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Here is the complete listing of nominations for the 2013 Ontario Newspaper Awards. They are listed in no particular order.
Our deepest congratulations to all nominees and their respective newsrooms.
See you all on April 27, 2013 in Waterloo. Please RSVP as soon as possible to rgrover@thespec.com
FEATURE WRITING (UNDER 25,000 CIRCULATION)
Sponsored by Ford of Canada
Grant Lafleche, St. Catharines Standard
Jim Moodie, Sudbury Star
Patrick Kennedy of the Kingston Whig-Standard
EDITORIAL, OPINION AND ANALYSIS (OVER 25,000 CIRCULATION)
Sponsored by Ford of Canada
Randy Richmond, London Free Press
Steve Buist, Hamilton Spectator
Jane Sims, London Free Press
ENTERPRISE/INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Sponsored by ACCENTURE
Chip Martin, London Free Press
Steve Buist, Hamilton Spectator
Claire Brownell, Windsor Star
STUDENT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Colleges Ontario
Vidya Kauri, Ryerson University
Ryan Bowman, Conestoga College
EDITORIAL, OPINION AND ANALYSIS (UNDER 25,000 CIRCULATION)
Sponsored by Ford of Canada
Derek Shelly, The Kingston Whig Standard
Andrea DeMeer, Woodstock Sentinel Review
Tara Klager, Guelph Mercury
K.A. (Sandy) Baird Award for HUMOUR WRITING
Sponsored by Waterloo Region Record
Nicole MacIntyre, The Hamilton Spectator
Tom Mills, The Sault Star
Chuck Brown, Guelph Mercury
NOVICE REPORTING (OVER 25,000 CIRCULATION)
Sponsored by Colleges Ontario
Beatrice Fantoni, The Windsor Star
Molly Hayes, The Hamilton Spectator
Amy Kenny, The Hamilton Spectator
SPOT NEWS REPORTING (UNDER 25,000 CIRCULATION)
Sponsored by Real Estate Council of Ontario
Corey Larocque, Niagara Falls Review
Margarita Poliakov, Sudbury Star
Matt Day, Niagara Falls Review
DESIGN AND GRAPHICS (UNDER 25,000 CIRCULATION)
Sponsored by the Waterloo Region Record
Sherri Lavigne, Sault Star
Tania Praeg, Guelph Mercury
Gord Howard, St. Catharines Standard
PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Waterloo Region Record
David Bebee, Waterloo Region Record
Tyler Brownbridge, Windsor Star
Nick Brancaccio, Windsor Star
BUSINESS WRITING
Sponsored by Accenture
Trevor Wilhelm, Windsor Star
Debora Van Brenk, London Free Press
Steve Arnold, The Hamilton Spectator
ONLINE VIDEO PRODUCTION
Sponsored by Real Estate Council of Ontario
Mathew McCarthy, Waterloo Region Record
Janek Lowe, Waterloo Region Record
Barry Gray, Hamilton Spectator
SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY (OVER 25,000 CIRCULATION)
Sponsored by Accenture
David Bebee, Waterloo Region Record
Nick Brancaccio, Windsor Star
Peter Lee, Waterloo Region Record
SPOT NEWS REPORTING (OVER 25,000 CIRCULATION)
Sponsored by Ford of Canada
Hamilton Spectator news team, Via Rail crash
Waterloo Region Record news team, 11 migrants killed in crash
Sarah Sacheli, Windsor Star
SPORTS WRITING (OVER 25,000 CIRCULATION)
Sponsored by Tim Hortons
Dave Waddell, Windsor Star
Greg Mercer, Waterloo Region Record
Patrick Maloney, London Free Press
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY (UNDER 25,000 CIRCULATION)
Sponsored by Tim Hortons
Bob Tymczyszyn, St. Catharines Standard
Tony Saxon, Guelph Mercury
Gino Donato, The Sudbury Star
DESIGN AND GRAPHICS (OVER 25,000 CIRCULATION)
Sponsored by Waterloo Region Record
Dean Tweed, Hamilton Spectator
Neil Ballantyne and Tania Praeg, Waterloo Region Record
John Bullock, Hamilton Spectator
SPORTS WRITING (UNDER 25,000 CIRCULATION)
Sponsored by The Hamilton Spectator
Mike Davies, Peterborough Examiner
Brian Smiley, Brantford Expositor
Rob Massey, Guelph Mercury
HEALTH NEWS & LIFESTYLE
Grant LaFleche and Erica Bajer, The St. Catharines Standard
Joanna Frketich, The Hamilton Spectator
Jonathan Sher, London Free Press
MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM
“Cycling Safety” Observer News Team, The Sarnia Observer
Chris Seto, Guelph Mercury
Kristie Pearce, The Windsor Star
ONLINE MULTIMEDIA SPECIAL PROJECT
“Nik Wallenda’s walk,” by Dan Dakin and the Niagara Falls Review news team
“Private Riley” by Mark McNeil with Barry Gray and Dean Tweed, The Hamilton Spectator
Michael Rafferty trial coverage by the London Free Press news team
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY (OVER 25,000 CIRCULATION)
Sponsored by Ford of Canada
Craig Glover, London Free Press
Derek Ruttan, London Free Press
Janek Lowe, Waterloo Region Record
ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY
Sponsored by Toronto Star
Jason Kryk, The Windsor Star
Robert Wilson, The Waterloo Region Record
Tyler Brownbridge, The Windsor Star
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS (OVER 25,000 CIRCULATION)
Sponsored by Ontario Professional Firefighters Association
Doug Schmidt, Windsor Star
Claire Brownell, Windsor Star
Jeff Outhit, Waterloo Region Record
GENERAL NEWS FEATURE
Sponsored by Real Estate Council of Ontario
Molly Hayes, The Hamilton Spectator
Jeff Outhit, The Waterloo Region Record
Debora Van Brenk, London Free Press
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY (OVER 25,000 CIRCULATION)
Sponsored by Tim Hortons
Dax Melmer, Windsor Star
Derek Ruttan, London Free Press
Tyler Brownbridge, Windsor Star
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS (UNDER 25,000 CIRCULATION)
Sponsored by Ontario Professional Firefighters Association
Scott Tracey, Guelph Mercury
Cathy Dobson, Sarnia Observer
Ray Spiteri, Niagara Falls Review
EDUCATION REPORTING
Sponsored by Council of Ontario Universities
Rosie-Ann Grover, Kristen Calis, Jessica Cunha, Joan Walters, Metroland Media Special Project
Teri Pecoskie, The Hamilton Spectator
Shawn Jeffords, St. Catharines Standard
SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY (UNDER 25,000 CIRCULATION)
Sponsored by Ford of Canada
Scott Wishart, The Stratford Beacon Herald
Bob Tymczyszyn, St. Catharines Standard
Mark Wanzel, The Barrie Examiner
FEATURE WRITING (OVER 25,000 CIRCULATION)
Sponsored by Tim Hortons
Joel Rubinoff, Waterloo Region Record
Susan Clairmont, The Hamilton Spectator
Joanna Frketich, The Hamilton Spectator
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY (UNDER 25,000 CIRCULATION)
Sponsored by The Toronto Star
Brian Thompson, The Brantford Expositor
Luke Hendry, The Intelligencer
Bob Tymczyszyn, St. Catharines Standard
COLUMN WRITING
Sponsored by Tim Hortons
Anne Jarvis, Windsor Star (@winstarjarvis)
Patrick Kennedy, Kingston Whig-Standard
Paul Benedetti, Hamilton Spectator (@pbenedetti)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WRITING
Sponsored by Tim Hortons
Amy Kenny, The Hamilton Spectator (@AmyKennyCanada)
Joel Rubinoff, Waterloo Region Record (@JoelRubinoff)
John Law, Niagara Falls Review (@JohnLawReview)
Social Media
Sponsored by Cision
Hugo Rodrigues, Brantford Expositor (@EXPHugo)
Josh Brown, The Record of Waterloo Region (@BrownRecord)
Dan Dakin, Niagara Falls Review and St. Catharines Standard (@DanDakinMedia)
Novice Reporting (under 25,000 circulation)
Sponsored by Colleges Ontario
Laura Stricker, Sudbury Star (@LauraStricker)
Rachel Psutka, Guelph Mercury (@rachelpsutka)
Matt Day, Niagara Falls Review (@Matt_Review)
Green Environmental Reporting
Sponsored by the Real Estate Council of Ontario
Jon Wells, The Hamilton Spectator (@jonjwells)
Matthew Van Dongen, The Hamilton Spectator (@Mattatthespec)
Carol Mulligan, The Sudbury Star (@Carol_Mulligan).
