Territorial Newspapers receives awards for art and editor
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By Joe Pangburn
Inside Tucson Business
Territorial Newspapers in Tucson, Ariz. received multiple awards at the ADDYs presented by the American Advertising Federation Tucson Feb. 20 including an editor receiving the Golden Pen Award.
The Tucson Weekly received seven ADDY awards, four Bronze, one Silver and two Gold for illustrations, covers, editorial spreads and photography.
“It’s interesting that our two gold awards were for illustrations and cover that were reader driven,” said Jimmy Boegle, editor of the Tucson Weekly. “The cover was done as part of a reader response to the inauguration of President Barack Obama. We asked people to send in their thoughts and responses to his inauguration, whether positive or negative. From that we came up with the cover illustration of Obama on a postage stamp.”
The illustration that received Gold was in response to the paper’s “Fiction 84” contest – where readers were asked to submit 84-word stories to the paper. The story that won the contest, Jesus Jack, was the subject of the illustration.
“It is nice to be recognized against not only newspapers, but going up against PR firms and graphic designers,” said Adam Kurtz, Territorial’s art director. “Sure there are some categories they aren’t going to enter, but covers, illustrations and editorial spreads could be open to anyone.”
The seven awards made the Tucson Weekly the most decorated newspaper in Southern Arizona at the event. There were more than 170 awards given with more than 400 entries to the contest.
David Hatfield, editor of Inside Tucson Business received the 2010 Golden Pen Award from the organization for his work in the print media business. He was one of five individuals honored that evening.
The Golden Pen Award is presented each year to a member of the advertising, public relations or print media fields for his/her contributions to advertising and the Tucson community through the use of words. The Golden Pen award winner is recognized by the advertising community, as a model for others, an exceptional professional, a leader in their field and as one who gives their time selflessly to the community and our industry.
“What a tremendous honor it is to receive this,” Hatfield said. “Looking at the past recipients of this award makes me think they must have made a mistake nominating me and then choosing me, but I am very honored with this.”
Hatfield’s career in media dates back more than 40 years, starting out as a newspaper copy boy while attending school in San Francisco, part-time radio disc jockey and working on the studio crew at a TV station.
He was hired as a reporter by the Arizona Daily Star in 1972 and covered beats including county and state government, politics until the newspaper gave up its “women’s section” in 1976 to start a features and entertainment section. That’s when he began writing a local media column, something he is still doing to this day.
Hatfield was named editor of Inside Tucson Business and AzBiz.com, the region’s business news publications in 2004.
In his time there, the publication has expanded its Web presence and has become the authority on local business news.