Montrose Daily Press wins Co. Press Association Awards

We’re proud of our winning team.

The Montrose Daily Press, for the eighth consecutive year, received awards from the Colorado Press Association and The Associated Press/Colorado. This recognition of quality journalism, sustained news coverage, photojournalism, page design, editorial writing, column writing, classified advertising is an everyday commitment.

Their awards were presented at the CPA and AP conventions in Denver, Feb. 23-25, 2006.

Congratulations!

COLORADO PRESS ASSOCIATION AWARDS

  • First Place, Montrose Daily Press staff, Best Sustained News Coverage.
  • First Place, Montrose Daily Press staff, Service tthe First Amendment.
  • First Place, Montrose Daily Press staff, Best Classified Advertising pages.
  • First Place, Bill Swaim, Best Sports Story.

  • First Place, Jim Noelker, PhotEssay.
  • First Place, Dale Shrull, Headline Writing.
  • First Place, Joey Ungerer, Best Advertising Design.

  • Second Place, Caitlin Switzer/Dale Shrull, Best News Story.
  • Second Place, Mike Robuck/Dale Shrull, Best Deadline News Reporting.
  • Second Place, Matt Hildner, Best Feature Story.
  • Second Place, Stephen Woody, Column Writing (serious subjects)
  • Second Place, Bill Swaim, PhotEssay.
  • Second Place, James Shea, Column Writing (serious subjects), Monte Vista Journal.

  • Third Place, Bill Swaim, Best Sports Event coverage.
  • Third Place, Elaine Hale Jones & Eric Drummond, Best Story/Photcombination.
  • Third Place, Dale Shrull, Best Series.
  • Third Place, Katharhynn Heidelberg & Bill Swaim, Best Sustained News Coverage.
  • Third Place, James Shea, Agricultural Reporting, Monte Vista Journal.

COLORADO ASSOCIATED PRESS  AWARDS

  • First Place, Scott Schwebke, Investigative Reporting.
  • Second Place, Bill Swaim, Sports Story.
  • Third Place, Stephen Woody, Dale Shrull, Editorial Writing
  • Honorable Mention, Katharhynn Heidelberg, Feature Story