – Boise Weekly – "The New Era of Opera"



POLITICAL REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT

1st     Trevon Milliard – Idaho Mountain Express – "Councilor ends term with poor attendance"
2nd     Tom Grote – The Star-News – "Roberts felt the harsh reality of high-level politics"
3rd    Mike Polhamus – Teton Valley News – "Mayors: It's not about the money"


EDUCATION REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Mike Polhamus – Teton Valley News – "Parents protest Obama speech to students"
2nd    Terry Smith – Idaho Mountain Express – "Percentage of Hispanics on rise at Woodside school"
3rd    Lucia V. Knudson – The Star-News – "They Cleared Their Hurdles"


BUSINESS REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Trevon Milliard – Idaho Mountain Express – "Was Cash for Clunkers a success?"
2nd    Tom Grote – The Star-News – "Big Dream Gone Bad"
3rd    Carol Ryan Dumas – Capital Press – "Lease vs. buy:  Specific goals help decide"


AGRICULTURE REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Carol Ryan Dumas – Capital Press – "Alfalfa growers belittle official crop estimates"
2nd    Carol Ryan Dumas – Capital Press – "Lenders say they'll keep banking in dairy recovery"
3rd     Carol Ryan Dumas – Capital Press – "Milk prices take toll on hay market"


CRIME / COURTS REPORTING  - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Hope Strong – Valley Citizen – "Drug bust scores big cash for county"
2nd    Terry Smith – Idaho Mountain Express – "Sheriff  rebuts claim of evidence tampering"
3rd    Terry Smith – Idaho Mountain Express – "High court considers Hanks' home dispute"


RELIGION REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT

No entries


ENVIRONMENT REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Deanna Darr – Boise Weekly – "Unlikely Allies"
2nd    Mark Steele – Caribou County Sun – "Selenium Poisoning"
3rd    Carol Ryan Dumas – Capital Press – "ISDA looks into pathogen drift issue"


HEALTH/MEDICAL REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT

1st     Carissa Wolf – Boise Weekly – "The forgotten epidemic"
2nd    Tom Grote & Lucia V. Knudsen – The Star-News – "Standoff in the ER"
3rd    Trevon Milliard – Idaho Mountain Express – "Making hospital cuisine green"
Honorable Mention
Sabina Dana Plaase – Idaho Mountain Express – "Soldiers seek a new beginning"


SPECIAL SECTION - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Gregory Foley – Idaho Mountain Express – "Wagon Days 2009"
2nd    Gregory Foley – Idaho Mountain Express – "Christmas 2009"
3rd    Staff – Valley Citizen – "Off-Peak guide"


ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Trevon Milliard – Idaho Mountain Express
2nd     Carissa Sindon – The Star-News

FIRST AMENDMENT AWARD

1st    The Spokesman-Review,  Betsy Z. Russell  &  Idaho news media -“Open Courts - Duncan Trial”
2nd    Heath Druzin – Idaho Statesman – “Dirk Kempthorne records”

SPECIAL COVERAGE

1st    Betsy Z. Russell & Meghann Cuniff – The Spokesman-Review – “Joseph Duncan trial coverage”
2nd    Staff – KTVB Channel 7 – “Boise Inferno”
3rd    Staff – Idaho Statesman – “Oregon Trail fire coverage”

REPORTER OF THE YEAR - TELEVISION

1st     Shane Johnson – KIVI Channel 6
2nd    Alyson Outen – KTVB Channel 7
3rd    Dan Hamilton – KTRV Fox 12

REPORTER OF THE YEAR - PRINT

1st     Cynthia Sewell – Idaho Statesman
2nd    Jared S. Hopkins – Times-News
3rd    Betsy Z. Russell – The Spokesman-Review

On Saturday, April 17, Press Club members from throughout Idaho will gather for our Best of 2009 Annual Awards Banquet, for a chance to celebrate what we do - with humor, camaraderie, good food and drink and well-deserved accolades.

This is one of the basic ways the Idaho Press Club works to improve journalism in Idaho, through recognition of excellence in our annual journalism contest. Whether you're winning an award or not, please join us. In this stormy time in our industry, we all need a night of celebrating what we do right.

This year's banquet will begin with a social hour at   6 p.m., and it'll be right in the heart of downtown Boise at the Boise Centre on the Grove. The evening continues with the banquet and program beginning at 7, and will include the comedy of Pat Mac, honors for all our award winners and scholarship winners, and a choice of entrees between oven roasted chicken with rosemary dijon sauce and butternut squash ravioli (yum!). There's no silent auction or raffle this year; you don't need to bring your checkbook. Just bring yourself, your spouse or significant other, your co-workers, and have a night on the town in celebration of good journalism.

Prices haven't gone up; they're $35 for members and $40 for non-members, and for the first time, we're offering a new online payment option through our Web site, www.idahopressclub.org.

Register now, and we’ll see you there!