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New Jersey Chapter Society Of Professional Journalists Excellence In Journalism For 2006 Awards

WILSON BARTO AWARD FOR FIRST-YEAR REPORTERS

Daily: Evelyn Shih‚ The Record
Weekly: Michael Mullins‚ Hudson Reporter

DAILY CATEGORIES

Deadline Reporting

Rick Malwitz‚ Ken Serrano‚ Kristen Boyd‚ Gina Vergel‚ Home News Tribune‚ "Monroe Residents in Chile Bus Crash"
Stacie Servetah and Chris Dolmetsch‚ Bloomberg News‚ "Corzine‚ Lawmakers Agree to end New Jersey Impasse"
William Lamb‚ Scott Fallon and Tom Troncone‚ The Record‚ "Yankees’ Corey Lidle Plane Crash in Manhattan"

Feature Writing

(tie) Wayne Parry‚ Associated Press "300 Unanswered Prayers"
(tie)Jeff Trently‚ Times of Trenton "Airport Owners Caught in Tax Spiral"
Janine Torsiello‚ Daily Record "Rap Collaboration"
Kathleen Carroll‚ The Record "Bringing Jodi Back"

Profile Writing

M.A. Mehta‚ Star Ledger‚ "In Good Faith"
Wayne Parry‚ Associated Press‚ "5 years later‚ a 9/11 family cries"
Carolyn Salazar‚ The Record‚ "Killer: ’I am sorry’"

Business Reporting

Tom Belden and Craig R. McCoy‚ Philadelphia Inquirer "Baggage Bungling"
Oliver Staley‚ Bloomberg News "Atlantic City‚ with Tiffany’s‚ Lures New Gamblers"
John Froonjian‚ The Press of Atlantic City "American Consumers on Borrowed Time"

Sports Reporting

Jeff Roberts‚ The Record‚ "Betrayal of Trust"
Keith Ide‚ Herald News‚ "Non-Title Fights"
Manish Mehta‚ The Star-Ledger‚ "By Heart"

Health‚ Science‚ Technology and Environmental Reporting

Shannon Mullen and Todd Bates‚ Asbury Park Press "Illness a Legacy of 9/11"
Mary Jo Layton and Monsy Alvarado‚ The Record "Dumped"
Betsy Querna‚ Herald News "A Father’s Love"

Series Writing and Reporting

Carol Gorga Williams‚ Karen Sudol‚ Nancy Kearney and Randy Bergmann‚‚ Asbury Park Press‚ "Private Property/Public Gain - The battle over eminent domain."
The Record Staff‚ "In Autism’s Grip."
James W. Prado Roberts‚ Michelle Sahn‚ Abbott Koloff‚ Ledyard King‚ Robert Benincasa‚ Arielle Levin Becker and Paul D’Ambrosio‚ Asbury Park Press‚ "Tracking Sex Offenders - The impact of Megan’s Law."

Investigative Reporting

"Lessons in Waste: How Public Money Fed Private Greed" Jean Rimbach‚ Kathleen Carroll‚ The Record
(tie) "A Culture of Cheating- Test Rigging Betrays the Children of Camden" Frank Kummer‚ Melanie Burney‚ Dwight Ott‚ the Philadelphia Inquirer
(tie) "Deadly Gaps in 911 System" Ken Serrano‚ Home News Tribune
(tie)"How Seep it is for Custodians" Jarrett Renshaw‚ The Jersey Journal
(tie) "Relicensing Oyster Creek: Is it worth it?" Todd Bates‚ Nicholas Clunn‚ Kirk Moore‚ and Joseph Cacchioli- Asbury Park Press

Enterprise Reporting

Sam Wood‚ Dwight Ott and Troy Graham‚ Philadelphia Inquirer "Drug Corner Epidemic"
Larry Higgs‚ Asbury Park Press "Chronic Lack of Funds Leaves Train Service in NJ at Risk"
Jean Rimbach‚ The Record (of Bergen County) "The Price of Glory"

Editorial Writing

Cynthia Henry‚ Philadelphia Inquirer‚ "Nuclear Safety series"
Fred Tuccillo‚ Courier News‚ "Invasion of privacy a loss of freedoms"
Augstin Torres‚ The Jersey Journal‚ "Call it marriage"

Column Writing

John Cichowski‚ The Record‚ "E-Z Pass Netherworld"
Monica Yant Kinney‚ Philadelphia Inquirer‚ "Firm that bets on death now balks at an agreement"
(tie) Fred Tuccillo‚ Courier News‚ Bridgewater‚ "Trans fat ban?"
(tie) Scott Soshnick‚ Bloomberg News‚ "Rutgers football might never escape ’The Drop’"

Review Writing

Craig Laban‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer‚ (10/15/06) "A Culinary Gamble" (restaurant reviews in Atlantic City)
Craig Seligman‚ Bloomberg News‚ New York City (9/22/06) "Jim McGreevey’s ’Confession’ Details Creepy Affair‚ Apology"
Chris Jordan‚ "Cole’s performance less than impressive" (4/8/06) Home News Tribune‚ East Brunswick NJ

Headline Writing

Joel Pisetzner‚ The Star Ledger‚ "For a woman shot in Newark‚ the stork turned out to be bulletproof"
Joel Pisetzner‚ The Star Ledger‚ "He was no Cher‚ and Democrats were not sunny"
Diana Fasanella‚ Asbury Park Press‚ "Embarrassing Position: Public Search Doesn’t Fly"

Editorial Cartoon

Jimmy Margulies‚ The Record‚ "Can you please try to lose some of my baggage?"
Rob Tornoe‚ The Press of Atlantic City‚ "Yada‚ Yada‚ Yada"
Jimmy Margulies‚ The Record‚ "Out of the Closet"

Informational Graphics

R.L. Rebach‚ The Record‚ "Serve and protect goes high tech"
Laurie Triefeldt‚ The Star Ledger‚ "World of Wonder"
Jeff Colson‚ Asbury Park Press‚ "House of bats"

Front Page Layout‚ Daily

Robert Townsend‚ The Record
Hector Fadraga‚ Herald News
Steve Kelly‚ Philadelphia Inquirer

Feature Page Design

Lisa Dalie‚ The Record‚ "Well-rounded Watermelons"
Laurie Triefeldt‚ The Star Ledger‚ "Home and Garden: May Calendar"
Joseph Griffith‚ Herald News‚ "World Trade Center Movie and Brazilian Film Festival"

WEEKLY CATEGORIES

Deadline Reporting

Josh Lipowsky‚ Jewish Standard‚ "Friends and Family Mourn Lightning Storm’s Victims."
Cindy Capitani‚ The Leader‚ "NA’s Zadrogra laid to rest; first 9/11 cleanup victim."
W. Jacob Perry‚ Pat Robinson‚ Bernardsville News‚ "Murder of boy stuns Bernards."

Feature Writing

Stuart Youngs‚ The Montclair Times‚ "Life Through a Lens Brought Into Focus."
Jessica Smith‚ Greater Media Newspapers‚ "Buildings Provide Snapshot of Town’s First 116 years."
Jim McConville‚ NJ Biz‚ "The Day the Twin Towers Fell."

Profile Writing

Jacob Berkman‚ New Jersey Jewish Standard‚ "Jorma’s Journey."
Kris Scibiorski‚ NJ Lawyer‚ "When gay rights and politics marry."
Howard Prosnitz‚ Teaneck Suburbanite‚ "Renowned musician composes from scrap."

Business Reporting

Evelyn Lee‚ NJBiz‚ "Fuze makes a splash."
Martin Daks‚ NJ Law Journal‚ "Companies ‘go dark’ to avoid Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance."
Josh Lipowsky‚ Jewish Standard‚ "A losing ticket."

Sports Reporting

Jose Ortiz‚ Verona-Cedar Grove Times‚ "Sports Superstitions in Verona and Cedar Grove."
Brian Smith‚ Montclair Times‚ "This ‘thank-you" means so much to Jennings and his players."

Health‚ Science‚ Technology and Environmental Reporting

Rita Annan-Brady‚ The Progress‚ "House Uses Earth’s Warmth to Heat."
John Covaleski‚ NJ Lawyer‚ "Blogs: The next big wave in firm marketing."
John Burton‚ Two River Times‚ "Heroin use takes hold in the suburbs."

Series Writing and Reporting

Chris Stout‚ Ridgewood News‚ "The Hero Next Door."
Michael D. Mullins‚ Mark J. Bonamo‚ Jim Hague‚ Al Sullivan‚ Tom Jennemann‚ Jessica Rosero‚ Ricardo Kaulessar‚ Hudson Reporter Newspapers‚ "What’s That Building?"
Michael Lamendola‚ Corey Klein‚ Derek Brown‚ Jaimie Winters‚ South Bergenite‚ "A Week in the Life."

Investigative Reporting

Lani Buess‚ Exit Weekly‚ "Day Labor of Love."
Harvey Fisher‚ NJ Lawyer‚ "Dippidy-do or dippidy-don’t"
Seth Mandel‚ The Jewish Journal‚ "Watchdog questions UNIFIL’s neutrality."

Enterprise Reporting

Mark Bonamo‚ Hoboken Reporter‚ "Politics in Shades of Gray."
Lani Buess‚ Exit Weekly‚ "Sympathy for the Devil."
Lillian M. Aleman‚ Terrence T. McDonald‚ Montclair Times‚ "A Tale of Two School Boards."

Editorial Writing

Frederic K. Becker‚ New Jersey Lawyer‚ "The Hamdan Case and the Rule of Law."
Audrey Davie‚ Morris County Citizen‚ "When Tucker Got Curious."
Mark Porter‚ Montclair Times‚ "Vote."

Column Writing

Mike Condon‚ Roxbury Register‚ "Clearing the Dust with a Pill."
Harvey Fisher‚ New Jersey Lawyer‚ "Politics of Budgeting."
Jamie Saxon‚ U.S.1 Newspaper‚ "Queen Mother."

Review Writing

Thom Molyneaux‚ North Jersey Media Group‚ 2/1/06 "New ’Diary’ adaptation is diluted and melodramatic"

Headline Writing

Audrey Davie‚ The Citizen of Morris County‚ "A wow of a bow for Dover dogs -- Large crowd watches officials from England help rededicate bronzes"
Mark S. Porter‚ The Montclair Times‚ "Monster storm stomps Montclair -- Microburst bashes town with macro consequences"
Bill Slossar‚ Twin-Boro News‚ "Dads have a steak in being masters of the grill"

Editorial Cartooning

M.E. Cohen‚ Montclair Times
Rob Tornoe‚ NJ BIZ
Harry Trumbore‚ Item of Millburn and Short Hills

Informational Graphic

No award given

Front Page Layout

Jerry Szubin‚ The Jewish Standard
Jaimie Winters‚ South Bergenite
Jessica Gaitan‚ Montclair Times

Feature Page Design

Svetlana Levin‚ NJ Lawyer‚ "Municipalities"
Jerry Szubin‚ Jewish Standard‚ "Displaying flags in sacred spaces."
Svetlana Levin‚ NJ Lawyer‚ "Child Custody."

PHOTOGRAPHY

Daily Newspapers:
Spot News Photo

Martin Ceperley‚ Jersey Journal‚ "Jersey City Police Officer Robert Nguyen’s Funeral"
Reena Rose Sibayan‚ Jersey Journal‚ "Trapped"
Kevin R. Wexler‚ Herald News‚ "Six kids injured on school bus"

Feature Photo

Thomas E. Franklin‚ The Record‚ "Picture This"
David M Warren‚ Philadelphia Inquirer‚ "Burying the forgotten"
Sharon Gekoski-Kimmel‚ Philadelphia Inquirer‚ "Close Encounters"

Sports Photo

Leslie Barbaro‚ Herald News‚ "Derby Queens"
David M Warren‚ Philadelphia Inquirer‚ "Quarterback Sack"
David M Warren‚ Philadelphia Inquirer‚ "Freshman Tennis Star"

Weekly Newspapers:
Spot News Photography

Scott D. Longfield‚ "Up In Smoke‚" Two River Times
Scott D. Longfield‚ "Holy Handcuffs"‚ Two River Times

Feature Photography

Elizabeth Lara‚ (Toil and Tears) Herald News
Scott D. Longfield‚ (Trout for Dinner‚) Two River Times
Jane Primerano‚ (A Jersey Tale)‚ New Jersey Farmer

Sports Photography

Warren Westura‚ (Consoling Teammate) Observer Tribune
Scott Longfield (My Ball)‚ Two River Times
Scott Longfeld (Run-Swim-Run)‚ Two River Times

Online Photo

Sharon Gekoski-Kimmel‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer‚ "Fifty Dollar Portrait"

Magazine:
Feature Photo

Joan LaBanca‚ The Two River Times‚ "Summer Love"

Radio:
Enterprise

Rob Lightfoot and Melissa Cassara‚ Rowan Radio - 89.7 WGLS/FM "Hidden Heroin"

Television:
Enterprise

Barbara Nevins Taylor‚ Elaine Higgins‚ Chris O’Donoghue‚ Ed Lopez and J.L. Mitchell‚ My 9 News/ WWOR TV "Flip this House"
Walt Kane (Reporter)‚ Bill Schlosser (Producer) and Anthony Cocco (Photographer)‚ News 12 NJ "Dirty Secrets"
Walt Kane (Reporter)‚ Bill Schlosser (Producer) and Anthony Cocco (Photographer)‚ News 12 NJ "Fast Food Bacteria"

News

Walt Kane (Reporter) and Anthony Cocco (Photographer)‚ News 12 NJ "Amputee Firefighter"
Dan Grunebaum (Reporter) and James McCantu (Photographer)‚ News 12 NJ "Overcrowding at Sparta High School"
Walt Kane (Reporter)‚ Bill Schlosser (Producer) and Anthony Cocco (Photographer)‚ News 12 NJ "Online ID Theft"

MAGAZINES

Feature Writing

Bill Glovin‚ Rutgers Magazine‚ "Castles in the Air"
Bill Glovin‚ Rutgers Magazine‚ "Teaching the Ironbound"
Sherry Conohan‚ MBBA News‚ "Creative Juices Drive Faux Painter"

Profile Writing

(tie) Christopher Hann‚ New Jersey Monthly‚ "It Ain’t Over"
(tie) Eileen Moon‚ Two River Times‚ "To Be a Jockey"
John T. Ward‚ Rutgers Magazine‚ "The View from Up There"

Opinion Writing