Daily Press news staff win Associated Press honors
DENVER – The Colorado Associated Press has recognized the Montrose Daily Press for six CAPER (Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters) awards for its news coverage, investigative reporting and photojournalism, it was announced Friday night at the annual CAPER banquet here. It is the ninth straight year the Daily Press has been recognized by the Colorado Associated Press for its journalism enterprise and excellence.
The awards and the recipients are:
• First Place, William Woody, Photojournalism Essay, ‘AView from Above.’
• Second Place, William Woody, Spot News Photo, ‘A Hero’s Farewell,’ Daily Press coverage of the David Kinterknecht funeral last summer.
• Second Place, William Woody, Continuing Photo Coverage, ‘A Hero’s Farewell.’
• Honorable Mention, Montrose Daily Press Staff, (Dick Kamp, reporting; William Woody, Joel Blocker, photojournalism; Ben Jones, design; Stephen Woody, editing.) Investigative Reporting, ‘Uranium Health & the Pinon Ridge Mill.’ The special enterprise reporting project was about the proposed Energy Fuels mine and mill proposed for the West End of Montrose County.
• Honorable Mention, Katharhynn Heidelberg, Beat Reporting, crime and courts news coverage.
• Honorable Mention, Katharhynn Heidelberg, Environmental Story, ‘Milk in the Raw’, an environmental feature about the Kinikin Corner Dairy.
“Once more, I’m proud to be associated with these professionals who exemplify initiative and enterprise journalism for the benefit of our readership. I’m honored to work with them everyday,” said Daily Press publisher Stephen Woody.
William Woody is no longer with the Daily Press, but is now associated with the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
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