The Beacon Journal racked up a ton of Press Club of
Cleveland awards among Ohio newspapers and three former BJ writers got first places as Plain Dealer
staffers.
BJ columnist Bob Dyer won Best in Ohio again. So did
photographer Ed Suba Jr.
Dyer also won first place for a general news column on a Mogadore dispute and a single essay on the PC push.
Suba also won three second-place awards for
general feature, studio photography and personal/portrait.
Feature writer Mary Beth Breckenridge won first-place
awards for a general news story on the toll war has taken on military
families, and in lifestyle, for her column on re-gifting.
Photographer Karen Schiely won first place
awards for general news and general feature.
Editorial page editor Michael Douglas won first
place for an editorial on the health care contradictions in Gov. John Kasich’s
administration.
Crime reporter Phil Trexler won first place for his
stories on Akron Municipal Judge Joy Malek Oldfield.
For multiple page design, photo director
Kimberly Barth, assistant news editor Richard Stallsmith and photographer Mike
Cardew won first place for their layout of “Chaplain lifts spirits.”
Barth, Schiely and news editor Mark Turner won a
second place for multiple page design for “Matters of the heart.’’
Turner also won a second place for page design
for the America Today/Civility project.
Other awards were:
Second place, digital media, breaking news,
reporters Rick Armon, Stephanie Warsmith, John Higgins, “Restaurant owner dies
hours after meeting President Obama.”
Second place, single essay, managing editor Doug
Oplinger, “We’re hurting each other,” a summary of the America Today/Civility
project.
Third place, public service, staff, America
Today/Civility project
Also as part of the America Today/Civility
project, third place, general news, multiple stories, Carol Biliczky, Betty
Lin-Fisher and David Knox, about student debt.
Two third-place awards for food writer Lisa
Abraham, food writing. Third place, general feature, Paula Schleis. Third place obituary, reporter Marilyn Miller,
“Local Vietnam hero.”
The Plain Dealer was chosen best large newspaper
in Ohio and Cleveland.com the best newspaper web site in Ohio.
Among more than
two dozen PD first place winners were former BJ reporter Sheryl Harris for a
business column on funeral homes, former BJ sports writer Terry Pluto as part
of a 4-reporter team reporting on Jimmy Haslam buying the Browns and former BJ
columnist Regina Brett for her radio show.
To read the articles, click on http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/beacon-journal-staff-wins-multiple-journalism-awards-1.404467
and http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/06/press_club_honors_plain_dealer.html
The list of Bob Dyer's national and Ohio awards makes you wonder how the BJ is able to hang onto this treasure. Disclaimer: Since Dyer and I were Blue Room lunch partners for a decade or so, I may be a bit prejudiced.
But check out Bob's awards list:
Best Columnist in the Nation, National Society of Professional
Journalists, 2008.
*One of lead writers, Pulitzer Prize for Public
Service, 1994.
*Contributor,
Pulitzer Prize for General News Reporting, 1987.
*Nominated
for Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing, 1993 and 2004.
*Finalist, Distinguished Writing Award for
Commentary/Column Writing, American
Society of News Editors, 2012
*Third place, General Commentary, Society for
Features Journalism, 2011
*Third place, Herb Caen
Award, National Society of Newspaper Columnists, 2010.
*Third place, Multiple-Topic
Columns, National Society of Newspaper Columnists, 2009.
*Third place,
General-Interest Columns, National Society of Newspaper Columnists, 2008.
*Fourth place,
Multiple-Topic Columns, National Society of Newspaper
Columnists,
1996.
REGIONAL HONORS
*Best Columnist in Ohio, Associated
Press, 2012.
*Best Columnist in Ohio, Press Club
of Cleveland, 2012.
*Best Columnist in Ohio, Associated
Press, 2011.
*Best Essayist in Ohio, Press Club
of Cleveland, 2011.
*Best Columnist in Ohio, Ohio Society
of Professional Journalists, 2010.
*Best Columnist in Ohio, Press Club
of Cleveland, 2010.
*Best Columnist in Ohio, Ohio
Society of Professional Journalists, 2009.
*First place, Political Commentary,
Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, 2012.
*First place, Consumer Reporting,
Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, 2012.
*First place, General-Interest
Column, Press Club of Cleveland, 2011.
*First place, Newsmaker Profile,
Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, 2011.
*First place, General-Interest
Column, Press Club of Cleveland, 2010.
*First place, Personality Profile,
Press Club of Cleveland, 2005.
*First place, Feature Writing, Ohio
Associated Press, 2001.
*First place, Feature Writing, Press Club of
Cleveland, 1993.
*First place, Arts/Entertainment
Writing, Press Club of Cleveland, 1987.
*First place, Arts/Entertainment
Writing, Press Club of Cleveland, 1986.
*First place, Investigative
Reporting, Women in Communications, 1986.
*First place, Newspaper Series,
Women in Communication, 1986.
*Second place,
Best Columnist in Ohio, Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, 2012.
*Second place,
Media Criticism, Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, 2012.
*Second place,
General-Interest Column, Press Club of Cleveland, 2012.
*Second place,
Essay, Press Club of Cleveland, 2012.
*Second place,
Column Writing, Ohio Associated Press, 2008
*Second place,
Newsmaker Profile, Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, 2005.
*Second place,
Personality Profile, Ohio SPJ, 2000.
*Second place,
Public Service Journalism, Ohio SPJ, 1998.
*Second place, Sunday Magazine Human
Interest Story, Press Club of Cleveland, 1995.
*Second place, Arts/Entertainment
Writing, Press Club of Cleveland, 1990.
*Third place, Best Columnist in
Ohio, Associated Press, 2010.
*Third place, Feature Reporting,
Ohio Associated Press, 1993.
Wow! Just wow!!!
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