The Greater Cincinnati Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists have announced the winners and finalists in their 2018 Excellence in Journalism Contest. 91.7 WVXU, part of 海角社区 Inc., is proud to receive the following awards as judged by the Washington, D.C, SPJ Pro Chapter.
BEST NEWS STORY
WINNER: 鈥淢etro Looking Into Weapons Policy, Training After Incident鈥濃��
ENTRANT: Tana Weingartner
REMARKS: 鈥淎 natural follow-up to a news story that provides
readers/listeners an overview of how officials are
responding to an incident.鈥�
FINALIST: 鈥淐ameo Night Club Shooting鈥�
ENTRANT: Bill Rinehart
BEST NEWS FEATURE STORY
WINNER: 鈥淢aintaining The Miraculous Monarch Migration鈥�
ENTRANT: Tana Weingartner
REMARKS: 鈥淎 well-written, well-sourced exploration of a
fascinating subject made richer with photos and video.鈥�
FINALIST: 鈥淪hould Jurors Be Picked From More Than Just Voter Lists?鈥�
ENTRANT: Bill Rinehart
BEST GOVERNMENT STORY
WINNER: 鈥�2017 Coverage of the City of Cincinnati鈥�
ENTRANT: Jay Hanselman
BEST ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT STORY
WINNER: 鈥淩obotic Pets Purr-fect For Oxford Retirement Community鈥�
ENTRANT: Ann Thompson
REMARKS: 鈥淰ery effective use of actuality and natural sound. Entire story seemed to be told by letting sound tell the story.鈥�
FINALIST: 鈥淏link: Art For Ears and Eyes鈥�
ENTRANT: Bill Rinehart
BEST WEB SITE
FINALIST: 鈥�91.7 WVXU鈥�
BEST RADIO NEWSCAST
WINNER: 鈥�91.7 WVXU鈥�
ENTRANT: Maryanne Zeleznik
REMARKS: 鈥淒irect, succinct writing. Good use of actuality.
Pleasant delivery and great inflection, which conveyed
meaning and importance.鈥�
BEST OVERALL RADIO REPORTER
WINNER: 鈥淭ana Weingartner鈥�
ENTRANT: Tana Weingartner
REMARKS: 鈥淪olid writing from hard news to features and good
balance in reporting stories of controversy. Good delivery.鈥�
"Recognition from fellow journalists is always gratifying, and we are grateful to the Greater Cincinnati Professional Chapter of the SPJ for these awards," said Richard Eiswerth, President and General Manager of 海角社区 Inc. "They serve as continuing motivation to provide the best local coverage and engaging storytelling to our listeners."
Awards will be presented during a ceremony on June 21.