BEST NEWS STORY
FIRST PLACE: STAFF OF BUSINESS FIRST “Business on Ice” KEDFA Special Report
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CONTINUING COVERAGE
FIRST PLACE: Kevin Eigelbach Business First of Louisville “Integrity Manufacturing”
SECOND PLACE: Ben Adkins & Ed Green Business First “Humana Military/TRICARE Contract”
THIRD PLACE: Jonathan Meador LEO Weekly “Gone to the Dogs” “Shelter from the Storm” “Gimme Shelter”
ENTERPRISE REPORTING
FIRST PLACE: Phillip Bailey LEO Weekly “Static Star”
SECOND PLACE: Sarah Kelley LEO Weekly “A History of Violence, A Shot in the Dark”
BUSINESS REPORTING
FIRST PLACE: Kevin Eigelbach Business First “Tobacco Turnabout” “State Tax Kicks In” “Bare Facts”
SECOND PLACE: Terry Boyd Business First “Navigating Rough Waters” “Investments go Awry” “Money Trap”
THIRD PLACE: Jonathan Meador LEO Weekly “Bad for Business; Check Into Cash; Add it Up”
HEALTH CARE REPORTING
FIRST PLACE: Ben Adkins & Ed Green Business First “Healthy Connections” “More in Store” “Nursing a Need”
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MINORITY/ WOMEN'S AFFAIRS
FIRST PLACE: Ed Green, Sarah Jeffords Pister, Lucy Pritchett, Carolyn Lichtig Business First “More On Board- Women in Business”
SECOND PLACE: John R. Karman III Business First “Adventure Ahead”
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FEATURE WRITING
FIRST PLACE: Scott Wade LEO Weekly “Journey to the Motherland”
SECOND PLACE: Sarah Jeffords Pister Business First “Faces of the Recession”
THIRD PLACE: Terry Boyd Business First “Man for All Seasons”
HONORABLE MENTION: Sara Havens LEO Weekly “Luck Be A Lady”
EDITORIAL WRITING
FIRST PLACE: Tom Monahan Business First “FDIC” “It's Time” “Housing Agency”
SECOND PLACE: Carol Timmons Business First “Report Shows” “Dig Deep” “Stabilization”
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COLUMN WRITING
FIRST PLACE: Joe Manning LEO Weekly “Here's to Mixed Co.” “The Boss” “Who Watches”
SECOND PLACE: Patrick Fawcett Velocity Weekly
THIRD PLACE: Sara Havens LEO Weekly
SPORTS WRITING
FIRST PLACE: Sarah Kelley LEO Weekly “A Dying Breed” “One”
SECOND PLACE: John R. Karman III Business First “Churchill Downs”
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FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
FIRST PLACE: David Harpe LEO Weekly “Photography Issue”
SECOND PLACE: Mary Yates LEO Weekly
THIRD PLACE: Ron Bath Business First
REVIEW CRITICISM
FIRST PLACE: Sara Havens LEO Weekly “Mighty Hopes Sink in Revolutionary Road” “Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda” “Precious Is No Holiday”
SECOND PLACE: Jo Anne Triplett LEO Weekly
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HEADLINE WRITING
FIRST PLACE: Sarah Kelley LEO Weekly “Piece Be With You” “Paper Cuts” “A Case of ED (Eminent Domain)
SECOND PLACE: Business First Staff “Fit for a King” “Making the Cut” “Strong Arm”
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GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION
FIRST PLACE: Robby Davis LEO Weekly “Violence” “Soldier”
SECOND PLACE: Brooke Timmons Business First “Staying Liquid” “Navigating Rough Waters” “Juggling Many Tasks”
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PAGE DESIGN
FIRST PLACE: Brooke Timmons Business First “Driven by Detail” “Fit” “Youthful Enthusiasm”
SECOND PLACE: Britany Baker, Ron Jasin LEO Weekly
No third place awarded in this category