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Herald takes second in division at N.D. newspaper competition
Tuesday, 04 May 2010
Several Williston Herald staff members took first place in various events at the 124th annual North Dakota Newspaper Association's Convention in Fargo last weekend. Shown with their awards are, from left, Marcy Huber, Wanda Olaf, Carla Huravitch and Katie Pizza.
The Williston Herald finished second in the General Excellence category at the 124th annual North Dakota Newspaper Association's Convention held in Fargo last weekend.
Earning top individual advertising awards for the Herald in 2009 were: Carla Huravitch, who took first in three events (apparel ad, health care ad and agricultural ad); Wanda Olaf, who earned first and second place in the financial ad category; Sherry Kinsella, who finished first in the "use of color" category; and Marcy Huber, who earned first-place in the vehicle ad category.
Huravitch also earned one-second place finish (small space ad) and two third-place finishes (food ad and entertainment/liquor ad).
Olaf also placed second in two other categories (promotion of community and ad series) and was third in the promotion of newspaper (readership) category.
Kinsella also took second for outdoor/sports ad, and Huber finished second in the single ad category.
The Herald's Karen Swenson took second in the home and garden ad category, and Herald Publisher Mitzi Moe finished third for promotion of newspaper (advertising). The Herald also took second for its special advertising section "Talkin' the Bakken."
The Herald's newsroom staff also won several awards, including a pair of first-place finishes for Katie Pizza (personal column-humorous) and Alan Reed (editorial).
Reed, the Herald's former editor, placed second for best headline, agricultural coverage, editorial page, and third-place for best agricultural photo. He also received honorable mention for business news reporting and spot news photo.
Sports Editor Mark Jones took second in for best sports section and third for best sports photo.
Herald reporter Alta Mayhugh placed second for government reporting (series).
The Herald also took third place for best Web site.
The Herald annually competes with newspapers from around the state for the top advertisements, news articles and photos, with the winners being decided by out-of-state judges. The Herald competes in the 12,000 or less (circulation) division.
"I am always proud of the staff at this newspaper," said Moe, the Herald's publisher. "They work hard each day to deliver a good community product to the door of our readers. Placing second in General Excellence is something for us to be proud of, and next year our goal is to be number one."
The Daily News was honored Saturday...
Tuesday, 04 May 2010
The Daily News was honored Saturday as the Louisiana Press Association’s Newspaper of the Year for its division.
The award was announced at the LPA convention in Lafayette.
The Daily News won the award in Division 5, which includes newspapers published two to four times a week.
The designation for the Newspaper of the Year is based on the number of points earned in the Better Newspaper Editorial Competition and the Better Newspaper Advertising Competition for 2009 with awards being given in individual contests for first, second, third places and honorable mention. The editorial contests range from news story writing to graphic design, while the advertising entries were judged based on design, creativity and effectiveness. The Florida Press Association judged both competitions this winter.
The Daily News won the sweepstakes awards in both the editorial and advertising competitions.
In all, The Daily News won 40 awards, including 12 first-place awards.
First places were awarded to The Daily News for: • Best Feature Story, Marcelle Hanemann, on actor Sylvester Stallone’s purchase of a custom motorcycle designed by a local businessman. • Best Sports Story, Brandon Wright, on Bowling Green’s preseason football camp. • Best Investigative Report, Jacob Brooks, on the Easter shootings in Franklinton. • Best Breaking News Photo, Jacob Brooks, at the one-year anniversary vigil of the Anita Smith murder in Franklinton. • Best Feature Photo, Marcelle Hanemann, of young Kaytlynn Clark and Jayden Brice, then students at Arinde Footsteps Childcare Center. • Best Sports Photo, Jacob Brooks, a snowy evening for football. • Community Service, the newspaper’s Care and Share program. • Staff Generated Ad Color over ½ Page, Kim Gerald, Mack Grubbs Motors. • Best Ad Campaign, Kim Gerald, Citizens Savings Bank. • Best Services Ad – Non-Retail, Kim Gerald, Magee Financial. • Best Success Story of an Ad, Kim Gerald, Arata Law Office. • Best Retailer Ad, Kim Gerald, City Drug Store. Other awards were presented to: • Marcelle Hanemann, Best News Story, honorable mention, and Best Continuing Coverage of a Single News Event, honorable mention; • Marcelle Hanemann and Jacob Brooks, Best Continuing Coverage of a Single News Event, second and third places. • Jacob Brooks, Best Investigative Report, third place, and Best Photo Package, second and third places. • Jan Gibson, Best Sports Column, third place. • Kim Gerald, Staff Generated Ad Black and White over ½ Page, second and third places; Staff Generated Ad Color over ½ Page, third place; Best Ad Campaign, second and third places; In Paper Promotion Black and White, second and third places; In Paper Promotion Color, second and third places; Advertising Idea or Promotion, second and third places; Best Services Ad Non-Retail, second place; and Best Retailer Ad, third place.
The newspaper also placed in the following categories: Best Classified section, third place; Best Front Page, third place; Best News Coverage, honorable mention; Best Lifestyle Coverage, second place; Best Overall Sports Coverage, second place; Best Special Section, second place; and General Excellence, third place.
L’Observateur’s received nine awards...
Tuesday, 04 May 2010
L’Observateur’s received nine awards, including four first places, in the Louisiana Press Association’s 2009 Better Newspaper Competition.
Awards were presented Saturday at the association’s annual convention, held this year in Lafayette.
Among the first place awards won by the newspaper was the coveted General Excellence award, which judges the overall quality of the product’s editorial and advertising components.
L’Observateur competed in the LPA’s Division 5, which includes all newspapers published two to four times per week.
The newspaper also won first place in the Best Front Page category and for Best Overall Sports Coverage, second place for Best News Coverage and honorable mention for Best Special Section.
Robin Shannon claimed the paper’s other first-place award in the Best Continuing Coverage of a Single News Event category for coverage of the parish’s tap water filtration system.
Other awards were: • Best Sports Story, Ryan Arena, third place and honorable mention; and • Best Feature Photo, Robin Shannon, honorable mention.
New Roof Being Installed at Roanoke Rapids
Tuesday, 04 May 2010
New Roof Being Installed at Roanoke Rapids
The Daily Herald in Roanoke Rapids, N.C. is having a new roof installed on its main building. The old roof had been patched at various times but there were still several areas with severe leakage. Mills Roofing of Spotsylvania, VA is installing a Duro-Last rubberized membrane roof system which will have a 15 year guarantee. The newspaper’s classified, advertising, business and administration offices are located in the main building. The work is expected to be completed by around May 15.
Old Roof Being Torn Out
New Drive Through Service Island at Roanoke Rapids
The Daily Herald has installed a drive through island in front of its building. The island features a single copy rack for Sunday and another for the daily. Now motorists can drive directly off the street and past the service island to buy a paper without having to worry about parking. A drop box will be installed next to the racks by mid-May so people can also drop off payments, milestones announcements, letters to the editor or contest entries.
New Drive Thru Service Island
Roanoke Rapids Revamps Green Space
The Daily Herald recently did some new landscaping to the small green space located next to its building. The area had not been redone for several years. A few old trees and plants were taken out along with the deteriorating park bench. New much and pine straw was added along with a new park bench and stepping stones. To complete the look the old rusted cyclone fence was removed and a new black garden fence was added.
Revamped Green Space
Cunningham elected president of the Louisiana Press Association
Sunday, 02 May 2010
Sandy Cunningham
Sandy Cunningham, publisher of L’Observateur (LaPlace) and general manager of The Daily News (Bogalusa), was elected president of the Louisiana Press Association at its 130th annual convention in Lafayette on May 1.
The press association’s membership numbers 127, including 25 dailies, two thriceweeklies, five semiweeklies, 66 weeklies, and 29 other publications.
Cunningham began her Louisiana newspaper career in 1985 as a sports reporter at the Denham Springs-Livingston Parish News and was a sports and news reporter at the Daily Star in Hammond from 1988-1995.
She joined the Wick Communications team in 1995. She served as managing editor at The Daily News (Bogalusa) until 1997, when she took the same position at L’Observateur (LaPlace). In 2000 Cunningham took over the editorial department at the News Banner (Covington), and in 2003 she became the newspaper’s general manager.
Following Hurricane Katrina the News Banner (Covington) and Slidell Sentry-News merged operations, and she served as managing editor and general manager of the renamed St. Tammany News (Covington).
Last year she was also named general manager of The Daily News (Bogalusa), and she was named publisher of L’Observateur (LaPlace) last September.
Cunningham is a 1985 graduate of Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism.
Career national sales executive named Wick advertising director
Friday, 30 April 2010
Cindy Hefley
Cindy Hefley, a career executive in major and national account sales and sales management, will join Wick Communications Company as director of advertising effective May 10.
Hefley's primary role with Wick will be handling national advertising sales for all locations in the company. She also will work with publishers and advertising managers to increase sales in their respective markets.
Hefley is a native of Kansas and studied journalism at Washburn University and Kansas State University before working in ad sales and sales management at the Wichita Eagle from 1981 to 1988. She then joined Tucson Newspapers, where she was promoted six times during a 15-year tenure. She was named Gannett Pacific Division manager of the year for her work in restructuring four ad departments and 190 employees into a team-based sales force.
As national advertising manager at the San Diego Union-Tribune, Hefley co-chaired the newspaper's task force on the 2003 Super Bowl, was publisher of a niche publication on health and fitness, and increased revenue in national ad categories of telecommunications, movie studios, travel, pharmaceutical, financial, packaged goods and co-op advertising.
Hefley had been working for Wick as a consultant. Before taking on that role, she worked for Suburban Newspapers of America's former advertising division, LocalPoint Media, for more than two years, ending there as chief operating officer and director of sales. LocalPoint represented more than 900 suburban and community newspapers. Hefley's role in national sales focused on travel and tourism, entertainment, major retail and financial services.
Hefley and her husband, David, live in Tucson. They are the parents of two adult children, Erin Coulter, who lives in Tucson, and Ashley Hefley, of Los Angeles. The Hefleys welcomed their first grandchild, Haily, Erin's daughter, six months ago.
Hefley will work both from her home and in the Tucson offices at Territorial Newspapers, where she will report to Tom Lee, group manager.
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