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RADIO
Radio Use of Sound
First Place 2018
Jack Morgan
Texas Public Radio
“Beethoven Maennerchor Sings The Praise of Being German Americans”
Second Place
Jack Morgan
Texas Public Radio
“San Antonio Remembers, Sings Praises For Alameda Theater”
Third Place 2018
David Martin Davies
Texas Public Radio
“Rebuilding After Harvey: A Rockport Fulton Christmas Carol”
Radio Talk Show
First Place 2018
Jill Ament, David Brown, Rhonda Fanning, Leah Scarpelli, Casey Cheek
Texas Standard
“Sexual Harassment At Texas Capitol”
Second Place 2018
David Martin Davies, Kim Johnson, Jan Ross Piedad
Texas Public Radio
“After Sutherland Springs, How Do We Cope With The Trauma Of Another Mass Shooting?”
Radio Hard News Feature
First Place 2018
Carson Frame
Texas Public Radio
“Closed Doors & Toxic Fumes”
Second Place 2018
Alan Stephens
Texas Standard
“Blowback”
Third Place 2018
Paul Flahive
Texas Public Radio
“Remote Workers Vulnerable In Disputes With Company, Says Employees”
Radio Politics/Government
First Place 2018
Ryan Poppe
Texas Public Radio
“Texas’ First Medical Cannabis Dispensary Set To Open In December”
Second Place 2018
David Martin Davies
Texas Public Radio
“Questions Rise About Manuel Medina’s Many Roles In Bexar County Democratic Party”
Radio Series
First Place 2018
Joey Palacios
Texas Public Radio
“Rebuilding After Harvey”
Second Place 2018
Joy Diaz
Texas Standard
“Help Wanted – Get Out”
Third Place 2018
David Martin Davies
Texas Public Radio
“Lead Poisoning In San Antonio Zip Codes”
Radio Soft News Feature
First Place 2018
Michael Marks
Texas Standard
“Operation Longhorn”
Second Place 2018
Carson Frame
Texas Public Radio
“A Swan Song For Some Military Bands: Budget Cuts Stop The Music”
Third Place 2018
Paul Flahive
Texas Public Radio
“San Antonio’s Last Traveling Typewriter Repairman”
Radio Journalist Of The Year
Joey Palacios
Texas Public Radio
INTERNET
Internet News Feature Story
First Place 2018
Ernie Manouse, Matthew Brawley, Shannon Harrison
Houston Public Media
“Bufkins Christmas Wonderland”
Second Place 2018
Stacey Welsh
KENS5.com
“Keep Going: Texas Veteran Marks 75th Anniversary Of Bataan Death March”
Third Place 2018
Ron Kabele, Curtis Craven, Eliot Stone, Susan Shore, April Garner
Texas Historical Commission Texas Time Travel Website
“Marcelino Serna, A World War 1 Hero”
Internet Collaborative News Reporting
First Place 2018
KENS Staff
KENS5.com
“Team Coverage: The Sutherland Springs Church Massacre”
Second Place 2018
KENS Staff
KENS5.com
“Ingram Square Fire: A hero dies, a suspected arsonist speaks”
Internet Opinion
First Place 2018
Elizabeth Fordham
Energy Marketing Conferences
“Ghostwriting: The Very Apparent Fork In The Road”
Second Place 2018
Elizabeth Fordham
buffythebitchyblogger.com
“More Than 13 Reasons Why”
Third Place 2018
Nathan Cone
Texas Public Radio
“No One Is Innocent: Revisiting “Fire Walk With Me””
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Public Relations Annual Report
First Place 2018
Roy Prichard, Dwight Andrews, Darla Brown
McGovern Medical School, UTHealth
“McGovern Medical School Year In Review”
Second Place 2018
Doris Huang, Rebecca Hall
Houston Methodist Institute For Academic Medicine
“Houston Methodist Institute For Academic Medicine Annual Report”
Third Place 2018
Roy Prichard, Dwight Andrews, Darla Brown
McGovern Medical School, UTHealth
“Institute of Molecular Medicine IMMPact Report”
Public Relations Corporate Video
First Place 2018
Daniel Villarreal
Harris Co. Department of Education
“HCDE Tax Rate”
Second Place 2018
Gordon Williams, Jonathan Tippett, Tyler Hargraves, Edward Long, Johnny Lively
LUTV Productions
“Lamar University Department of Theater & Dance”
Third Place 2018
Daniel Villarreal
Harris County Department of Education
“Mayor GoPublic Message”
Public Relations Feature Article
First Place 2018
Ronda Wendler
MD Anderson Cancer Center
“To Treat Or Not To Treat”
Second Place 2018
Ronda Wendler
MD Anderson Cancer Center
“A Recurring Nightmare”
Third Place 2018
Carol Vaughn
Harris County Department of Education
“Overcoming Grief and Anger with Harris Co. Dept. of Education’s Help”
Public Relations News Release
First Place 2018
Mike Emery
University Of Houston-Downtown
“UHD Professor Teaching Criminology Using Comics”
Second Place 2018
Rob Cahill
UTHealth Website
“UTHealth/Harris Health physician performs emergency brain surgery during Hurricane Harvey”
Third Place 2018
Elizabeth Fordham
Newswire
“Three steps for developing a system-wide access strategy”
Public Relations Publication
First Place 2018
Michael Clark, Ronda Wendler, Andy Olin
MD Anderson Cancer Center
“Conquest Magazine”
Second Place 2018
Mike Emery, Sheryl Taylor, Thomas Shea, Elisa Crossland
University of Houston-Downtown
“UHD Magazine Winter 2017”
Public Relations Communicator Of the Year
Rob Cahill
UT Health Website
NEWSPAPER/PRINT
Newspaper – News or Feature Story
First Place 2018
Mike Hixenbaugh, David Hunn, Mark Collette
Houston Chronicle
“Fifty-one Inches”
Second Place 2018
Maria Recio
Austin-American Statesman
“An Austin company is among bidders for Trump’s border wall”
Newspaper – General Commentary/Criticism
First Place 2018
Lisa Falkenberg
Houston Chronicle
“We shouldn’t accept ‘new normal’ of mass shootings in America”
Second Place 2018
Arnold Wayne Jones
Dallas Voice
“Appreciation: Rene Moreno”
Print Photography
First Place 2018
Cody Duty
TMC Pulse
“Scar Stories: Portraits Of Survival”
Second Place 2018
Lindsey Sanders
Harris County Department of Education
“Focus”
Third Place 2018
Arnold Wayne Jones
Dallas Voice
“North To Vancouver”
Print Journalist Of The Year
Mike Hixenbaugh
Houston Chronicle
TELEVISION
TV Hard News Feature
First Place 2018
Kyle Porter, Grace White
KHOU
“Battle For The Border”
Second Place 2018
Greg Groogan, John Heads, David Lanier, Ray Williams, Matt Matejka
KRIV
“11 Voices of Suffering On The San Jacinto”
Third Place 2018
Mario Diaz, John Barone, Jon Hill, Bill Carruthers, Allen Reid Aaron Wische
KPRC
“Harvey Emissions”
TV Investigative Series
First Place 2018
Greg Groogan, John Heads, Aprille Meek, Ray Williams, Matt Matejka
KRIV
“Toxic Trouble”
Second Place 2018
Rose-Ann Aragon
KPRC
“Series: Generation Under Fire”
TV Soft News Feature
First Place 2018
Laura Lucas, Matthew Brawley, Shannon Harrison
Houston Public Media
“Eco-Artist Grant Manier”
Second Place 2018
Oscar Margain, Jose Sanchez
KENS
“Mowing Man”
Third Place 2018
Daniel Gotera, Mike Orta, Justin DeYoung
KHOU
“A Storyteller’s Story”
TV Documentary or Public Affairs
First Place 2018
Rachel McNeill, Allen Reid, Dawn Campbell, Robert Grant
KPRC
“Saving Madagascar”
Second Place 2018
Karen Loke, Ron Kabele
Texas Parks & Wildlife Television
“In Memory of Jacob”
Third Place 2018
TV Documentary or Public Affairs
Daniel Gotera, Mike Orta, Justin DeYoung
KHOU
“The Program: Pearland Oilers”
TV Editing
First Place 2018
Matthew Brawley
Houston Public Media
“Bufkins Christmas Wonderland”
Second Place 2018
Michael Humphries
KENS
“A Glimpse Into Heaven”
Third Place 2018
Tammy Griffin
KRIV
“EaDo Street Art”
TV Feature Photography
First Place 2018
Michael Humphries
KENS
“A Glimpse Into Heaven”
Second Place 2018
Matthew Brawley
Houston Public Media
“Unbelievably Cool Easter Eggs”
Third Place 2018
Matthew Brawley
Houston Public Media
“Eco-Artist Grant Manier”
TV Sports Feature
First Place 2018
Daniel Gotera, Mike Orta
KHOU
“Maggie’s Second Chance”
Second Place 2018
Daniel Gotera, Mike Orta
KHOU
“Fishing With An Angel”
Third Place 2018
Vinnie Vinzetta, Marcus Floyd, Jason Eggleston
KENS
“Loveable Losers: The Saga of the San Antonio Gunslingers”
TV Journalist Of The Year
Dillon Collier
KSAT
TV Photojournalist Of The Year
Kyle Porter
KHOU
MAGAZINES
Magazine Column
First Place 2018
Britni Riley
TMC Pulse Magazine
“Curated: The Intersection of Arts And Medicine”
Second Place 2018
Kristopher Sharp, John Wright
OutSmart Magazine
“The Deadly Consequences of Texas’ House Bill 3859”
Third Place 2018
Shanley Chien Pierce
TMC Pulse Magazine
“On the Side: How TMC Employees Spend Their Spare Time”
Magazine Layout
First Place 2018
Maggie Galehouse, Alyssum Klopp
TMC Pulse Magazine
“TMC Pulse March 2017”
Second Place 2018
John Wright, Blase DiStefano, Alex Rosa, Ashkan Roayaee, Staff
OutSmart Magazine
“Harvey’s Heroes: OutSmart October 2017”
Third Place 2018
Staff
Houstonia Magazine
“February 2017 Issue”
Magazine Article
First Place 2018
Shanley Chien Pierce
TMC Pulse Magazine
“Twin Skin: 3 TMC Doctors, 2 Identical Sisters and 1 Extraordinary Transplant”
Judges Comment: Adeptly balances the personal story of two sisters in sync with the larger, life and death drama surrounding them.
Second Place 2018
John Wright, Alex Rosa
OutSmart Magazine
“Harris County DA Kim Ogg Is America’s Top Gay Cop”
Third Place 2018
Roxanna Asgarian
Houstonia Magazine
“Family In Transition”
STUDENT CATEGORIES
Student Print Sports Story
First Place 2018
Nathan Keil
The Baylor Lariat
“Baylor football shows signs of life”
Second Place 2018
Karisa Norfleet
Lamar University Press
“Worst to first”
Third Place 2018
Nathan Keil
The Baylor Lariat
“West Virginia stuns Baylor on overtime free kick”
Student Print Photography
First Place 2018
Shane Proctor
Lamar University Press
“State Fair Carousel”
Second Place 2018
Liesje Powers
The Baylor Lariat
“Bonfire marshals”
Third Place 2018
Matt Beadle
Lamar University Press
“Cards demolish Falcons”
Student Print News or Feature Story
First Place 2018
Dani Yan
The Review
“Deliverance: How a father-son duo decided to brave Harvey’s waters … ”
Second Place 2018
Sophie Caldwell
The Review
“Culture of Silence: How a lack of consent education harms high school students”
Third Place 2018
Dani Yan, Emily Chen, Sophie Gillard
The Review
“Locked Down: Campus security changes prove vital”
Student TV & Radio News or Feature Story
First Place 2018
Jessica Babb
The Baylor Lariat
“Board to vote on task force recommendations”
Second Place 2018
Brooke Kirchhofer
LUTV News
“Dream Still Alive?”
Third Place 2018
Jessica Babb
The Baylor Lariat
“Trump inauguration”
Student TV & Radio Sports Story
First Place 2018
Elisabeth Tharp
The Baylor Lariat
“NCAA volleyball first round”
Second Place 2018
Brooke Kirchhofer
LUTV News
“Raising Steers”
Third Place 2018
Jennifer Yacuta
LUTV News
“Knocking Out Addictions”
Best Student Newspaper
Baylor Lariat Staff
The Baylor Lariat
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