HAMILTON – The Waterloo Region Record leads the pack of finalists for the 2010 Ontario Newspaper Awards with 17 nominations, including one that’s shared with the Hamilton Spectator and the Guelph Mercury.
The Windsor Star and the Hamilton Spectator are tied with 16 nominations a piece, including the Spectator’s shared nomination.
The Brantford Expositor and Guelph Mercury each netted seven nominations, including the Mercury’s shared nod.
The Barrie Examiner and Sarnia Observer each have four nominations.
The annual awards recognize outstanding journalism among the ONA’s 32 member newspapers.
This year, they cover 34 categories including writing, photography, design and layout, graphic arts and online journalism. That’s up from 32 categories last year.
A team of judges, representing the finest in Canadian journalism, selects up to three finalists in each category, with the winners to be announced at a gala dinner April 30 in Waterloo, Ont.
The Chatham Daily News, Ottawa Sun and Woodstock Sentinel-Review claimed three nominations a piece. The Sudbury Star, Kingston Whig-Standard, Sault Star, Peterborough Examiner, Owen Sound Sun Times, Niagara Falls Review and London Free Press each got two nominations.
The Orillia Packet and Times, Timmins Daily Press, Belleville Intelligencer, Simcoe Reformer and North Bay Nugget each got one nod.
In all, 22 newspapers are contenders for an award.
The awards began as the Western Ontario Newspaper Awards 56 years ago in Kitchener-Waterloo with only a handful of categories.
They have since grown to include most daily newspapers in the province and were renamed the Ontario Newspaper Awards to better reflect the growing membership.
Here is a full list of nominations:
Online Multi-Media Special Project:
Hamilton Spectator, the James Street project
Sarnia Observer, summer life in Sarnia
Windsor Star, 2010 municipal election
Business Writing:
Sonja Puzic, Windsor Star
Chelsey Romain, Timmins Daily Press
Ellen van Wagingen, Windsor Star
Spot News Photography (Under 25,000 Circulation):
Gino Donato, Sudbury Star
Ian MacAlpine, Kingston Whig-Standard
Diana Martin, Chatham Daily News
Enterprise/Investigative Reporting:
Erica Bajer, Chatham Daily News
Jeff Outhit, Waterloo Region Record
Jon Wells, Hamilton Spectator
Feature Photography (over 25,000):
Tyler Brownbridge, Windsor Star
Jason Kryk, Windsor Star
Michael Lea, Kingston Whig-Standard
Design and Graphics, over 25,000:
Brad Needham, Waterloo Region Record
Tania Praeg, Waterloo Region Record
Mark Stewart, Windsor Star
Design and Graphics (under 25,000):
Sherri Lavigne, Sault Star
Brad Needham and Diane Shantz, Guelph Mercury
Brian Rodnick, Ian Shantz and Ed Jones, Barrie Examiner
Editorials, Opinion and Analysis (over 25,000):
Anne Jarvis, Windsor Star
John Roe, Waterloo Region Record
Chris VanderDoelen, Windsor Star
Municipal Affairs Reporting (over 25,000):
Jeff Outhit, Waterloo Region Record
Emma Reilly, Hamilton Spectator
Jon Wells, Hamilton Spectator
Spot News Photography (over 25,000):
Tyler Brownbridge, Windsor Star
Dan Janisse, Windsor Star
Peter Lee, Waterloo Region Record
Humour Writing:
Chuck Brown, Guelph Mercury
Tom Mills, Sault Star
Joel Rubinoff, Waterloo Region Record
Online Video Production:
Doug Hempstead, Ottawa Sun
Melissa Tait, Waterloo Region Record
Robert Wilson, Waterloo Region Record
Layout:
Barrie Examiner
Brantford Expositor
Windsor Star
Feature Writing (under 25,000):
Galen Eagle, Peterborough Examiner
Teviah Moro, Orillia Packet and Times
Heather Rivers, Woodstock Sentinel-Review
Feature Writing (over 25,000):
Steve Buist, Hamilton Spectator
Aedan Helmer, Ottawa Sun
Jon Wells, Hamilton Spectator
Columnists:
Paul Benedetti, Hamilton Spectator
Susan Clairmont, Hamilton Spectator
Earl McRae, Ottawa Sun
Multimedia Journalism:
Vincent Ball, Brantford Expositor
Bill Henry, Owen Sound Sun Times
Tyler Kula, Sarnia Observer
Spot News Reporting (under 25,000):
Heather Ibbotson, Brantford Expositor
Belleville Intelligencer team: Luke Hendry, Bryce McVicar, Jason Miller and Chris Malette
Sarnia Observer team: Cathy Dobson, Shawn Jeffords, Tara Jeffrey and Tyler Kula
Photojournalist of the Year:
Nick Brancaccio, Windsor Star
Tyler Brownbridge, Windsor Star
Mathew McCarthy, Waterloo Region Record
Municipal Affairs Reporting Under 25,000 Circulation:
Shawn Jeffords and George Mathewson, Sarnia Observer
Hugo Rodrigues, Woodstock Sentinel-Review
Brendan Wedley, Peterborough Examiner
Editorials, Opinion and Analysis (under 25,000 circulation):
John Chambers, Brantford Expositor
Bruce Corcoran, Chatham Daily News
Tara Klager, Guelph Mercury
Online photography:
Nick Brancaccio, Windsor Star
Bill Henry, Own Sound Sun Times
Mat McCarthy, Waterloo Region Record
Novice Reporting (under 25,000):
Kim Mackrael, Guelph Mercury
Barbara Simpson, Simcoe Reformer
Sports Photography (under 25,000):
Tony Saxon, Guelph Mercury
Brian Thompson, Brantford Expositor
Mark Wanzel, Barrie Examiner
Sports Writing (under 25,000 circulation):
Ken Pagan, North Bay Nugget
Darryl G. Smart, Brantford Expositor
Cory Smith, Woodstock Sentinel-Review
Novice Report ring (over 25,000):
Teri Pecoskie, Hamilton Spectator
Frances Willick, Windsor Star
Sports Writing (over 25,000):
Jeff Hicks, Waterloo Region Record
Steve Milton, Hamilton Spectator
Jon Wells, Hamilton Spectator
Feature Photography (under 25,000):
Mike DiBattista, Niagara Falls Review
Tony Saxon, Guelph Mercury
Brian Thompson, Brantford Expositor
Green Environment Writing:
Marg Bruineman, Barrie Examiner
Jonathan Sher, London Free Press
Mike Whitehouse, Sudbury Star
Arts and Entertainment Writing:
John Law, Niagara Falls Review
Joel Rubinoff, Waterloo Region Record
Jon Wells, Hamilton Spectator
Spot News (over 25,000):
Joanna Frketich, Hamilton Spectator
London Free Press team
Windsor Star team
News Feature Writing:
Brian Caldwell, Waterloo Region Record
Jon Wells, Hamilton Spectator
Mike Adler, Jillian Follert, Rob O’Flanagan and Joan Walters, Metroland Media joint project (Hamilton Spectator, Guelph Mercury and Waterloo Region Record)
Sports Photography (over 25,000):
David Bebee, Waterloo Region Record
Mathew McCarthy, Waterloo Region Record
Kaz Novak, Hamilton Spectator.
