GREATER
CINCINNATI SPJ PRO CHAPTER
EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM CONTEST
2025 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
The Greater Cincinnati Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is pleased to announce the finalists in the 2025 Excellence In Journalism Contest. We thank the members of Northwest SPJ for their work in judging the entries.
The Excellence In Journalism Awards will be presented on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at WVXU-FM’s new studios at 2117 Dana Avenue in Cincinnati’s Evanston neighborhood.
For tickets and more info., go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spj-greater-cincinnati-pro-chapter-awards-hof-induction-ceremony-2025-tickets-1572145673029?aff=oddtdtcreator
The awards ceremony will be held in conjunction with the induction of three new members of the Greater Cincinnati Journalism Hall of Fame:
The late Pat Crowley, who worked 27 years as a newspaper, magazine, internet and television journalist—most of it with The Cincinnati Enquirer in the Northern Kentucky and Frankfort bureaus—before co-founding the Northern Kentucky public relations, public affairs and marketing firm, Strategic Advisers, with Jay Fossett.
Courtis Fuller, whose highly honored Hall of Fame broadcasting career has spanned 45 years —35 of them as an anchor and reporter for WLWT-TV plus hosting the station’s Let’s Talk Cincy show. He also ran for Cincinnati Mayor in 2001, earning a respectable 45 percent of the vote in the general election.
A reception from 6 to 7 p.m. will be followed by the Excellence In Journalism (EIJ) Awards and Hall of Fame Induction at 7 p.m. Tickets for the event are $35. Eventbrite registration is open now at the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spj-greater-cincinnati-pro-chapter-awards-hof-induction-ceremony-2025-tickets-1572145673029?aff=oddtdtcreator
Greater Cincinnati SPJ EIJ Award and Journalism Hall of Fame 2025 Induction
ALL MEDIA
100 - GERALD WHITE MEMORIAL AWARD
FINALIST: “Cincinnati Homicide Cases Unravel After Deals With Informants”
ENTRANTS: Amber Hunt & Dan Horn
MEDIA OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
101 - CAMILLA WARRICK AWARD
FINALIST: “Teen Mental Health”
ENTRANT: Elizabeth B. Kim
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
103
- OUTSTANDING NEW JOURNALIST
FINALIST: Kenton Hornbeck
ENTRANT:
Kenton Hornbeck
MEDIA
OUTLET: LINK nky
FINALIST: Quinlan Bentley
ENTRANT: Quinlan Bentley
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
104
– JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
FINALIST: Duane Pohlman
ENTRANT: Duane Pohlman
MEDIA
OUTLET: WKRC-TV
FINALIST: Madeline Fening
ENTRANT: Madeline Fening
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati CityBeat
WRITTEN
COMMUNICATION
105 - GENERAL ASSIGNMENT NEWS STORY
FINALIST:
“Pro-Palestinian Protesters Slapped with Felony
Charges for Wearing Masks Outside Xavier Commencement”
ENTRANT: Madeline Fening
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati CityBeat
FINALIST:
“Despite International Fame, Nikki Giovanni Never
Forgot Cincinnati”
ENTRANT:
Nick Swartsell
MEDIA OUTLET: WVXU, Cincinnati Public Radio
106 – BREAKING NEWS/DEADLINE COVERAGE
FINALIST: “Florence Mass Shooting”
ENTRANT: The Cincinnati Enquirer Staff
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
FINALIST:
“David Bothast, First-Term Talawanda Board Member,
Resigns”
ENTRANT:
Sean Scott
MEDIA
OUTLET: Oxford
Free Press
107 – DANIEL CARTER BEARD BRIDGE
FIRE COVERAGE
FINALIST: “Daniel Carter Beard Bridge Fire”
ENTRANT: The Cincinnati Enquirer Staff
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
108 – CONTINUING COVERAGE OR SERIES
FINALIST: “First Suburbs—Beyond Borders”
ENTRANTS:
David Holthaus, Joe Simon & Patrice Watson
MEDIA
OUTLET: Soapbox Media
FINALIST:
“Addyston Styrene Leak”
ENTRANT: The Cincinnati Enquirer Staff
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
FINALIST:
“Coverage of Kroger's $25 Billion Albertsons Takeover
Bid”
ENTRANT:
Alexander Coolidge
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
109 - FEATURE STORY
FINALIST: “Joe Burrow Has a Fashion Stylist, and He's Dressing the QB to the 9s
This Year”
ENTRANT:
David Wysong
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
FINALIST:
“Holy Ravioli!”
ENTRANT:
Mary McCarty
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati Magazine
FINALIST:
“From Orphanage To Centenarian: NKY Resident Reflects
on 100 Years”
ENTRANT:
Haley Parnell
MEDIA
OUTLET: LINK
nky
110 - BEAT REPORTING
FINALIST: “Housing Reporting”
ENTRANT:
Sean Scott
MEDIA
OUTLET: Oxford Free Press
FINALIST:
“Gordon Wittenmyer Body of Work”
ENTRANT:
Gordon Wittenmyer
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
111 – ELECTION ISSUES REPORTING
FINALIST: “Election Issues Reporting at CityBeat”
ENTRANT: Madeline Fening
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati CityBeat
112 – HUMAN RIGHTS/MINORITY ISSUES REPORTING
FINALIST: “Death Can't Bury Their Stories”
ENTRANT: Jenny Wohlfarth
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati Magazine
FINALIST:
“The Negro Motorist Green Book Was a Guide to Freedom
and Safety”
ENTRANT:
Kareem Simpson
MEDIA
OUTLET: Soapbox
Media
FINALIST:
“Mauritanian Immigrants Are Struggling In Lockland,
and So Is the Village”
ENTRANT:
Randy Tucker
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
113 – CRIMINAL/SOCIAL JUSTICE
REPORTING
FINALIST: “Missing in Plain Sight: The Inequity Behind Cincinnati's 'North
Fairmount Jane Doe’”
ENTRANT: Madeline Fening
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati CityBeat
FINALIST:
“Homelessness In NKY: 'Where Are They Supposed to
Go?'”
ENTRANT:
Nathan Granger
MEDIA
OUTLET: LINK
nky
114 – GOVERNMENT/COMMUNITY ISSUES
REPORTING
FINALIST: “Parkview Arms Under Scrutiny After Sending Eviction Notices to
Residents”
ENTRANT: Sean Scott
MEDIA
OUTLET: Oxford Free Press
FINALIST:
“No, It's Not the County Commissioners. Here's Why
Your Property Taxes Went Up”
ENTRANTS:
Erin Glynn & Scott Wartman
MEDIA
OUTLET: The
Cincinnati Enquirer
115 – INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
FINALIST: “Cincinnati Homicide Cases Unravel After Deals with Informants”
ENTRANTS: Amber Hunt & Dan Horn
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
FINALIST:
“Dying Behind Bars”
ENTRANTS:
Laura A. Bischoff & Erin Glynn
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
116 – USE OF PUBLIC RECORDS
REPORTING
FINALIST: “How an Antisemitic Would-Be Terrorist Emerged from Cincinnati's
Elite”
ENTRANTS: Jolene Almendarez & Zurie Pope
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
117 – BUSINESS/CONSUMER NEWS STORY
FINALIST: “What's Keeping Greater Cincinnati's Zombie Malls Alive”
ENTRANTS:
Sydney Franklin, Victoria Moorwood, Erin Couch,
Meredith Perkins & Allison Kiehl
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
118 – BUSINESS
FEATURE/ANALYSIS/COLUMN
FINALIST: “Best Bang for the Buck: Public Company CEO Performance Versus Pay
Analysis”
ENTRANT:
Steve Watkins
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati Business Courier
FINALIST:
“Tipping Point”
ENTRANT:
Jim DeBrosse
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati Magazine
FINALIST:
“Independent Pharmacies on the Verge of Extinction”
ENTRANT:
Kenton Hornbeck
MEDIA
OUTLET: LINK nky
119 – EDUCATION REPORTING
FINALIST: “Finding Her Voice: Family Fights for Fair Education for Daughter with
Hearing Loss”
ENTRANT: Madeline Mitchell
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
FINALIST:
“New Year, Same Routes: Talawanda Continues Busing at
State Minimum”
ENTRANT:
Taylor Stumbaugh
MEDIA
OUTLET: Oxford Free Press
FINALIST:
“Unpacking the Discourse Around Amendment 2”
ENTRANT:
Nathan Granger
MEDIA
OUTLET: LINK nky
120 – CHILD/YOUTH/TEEN ISSUES
REPORTING
FINALIST: “Mental Health Matters”
ENTRANTS: Eileen McClory, Samantha Wildow
& Josh Sweigart
MEDIA
OUTLET: Dayton Daily News
FINALIST:
“Innocent Words or Predator's Trap? The Trouble with
Making Grooming Illegal”
ENTRANT:
Madeline Mitchell
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
FINALIST:
“Teens Graduate While Awaiting Trial”
ENTRANT:
Cameron Knight
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
121 –
HEALTH/MEDICAL/SCIENCE/ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING
FINALIST: “Cincinnati Schools Are Using an App to Identify Suicidal Kids. Not
Everyone Is Convinced”
ENTRANT: Elizabeth B. Kim
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
FINALIST:
“A Race Against Time: The Hidden Cruelty of Ohio’s
24-Hour Waiting Period Abortion Rule”
ENTRANT:
Madeline Fening
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati CityBeat
FINALIST:
“Changing Minds”
ENTRANT:
Cedric Rose
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati Magazine
122 – EDITORIAL
FINALIST: “The Cincinnati Enquirer Editorials”
ENTRANT: Kevin Aldridge
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
123 – ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING
FINALIST: “A Freewheelin' Appreciation of Bob Dylan in Cincinnati”
ENTRANT: Steven Rosen
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati Magazine
FINALIST:
“Rob Fetters Is Never Boring”
ENTRANT:
Jason Gargano
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati Magazine
FINALIST:
“How a 'Little Farm Kid' From Cincinnati Created the
Hit 'Queer Eye' TV Empire”
ENTRANT: Grace Tucker
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
124 – ARTS REVIEW/CRITIQUE
FINALIST: “Picture Perfect”
ENTRANT: Brandon Wuske
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati Magazine
125 – SPORTS/SPORTS FEATURE
REPORTING
FINALIST: “Legendary Coach Ron Russo Beloved by Former Runners”
ENTRANT: Brendan Connelly
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
FINALIST:
“'Are They Waiting for Me to Die?' Can Pete Rose Find
Hall Pass In MLB's New Gambling Ties?”
ENTRANT:
Gordon Wittenmyer
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
FINALIST:
“The Man Behind the Mullet: Xavier's Brad Colbert Puts
Musketeers First, Hair Second”
ENTRANT:
Shelby Dermer
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
127 – NEWSPAPER SPECIAL SECTION
FINALIST: “Pete Rose Commemorative Section”
ENTRANT: The Cincinnati Enquirer Staff
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
FINALIST:
“2024 Election Super Issue”
ENTRANTS:
Meghan Goth, Lacy Starling, Maggy McDonel, Kenton
Hornbeck, Haley Parnell & Nathan Granger
MEDIA
OUTLET: LINK nky
128 – MAGAZINE REPORTING
FINALIST: “Keep Going”
ENTRANT: Lisa Murtha
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati Magazine
FINALIST:
“Death Can't Bury Their Stories”
ENTRANT:
Jenny Wohlfarth
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati Magazine
129 – MAGAZINE SPECIAL PUBLICATION
FINALIST: “Cincinnati Gives 2024”
ENTRANTS: Aiesha Little & Emi Villavicencio
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati Magazine
FINALIST:
“Global Cincy 2025”
ENTRANTS:
Cincy Staff & EACC Cincy
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincy Magazine
BROADCAST
COMMUNICATION
130 – GENERAL ASSIGNMENT NEWS STORY
FINALIST: “Colerain Kroger Shooting Aftermath”
ENTRANTS: Tyler Madden & Jake Cail
MEDIA
OUTLET: WKRC-TV Local 12
131 – BREAKING NEWS/DEADLINE
COVERAGE
FINALIST: “'It's Sad': Troop Leaders React to Archdiocese Cutting Ties with Girl
Scouts”
ENTRANT: Tana Weingartner
MEDIA
OUTLET: WVXU, Cincinnati Public Radio
132 – DANIEL CARTER BEARD BRIDGE
FIRE COVERAGE
FINALIST: “Bridge Fire Continuing Coverage”
ENTRANT: Tyler Madden
MEDIA
OUTLET: WKRC-TV Local 12
FINALIST:
“Reopening of Big Mac Bridge Targeted for March”
ENTRANT:
Tana Weingartner
MEDIA
OUTLET: WVXU, Cincinnati Public Radio
133 – CONTINUING COVERAGE OR SERIES
FINALIST: “Search for Solutions: Youth Violence”
ENTRANTS: Adrian Whitsett, Kristen Skovira, Melody Thomson, Ray Pfeffer &
Dwayne Slavey
MEDIA
OUTLET: WCPO-TV
FINALIST:
“Battling Deadly Brain Damage”
ENTRANTS:
Duane Pohlman, Holden Robinson & News Staff
MEDIA
OUTLET: WKRC-TV
Local 12
FINALIST:
“The Park Hills Survivor: How a Single Fingerprint and
a Victim's Memory Solved a 40-Year-Old Cold Case”
ENTRANTS:
Jessica Schmidt & Tom Dewees
MEDIA
OUTLET: WXIX-TV FOX19
134 – FEATURE STORY
FINALIST: “The Save”
ENTRANTS: Duane Pohlman, Holden Robinson, Kevin
Barnett & Austin Tanner
MEDIA
OUTLET: WKRC-TV Local 12
FINALIST:
“Need to Know the Time or Temp? There's (Still) a
Phone Number for That”
ENTRANT:
Tana Weingartner
MEDIA
OUTLET: WVXU, Cincinnati Public Radio
FINALIST:
“The Yellow Bus”
ENTRANTS:
Meghan Mongillo & Eric Gerhardt
MEDIA
OUTLET: WKRC-TV
Local 12
137 – HUMAN RIGHTS/MINORITY ISSUES
REPORTING
FINALIST: “60 Years Ago, The West End Was Uprooted by I-75. Can the Area Be
'Stitched' Back Together?”
ENTRANT: Nick Swartsell
MEDIA
OUTLET: WVXU, Cincinnati Public Radio
139 – GOVERNMENT ISSUES/COMMUNITY
REPORTING
FINALIST: “Seniors Could Be Hit Hardest by Cincinnati's Property Tax Increases”
ENTRANT: Nick Swartsell
MEDIA
OUTLET: WVXU, Cincinnati Public Radio
140 – INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
FINALIST: “Fallout”
ENTRANTS: Duane Pohlman, Holden Robinson & Tim Geraghty
MEDIA
OUTLET: WKRC-TV Local 12
145 – BUSINESS/CONSUMER REPORTING
FINALIST: “Sharing Medical Information”
ENTRANTS: Duane Pohlman & Holden Robinson
MEDIA
OUTLET: WKRC-TV Local 12
146 –
HEALTH/MEDICAL/SCIENCE/ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING
FINALIST: “Battling Deadly Brain Damage”
ENTRANTS: Duane Pohlman, Holden Robinson & News Staff
MEDIA
OUTLET: WKRC-TV Local 12
FINALIST:
“Body of Work”
ENTRANT:
Tana Weingartner
MEDIA
OUTLET: WVXU,
Cincinnati Public Radio
147 – SPORTS/SPORTS FEATURE REPORTING
FINALIST: “The Godfather”
ENTRANTS: Marshall Kramsky & Raymond Pfeffer
MEDIA
OUTLET: WCPO-TV
FINALIST:
“Bearcats Holtman Doesn't Allow Hearing Loss to Limit
On-Court Dreams”
ENTRANTS:
Austin Tanner, Chris Renkel & Kevin Barnett
MEDIA
OUTLET: WKRC-TV Local 12
FINALIST:
“This Para Athlete Can't Train When It Rains. 3 UC
Students Want to Change That”
ENTRANT:
Tana Weingartner
MEDIA
OUTLET: WVXU, Cincinnati Public Radio
148 – THE PASSING OF PETE ROSE
COVERAGE
FINALIST: “Pete Rose Tributes”
ENTRANTS: Tyler Madden, Jake Cail & Greg Singleton
MEDIA
OUTLET: WKRC-TV Local 12
FINALIST:
“Pete Rose Leaves Behind Lifetime Fans and a
Complicated Legacy”
ENTRANT:
Bill Rinehart
MEDIA
OUTLET: WVXU,
Cincinnati Public Radio
149 – DOCUMENTARY
FINALIST: “Milan's Moment”
ENTRANTS: Marshall Kramsky, Mike Dyer & Raymond Pfeffer
MEDIA
OUTLET: WCPO-TV
VISUAL COMMUNICATION
150
– NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO
FINALIST: “Body of Work”
ENTRANT: Corrie Schaffeld
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati Business Courier
151
– FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO
FINALIST: “Body of Work”
ENTRANT: Joe Simon
MEDIA
OUTLET: Soapbox Media
152
– SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO
FINALIST: “Body of Work”
ENTRANT: Corrie Schaffeld
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati Business Courier
154
– NEWSPAPER PAGE ONE DESIGN
FINALIST: “Cincinnati Business Courier”
ENTRANTS: Corrie Schaffeld & John Lauer
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati Business Courier
FINALIST:
“Oxford Free Press”
ENTRANT:
Macey Chamberlin
MEDIA
OUTLET: Oxford Free Press
155 – MAGAZINE COVER DESIGN
FINALIST: “Cincinnati Magazine”
ENTRANTS: Brittany Dexter & Emi Villavicencio
MEDIA OUTLET: Cincinnati Magazine
157
– GRAPHICS/ILLUSTRATIONS
FINALIST: “Cincinnati Business Courier”
ENTRANT: John Lauer
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati Business Courier
FREELANCE
163
– EDITORIAL OR COMMENTARY
FINALIST: “Opinion: Did You Know Florence Has a Flag? It’s Time to Change It.”
ENTRANT: Eric Inda
MEDIA
OUTLET: LINK nky
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
167
– STUDENT PUBLICATION
FINALIST: “The Miami Student”
ENTRANT: The Miami Student Staff
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Miami Student
FINALIST:
“The News Record”
ENTRANT:
The News Record Staff
MEDIA
OUTLET: The News Record
FINALIST:
“Northern Review”
ENTRANT:
Northern Review Staff
MEDIA
OUTLET: Northern
Review
168
– STUDENT REPORTER – PRINT/ONLINE
FINALIST: “Olivia Patel”
ENTRANT: Olivia Patel
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Miami Student
FINALIST:
“Ella Rinehard”
ENTRANT:
Ella Rinehard
MEDIA
OUTLET: The
Northerner
FINALIST:
“Emily Sisk”
ENTRANT:
Emily Sisk
MEDIA
OUTLET: The
Northerner
169 – STUDENT REPORTER – BROADCASTING
FINALIST: “Transform Cincy”
ENTRANT: Louis Rogers
MEDIA
OUTLET: University of Cincinnati Media Production
FINALIST:
“Mulcahey Family Darts Night”
ENTRANT:
Patrick Mulcahey
MEDIA
OUTLET: University of Cincinnati Media Production
171
– STUDENT FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO
FINALIST: “Body of Work”
ENTRANT: Evelyn Megery
MEDIA
OUTLET: Northern Review
172
– STUDENT SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO
FINALIST: “Sports Body of Work”
ENTRANT: Maylea Salmon
MEDIA
OUTLET: The News Record and The University of
Cincinnati Athletics
FINALIST:
“Sports Body of Work”
ENTRANT:
Evelyn Megery
MEDIA
OUTLET: Northern
Review
FINALIST:
“Sports Body of Work”
ENTRANT:
Tavish Sweeney
MEDIA
OUTLET: The
News Record
173
– STUDENT NEWS/FEATURE/SPORTS/VIDEOGRAPHY
FINALIST: “Set Sail for a Night Of Laughter: NKU Brings Comedy Classic “Anything
Goes” to Life”
ENTRANTS: Jillian Kohls, Emily Sisk, Jameson Howard, Olivia Hermann & John Flowers
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Northerner
FINALIST:
“Five International Markets Share a Slice of Home”
ENTRANT:
Elita St. Clair
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Northerner
FINALIST:
“Meet the NKU Cricket Club”
ENTRANT:
Alex Perez
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Northerner
174
– STUDENT PODCAST
FINALIST: “The Israel-Hamas War: Making Space for Difficult Conversations at
Miami University”
ENTRANTS: Chloe McKinney & Natalie
Luci
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Miami Student Media
175
– STUDENT SPECIAL PROJECT
FINALIST: “Tavish Sweeney Special Project”
ENTRANT: Tavish Sweeney
MEDIA
OUTLET: The News Record
FINALIST:
“Urban Art for the Soul”
ENTRANTS: Rahaf Abdelaziez, Sadie Brown, Joe Davis, Seth Gavalier, Daniel Jason, Morgan Manger, Lucas McCorkle and Ella Wahlquist
MEDIA
OUTLET: University
of Cincinnati Media Production
FINALIST:
“Before Vegas, There Was Newport: the Glamor, Danger
and Corruption of the South’s “Sin City”
ENTRANTS:
Emily Sisk & Jameson Howard
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Northerner
HIGH SCHOOL
176
– STUDENT PUBLICATION
FINALIST: “The Chatterbox”
ENTRANTS: Marwa Khzir & Kaylee Robbins
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Chatterbox
177
– STUDENT BROADCAST PROGRAM
FINALIST: “Walnut Weekly”
ENTRANTS: Violet Garitson, Corey Wasem, Bronson Presnell, Kendra Sullivan, James
Overton, Katie Ragland, Imani Ward, Leo Duchesnault Harris, Avani Wagh, Grace
Cotton, Lily Hope Hoffman Suder
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Chatterbox
178 – STUDENT REPORTER – PRINT/ONLINE
FINALIST: “Elena Brown”
ENTRANT: Elena Brown
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Chatterbox
FINALIST:
“Marwa Khzir”
ENTRANT:
Marwa Khzir
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Chatterbox
FINALIST:
“Sarah Wilson”
ENTRANT:
Sarah Wilson
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Chatterbox
BEST
OF SHOW
184 – BEST OVERALL WRITTEN REPORTER
FINALIST: “Jolene Almendarez”
ENTRANT: Jolene Almendarez
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
FINALIST:
“Steve Watkins”
ENTRANT:
Steve Watkins
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati Business Courier
185 – BEST OVERALL BROADCAST
REPORTER
FINALIST: “Duane Pohlman”
ENTRANT: Duane Pohlman
MEDIA
OUTLET: WKRC-TV Local 12
FINALIST:
“Andrew Rowan”
ENTRANT:
Andrew Rowan
MEDIA
OUTLET: WCPO-TV
FINALIST:
“Tana Weingartner”
ENTRANT:
Tana Weingartner
MEDIA
OUTLET: WVXU, Cincinnati Public Radio
188 – BEST RADIO NEWS ANCHOR
FINALIST: “Maryanne Zeleznik”
ENTRANT:
Maryanne Zeleznik
MEDIA
OUTLET: WVXU, Cincinnati Public Radio
189 – BEST RADIO NEWSCAST OR NEWS
PROGRAM
FINALIST: “WVXU News Team”
ENTRANT: WVXU News Team
MEDIA
OUTLET: WVXU, Cincinnati Public Radio
190 – BEST PODCAST
FINALIST: “Backed Up”
ENTRANTS: Becca Costello & Ella Rowen
MEDIA
OUTLET: WVXU, Cincinnati Public Radio
FINALIST:
“Elegy: The Many Myths of JD Vance”
ENTRANTS:
Madeline Fening & Ashley Paul
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati
CityBeat
FINALIST:
“Cincinnati's Crime Vault: Beyond the Broadcast - The
Easter Sunday Massacre”
ENTRANT:
Jessica Schmidt
MEDIA
OUTLET: FOX19
191 – BEST COLUMNIST/COMMENTATOR
FINALIST: “Kevin Aldridge Body of Work”
ENTRANT: Kevin Aldridge
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
FINALIST:
“Jason Williams Sports Columns”
ENTRANT:
Jason Williams
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
192 – BEST NEWSPAPER
FINALIST: “The Cincinnati Enquirer”
ENTRANT: Enquirer Staff
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
FINALIST:
“Cincinnati Business Courier”
ENTRANT:
Cincinnati Business Courier Staff
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati Business Courier
193 – BEST
MAGAZINE
FINALIST: “Cincy Magazine”
ENTRANT:
Cincy Magazine Staff
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincy
Magazine
FINALIST: “Cincinnati Magazine”
ENTRANT: Cincinnati Magazine Staff
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati Magazine
194 – BEST WEBSITE
FINALIST: “cincinnati.com”
ENTRANT: The Cincinnati Enquirer Staff
MEDIA
OUTLET: The Cincinnati Enquirer
FINALIST:
“CincinnatiMagazine.com”
ENTRANTS:
Claire Lefton & Staff
MEDIA
OUTLET: Cincinnati
Magazine
FINALIST:
“linknky.com”
ENTRANTS:
Lacy Starling, Meghan Goth & Maggy McDonel
MEDIA
OUTLET: LINK
nky
195 – BEST OVERALL FREELANCE
REPORTER
FINALIST: “David Holthaus”
ENTRANT: David Holthaus
MEDIA OUTLET: Cincinnati Magazine, Soapbox Media
