Bay Area print and online journalists, photographers, radio and
television personnel and public relations professionals were presented
with 198 awards of excellence in nine divisions and 41 categories at the
San Francisco Peninsula Press Club’s 35th annual Greater Bay Area
Journalism Awards dinner tonight.
The San Francisco Peninsula Press Club’s annual Professional Journalism Awards Competition dinner was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Foster City.
The winners were selected from 440 entries from media professionals in the 11 Greater Bay Area counties. Awards honored work done in 2011.
Entries
were judged by the Press Clubs of Bakersfield, Cleveland, Florida,
Milwaukee, New Orleans and San Diego.
The Print
Photography division was judged by press photographers of the
Appeal-Democrat in Marysville, and was coordinated by Paul Sakuma of the
Associated Press.
The San Jose Mercury News received a
total of 26 plaques including Overall Excellence. Other Overall
Excellence winners included The East Bay Express, Foundations for
Health, KCBS Radio, NATAS and Patch. A total of 198 plaques were
awarded.
The guest speaker for the event was Manny Fernandez, Houston bureau chief of The New York Times.
Two
$1,500 scholarships in the name of the late San Francisco Chronicle
columnist Herb Caen were awarded. The high school recipient was Brian
Benton, Palo Alto High School. The collegiate scholarship was presented
to Stacey Kennelly, University of California, Berkeley.
Special recognition was given to the General Excellence winner of the Press Club’s High School Journalism Contest, The Oracle, Henry M. Gunn High School, Palo Alto. The editor in chief, Ashley Ngu, accepted a plaque.
The complete list of journalism award winners follows:
NEWSPAPERS-DAILIES
Overall Excellence
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, San Jose Mercury News Staff
SECOND PLACE, The Press Democrat, Press Democrat Staff
THIRD PLACE, The Daily News, Daily News Staff
Editorial
FIRST PLACE, Contra Costa Times, “Hercules recall needed,” Daniel Borenstein
SECOND PLACE, The Press Democrat, “County finally comes clean on pension costs,” Press Democrat Editorial Staff
THIRD PLACE, The Daily Post, “Transit agency’s pay is excessive,” Dave Price
Columns-News
FIRST PLACE, Contra Costa Times, “Columns by Daniel Borenstein,” Daniel Borenstein
SECOND PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Columns by Sue Lempert,” Sue Lempert
THIRD PLACE, The Press Democrat, “Columns by Paul Gullixson,” Paul Gullixson
Columns-Feature
FIRST PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Off the Beat by Michelle Durand,” Michelle Durand
SECOND PLACE, The Daily News, Columns by Malcolm Fleschner
THIRD PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Columns by Jon Mays,” Jon Mays
Columns-Sports
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Columns by Mark Purdy,” Mark Purdy
SECOND PLACE, The Daily News, “Columns by John Reid,” John Reid
THIRD PLACE, The Press Democrat, “Columns by Bob Padecky,” Bob Padecky
Breaking News
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Deadly Rampage; Bloody End to Manhunt,” Mercury News Staff
SECOND PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Mistrial for teen bomber’s sanity,” Michelle Durand
News Story
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Consumed by payday loans,” Karen de Sá
SECOND PLACE, The Press Democrat, “County pensions revealed,” Brett Wilkison
THIRD PLACE, The Daily Post, “Transit chief’s pay raised in less than an obvious way,” Ryan Thomas Riddle
Continuing Coverage
FIRST PLACE, The Press Democrat, “Revealing juvenile justice,” Julie Johnson, Paul Payne, Randi Rossmann
SECOND PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Caltrain,” Mike Rosenberg
THIRD PLACE, San Francisco Chronicle, “Investigation of deadly pipeline blast,” Jaxon Van Derbeken and Eric Nalder
Series
FIRST PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Made in America,” Bill Silverfarb
Feature Story of a Light Nature
FIRST PLACE, West County Times, “Casting calls on cornfields,” Hannah Dreier
SECOND PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “In Vietnam, heaven is a good ear picking,” John Boudreau
THIRD PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Sorting out a new future,” Michelle Durand
Feature Story of a Serious Nature
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Lost Voices of Sept. 11,” Julia Prodis Sulek
SECOND PLACE, The Daily News, “Too weary to go on,” Diana Samuels
THIRD PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “A stitch in time,” Michelle Durand
Analysis
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Universities or visa mills?,” Lisa M. Krieger
SECOND PLACE, West County Times, “’Special’ students forced back to public campuses,” Hannah Dreier
THIRD PLACE, Santa Cruz Sentinel, “A good prognosis: Doctors lead the way to recovery,” Jondi Gumz
Business/Technology Story
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Tales from the Facebook house,” Mike Swift
SECOND PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Tracking data: Manna for Google, Apple,” Mike Swift
THIRD PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Legend. Visionary.,” Bruce Newman
Entertainment
FIRST PLACE, The Daily News, “The deep blues,” John Orr
SECOND PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Window into the mystery,” Julio Lara
THIRD PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Getting into character,” Heather Murtagh
Specialty Story
FIRST PLACE, Contra Costa Times, “Racing to the bottom,” Hannah Dreier
SECOND PLACE, West County Times, “Mexican cowboys pass down centuries-old tradition in the East Bay,” Hannah Dreier
THIRD PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “There to teach,” Michelle Durand
Sports Story
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “At peace now,” Mark Emmons
SECOND PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Thanks for the memories,” Jon Wilner, Elliott Almond
THIRD PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Will they huddle again?,” Daniel Brown
Sports Game Story
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Instant classic,” Jon Wilner
SECOND PLACE, The Daily News, “Vikings’ fantastic finish,” Vytas Mazeika
THIRD PLACE, The Daily News, “Lancers shock No. 1 Eagles,” John Reid
Headline
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “May the best dog come out a wiener,” Paul Ayars
SECOND PLACE, Bay Area News Group, “Silent is golden,” John Swartley
THIRD PLACE, The Daily News, “Apple loses its core,” Jason Green
Graphic Design
FIRST PLACE, The Daily News, “The 77th Orange Bowl,” Greg Frazier
SECOND PLACE, The Daily News, “Out of the Shadow,” Greg Frazier
THIRD PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “They’re Baaack! Women’s World Cup Final,” Julio Lara
Page Design
FIRST PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Gonzo,” Erik Oeverndiek
SECOND PLACE, The Daily News, “Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011; Tech Titan Passes,” Greg Frazier
THIRD PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Lost Voices of Sept. 11,” Tiffany Grandstaff, Alex Fong, Jami Smith
NEWSPAPERS-NON-DAILIES
Overall Excellence
FIRST PLACE, East Bay Express, East Bay Express Staff
SECOND PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, Business Times Staff
THIRD PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, Palo Alto Weekly staff
Editorial
FIRST PLACE, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Keep Solyndra flu from making rest of cleantech sick,” Cromwell Schubarth
SECOND PLACE, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “It’s time to start Stanford hospitals’ expansion project,” Cromwell Schubarth
THIRD PLACE, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Caltrain moves don’t get where they need to go,” Cromwell Schubarth
Columns-News
FIRST PLACE, East Bay Express, “Full Disclosure,” Robert Gammon
SECOND PLACE, Bay Area Reporter, “Columns by Matthew Bajko,” Matthew S. Bajko
Columns-Feature
FIRST PLACE, San Francisco Weekly, “Bouncer,” Katy St. Clair
SECOND PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, “Columns by Steve Symanovich,” Steve Symanovich
THIRD PLACE, East Bay Express, “Culture Spy,” Rachel Swan
Breaking News
FIRST PLACE, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Solyndra goes dark,” Mary Ann Azevedo, Diana Samuels, Lisa Sibley, David Goll, Cromwell Schubarth, Linda Taaffe, Colleen Combes
SECOND PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, “Steve Jobs, Apple’s creative genius, dies at 56,” Palo Alto Weekly Staff
News Story
FIRST PLACE, San Francisco Weekly, “Crime Lab Confidential,” Peter Jamison
SECOND PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, “Taking it to the streets,” Sue Dremann, Veronica Weber
THIRD PLACE, East Bay Express, “Trashed,” Ellen Cushing
Continuing Coverage
FIRST PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, “A less perfect union,” Gennady Sheyner
SECOND PLACE, India West, “Feds Raid Sham University,” Pearl Driver, Sunita Sohrabji
Series
FIRST PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, “Getting off the treadmill,” Terri Lobdell
SECOND PLACE, Central City Extra, “Toilets in the TL,” Tom Carter
Feature Story of a Light Nature
FIRST PLACE, San Francisco Weekly, “The Art of the Steal,” Joe Eskenazi
SECOND PLACE, East Bay Express, “Hate Man,” Kathleen Richards, Sandeep Abraham
THIRD PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, “Burgers on a roll,” Sarah Duxbury
Feature Story of a Serious Nature
FIRST PLACE, San Francisco Weekly, “Let Him Prey,” Peter Jamison
SECOND PLACE, East Bay Express, “How Peet’s Starbucked Itself,” Ellen Cushing
THIRD PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, “Her final hours,” Gennady Sheyner
Analysis
FIRST PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, “End of the line for Caltrain?,” Sue Dremann
SECOND PLACE, San Francisco Weekly, “Progressively Worse,” Joe Eskenazi
THIRD PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, “Battle over the Baylands,” Gennady Sheyner
Business/Technology Story
FIRST PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, “Fueling innovation,” Sue Dremann
SECOND PLACE, Central City Extra, “Internet Limbo,” Marjorie Beggs
Entertainment Story
FIRST PLACE, San Francisco Weekly, “Pomplamoose Calls the Tune,” Ian S. Port
SECOND PLACE, East Bay Express, “Kind of Blue,” Rachel Swan
THIRD PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, “Midnight in Paris,” Susan Tavernetti
Specialty Story
FIRST PLACE, San Francisco Weekly, “In Transit,” Joe Eskenazi
SECOND PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, “Patients enlist in fight against ALS,” Ron Leuty
THIRD PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, “Body work done here,” Ron Leuty
Sports Story
FIRST PLACE, East Bay Express, “The Road Less Traveled,” Kibby Kleiman
SECOND PLACE, San Francisco Weekly, “Fighting Chance,” Joe Eskenazi
THIRD PLACE, Pacifica Tribune, “50 Years of Tiger Football,” Horace Hinshaw
Sports Game Story
FIRST PLACE, Pacifica Tribune, “Giants mascot puts ‘seal’ on Mavericks,” Horace Hinshaw
Headline
FIRST PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, “Dental school fills downtown cavity. Dugoni brushes off Pac Heights, chomps into 155 Fifth St.,” J.K. Dineen
SECOND PLACE, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Fowl moves: Three major decisions that didn’t fly,” Cromwell Schubarth
THIRD PLACE, Central City Extra, “Free toilet costs over $5 a flush,” Geoff Link
Graphic Design
FIRST PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, “On course,” Craig Blanchard, Eric Young
SECOND PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, “The risks of eliminating drug risk,” Craig Blanchard, Ron Leuty
Page
Design
FIRST PLACE, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Jobs resignation page,” Barry Baldi
SECOND PLACE, East Bay Express, “How Peet’s Starbucked Itself,” Brian Kelly
THIRD PLACE, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Apple headquarters page,” Colleen Combes, Linda Taaffe
MAGAZINES-TRADE PUBLICATIONS
Overall Excellence
EDITORIAL CARTOONS
FIRST PLACE, Bay Area News Group, “AT&T Cell Phone Antenna,” Steve Curl, Victor Gonzales, Mario Dianda
PHOTOGRAPHY
Spot News
RADIO
Overall Excellence
TELEVISION
Feature Story of a Light Nature
Robin Epstein, Helen Silvani
Feature
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Overall Excellence
BROADBAND
Overall Excellence-Media Organizations
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “www.mercurynews.com,” Mercury News Staff
SECOND PLACE, Silicon Valley San Jose Business Journal, “www.bizjournals.com/sanjose” Cromwell Schubarth, Lisa Sibley, Jon Xavier
Overall Excellence-Broadband Only
FIRST PLACE, Patch, “http://redwoodcity.patch.com,” Stacie Chan
SECOND PLACE, Albany Patch, “http://albany.patch.com,” Emilie Raguso
Breaking News
FIRST PLACE, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Carol Bartz ousted as Yahoo CEO,” Diana Samuels, Cromwell Schubarth, Jon Xavier, Colleen Combes
SECOND PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Occupy Oakland coverage,” Mercury News Staff
THIRD PLACE, Silicon Valley San Jose Business Journal, “Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is dead,” Cromwell Schubarth, Colleen Combes, Lisa Sibley, Jon Xavier, Moryt Milo, Shana Lynch, Mary Ann Azevedo, Diana Samuels, Eli Segall, David Goll, Vicki Thompson, Lemery Reyes
News Story
FIRST PLACE, The Bay Citizen, “Questions Are Raised on Restraint Training,” Jennifer Gollan
SECOND PLACE, Patch, “No Harbor Police the Day of Brutal Kind Grind Rape,” Brad Kava
THIRD PLACE, Bay City News Service, “Cat shooter suit moves forward,” Julia Cheever
Continuing Coverage
FIRST PLACE, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Steve Jobs resignation and death,” Business Journal Staff
SECOND PLACE (tie), Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Yahoo after Bartz,” Business Journal Staff
SECOND PLACE (tie), Patch, “Crisis In Hercules,” Laila Kearney, Ari Soglin, Bob Porterfield, Jackie Ginley
THIRD PLACE, Bay City News Service, “Federal MS-13 racketeering and murder trials,” Julia Cheever
Series
FIRST PLACE, Bloomberg, “Payroll in Peril,” Michael Marois, James Nash, Alison Vekshin, Rodney Yap
Feature Story of a Light Nature
FIRST PLACE, Patch, “El Cerrito Nicknamed ‘Little Taipei’,” Charles Burress
SECOND PLACE, Bay City News Service, “San Francisco Apple aficionados line up for the iPhone 4S,” Patricia Decker
THIRD PLACE, Bay City News Service, “Anglophiles gather to watch royal wedding,” Janna Brancolini
Feature Story of a Serious Nature
FIRST PLACE, Bay City News Service, “Alameda County grapples with best way to rescue teen prostitutes,” Janna Brancolini
SECOND PLACE, Patch, “In Wake of Shooting, Children’s Play Gone From Eighth Lane,” Drew Himmelstein
THIRD PLACE, Bay City News Service, “Mercury mission puts Livermore instrument to the test,” Janna Brancolini
Sports Story
FIRST PLACE, Patch, “Mr. All-Everything: Meet Menlo’s Dylan Mayer,” Scott Campbell
SECOND PLACE, Bay City News Service, “SF Giants, fans celebrate home opener,” Sean McCourt
Headline
FIRST PLACE, Patch, “Take-Out 2.0: Gobble Offers ‘Peer-to-Peer Lasagna’,” Rachel Stern
Multi Media/Interactivity
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “A Chance To Survive,” Dai Sugano, John Boudreau
SECOND PLACE, Patch, “A Tribute to Steve Jobs (1955-2011),” Aaron Selverston
THIRD PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Bharatanatyam In Motion,” Dai Sugano
Blog/Commentary
FIRST PLACE, Patch, “My Neighbor, Steve Jobs,” Lisen Stromberg
SECOND PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, “Solyndra’s Demise,” Lindsay Riddell
THIRD PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, “Buffett’s BofA Investment,” Mark Calvey
Best use of Twitter
FIRST PLACE, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, “@paloaltomedical,” Erin Macartney
SECOND PLACE, Mills-Peninsula Health Services, “@millspeninsula,” Erin Macartney
THIRD PLACE, San Mateo Police Dept, “@SanMateoPD,” Dave Norris, Ted Gonzales, Mike Callagy, Susan Manheimer