Each year, the Garden State Journalists Association's Memorial Journalism Awards brings together the year's best in print and broadcast journalism. In 2014, we celebrate our 67th year of recognizing excellence in our field. The annual contest is open to all reporters, editors, graphic artists and photographers (print, online and broadcast) who live, work in, or produce stories about New Jersey. Public relations categories are also included. Entry forms for our 2014 awards competition can be accessed by clicking download. All entries must be received by March 14, 2014. Our 2013 winners are: Hildy Johnson Award David Karas, The Times of Trenton, “Surviving the Triangle”
Walt Kane, News 12 New Jersey, “North Bergen Meeting Madness”
Nick Messina, The Gazette, “Comfort”
Print and Electronic Publications
1: Spot News
1st Place David Karas, The Times of Trenton, “I Lost My Best Friend”
Honorable Mention Al Sullivan, Bayonne Community News, “Recovery Begins”
2: General News
1st Place Darius Amos, The Ridgewood News, “Ravi Receives 30-Day Sentence”
2nd Place Al Sullivan, Bayonne Community News, “Almost Homeless”
3rd Place Wayne Parry, Associated Press, “Tent Poll: Residents of Homeless Camp in NJ Woods Elect Their Own Representatives, Pass Laws” 3: Feature
1st Place Carrie Stetler, Rutgers Today, “Rutgers Student, A German ‘Brown Baby’ Helps Others Search for their Identity”
2nd Place Michelle Bent, West Essex Tribune, “Livingston ‘Teacher Feature’ of the Week”
3rd Place Fredda Sacharow, Rutgers Today, “Celebrating 40 Years of Coeducation at Rutgers”
4: Business/Financial Reporting
1st Place Wayne Parry, The Associated Press, “Storm-battered Coastal Areas in NJ, NY Race to Fix Boardwalks –Some Without Boards”
2nd Place Melinda Caliendo, NJBIZ, “This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Two of Us”
3rd Place Lorna Pappas, New Jersey Business Magazine, “Preparing the Workforce”
Honorable Mention Jared Kaltwasser, NJBIZ, “Taking on Water”
5: Science/Health/Educational/ Medical
1st Place Al Sullivan, Bayonne Community News, “Code Heart”
2nd Place Trudy Walz, Marsha Stoltz, Philip DeVencentis and Jodi Weinberger, Mahwah Suburban News, “In Search of Sustainability”
3rd Place George N. Saliba, New Jersey Business Magazine, “Cancer Treatment Innovations” 6: Lifestyle/Travel
1st Place Wayne Parry, The Associated Press, “Homicides Rise as Atlantic City Woos Tourists”
2nd Place Wayne Parry, The Associated Press, “Tourists Behaving Badly in Point Pleasant Beach May Lead to Earlier Last Call or Fees for Bars”
3rd Place Michele C. Hollow, NY Daily News, “It’s Your Tern”
7: Sports News
1st Place Brian Farrell, The Ridgewood News, “Baseball Team Wins First State Title Since 1970”
Honorable Mention Greg Tartaglia, The Ridgewood News, “Double National Champions”
8: Sports Feature
1st Place Andrea Alexander, Rutgers Today, “Rutgers Student with Cerebral Palsy Taking a Shot at His Dreams”
10: Investigative Reporting
1st Place Amanda Palasciano, The Hudson Reporter, “Dry Dock Property for Sale?”
2nd Place Stacey Rosenfeld, Cliffside Park Citizen, “Four Part Series on Town Center Project”
3rd Place Amanda Palasciano, The Hudson Reporter, “Follow the Money Series”
Honorable Mention Justin Zaremba, Community News, “Minutes Show Shift in Council Position
on Officer’s Lawsuit’ 11: Personality Interview/Profile
1st Place Robin Lally, Rutgers Today, “From Prison Inmate, to Rutgers Honors Student, to Truman Scholar”
2nd Place, Sharon Waters, NJBIZ, “Dark Horse”
3rd Place The Marcus Group, Inc., The Star-Ledger, “Steven Van Zandt Little Kids Rock Interview”
Honorable Mention Richard De Santa, Glen Rock Gazette, “Language Barrier is Broken” 12: Series
1st Place Sara Neufeld & John Mooney, The Hechinger Report & NJ Spotlight, “A Promise Renew”
2nd Place James McQueeny, N.J. Municipalities Magazine, “Recalling the Cast of Characters”
13: Column
1st Place Joan Quigley, The Jersey Journal, “Tour Brewery But Don’t Sample the Beer”
2nd Place Joan Quigley, The Jersey Journal, “No Fill-it-Yourself Gas Stations Here”
14 Editorial
Honorable Mention Bill Slossar, Twin-Boro News, “Putting Respect in its Proper Place”
15 Editorial Cartoon
1st Place Jimmy Margulies, The Record, “Christie and Obama”
2nd Place Jimmy Margulies, The Record, “One Nation, Under Siege”
16 Headlines
1st Place Bill Slossar, Twin-Boro News, “Douglas Hodge ‘nose’ how to play ‘Cyrano”
2nd Place Al Parisi, The Star-Ledger, “Paper Cuts Hurting Industry”
3rd Place, Bill Slossar, Twin-Boro News, “Troweling for Trouble with the Cement Handyman”
Honorable Mention Wayne Parry, Associated Press, “With a Revel Yell, Atlantic City’s Newest Casino Holds Grand Opening Boost from Beyonce”
Photography
17: Photography Spot News
1st Place Nick Messina, The Gazette, “Inside Job”
2nd Place Nick Messina, The Gazette, “Tearful Driver”
19: Photography Sports Action
1st Place Richard Mardekian and Nick Messina, Community News, “A Giant Victory” 21: Photography Feature
1st Place Aaron Houston, NJBIZ, “Beach After Hurricane Sandy”
22: Photography Portrait & Personality
1st Place Aaron Houston, NJBIZ, “Lesniak”
23: Photo Essay-Story
1st Place David Karas, The Times of Trenton, “We’ve Got Puppies,” “Safe at Last,” and “A Lick and a Wiggle of Happiness”
Broadcast – TV
24: TV - Spot News
1st Place Lisa Voyticki, WMBC-TV 63, “Linden Teen Murdered”
2nd Place Walt Kane, News 12 New Jersey, “Paulsboro Bridge Collapse”
3rd Place Lisa Voyticki, WMBC-TV 63, “Dark Days Threaten Residents in the Wake of Sandy”
25: TV - General News
1st Place Lisa Voyticki, WMBC-TV 63, “Homeless Residents From Irene Confront Federal Officials”
2nd Place, Walt Kane, News 12 New Jersey, “Moving Sting”
3rd Place Jessica Formoso, News 12 en Espanol, “Mexican Red Cross Helping Sandy Victims”
26 TV-Feature
1st Place Cameron Bowman, Rutgers Today, “Creating Improvisers for Life”
2nd Place Cameron Bowman, Rutgers Today, “New Business Model Feeds Customers & Homeless”
3rd Place Lisa Voyticki, WMBC-TV 63, “The Electric Poet”
Honorable Mention Melanie Thiel, Centenary College TV (CCTV), WNTI Stage 2012
28 TV - Sports Feature
1st Place Lisa Voyticki, WMBC-TV 63, “Celebrating the Giants XLVI”
29: TV - Investigative
1st Place Walt Kane, News 12 New Jersey, “Breeder Battle”
2nd Place Walt Kane, News 12 New Jersey, “The Finance Director’s Finances”
3rd Place Walt Kane, News 12 New Jersey, “The Blue Moon of Silence”
Broadcast Radio
30 Radio Spot News
1st Place Joe McGrath, WGHT 1500 AM, North Jersey News Center
2nd Place Jim Smith, WCBS 880 Radio, “Old Bridge Pathmark Shooting”
31 General News Radio
1st Place Nancy D’Uva, WGHT 1500 AM, “Sentencing”
2nd Place Deborah Valentine, WGHT AM, North Jersey News Center
3rd Place Victoria Haffner, WSOU 89.5 FM, “Trayvon Martin”
32: Feature Radio
1st Place Joe Mineo, Allie Volpe, Robert Zettlemoyer, Rowan Radio, WGLS-FM, “Heroin High”
2nd Place Kate Hinds, WNYC Radio, “Poor Pedestrians More Likely to be Struck by Cars”
3rd Place Ilya Marritz, WNYC Radio, “Concerns Grow Over Flooding From a NJ River That’s Also a Superfund Site”
33 Radio Sports Feature
1st Place Dan Schlossberg, Blog Talk Radio
2nd Place Joe Murray, WGHT 1500 AM, New Jersey News Center
36: Radio – Talk
1st Place Dan Schlossberg, Blog Talk Radio, “Carl Pratt@ Cranwell”
2nd Place Jack Farous, WSOU 89.5 FM, “Veterans Now”
3rd Place Bob Mann, Nick Amabite and John Yurko, Caldwell College, “Let’s Consider the Source”
Honorable Mention Patrick Lavery, WGHT 1500 AM, “Budget Interview with Senate Pres. Sweeney”
38: Radio Feature
1st Place Marcella Palmer, Shea D. Maultsby, IFV News, “Kathy Ireland”
2nd Place Marcella Palmer, Shea D. Maultsby, IFV News, “Olympic Gold Medalist Carl Lewis and the 35th Birthday of the Hershey’s Track and Field Games”
Public Relations
41: Press Release
1st Place Greg Trevor, E.J. Miranda, Robin Lally, Rutgers University, “Rutgers – UMDNJ Integration”
2nd Place Krysta Venturella, MaxLite, “TekLinks Experiences the ‘Wow Factor’ after Installing MaxLite LED Panels in Data Center”
42: House Organ
1st Place Josh Speert, Chilton Hospital, “Connections” November 2012
43: Publication
1st Place Helen Paxton, Carla Capizzi, Ferlanda Fox Nixon, Rutgers Newark, “Connect Fall 2012”
2nd Place Somerset Medical Center, “Healthy Connections”
3rd Place Pat Martinez, Kelly Resch, New Jersey City University, “Gothic Magazine”
45 Weekly Paper – Front Page Layout
1st Place Lisa M. Cuthbert, The Hudson Reporter, November 11, 2012 edition
2nd Place Lisa M. Cuthbert, The Hudson Reporter, November 7, 2012 edition
3rd Place Trudy Walz, Waldwick Suburban News, March 29, 2012 edition
Layout and Design
47: Feature Story Layout
1st Place Lisa M. Cuthbert, The Hudson Reporter, “Up in Smoke”
48: Feature Story Layout
1st Place NJBIZ, “Power 100 – Controlling the Board”
49: Online Publication Layout
Honorable Mention Carla Cantor, Karen Smith, Greg Trevor, Andrea Alexander, “Rutgers Today” online |
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