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Press Club of New Orleans 2015 Awards Finalists
Press Club of New Orleans
2015
Awards Finalists
SPORTS FEATURE - TV
Sean Fazende
WVUE-TV
Home Patrol
Garland Gillen
WVUE-TV
Changing the Game
Tom Gregory
WLAE-TV
Flyboarding: The New Extreme Sport
SPORTS ACTION VIDEOGRAPHY
Adam Copus
WWL-TV
Boston Marathon Runners
Edwin Goode
WVUE-TV
Saints vs. 49ers
Carlton Rahmani
WGNO-TV
Ivana Coleman - Boxer
SPORTS SHOW
William Hill
WLAE-TV
Inside New Orleans Sports
Doug Mouton, Danny Rockwell
WWL-TV
Fourth Down on Four
Staff
WVUE-TV
FOX 8 Live Tailgate - Detroit Lions
SPORTSCAST - TV
Sean Fazende
WVUE-TV
Fox8 Sports at 10pm
Doug Mouton
WWL-TV
Eyewitness Sports
Chad Sabadie, John Bennett
WVUE-TV
Fox8 Sports at 10pm
SPORTS STORY - WRITING
Larry Holder
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Seattle Seahawks obliterate Peyton Manning, Denver
Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl 2014
Randy Rosetta
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
LSU toughs out a 2-0 pitchers' duel win over Florida for
the 2014 SEC Tournament crown
Lyons Yellin
WWL-TV
Saints embarrassed in 41-10 home loss
SPORTS FEATURE - WRITING
Thomas Leggett
Louisiana Health and Fitness Magazine
The Sailing Life
Randy Rosetta
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Juggling life as an active-duty Marine and a LSU football
player is a rewarding challenge for Luke Boyd
Ramon Antonio Vargas
New Orleans Advocate
Still Running: Khiry Robinson's ability on the football field
helped him escape his troubles off it
SPORTS BLOG - INTERNET
Larry Holder
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Larry Holder’s Entries
Chris Price
Biz New Orleans
The Pennant Chase
Staff
Bourbon Street Shots, LLC
Bourbon Street Shots
SPORTS COLUMN – WRITING
Ron Higgins
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
NBA All-Star Weekend one big overhyped, overpriced
production
Larry Holder
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Columns from Larry Holder
Fletcher Mackel
WDSU-TV
Offsides with Fletcher Mackel
RADIO SPORTS SHOW
Ray Mariner, Jason Trosclair, Gus Kattengell
106.1 The Ticket
The Sports Hangover
CONTINUING COVERAGE - RADIO
Staff
WWNO-FM
WWNO Coastal Desk
PUBLIC AFFAIRS - RADIO
Staff
WWNO-FM
Behind the Test
RADIO ENTERTAINMENT
Diane Mack
WWNO-FM
Inside The Arts: Fab Four Beatles Tour, Green Salvations,
Two Trains Running
Poppy Tooker
WWNO-FM
Louisiana Eats!: California Field Trip: Lessons From The
American Harvest Workshop
Poppy Tooker
WWNO-FM
Louisiana Eats!: On The Record With Donald Link
STATION PROMOTION CAMPAIGN - RADIO
Gus Kattengell, Jason Trosclair, Ray Mariner
106.1 The Ticket
106.1 The Ticket
PUBLIC RELATIONS PHOTOGRAPHY
Crystal LoGiudice
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools
Mandeville High Football Playoff Game
Crystal LoGiudice
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools
St. Tammany Parish Public School System Highlights
Presentation
PR PRESS KIT (AGENCY/STAFF FEWER THAN 5
EMPLOYEES)
Angela Daviston
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools
St. Tammany Parish Public School System Digital Press
Kit
PUBLIC RELATIONS TV PSA (AGENCY/STAFF FEWER THAN
5 EMPLOYEES)
Mary Mouton, Michael Campbell
Mouton Media
Tulane PSA - Global Reach
PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGN (AGENCY/STAFF MORE
THAN 5 EMPLOYEES)
John Deveney, Jess Brown, Samantha Starr
Deveney
Prospect.3: Notes for Now
Erin Doucette, Morgan Wampold, Marc Ehrhardt
The Ehrhardt Group
WrestleMania 30 Takes Over New Orleans
Brad Grantham
Peter A. Mayer Public Relations
World's Largest Crawfish Boil - Zatarain's
PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGN (AGENCY/STAFF LESS
THAN 5 EMPLOYEES)
Matthew Davis, Jessica Ports-Robbins
Kickstarter
The Face of Boe Whovian Mardi Gras Parade Contraption
Karen Hales
markit360
Deanies celebrates Authentic Louisiana Wild Seafood –
2014
PUBLIC RELATIONS ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER
Angela Daviston, Meredith Mendez
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools
Trey’s Team Talk
PUBLIC RELATIONS BROCHURE
Sarah George
Renaissance Publishing
New Orleans Opera Fall 2014
Melanie Warner Spencer, Antoine Passelac
Renaissance Publishing
New Orleans Ballet Association Program 2014-15
Melanie Warner Spencer, Antoine Passelac
Renaissance Publishing
Port Record Summer 2014
PUBLIC RELATIONS LAYOUT/DESIGN
Sarah George
Renaissance Publishing
New Orleans Hotel Collection
Sarah George
Renaissance Publishing
Official New Orleans Jazz Fest Magazine
Melanie Warner Spencer, Antoine Passelac
Renaissance Publishing
New Orleans Saints Game Day
PUBLIC RELATIONS SOCIAL MEDIA
Angela Daviston, Meredith Mendez, Crystal LoGiudice
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools
St. Tammany Parish Public School System Social Media
Karen Hales
markit360
Deanies Seafood Restaurant Facebook Image Campaign
PUBLIC RELATIONS VIDEO PROGRAM/PROMOTION
Lt. Greg Gonzales
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office
“Behind the Badge” – Dive Team
Mary Mouton, Michael Campbell
Mouton Media
Career Wave
Staff
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office
Missing Hayley
PUBLIC RELATIONS GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION
Angela Daviston
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools
Administrators Conference Moving Forward Presentation
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY BREAKING NEWS
Matthew Hinton
New Orleans Advocate
Seven Shot, Two Dead
John McCusker
New Orleans Advocate
Home Lost to Firebombing
John McCusker
New Orleans Advocate
Murder in New Orleans East
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY GENERAL NEWS
David Grunfeld
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Vietnam Veterans Memorial visits Kenner
Matthew Hinton
New Orleans Advocate
Reinternment of Mayor Morial
Davis Walden
The Maroon
We Declare Our Rights
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURE
Matthew Hinton
New Orleans Advocate
Hovercraft Rainbow
Matthew Hinton
New Orleans Advocate
STEEEELLLLAAAA!
John McCusker
New Orleans Advocate
Eclipse over New Orleans brings Red Moon
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MULTI-FEATURE
Sara Essex Bradley
New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles
A Season to Celebrate
Theresa Cassagne
New Orleans Bride
Vintage Vows
Greg Miles
New Orleans Magazine
Multifaceted
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY SPORTS
David Grunfeld
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Jimmy Graham leaps over Atlanta
Matthew Hinton
New Orleans Advocate
Fingertip Catch
Matthew Hinton
New Orleans Advocate
Tough Landing
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY PORTRAIT
David Grunfeld
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Fats Domino: The Big Beat premiere
Matthew Hinton
New Orleans Advocate
Most Outstanding Male Swimmer
COVER
Danielle Del Sol
Preservation in Print
Preservation in Print September 2014
Staff
Louisiana Cultural Vistas
Winter Cover
LAYOUT/DESIGN
Toan Nguyen
Louisiana Cultural Vistas
Milliken's Bend
Tiffani Reding Amedeo
New Orleans Magazine
Best of Dining
Tiffani Reding Amedeo
New Orleans Magazine
Fried Chicken
HEADLINE
Carol Carpenter
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
They all axed for you; Connick boom; Plan for the wurst;
Upper Crust
Staff
The Maroon
Panic; We the…people?; Sex and the Sacraments
Staff
New Orleans Magazine
"Polish or Perish"; "Screen Saver": and "On a Roll"
EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION
Topher Balfer
The Maroon
Loyola’s Next Move
Katherine Richard
The Maroon
Do we really need the Internet?
INFOGRAPHICS - WRITING
Emily Andras
The Maroon
Breaking Down "Faith in the Future"
Staff
The Maroon
One in Five
CARTOON
Katherine Richard
The Maroon
Internet Activism
ENTERTAINMENT - WRITING
Will Coviello
Gambit
Bianca del Rio comes home to New Orleans
Charmaine Jackson
The Louisiana Weekly
'Africa Umoja' captures the spirit of African history and
culture
Staff
Crescent City Jewish News
VALERIE SASSYFRAS: A Musical Phoenix Emerges
EDITORIAL - WRITING
Kevin Allman, Clancy DuBos
Gambit
Giving up on the South
Karla Rosas
The Maroon
Looking at leaked images is sexual assault
Karla Rosas
The Maroon
We have a duty to ensure that New Orleans is accessible
to all its residents
CRITICAL REVIEW - WRITING
Sarah Baird
Gambit
Review - Sneaky Pickle
Will Coviello
Gambit
Review - Reefer Madness
Dave Walker
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Fat Guys in the Woods
BUSINESS - WRITING
Susan Buchanan
The Louisiana Weekly
Coal terminal operators and their rail plans anger
neighbors
Kathy Finn
Business Report, GBR
Privatization pain
Ben Myers
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Alario Center foundation is sinking, along with its financial
reserves
COLUMN
Melissa Bienvenu
Louisiana Life
Rural Life: “City Girl, Country Girl”
Roberta Brandes Gratz
The Lens NOLA
So what if Holy Cross towers defy the zoning code its only
the Lower Ninth
Dr. Brobson Lutz
New Orleans Magazine
Health: "Jazz Fest Sun Protection"
COMMUNITY NEWS
Burke Bischoff
Loyola Student News Service
Gretna residents enjoying new curbside recycling program
Danielle Del Sol
Preservation in Print
Mid-City Mid-Transformation
Daniela Garcia
Loyola Student News Service
Belle Chasse Academy to show off victory garden at
Thanksgiving meal
SPECIAL SECTION - WRITING
Morgan Packard, Beverly Church, Tiffani Amedeo
St. Charles Avenue
Courts of Carnival
Tiffani Reding Amedeo, Sara Essex Bradley, Sarah Ravits
New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles
Junior League Kitchen Tour
Tiffani Reding Amedeo,Morgan Packard
New Orleans Magazine
People to Watch
LOCAL NEWS WEBSITE
Clint Durrett
WDSU-TV
WDSU.com
Kelly Massicot
Biz New Orleans
BizNewOrleans.com
Staff
WWL-TV
WWLTV.com
WEB GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION
Abe Handler, Charles Maldonado
The Lens NOLA
In parts of New Orleans, eyesores remain on citys list of
fixed-up properties
Michael Luke
WWL-TV
New Orleans Murder Map
Tom Wright
WVUE-TV
Alternatives Living
EMAIL UPDATES
Kelly Massicot
MyNewOrleans.com
MyNewOrleans.com Daily Newsletter
Jan Ramsey
OffBeat Magazine
OffBeat's Weekly Beat email newsletter
Staff
The Maroon
News and Headlines from The Loyola Maroon
INNOVATION
Clint Durrett
WDSU-TV
Transit Tracker
Chris Finch, Staff
WVUE-TV
The Final Debate
Abe Handler, Thomas Thoren
The Lens NOLA
The Vault
INDEPENDENT BLOG
Erin Shaw
Biz New Orleans
Startup Successes
Staff
My Spilt Milk
My Spilt Milk
Bonnie Warren
Biz New Orleans
Bizness Style
FEATURE AFFILIATED BLOG
Mike Griffith
MyNewOrleans.com
In Tune
Errol Laborde
MyNewOrleans.com
The Editor's Room
Eve Peyton
MyNewOrleans.com
Joie d'Eve
SPECIAL SECTION - INTERNET
Clint Durrett
WDSU-TV
Chronicle: The Long Road Home
Staff
WWL-TV
Tainted Legacy
Tom Wright
WVUE-TV
Louisiana Purchased
SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE
Kelly Massicot
New Orleans Magazine
New Orleans Magazine Social Media
Staff
Gambit
Gambit
Scott Walker
WDSU-TV
Social Media Presence: Scott Walker
BREAKING NEWS VIDEOGRAPHY
Doug Fain
WDSU-TV
Deadly Tanker Truck Fire
Neil Giurintano
WWL-TV
Amite Tornado Damage
GENERAL NEWS VIDEOGRAPHY
Brian Lukas
WWL-TV
The Smallest Firefighter
TJ Pipitone
WWL-TV
Motorcycle Accident Reunion
Lance Washington
WVUE-TV
Fit to Fight
FEATURE VIDEOGRAPHY
Paul Combel, Staff
WYES-TV
Biloxi Memories and the Broadwater Beach Hotel
Dave McNamara
WVUE-TV
Heart of Louisiana: Tiny Train Garden
Staff
WGNO-TV
Bourbon Boon
PHOTO ESSAY — TV
Dave McNamara
WVUE-TV
Heart of Louisiana: Christmas Lights
Tom Moore
WWL-TV
Hansen's Sno-Bliz 75th Anniversary
Alyson Titkemeyer
WGNO-TV
Dog People: We're Not Normal
NEWS VIDEO EDITING - VIDEOGRAPHY
Brian Lukas
WWL-TV
Louisiana Wetlands
Dave McNamara
WVUE-TV
Heart of Louisiana: Locomotive 745
Dave McNamara
WVUE-TV
70 Years of Honor: Remembering D-Day
DOCUMENTARY VIDEOGRAPHY
Matt Gosciminski
WDSU-TV
Chronicle: The Long Road Home
Paul Rodgers
WVUE-TV
Coast in Crisis
Staff
WGNO-TV
New Orleans Voodoo Myth And Mystique
DOCUMENTARY - TV
Heath Allen
WDSU-TV
Sisters of the Soul
Heath Allen, Lisa Collins, Jonathan Shelley
WDSU-TV
Chronicle: The Long Road Home
Dave McNamara
WVUE-TV
70 Years of Honor: Remembering D-Day
PUBLIC AFFAIRS - TV
Marcia Kavanaugh, Paula Pendarvis, Tom Gregory
WYES-TV
Reshaping a Greater New Orleans ~ Change by Decree
Dominic Massa
WWL-TV
Eye on Hurricanes
John Snell
WVUE-TV
Coast in Crisis
PLANNED EVENT - TV
Dominic Massa
WWL-TV
Campaign 2014 Election Coverage
Peggy Scott Laborde, Jim Moriarty, Staff
WYES-TV
The 2014 Rex Ball and the Meeting of the Courts of Rex
and Comus
Staff
WDSU-TV
Saints On 6: Ravens vs. Saints
GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION - TV
Matt Davis
WWL-TV
4th Down Friday
Paul Milhet
WGNO-TV
Dr. Rachel Gives you 5 Numbers to Live By
Staff
The Maroon
Maroon Minute
STATION PROMOTION CAMPAIGN - TV
Tom Gregory,Peggy Scott Laborde,Beth Utterback
WYES-TV
WYES Tricentennial Moments
Billy Pilgrim
WDSU-TV
Hey Charles
Staff
WGNO-TV
God Bless Louisiana
SCIENCE/HEALTH/TECHNOLOGY - WRITING
Bob Marshall
The Lens NOLA
New Orleans flood protection system: Stronger than ever,
weaker than it was supposed to be
Bob Marshall, Al Shaw, Brian Jacobs
The Lens NOLA
"Losing ground"
Katy Reckdahl
The Weather Channel online
Mixing Oil and Water
INVESTIGATIVE - WRITING
Rebecca Catalanello
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Billing for Rape: Louisiana sex assault victims often face
hefty bills for medical care
Jed Lipinski
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Lil Wayne skatepark failure a setback for Lower Ninth
Ward community center
Richard Webster, Naomi Martin
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Dying at OPP
CONTINUING COVERAGE - WRITING
Julia Kumari Drapkin, Jessica Williams, Danielle Dreilinger
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Sudden wave of immigration in Greater New Orleans
schools
Danielle Dreilinger
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
The New Orleans school building merry-go-round
Della Hasselle
The Lens NOLA
In rush to find lethal injection drug, prison officials turned
to a hospital
FEATURE – WRITING
Jed Lipinski
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
The Mystery of the Lucky Comedy Club
Carolyn Morrow Long
Louisiana Cultural Vistas
The Cracker Jack: A Hoodoo Drugstore in the "Cradle of
Jazz“
Alan Smason
Crescent City Jewish News
Jews and Jazz
GENERAL NEWS - WRITING
Jennifer Larino
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Homeowners in limbo as Congress debates flood
insurance rate increases
Ben Myers
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Jefferson Parish inspector general clashes with council
critics, yet to complete single audit, investigation
Katy Reckdahl
New Orleans Advocate
Adult Crime, Adult Time: Practice of housing teen
offenders in Orleans Parish Prison concerns a parent
BREAKING NEWS - WRITING
Ken Daley
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Bourbon Street shooting leaves 10 wounded, 2 critically,
tourism image scarred
Danny Monteverde
New Orleans Advocate
Five people, including three children, die in fire at
Broadmoor home
Danny Monteverde
New Orleans Advocate
200-plus-year-old Royal Street building crumbles in New
Orleans
PARTNERSHIP - WRITING
Laura Beatty, Lisa Collins, Melinda Morris
NOLA.com |The Times-Picayune
Loyola Student News Service
ENTERTAINMENT — TV
Dave McNamara
WVUE-TV
Heart of Louisiana: Dopsie Brothers
Dave McNamara
WVUE-TV
Heart of Louisiana: Old Feed Store
Sheba Turk, Caegan Moore
WWL-TV
Exhibit Be
SCIENCE/HEALTH/TECHNOLOGY — TV
Anne Cutler, Deepak Saini
WGNO-TV
World Prematurity Day: Louisiana has a long way to go
Meg Gatto
WVUE-TV
Into the Darkness
Randi Rousseau
WDSU-TV
Tattoo artist completes women's breast cancer journey
TALK SHOW — TV
Peggy Scott Laborde,Kelsi Schreiber, Staff
WYES-TV
When the Beatles Invaded New Orleans: A Steppin’ Out
Special
Peggy Scott Laborde, Staff
WYES-TV
Steppin’ Out
Sheba Turk, Caegan Moore
WWL-TV
The 504
EDITORIAL — TV
Jabari Greer
WDSU-TV
Saints Sunday Takeaways with Jabari Greer
Jim Henderson
WVUE-TV
Jim Henderson Commentary - Saints vs. Bears
INVESTIGATIVE — TV
Travers Mackel
WDSU-TV
I-Team: Questions raised over meeting of judicial
opponents
Tom Wright, Lee Zurik, Heather Nolan
WVUE-TV
Downfall of a Dynasty
Lee Zurik, Tom Wright, Manuel Torres
WVUE-TV
Louisiana Purchased
CONTINUING COVERAGE — TV
Shelley Brown
WVUE-TV
FOX 8 Defenders: Limo Investigation
Lee Zurik, Tom Wright
WVUE-TV
Constable Investigation
Lee Zurik, Tom Wright
WVUE-TV
Living Large
FEATURE — TV
Mike Hoss
WWL-TV
Survivor & Savior Reunite
Sula Kim
WDSU-TV
St. Roch Cemetery popular pilgrimage spot
Dave McNamara
WVUE-TV
Heart of Louisiana: Cajun Paratrooper
GENERAL NEWS — TV
Charles “Tiger” Edwards
Channel 13 St. Tammany
High School Holocaust Museum
Meg Farris
WWL-TV
The Little Firefighter
Thanh Truong
WWL-TV
NOPD Body Cameras
BREAKING NEWS — TV
Travers Mackel
WDSU-TV
200-year-old building in French Quarter collapses
Natasha Robin
WVUE-TV
Garden District House Fire
Ashley Rodrigue
WWL-TV
Causeway Bridge Accident
WEATHERCAST
Alexandra Cranford
WWL-TV
Alexandra Cranford Weathercast
Kweilyn Murphy
WDSU-TV
Christmas Week Forecast
Margaret Orr
WDSU-TV
Flash Flood Warning
NEWSCAST
Gabby Boykin
WDSU-TV
Deadly Tanker Truck Fire, October 3, 2014 6am
Stephen Melancon
WWL-TV
Eyewitness News at 10
Kristen Soroe
WVUE-TV
Fox8 News at 10pm
Press Club of New Orleans
2015
Awards Finalists
