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New Orleans Press Club Awards 2008

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WDSU News Team
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TELEVISION WINNERS

T1. DEADLINE NEWS

First place: WDSU-TV Staff City Hall Riot

Second place: Travers Mackel, WDSU-TV Fire

Third place: Elizabeth Willis, WVUE-TV Housing Protest

Honorable mention: Elizabeth Willis, WVUE-TV Westwego Tornado

T2. GENERAL NEWS

First place: Jonathan Carter, WVUE-TV Caterpillar Craziness

Second place: Doug Mouton, WWL-TV The Magee Vigil

Third place: Sabrina M. Wilson, WVUE-TV A Tale of Two Cities Honorable mention: Bigad Shaban, WWL-TV Help Hotline

T3. FEATURE

First place: Heath Allen, Rich Lenz, WDSU-TV Rise

Second place: Elizabeth Willis, WVUE-TV Living In K-Ville

Third place: Lucy Bustamante, WWL-TV Karate Kids

Honorable mention: Bigad Shaban, WWL-TV Music Man

T4. INVESTIGATIVE

First place (TIE): Richard Angelico, WDSU-TV Social Security Number Investigation

First place (TIE): Katie Moore, WWL-TV Prison Billing

Second place: Lee Zurik, WWL-TV Take-Home Cars

Third place: Richard Angelico, WDSU-TV Sheriff's Deputy

Honorable mention: Liz Reyes, WGNO-TV Jump-Out Boys

T5. DOCUMENTARY

First place: Stephanie Moffett, Greg Shepperd, WDSU-TV Signs of Hope

Second place: Peggy Scott Laborde, Larry Roussarie, WYES-TV Along Lake Pontchartrain

Third place: Terri Landry, WYES-TV Jewish New Orleans

Honorable mention: Dominic Massa, Mikel Schaefer, WWL-TV Celebrating 50 Years: 50 Memorable Moments

T6. SPORTS DEADLINE

First place: Scott Cody, WWL-TV Draft Day: Minute by Minute

Second place: Ed Daniels, WGNO-TV Florida vs. LSU

Third place: Scott Cody, WWL-TV Deuce is Down

T7. SPORTS FEATURE

First place: Rob Ennis, WVUE-TV Remembering Ray

Second place: Scott Cody, WWL-TV Dr. Andrews Sportrait

Third place: Ed Daniels, WGNO-TV LSU Band Hunts for Habitat

Honorable mention: Keli Fulton, WDSU-TV Saints Unique "O" Line

T8. DEADLINE PHOTO

First place: Lance Washington, WVUE-TV Council Demolition Vote Protest

Second place: Tom Moore, WWL-TV John Curtis School Shooting

Third place: Brian Lukas, WWL-TV Journey to Jena

T9. GENERAL PHOTO

First place: Leonel Mendez, WWL-TV DJ

Second place: Jim Pennison, WVUE-TV Doctors on the Streets

Third place: Brian Lukas, WWL-TV Road to Recovery: Grand Isle

Honorable mention: Crista Costanzi, WDSU-TV Grocery Guide

T10. FEATURE PHOTO

First place: Leonel Mendez, WWL-TV Art

Second place: Leonel Mendez, WWL-TV Karate Kids

Third place: Lance Washington WVUE-TV Patrick Evans Goes Home

Honorable mention: Tom Moore WWL-TV Tourism and Recovery

T11. SPORTS ACTION PHOTO

First place (TIE): Robert O'Shields, WGNO-TV Auburn vs. LSU…Victory With a Second to Spare

First place (TIE): David Williams, St. Tammany Parish Public Schools Channel 13 Matt Forte

No second or third place awards

T12. DOCUMENTARY PHOTO

First place: Patrick Marrero, Cox 10 Louisiana Verite, "I'm From Dat Nine"

No second or third place awards

T13. PHOTO ESSAY

First place: Crista Costanzi, WDSU-TV Stella

Second place: Mike Bland, WWL-TV Christmas Meals

Third place: Crista Costanzi, WDSU-TV Saint my Ride

Honorable mention: Brian Lukas, WWL-TV Turkey Day Race

T14. PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First place: Melody Swang, John Harrison, Trevor Cassidy, St. Tammany Parish Public Schools Channel 13 Teen Focus on Safe Driving Forum, St. Tammany: "Survivor"

Second place: Richard Kiss WDSU-TV Get Ready Now

Third place: Marcia Kavanaugh, Paula Pendarvis, WYES-TV Reshaping New Orleans

T15. PLANNED EVENT

First place: Dominic Massa, WWL-TV Campaign 2007 Election Night Coverage

Second place: Lisa Collins, Amy Sneed, Greg Shepperd, WDSU-TV Election Night

Third place: Peggy Scott Laborde, Jim Moriarty, WYES-TV The 2007 Rex Ball and the Meeting of the Courts of Rex and Comus

T16. CONTINUING COVERAGE

First place: Roop Raj, WDSU-TV Safest Places Hurricanes

Second place: Doug Mouton, WWL-TV The Magee Murders

Third place: WDSU-TV Staff Dr. Anna Pou

Honorable mention: Rob Masson, WVUE-TV The Mangano Case

T17. BEST SPORTS SHOW

First place: Richard Kiss, Fletcher Mackel, Keli Fulton, WDSU-TV Saints Colts Pregame Show

Second place: Eric Richey, Rob Ennis, WVUE-TV Final Play

Third place: Sean Temple, James Crosbie, Donny Pearce, Event Producers Outside the Huddle

Honorable mention: Scott Cody, Joe Frisard, Danny Rockwell, WWL-TV Fourth Down on Four

T18. BEST SPORTSCAST

First place: Fletcher Mackel, WDSU-TV Second place: Ed Daniels, WGNO-TV No third place award

T19. BEST WEATHERCAST

First place: Margaret Orr, WDSU-TV Second place: Michael Janssen, WGNO-TV Third place: Bruce Katz, WGNO-TV

T20. BEST NEWSCAST

First place: Richard Kiss, WDSU-TV Second place: Ian Kramar, WGNO-TV Third place: Richard Kiss, WDSU-TV Honorable mention: Sofia Voulgarakis, WWL-TV

T21. SCIENCE/HEALTH/TECHNOLOGY

First place (TIE): Meg Farris, WWL-TV Small Miracle

First place (TIE): Mike Hoss, WWL-TV Life Saving Polaroid Second place: Dr. Corey Hebert, WDSU-TV On Call Compilation

Third place: Doug Mouton, WWL-TV One flush at a time Honorable mention: Melody Swang, John Harrison, St. Tammany Parish Public Schools Channel 13 Margo Guillot Retirement

T22. EDITORIAL

(No Entries)

INTERNET

I1. BEST LOCAL NEWS WEB SITE

First place: Thomas Planchet & wwltv.com Staff, wwltv.com

Second place: Jon Donley, Dwayne Fatherree, nola.com

Third place: Bryan Harris, wdsu.com

I2. INTERNET INNOVATION

(No Entries)

I3. FEATURE

First place: Brian Lukas, wwltv.com Hurricane Katrina Anniversary

Second place: Thomas W. Jacobsen, The Mississippi Rag Ascona Fest Captures Jazz Club Feeling

Third place: Dwayne Fatherree, nola.com LSU Gameday Video Blog

I4. SCIENCE/ HEALTH/ TECHNOLOGY

First place: Jerry Seregni, wwltv.com Digital Gumbo: Using Your Cell Phone Overseas

No second or third place awards

I5. GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY

First place: Brian Lukas, wwltv.com Please Don't Forget Us

Second place: Leonel Mendez, wwltv.com Pontchartrain Park Tornado

Third place: Brian Lukas, wwltv.com Floating House

I6. ENTERTAINMENT

First place: Keith Marszalek, nola.com Cooking New Orleans Style

Second place: Keith Marszalek, nola.com New Orleans' Best Cocktails

I7. BREAKING NEWS

First place: wwltv.com Staff School Suicide

No second or third place awards