2005 News
Awards Contest Winners
Television
STUDENT MARKET TELEVISION WINNERS
SPOT NEWS
COVERAGE
1. Univ. of Iowa, Woodward Tornado, Kendra Clawson & Jake Carpenter
2. UNI, Homecoming Fire, Brendon Moe
3. Loras, Beckman Flood, Cheri Strutt
NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
1. Univ. of Iowa, Watching Over the Crowd, Jake Carpenter
2. Univ. of Iowa, War Protest, Jake Carpenter
3. Univ. of Iowa, Thankful, Jake Carpenter
FEATURE
1. Univ. of Iowa, Italian Sausage, Liz Pearce & Jake Carpenter
2. Loras, Veteran's Day, Cheri Strutt
3. Wartburg College, One Student’s Struggle, Kurt Liske
H. Univ. of Iowa, Oxford, Tina Stein
IN-DEPTH/SERIES
1. Univ. of Iowa, Drinking Tickets, Shelby Cloke
2. Loras, Healthy Choices, Troy Rabbet
3. Univ. of Iowa, Mid-American Energy, Tina Stein
H. UNI, UNI Homecoming, UTV Staff
PUBLIC
AFFAIRS
1. Loras, LCTV Presents Brian Maguire
2. Morningside College, Flight 232: Siouxland Comes Together, Darija Ljubibratic
& Sheila Partridge
3. Kirkwood CC, Eagle Aid Live, Kirkwood Student Productions
H. Univ. of Iowa, The Word: Current State of Hip-Hop, Janine Brown & Jocelyn
Jones
SPORTS
COVERAGE
1. St. Ambrose, Steroids On Campus, Chris Hassel
2. Wartburg, Willis Resignation, Jesse Gavin
3. Loras, Player Profile-Track, Alicia LeGrand
SPORTS
PLAY-BY-PLAY
1. Drake Univ., Drake Relays, Travis Monroe & J.D. Fox
2. St. Ambrose, Live Basketball, Chris Hassel
3. Wartburg, Wartburg Basketball, Jesse Gavin
POLITICAL
COVERAGE
1. Loras, Election Results, Loras College
2. Loras, Dubuque Mayor, Alicia LeGrand
3. Loras, Utility, Troy Rabbett
GENERAL
REPORTING
1. Univ. of Iowa, War Protest, Becky Bereiter & Jake Carpenter
2. Wartburg, History Removed, Brady Smith
3. Loras, Bus Breaks, Troy Rabbett
EXCELLENCE
IN WRITING
1. Loras, Writing News, Cheri Strutt
2. Loras, Excellence in Writing, Lauren Squires
3. Loras, Story Selection, Alicia LeGrand
BEST NEWSCAST
1. Wartburg, WTV8 News
2. Loras, From the Boulevard
3. Univ. of Iowa, DITV
BEST SPORTSCAST
1. Loras, SportsZone
2. Univ. of Iowa, DITV
3. Wartburg College, SportsKnight
OVERALL
EXCELLENCE
1. Wartburg, WTV8
2. UNI, UTV
3. Loras, LCTV
SMALL MARKET TELEVISION WINNERS
SPOT NEWS
COVERAGE
1. KTVO, Bloomfield Plane Crash, Ben Lawson
2. KTVO, Cargill Accident, Carlos Correa
3. KHQA, Prison Security, Rajah Maples
NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
(TV)
1. KTIV, Katrina Aftermath, Nate Burdine
FEATURE
1. KTIV, Musical Repair, Al Joens
2. KTVO, Prescribed Films, Danielle Wagner
3. KHQA, Road Signs, Chad Douglas
IN-DEPTH/SERIES
1. KTIV, England Kidnapping, Christy Batien and Tia Heidebrecht
2. KTVO, Heart of the Matter, Carlos Correa
3. KIMT, Dangerous Roads, Anthony Welsch
H. KTVO, Jr. ROTC Raider Challenge, Ben Lawson
PUBLIC
AFFAIRS
1. KTIV, Hurricane Katrina, Nate Burdine, Jolene Loetschen, & Staff
2. KTVO, Hurricane Volunteers, Carlos Correa
3. KTVO, Are We Ready?, Ben Lawson
FARM AND
AGRIBUSINESS
1. KTVO, Dealing With Drought, Ben Lawson
2. KIMT, Fields Are Wet, Justin Foss
SPORTS
COVERAGE
1. KIMT, Making Bats, Greg Berry
2. KIMT, Kurt's Biggest Battle, Susan Thomsen
3. KTVO, SK State Football, Eric Kuhlman
GENERAL
REPORTING
1. KTIV, Losing a Solider and Son, Christy Batien and Nate Burdine
2. KIMT, Impaired Waters, Anthony Welsch
3. KIMT, Fire Drill, Megan Strader
BEST NEWSCAST
1. KTIV, NewsChannel4 at 6
OVERALL
EXCELLENCE
1. KTIV, Bridget Breen, News Director
LARGE MARKET TELEVISION WINNERS
SPOT NEWS
COVERAGE
1. KWQC, Ferris Wheel Rescuers, Paul Yeager and Tony Huffman
1. KCCI, River Rescue, Glen Biermann, Eric Hanson, and Michael Sims
2. KWWL, Evelyn Miller Found, Ann Kerian
3. WHO, November Tornadoes, WHO-TV Staff
H. KCRG, Woodward Tornado, Mark Geary and Scott Abing
NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
1. WHO, A Rumble in Your Body, Brian Fiser
2. KCRG, Old Church, Scott Abing and Mark Geary
3. KWQC, Sudlow Tiger, Drew Jones
H. KCCI, Grass Fire, Emily Givens and Dan Bolsem
FEATURE
1. KCCI, Picture Day, Eric Hanson and Glen Biermann
2. WHO, Measured By Character, Mark Tauscheck and Brian Fiser
3. KCCI, Tommy's Shoe Repair, Steve Karlin and Cortney Kintzer
H. KCRG, Race Track Funeral, Josh Hinkle and Scott Abing
IN-DEPTH/SERIES
1. KWWL, Johnny Gosch Investigation, David Roberts and Trent Reicks
2. WQAD, Dusty's Miracle, Vanessa Van Hyfte & Andy McKay
3. KCCI, Iowa Hero, Geoff Greenwood & Jesse Landolt
H. WHO, DHS Investigation, Sonya Heitshusen, Erin Kiernan, Matt Baker, Jeff
Felton, and Bill Schocke
H. KWWL, Wheel of Fortune, Jason Mortvedt and Will Brown
H. KWWL, Cult Controversy Crystal, Britt and Erik Bjella
PUBLIC
AFFAIRS
1. KWQC, Fighting Fat, Mike Mickle
2. KWQC, Life on the Streets, Gary Metivier and Drew Jones
3. KDSM, Meth Mouth, Jennifer Mazi and Luke Evans
H. KCRG, KCRG-TV9 First Alert Storm Team Severe Weather Guide, Shannon Booth,
Kurt Sempf, Aaron Hepker, Nick Glew, Dave Franzman, Denny Frary, Joe Winters,
Noel Williams, Josh Baynes, Scott Abing, Mark Benischek, Matthew Cohea, Randy
Dircks, Brian Fahrner, Ian Guistino, Matt Nelson, Steve Worthington, and Merle
Pillard
FARM AND
AGRIBUSINESS
1. KWQC, Heart of the Harvest, Loran Diedrich, Drew Jones, Gary Metivier and
Beth Marsoun
2. WQPT, Illinois Wines, Susan McPeters and Paul Magnuson
3. KWQC, Barnyard Terrorism, Fran Riley and Randy Biery
H. KCCI, Don Vosburg, Glen Biermann, Eric Hanson, and Dan Bolsem
SPORTS
COVERAGE
1. KCCI, Extra Time With Dad, Eric Hanson and Dan Bolsem
2. KCRG, The Ball, John Campbell
3. KGAN, Don Lund, Cary J. Hahn and Ger Edwards
SPORTS
PLAY-BY-PLAY
1. KFXA, Iowa at UNI Basketball, Rob Brooks, Mac McCausland, and Joe Denk
2. KFXA, Shrine Bowl '05, Bob Brooks and Rob Brooks
POLITICAL
COVERAGE
1. KWQC, Judging the Judge, Gary Metivier and Drew Jones
2. KCRG, Cedar Rapids Government, Mark Geary, Scott Abing, Mark Benischek, Ian
Guistino, and Randy Dircks
GENERAL
REPORTING
1. KCCI, Nichols Funeral, Eric Hanson, Cortney Kintzer, and Glen Biermann
2. KWWL, Burn Unit Puppets, Jason Mortvedt
3. KCRG, Sex Offender Living Restrictions, Josh Hinkle and Randy Dircks
EXCELLENCE
IN WRITING
1. KCCI, Hanson Compilation, Eric Hanson
2. KWQC, Gary Metivier Compilation, Gary Metivier
3. KWQC, Ed Tribble Compilation, Ed Tribble
H. WHO, Mark Tauscheck, Mark Tauscheck
BEST NEWSCAST
1. WHO, WHO-TV13 News at 10
2. KCCI, NewsChannel 8 at 10
3. KCRG, KCRG-TV9 News at 10
BEST SPORTSCAST
1. KCCI, Heidi Soliday
2. KWWL, Chris Kolkhorst
3. WHO, Keith Murphy
OVERALL
EXCELLENCE
1. KCCI, Dave Busiek, News Director
2. KWQC
3. WHO