Special Coverage

Television
1st    Nate Eaton - KIDK Channel 3 - "Deputy Dog Shooting"
Honorable Mention - Alyson Outen, Paul Boehlke - KTVB Channel 7 - "Moscow Sniper Rampage"

Daily
1st    Staff - Times-News - "Castle Rock Fire"

Honorable Mention
Staff - The Spokesman-Review - "Our Kids: Our Business"
Staff - Idaho Statesman - "Boise State / Fiesta Bowl"

Weekly
1st    TIE   
Staff & Contributors - The Star-News - "The Space Shuttle Flight of Barbara Morgan"
Pam Morris, Greg Foley & Staff - Idaho Mountain Express - "Castle Rock Fire Threatens Wood River Valley"

Honorable Mention
Jason Kauffman - Idaho Mountain Express - "Living with the grey wolf"
Kai Eiselein - Latah Eagle - "Moscow's Darkest Day"

First Amendment Award

1st    Idaho Public Television, Idahoans for Openness in Government, The Idaho Attorney General's Office, Joe Golden & Tom Willmorth - Idaho Public Television - "Open Idaho"
2nd    Staff - The Spokesman-Review - "Public employees/Email Release - Series"
3rd    Cassidy Friedman - Times-News - "In the Silent Pursuit of Justice"

Reporter of the Year

1st    Dan Popkey - Idaho Statesman
2nd    Michelle Stark - KIVI  Channel 6
3rd    Alyson Outen - KTVB Channel 7
Honorable Mention -    Mellisa Paul - KIVI Channel 6

Sweepstakes
Daily        Idaho Statesman
Weekly    Idaho Mountain Express
TV        KIVI Channel 6

NEWS RELEASES

1st    Dave Carlson - AAA Idaho -  "AAA Idaho - Selection of news releases"
2nd    Robbie Johnson - Ada County Highway District - "Bicycles, Glass in roads and signals"
3rd    Bryant J. Kuechle - The Langdon Group - "McCall Meeting; Kuna Comment; Kellogg Bond"
Honorable Mention
    Andrew Taylor - Idaho State University- Office of University Relations - "Noted Author, Conservationalist Maughan to Retire"
     
FEATURE WRITING

1st    Marlene Fritz - University of Idaho C.A.L.S. Educational Communications - "Cultivating a Passion for Research"
2nd    Mel Coulter - Idaho Transportations Department - "A Single Digit"
3rd    Rebecca Meany - Washington Group International - Division of URS Group - "The Washington Way - ‘A TRU Waste Solution'"

MEDIA KIT

1st    Jessica Flynn - Tamarack Resort - "Tamarack Resort Media Kit"
2nd    Kym Browning - Delta Dental of Idaho - "What Happens in Your Mouth Doesn't Stay in Your Mouth"
3rd    Mel Coulter, Steve Grant - Idaho Transportation Department - "Going Digital"

ANNUAL REPORT

1st    Marc C. Johnson - The Gallatin Group - "2006 Annual Report of the Idaho Supreme Court"
2nd    Marc C. Johnson - The Gallatin Group - "The Gallatin Group Annual Report"
3rd    Laurie Spiegelberg - Washington Group International - Division of URS Group - The Washington Way - "Partners for a Better World - Annual Report"

INTERNAL NEWSLETTER

1st    Jeremy Speer, Robert Evancho - Boise State University- Communications & Marketing - "Update"
2nd    Rebecca Meany - Washington Group International - Division of URS Group - "eNews - Boise Regional, April 23, Sept. 24, Oct 15"
3rd    Amy Stahl - Boise Parks & Recreation Department - "Director's Newsletter"

NEWSLETTER

1st    Christy Foltz-Ahlrichs & Robbie Johnson - Ada County Highway District - ACHD Newsletter - "Word on the Street"
2nd    Public Affairs Staff - Idaho Housing and Finance Association - "Home Sense"
3rd    Marc C. Johnson - The Gallatin Group - "Idaho Cobalt Project Newsletter"

PHOTO ESSAY
No Entries this year

SPECIAL PURPOSE PUBLICATION

1st    Public Affairs Staff - Idaho Housing and Finance Association - "Housingidaho.com Launch"
2nd    Mollie McCarty, Adam Rush - Idaho Transportation Department - "Construction Ahead"
3rd    Frank Zang, Andrew Roberts - Boise State University - Communications & Marketing - "Destination Distinction Brochure"

MEDIA CAMPAIGN

1st    Jessica Flynn - Tamarack Resort - "Osprey Meadows Campaign"
2nd     Dave Carlson - AAA Idaho - "Car Care Month"
3rd    Frank Zang, Robert Evancho, Kathleen Craven, Sherry Squires, Julie Hahn, Janelle Brown, John Kelly, Carrie Quinney, Jeremy Speer - Boise State University - Communications & Marketing - "Fiesta Bowl Campaign"
Honorable Mention
    Steve Grant - Idaho Transportation Department - "SR2S Campaign Kit"
    Robbie Johnson - Ada County Highway District - "Winter Street Service"

GENERAL EXCELLENCE

1st    Michael Ames, Jennifer Tuohy & Staff – Sun Valley Guide – “Summer 2008”
2nd    Melody Marler Forshee – River City Weekly - “Idaho Falls Home, Feb/Mar 08”
3rd    Staff - Idaho Arts Quarterly - “Winter 2008”
Honorable Mention
Steve Smede, Dayne Dingman – Idaho Falls Magazine – “Nov/Dec 2008”

MAGAZINE WRITING – SERIOUS FEATURE

1st    Jason D.B. Kauffman- Sun Valley Guide – “Tracking a Phantom”
2nd    Van Gordon Sauter– Sun Valley Guide – “The New Western Sheriff”
3rd    Dean A. Ferguson – Sun Valley Guide – “The Unforgiving Sky”

MAGAZINE WRITING – LIGHT FEATURE

1st    Emily Jones – “Family Living of Southeast Idaho – “Magical Moments”
2nd    Jon Duval – Sun Valley Guide – “Confessions of a Cocktail Snob”
3rd    Kathryn Sosbe – Treasure Magazine – Idaho Statesman – “Renewing a love, rebuilding a home”
Honorable Mention
Patti Murphy – Sun Valley Home – “The Elegant Barn”
Kris Milgate – Idaho Falls Magazine – “Dirty Work”
Dede Ryan – Boise Journal – “Botox Barbie”

MAGAZINE – EDITORIAL WRITING

1st    Robert Cooke – The Racing Journal – “From the Editor’s Desk”
2nd    Steve Smede – Idaho Falls Magazine – “Stepping up”

MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY

1st    Joe Jaszewski – Treasure Magazine – Idaho Statesman – “Treasure Fashion”
2nd    Joe Kline – Family Living – Idaho State Journal – “Big in Spirit”
3rd    Kort Duce – Idaho Falls Magazine – “My Ultimate Makeover”

MAGAZINE COVER

1st    Steve Smede, Dayne Dingman – Idaho Falls Magazine – “Slice of Heaven; Cover – Nov/Dec 08”
2nd    Brad Talbutt, Lindsie Taylor – Treasure Magazine – Idaho Statesman – “Mad about Modern; Cover – August 2008”
3rd    Melody Marler Forshee – River City Weekly – “Idaho Falls Home Magazine – Feb/Mar 08”

WEBSITE – GENERAL EXCELLENCE – MAGAZINE

1st      Colin McCauley – Sun Valley Guide –  www.sunvalleyguide.com

By Joan Cartan-Hansen

Idahoans have several new ways to keep track of what’s happening at the Statehouse. As part of a collaborative effort with the Idaho Department of Administration and the Legislative Services Office, Idaho Public Television expanded the services offered by IDAHO LEGISLATURE LIVE.  Those services include over-the-air and cable broadcast of House, Senate proceedings, video streaming of the Joint Finance and Appropriation Committee (JFAC) meetings and hearings in the new 220 seat Capitol Auditorium and audio streaming of all other House and Senate committee hearings.

IDAHO LEGISLATURE LIVE started in 1999 with audio coverage of the House and Senate. Coverage was expanded to include JFAC proceedings a few years later.  Funding for that original audio streaming equipment came from grants from the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and donated funds. In 2005, a web camera was added in each of the three locations to allow users to see the chambers.  In 2007, video equipment for the House and Senate was added with the help a grant of approximately $342,000 from the Idaho Legislature.

IDAHO LEGISLATURE LIVE’s service expanded in 2008 when the Legislature met in the Annex Building (the old Ada County Courthouse). Because of limited space in the rooms that the House and Senate used to conduct business, there were no public viewing areas. IDAHO LEGISLATURE LIVE was the primary way the public viewed the proceedings of both chambers and JFAC.

With technological upgrades in the renovated Statehouse building, viewers can now follow IDAHO LEGISLATURE LIVE in many ways. Over-the-air and digital cable viewers can watch House sessions on IdahoPTV’s Learn channel (4.3) and Senate sessions on the World channel (4.4).   Internet users will find live video streams of House, Senate and JFAC proceedings, live video of hearings in the Capitol Auditorium and live audio proceedings of all other legislative committees all on IdahoPTV’s home page at www.idahoptv.org and http://idahoptv.org/leglive/. IDAHO LEGISLATURE LIVE feeds are also available via the in-house Capitol cable system and can be viewed on the video players on cell phones with Windows Mobile capabilities.

The technical upgrades in the new statehouse offer new opportunities for news coverage. All feeds are available for free for use by media members of the Idaho Capitol Correspondents Association.  IDAHO LEGISLATURE LIVE staff can help route video and audio feeds from within the Statehouse, making it easier to cover hearings and feed out live shots from various locations. But because of staff size, all media requests should be made as far in advance as possible.

Idaho Public Television General Manager Peter Morrill estimates the annual project cost of IDAHO LEGISLATURE LIVE services to the state at $204,000, depending upon the length of the session.  For the 2010 session, IdahoPTV received grants totaling $45,000, the largest portion being donated by the Idaho State Broadcasters Association.  The rest of the grants came from Union Pacific Foundation, Idaho Association of Counties (IAC) and the Idaho Public Television Endowment. The remaining costs are donated in-kind services from Idaho Public Television.

During the 2009 legislative session, the IDAHO LEGISLATURE LIVE Web streaming service was accessed 76,003 times. 34% of viewers watched the House feed, 41% viewed the Senate feed and 25% streamed the Joint Finance–Appropriations Committee (JFAC) feed. For the first four weeks of the 2010 session, the site received approximately 31,000 clip requests, with about half of the viewers watching JFAC proceedings.