The Montrose Daily Press recognized by Colorado Press Association
DENVER – The Montrose Daily Press and members of its staff were recognized during the 2009 Colorado Press Association convention here at the Brown Palace Hotel Saturday night at the CPA’s 131st annual convention.
Daily Press staff members won 25 awards for Colorado newspapers in circulation of less than 10,000 in a variety of categories – new coverages, photojournalism, special sections, page design, sports coverage, newspaper promotion, column writing and advertising design. The awards are:
NEWS & SPORTS COVERAGE
• First Place, Best Feature Story, Robert Allen.
• Third Place, Best Series, Elaine Hale Jones.
• Third Place, Best Story/Photography Combination, Kati O’Hare/Joel Blocker.
• Third Place, Best Education Story, Kati O’Hare.
• Third Place, Best Business Story, Kati O’Hare
• Third Place, Best Agriculture Story, Robert Allen.
• Second Place, Best Story/Photo Combination, Lisa Huynh/Joel Blocker.
• First Place, Best Sports Event Story, Robin Washut.
• Second Place, Best Sports Story, Robin Washut.
PHOTOJOURNALISM
• First Place, Best News Photograph, William Woody.
• Third Place, Best News Photograph, Joel Blocker
• Second Place, Best Sports Photo, William Woody.
• Third Place, Best Photo Essay, William Woody.
PAGE DESIGN
• First Place, Best News Page Design, William Woody
• Second Place, Best Page Design, Bill Swaim.
• Second Place, Best Editorial Page Design, Daily Press staff.
COLUMN WRITING
• Second Place, Best Sports Column Writing, Bill Swaim.
• Third Place, Best Serious Column Writing, Bill Swaim.
SPECIAL SECTIONS
• First Place, Best Special Section, Staff. ‘Growth.’
ADVERTISING DESIGN
• First Place, Best Use of Color in Advertising, Katrina Kinsley.
• First Place, Best Design, Real Estate Advertising, Katrina Kinsley.
• Second Place, Best Design, Automotive Advertising, Ben Jones.
• Third Place Best Classified Pages/Design/Daily Press staff.
PROMOTION
• First Place, Best Newspaper Promotion, Daily Press Staff
• Third Place, Best Advertising Special Section, Daily Press Staff.
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