Gazette honored at awards banquet

By GAZETTE STAFF Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009

The Janesville Gazette editorial and advertising departments earned 23 awards in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association's 2008 Better Newspaper Contest, including nine first-place awards.

The winners were announced and honored during a banquet in Green Bay last weekend that concluded WNA's annual conference.

Here are the Gazette's winners:

Advertising

-- First place—Best Ad Idea (series); Julie Daun, Donna Hanson; Kealy's Kafe

-- First place—Best Use of Color; Marci McCarten, Nancy Raufman; What's On The Menu...This Week?

-- First place—Best Advertising Sales Tool; Tom Bradley, Terry Fleig; SW AutoFinder.com

-- First place—Best Circulation Promotion; Sara Van Galder; Superstar Companions

-- Third place—Best Ad Idea (series); Nina Perona, Donna Hanson; Bud Weiser Beloit

-- Third place—Best Newspaper Promotion; Terry Fleig; Go Packers

Editorial

-- First place—Special Section-Editorial; 50 Who Matter

-- First place—Spot News Coverage; Summer flooding 2008

-- First place—Local Outdoor Column; Anna Marie Lux; Between the Lines

-- First place—Spot News Photo; Dan Lassiter; Red Cross has burning need

-- First place—Sports Photo; Al Hoch; I got it!

-- Second place—Spot News Coverage; Shelly Birkelo; Can lodge rise from the ashes?

-- Second place—Local Column; Anna Marie Lux; Between the Lines

- Second place—Photo Essay; Al Hoch; Wonders of Winter

-- Second place—Overall Page Design; Andrew Beaumont

-- Third place—Editorials; Greg Peck

-- Third place—Enterprise/Interpretive Reporting; Stacy Vogel; Living in poverty

-- Third place—Environmental Reporting Award; Gina Duwe; Are turbines trouble?

-- Third place—General News Photo; Bill Olmsted; Silvery shovels

-- Third place—Overall Page Design; Adam Bergstrom

-- Third place—Page Design-Feature; Ann Fiore

-- Honorable Mention—Feature; Marcia Nelesen; I'll never be the same

-- Honorable Mention—Feature; Anna Marie Lux; Between the Lines

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