LONE STAR AWARDS

FINALISTS

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:
The following entrants have won first, second or third place in the statewide competition. The order in which they are listed does not reflect the order in which they placed.  If your name is listed here, please check the spelling and let us know immediately if a correction should be made by emailing Lorraine at lmorich@kuhf.org.  Also, the engraving will appear as it was requested on the original entry form. 

Newspaper – Over 100,000 Circulation

A1 – PRINT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Megan Feldman
Dallas Observer

Chris Vogel
Houston Press

Todd Spivak
Houston Press

A2 – SPOT NEWS REPORTING

Cindy Horswell & Susan Carroll
Houston Chronicle

Cindy Horswell
Houston Chronicle
 

A3 – FEATURE STORY

Helen Eriksen
Houston Chronicle

Tony Cox
Bloomberg News-Houston

Margaret Downing
Houston Press

A4 – INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

Glenna Whitley
Dallas Observer

Todd Bensman
San Antonio Express-News

Jesse Hyde
Dallas Observer

A5 – PUBLIC SERVICE

Maggie Galehouse
Houston Chronicle

Megan Feldman
Dallas Observer

Todd Spivak
Houston Press

A6 – POLITICS/GOVERNMENT

Margot Habiby
Bloomberg News-Dallas

Todd Bensman
San Antonio Express-News

Chris Vogel
Houston Press

A7 – BUSINESS STORY

Chris Vogel
Houston Press

Todd Spivak
Houston Press

Edward Klemp
Bloomberg News-Houston

A9 – GENERAL COMMENTARY/CRITICISM

Margaret Downing
Houston Press

Lisa Falkenberg
Houston Chronicle

Jim Shutze
Dallas Observer

A10 – SPORTS STORY

Jason Friedman
Houston Press

Victor Epstein
Bloomberg News-Houston

Crayton Harrison
Bloomberg News-Dallas

Newspaper – Under 100,000 Circulation

B1 – PRINT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Paul Bennett
The New Majority

Miriam Rozen
Texas Lawyer

Jeff Prince
Fort Worth Weekly

B2 – SPOT NEWS REPORTING

Hunter Sauls
The Facts

John Tompkins
The Facts

B3 – FEATURE STORY

John Tompkins
The Facts

Jeff Prince
Fort Worth Weekly

Jimmy Fowler
Fort Worth Weekly

B4 – INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

Melissa McEver
Valley Morning Star

Peter Gorman
Fort Worth Weekly

Betty Brink & Jessica Bagherpour
Forth Worth Weekly

B5 – PUBLIC SERVICE

Craig Kapitan
Bryan-College Station Eagle

Peter Gorman
Fort Worth Weekly

Betty Brink
Fort Worth Weekly

B6 – POLITICS/GOVERNMENT

John Council
Texas Lawyer

Gayle Reaves
Fort Worth Weekly

Peter Gorman
Fort Worth Weekly

B7 – BUSINESS STORY

Allison Wollam
Houston Business Journal

Sandra Lowe Sanches
San Antonio Business Journal

Peter Gorman
Fort Worth Weekly

B8 – EDITORIAL

Michael C. Duke
Jewish Herald Voice

Laverne Zabielski
Motley County Tribune

B9 – GENERAL COMMENTARY/CRITICISM

John G. Browning
Rockwell County Herald Banner

Michael C. Duke
Jewish Herald Voice

Brenda Groves
The Alvin Advertiser

B10 – SPORTS STORY

Peter Rasmussen
The Monitor Newspaper

Brian Sandalow
The Monitor Newspaper

Eric Griffey
Fort Worth Weekly

B11 – LAYOUT

Michael C. Duke
Jewish Herald Voice

P.J. Brown
The Facts

Christian Schmidt
Bryan-College Station Eagle

Photography (Print and Magazines)

C1 – PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Dan Kramer
Houston Press

Douglas Kirk
Canyon Lake Week

C3 – FEATURE PHOTO

Dan Kramer
Houston Press

Dan Dalstra
The Facts

Dave McDermand
Bryan-College Station Eagle

C4 – SPORTS PHOTO

Dan Kramer
Houston Press

Robert Avery
Pasadena Citizen

Dan Dalstra
The Facts

C5 – PHOTO PACKAGE

Christina Childs
The Horseman Magazine

Dan Kramer
Houston Press

Douglas Kirk
Canyon Lake Week

Television

D1A – TELEVISION JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Jeremy Rogalski
KHOU - TV

Robert L. Arnold
KPRC - TV

Mark Greenblat
KHOU – TV

D1B – TELEVISION PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Ron Kabele
KRLU – PBS  Austin

Michael Humphries
KENS – TV

Mark Muller
KRIV – FOX 26

D2 – SPOT NEWS

KENS 5 Staff

KPRC Staff

KPRC Staff

D3 – HARD NEWS FEATURE

Greg T. Johnson
WFAA – TV

Robyn Kriel
KWTX - TV

Jeremy Rogalski
KHOU – TV

D4 – SOFT NEWS FEATURE

Greg T. Johnson
WFAA - TV

Chris Marrou & Chris Day
KENS - TV

Christine Dobbyn
KTRK - TV

D5 – TV INVESTIGATIVE SERIES

Jeremy Rogalski
KHOU – TV

Bryan Sasser and Amy Davis
KPRC Local 2

11 News Defenders
KHOU – TV

D6 – TV POLITICS/GOVERNMENT

Bennett Cunningham
KTVT – TV/CBS

Mark Greenblatt
KHOU – TV

Jeremy Rogalski
KHOU - TV

D7 – TELEVISION WEATHERCASTER

Keith Monahan
KHCW - TV

Jim Siebert
KRIV BOX 26

Frank Billingsley
KPRC - TV

D8 – TV CONSUMER NEWS

Bennett Cunningham
KTVT – TV/CBX

Greg Johnson
WFAA - TV

Chris Henao
KPRC - TV

D9 – TV NEWSCAST

John Laporte
KPRC - TV

April Arias & Tanya Conflente
KPRC - TV

Glen Jones
KTRK – TV

D10 – TV DOCUMENTARY

Ernie Manouse & Matthew Brawley
Houston PBS

James E. Fisher & Matthew Brawley
Houston PBS

ABC News Eyewitness News
KTRK - TV

D11 - TV PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Patricia Gras
Houston PBS

Local 2 Investigates
KPRC –TV

Greg Groogan & Mark Muller
KRIV - TV

D 12 – SPORTS FEATURE

Hector Ledesma & Raoul Cortez
KABB – TV FOX

Gins Miller & Bret Kelly
KTVT - TV

Gina Miller & Bill Ellis
KTVT - TV

D13 – FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY

Matthew Brawley
Houston PBS

Greg T. Johnson
WFAA – TV

Ron Kabele
KLRU – PBS AUSTIN

D 14 – EDITING

Matthew Brawley
Houston PBS 

Patricia Norman
KENS - TV

Thomas Rigia
KHCW - TV

Radio

E1 – RADIO JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

David Martin Davies
Texas Public Radio

Jack Williams
KUHF - FM

Bill Zeeble
KERA 90.1

E2– SPOT NEWS

Mose Buchele
KUT 90.5 FM

Laurie Johnson 
KUHF - FM

E3 – HARD NEWS FEATURE

David Martin Davies
Texas Public Radio

Jack Williams
KUHF - FM

Sujata Dand
KERA 90.1

E4 – SOFT NEWS FEATURE

David Martin Davies
Texas Public Radio

Laurie Johnson
KUHF - FM

Bill Zeeble
KERA 90.1

E5 – POLITICS/GOVERNMENT

Ben Philpott
KUT 90.5 FM

Shelley Kofler
KERA 90.1

E7 – PUBLIC AFFAIRS

David Davies & Yvette Benavides
Texas Public Radio

Jack Williams
KUHF - FM

Shelley Kofler
KERA 90.1

E8 – SPORTS REPORT

Terry Gildea
Texas Public Radio

Jack Williams
KUHF – FM

E9 – SERIES

Terry Gildea
Texas Public Radio

KUT News Team
KUT 90.5 FM

Sujata Dand
KERA 90.1

E10 – USE OF SOUND

David Martin Davies
Texas Public Radio

David Brown
KUT 90.5 FM

Shelley Kofler
KERA 90.1

E11 – TALK SHOW

David Martin Davies & Yvette Benavides
Texas Public Radio

Daybreak USA
USA Radio Network

F1 – MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Todd Bensman
D Magazine

Cynthia Leal Massey
Scene in SA

Laura Ohata
Austin Monthly Magazine

F2 – COLUMN

John G. Browning
Dallas CEO Magazine

Dale Dudley
Austin Monthly Magazine

Austin Monthly Magazine

F3 – LAYOUT

Crystal Carroll
Sports Insider

Gwen Griffin
Endeavour Lifestyles Magazine

Doris Huang
University of Houston

Public Relations Category

G1- PR COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR

Dave Schafer
City of Houston

Rob Cahill
UT Health Science Center

Raquel Espinoza-Williams
Shriners Hospital for Children

G2- PRESS RELEASE

Raquel Espinoza-Williams
Shriners Hospital for Children

Elizabeth Fordham
Quill & Ink

G3 - PR ARTICLE

Dave Schafer
City of Houston

Dave Schafer
City of Houston

Ronda Wendler
Texas Medical Center News

G4 – PR NEWSLETTER

Lifetimes

Human Resources Communications
City of Houston

Phyllis Gillentine
University of Houston

G5 – PR MAGAZINE

Gwen Griffin
Griffin Integrated Marketing.

Doris Huang & Office of Creative Services
University of Houston

Doris Huang & Office of Creative Services
University of Houston

G6 – ANNUAL REPORT

Elizabeth Fordham
Quill & Ink

Elizabeth Fordham
Quill & Ink

Phyllis Gillentine & Gensler
University of Houston

Internet Based News – Original

H1 – FEATURE STORY

John Nova Lomax
Houston Press

Sergio Chapa & Ben Torres Jr.
New America Media

Gregory Selber
RGVSN.COM

H2 – OPINION

Jason Friedman
Houston Press

John David Powell
American Daily

John David Powell
The Conservative Voice

Internet Based News – Collaborative

H3 – HARD NEWS REPORTING

Lyn Stewart & Amanda Norwig
Click 2 Houston.com

Student Category

PRINT

J1 – NEWS, SPORTS, OR FEATURE STORY

Brad Briggs & Grace Maalouf
Baylor Lariat
Baylor University, Waco

Pablo Lastra
Fort Worth Weekly

Gretchen Mahan
The Revelation
San Antonio Christian High School

J2 – BEST STUDENT NEWSPAPER

The Revelation
San Antonio Christian High School

Baylor Lariat
Baylor University, Waco

The Daily Cougar
University of Houston

PRINT PHOTOGRAPHY

J3 – NEWS, SPORTS OR FEATURE PHOTO

Michael Bou-Nacklie
TCU Daily Skiff

David Poe
Baylor Lariat
Baylor University, Waco

Gregory Bohuslav
The Daily Cougar
University of Houston

J4 – BEST STUDENT TV STORY

Adam Swank
KTSW – FM 89.9
Texas State, San Marcos

Lauren Corbut
KTSW – FM 89.9
Texas State, San Marcos

Daniel McLemore
LUTV – Channel 7
Lamar University, Beaumont