Beacon Journal artists honored

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Two Akron Beacon Journal entries took prizes in the 71st annual National Headliner Awards.

Artists Dennis Balogh, Dennis Earlenbaugh, Kathy Hagedorn and Rick Steinhauser were awarded second place for a portfolio of work in the illustrative graphics category. Their submissions included illustrations of real people and situations -- LeBron James (Steinhauser), Usher (Hagedorn) and the Cleveland Jazz Fest (Balogh) -- as well as the imaginative -- an Arts & Living centerpiece on fear (Earlenbaugh) and a Health centerpiece on fats that are good for you (Steinhauser).

Chip Bok placed third in the Editorial Cartoon category for a portfolio of his work.

The Headliner Awards, sponsored by the Press Club of Atlantic City, honor journalism in newspapers, magazines, radio and television. Awards will be presented at a May 14 banquet. The winners were announced Wednesday.

[Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, OH Friday, March 11, 2005, page B6, col. 2]