Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2001 State and Local Awards Winners

PNPA Keystone Press Awards

Distinguished Visual Award
First Place: John Beale - Three distinguished photographs

Ongoing News Coverage
First Place: Post-Gazette Trail of Violence Team - "Trail of Violence" (Baumhammers)

Feature Story
First Place: Michael Fuoco - "The Confessor"

Headline Writing
First Place: John Murphy - Three headlines

Column
Second Place: Reg Henry - Three columns
Honorable Mention: Tony Norman - Three columns

Spot News
Honorable Mention: Post-Gazette Staff - "Bloodshed in Wilkinsburg" (Ronald Taylor shooting)

Series/Special Project
Honorable Mention: Diana Nelson Jones - "Appalachia's War"

Feature Beat Reporting
Honorable Mention: Suzanne Martinson - Six articles

Sports/Outdoor Column
Honorable Mention: Ron Cook - Three columns

Photo Story
First Place: John Beale - "Community of Faith"

Feature Photo
Second Place: John Beale - "Amish wave"

News Photo
Second Place: John Beale - "Fire Tragedy"

Front Page Design
First Place: Bill Pliske, K.C. Conner and Chris Pett-Ridge - Three samples

Page Design
Second Place: Kim Germovsek - Three samples

Graphic/Photo Illustration
Second Place: Ted Crow - "Mom's the word"

Graphic/Photo Illustration
First Place: Daniel Marsula - "???????????"
Honorable Mention: Anita Dufalla - "A little Italy"

PAME Awards (Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors Ass'n.)

Editorial Writing
First Place: Tom Waseleski - "Loeper's Last Stand"

Spot News
First Place: Post-Gazette Trail of Violence Team - "Trail of Violence" (Richard Baumhammers shooting)

Feature Writing
First Place: Dennis Roddy - "How the World Fell Apart for a Politico with Plans"

Column
First Place: Diana Nelson Jones - "Noisy Places, Solitary Souls"
Second Place: Dennis Roddy - "Just Our Bill"

Enterprise Reporting
Second Place: John M.R. Bull - "State Leaders' Fund Unchecked"

Photography/Features
First Place: Steve Mellon - "A Higher Calling"
Second Place: John Beale - "Communion Kids"

Photo Story
First Place: John Beale - "Our Community of Faith"
Second Place: Martha Rial - "Journey Home"

Pennsylvania Press Photographers Association Annual Contest

PPPA Photographer of the Year: Steve Mellon

Best of Show (Chosen from First-Place Winners): Franka Bruns – "Keynote Player"

General News
Third Place: Steve Mellon - "Saying the 'E' Word"
Honorable Mention: Lake Fong - "Burn Out"

News Story
First Place: Steve Mellon - "The Dead Beat"
Third Place: Lake Fong - "Taiwan Election"

Feature
Honorable Mention: John Beale - "Amish Wave"

Feature Story
Second Place: John Beale - "Our Community of Faith"
Honorable Mention: Matt Freed: - "The Clarks"
Honorable Mention: Steve Mellon - "Angie's Last Chance"

Sports Portfolio
First Place: Peter Diana

Sports Action
Second Place: Peter Diana - "SoSo Close"

Portrait/Personality
Second Place: Franka Bruns - "Almost Dali"
Honorable Mention: Bill Wade - "Dollar Looking for Dollars"
Honorable Mention: Franka Bruns - "Annie"

Matrix Awards

Single News Story
First Place: Post-Gazette Wilkinsburg Shooting Coverage Team - "Bloodshed in Wilkinsburg"
Honorable Mention: Dennis Roddy - "How the World Fell Apart for a Politico with Plans"
Honorable Mention: Post-Gazette Mutilation/Slaying Coverage Team - "Boy's killing shocks city"

News Series
First Place: Byron Spice - "Reading the Book of Life: How genetics will transform medicine"
Honorable Mention: Gary Rotstein - "Untangling Alzheimers"
Honorable Mention: Post-Gazette Renewal Coverage Team - "A Story of Renewal"

Feature Story or Series
First Place: Michael Fuoco - "The Confessor"
Honorable Mention: Anita Srikameswaran - "Journey Home"
Honorable Mention: Post-Gazette Fifth & Forbes Team - "Shopping in the Shadows of History"

Editorial
First Place: Tom Waseleski - "Slocum's Sludge"
Honorable Mention: Tony Norman - "What's our line?"

Column
First Place: Brian O'Neill - Three columns
Honorable Mention: Gene Collier - Three columns
Honorable Mention: Barbara Cloud - Three columns

Investigative Reporting
First Place: Steve Twedt - "Rigged for Disaster"
Honorable Mention: Bill Moushey - "Construction Charade"

Sports Single News Story
First Place: Chuck Finder - "It's a long fall from glory"
Honorable Mention: Lori Shontz - "A heart of gold"

Sports Feature Story
First Place: Ed Bouchette - "A Round of '60"
Honorable Mention: Shelly Anderson - "The education of Kevin Barlow"

Sports Column
First Place: Ron Cook - Three samples
Honorable Mention: Bob Smizik - Three columns

Photography/Spot News
First Place: Steve Mellon - "Fleeing the Terror"

Photography/Series
First Place: Martha Rial - "Journey Home"

Photography/Feature & Human Interest
First Place: Steve Mellon - "A Higher Calling"
Honorable Mention: Franka Bruns - "Keynote Player"

Photography/Sports
First Place: Peter Diana - "Ball Head"
Honorable Mention: Martha Rial - "Kelly's Last Chance"

Golden Quill Awards

Ray Sprigle Memorial Award for Excellence in Print (Best of Show)
Post-Gazette News Team - "Trail of Violence" (Richard Baumhammers shooting)

Ed Romano Memorial Award for Photographic Excellence
John Beale - "Our Community of Faith" (Photo essay on religious diversity of Western Pa.)

Enterprise/Investigative
First Place: Steve Twedt - "Rigged for Disaster"

Continuing Coverage
First Place: Post-Gazette Trail of Violence Coverage Team - "Trail of Violence" (Richard Baumhammers shooting)

Columns
First Place: Tony Norman - Three columns

Editorials
First Place: Reg Henry - "After the Fall"

Business Article or Series
First Place: Post-Gazette Story of Renewal Team – series, "A Story of Renewal"

Science, Health & Technology
First Place: Gary Rotstein - "Untangling Alzheimers"

Feature Article or Series
First Place: Michael Fuoco - article, "The Confessor"

Cultural Article or Series
First Place: Caroline Abels - article, "Jazz Ballet"

Sports Article or Series
First Place: Post-Gazette Sports Staff - article, "Farewell to Three Rivers Stadium"

Photography/Spot News
First Place: Lake Fong - "Water Shot"

Photography/Feature
First Place: Matt Freed - "Jump Shot"

Photo Essay
First Place: John Beale - "Our Community of Faith"

Livolsi-Shriner Award or Feature Illustration
First Place: Daniel Marsula - "Downtown Dilemma"

Editorial Cartoon
First Place: Rob Rogers - "Election Song"