ANNOUNCING THE 2015 NOMINEES
ONLINE VIDEO PRODUCTION
Tyler Brownbridge, The Windsor Star
Mathew McCarthy, Waterloo Region Record
Chris Seto, Guelph Mercury
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STUDENT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Dan Taekema, Carleton University/The Chatham Daily News
Luke Galati, Ryerson University/Nikkei Voice
Shaun Garrity, St. Clair College/The Converged Citizen
COLUMN WRITING
Susan Clairmont, The Hamilton Spectator
Anne Jarvis, Windsor Star
Steve Milton, The Hamilton Spectator
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY (over 25,000 circulation)
Cathie Coward, The Hamilton Spectator
Kaz Novak, The Hamilton Spectator
Derek Ruttan, London Free Press
FEATURE WRITING (over 25,000 circulation)
Greg Mercer, Waterloo Region Record
Molly Hayes, The Hamilton Spectator
Joel Rubinoff, Waterloo Region Record
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY (over 25,000 circulation)
David Bebee, Waterloo Region Record
Tyler Brownbridge, The Windsor Star
Dax Melmer, The Windsor Star
ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY
Jason Kryk, Windsor Star
Dan Janisse, Windsor Star
Derek Ruttan, London Free Press
INVESTIGATIVE/ENTERPRISE REPORTING
Joanna Frketich, The Hamilton Spectator
Steve Buist, The Hamilton Spectator
Jon Wells, The Hamilton Spectator
SPORTS WRITING (under 25,000 circulation)
Patrick Kennedy, Kingston Whig-Standard
Rob Massey, Guelph Mercury
Grant LaFleche, St. Catharines Standard
HEALTH NEWS & LIFESTYLE REPORTING
Steve Buist, The Hamilton Spectator
Catherine Thompson, The Waterloo Region Record
Joanna Frketich, The Hamilton Spectator
NOVICE REPORTING (under 25,000 circulation)
Alex Migdal, Guelph Mercury
May Warren, Guelph Mercury
BUSINESS WRITING
Steve Buist, The Hamilton Spectator
Steve Arnold, The Hamilton Spectator
Joanna Frketich, The Hamilton Spectator
HUMOUR WRITING
Michelle Hauser, Kingston-Whig Standard
Joel Rubinoff, Waterloo Region Record
Drew Edwards, Guelph Mercury
SPORTS WRITING (over 25,000 circulation)
Grant LaFleche, St. Catharines Standard
Drew Edwards, The Hamilton Spectator
Josh Brown, Waterloo Region Record
GENERAL NEWS FEATURE
Susan Clairmont, Hamilton Spectator
Susan Gamble, Brantford Expositor
Trevor Wilhelm, Windsor Star
GREEN ENVIRONMENT WRITING
Chris Seto, Guelph Mercury
Rob O’Flanagan, Guelph Mercury
Craig Pearson, Windsor Star
Editorial, Opinion and Analysis (under 25,000 circulation)
Dave Dawson, Orillia Packet and Times
John Law, Niagara Falls Review
Hugo Rodrigues, Cornwall Standard Freeholder
Editorial, Opinion and Analysis (over 25,000 circulation)
Karen Hall, The Windsor Star
Anne Jarvis, The Windsor Star
John Roe, Waterloo Regional Record
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY (under 25,000 circulation)
Rob Massey, The Guelph Mercury
Brian Thompson, The Brantford Expositor
Gino Donato, The Sudbury Star
Richard Sutton Award PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
David Bebee, Waterloo Region Record
John Rennison, The Hamilton Spectator
Derek Ruttan, London Free Press
SPOT NEWS REPORTING (under 25,000 circulation)
Greg Furminger, Welland Tribune
Dan Dakin, Welland Tribune
Jim Moodie, Sudbury Star
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY (under 25,000 circulation)
Mike Beitz, The Beacon Herald
Emily Mountney-Lessard, Belleville Intelligencer
Luke Hendry, Belleville Intelligencer
EDUCATION REPORTING
Don Fraser, St. Catharines Standard
Teri Pecoskie, The Hamilton Spectator
Jon Wells, The Hamilton Spectator
NOVICE REPORTING (over 25,000 circulation)
Saira Peesker, The Hamilton Spectator
Dani-Elle Dube, The Ottawa Sun
Samantha Beattie, The Hamilton Spectator
SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY (over 25,000 circulation)
Tony Caldwell, The Ottawa Sun
Scott Gardner, The Hamilton Spectator
Dax Melmer, The Windsor Star
DESIGN & GRAPHICS (under 25,000 circulation)
Dave Ashton, Belleville Intelligencer
Tania Praeg, Guelph Mercury
Brad Demers, St. Catharines Standard
ONLINE MULTIMEDIA SPECIAL PROJECT
Teri Pecoskie, The Hamilton Spectator
The Waterloo Region Record, Remembering The Great War
Carolyn Thompson, Tyler Brownbridge, Donald McArthur, Dylan Kristy, The Windsor Star
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS REPORTING (over 25,000 circulation)
Steve Buist, The Hamilton Spectator
Donald McArthur and Dylan Kristy, Windsor Star
Anne Jarvis, Windsor Star
SPOT NEWS REPORTING (over 25,000 circulation)
Jennifer O’Brien, Jane Sims, Randy Richmond, John Miner and Dale Carruthers, London Free Press – Costco tragedy
Rosie-Ann Grover, Tom Hogue, Emma Reilly, Nicole O’Reilly, Mark McNeil, Hamilton Spectator – Parliament Hill shooting
Nicole O’Reilly and Molly Hayes, The Hamilton Spectator – Barton jail overdoses
TONY FREDO MEMORIAL AWARD – Feature Writing (under 25,000 circulation)
Paul Schliesmann, Kingston Whig-Standard
Barbara Simpson, Sarnia Observer
Diana Martin, Chatham Daily News
MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM
Mark McNeil, The Hamilton Spectator
Teri Pecoskie, The Hamilton Spectator
Rob Massey, Guelph Mercury
SOCIAL MEDIA
Dan Dakin, Welland Tribune
Josh Brown, Waterloo Region Record
Jon Willing, Ottawa Sun
Special thanks to Rob Granatstein, Senior Producer, Canada.com/ Head of Video, Postmedia
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JAMES BRUCE AWARD: Arts & Entertainment Writing
Jim Moodie, Sudbury Star
Jeff Hicks, Waterloo Region Record
John Law, Niagara Falls Review
Special thanks to Nick Patch, Music Writer, The Canadian Press
JACK BOWMAN MEMORIAL AWARD: Spot News Photography (under 25,000 circulation)
Pete Fisher, Northumberland Today
Tony Saxon, Guelph Mercury
Luke Hendry, Belleville Intelligencer
Special thanks to Fred. J. Kuntz, former editor-in-chief, Toronto Star, former publisher, Waterloo Region Record and Guelph Mercury
Municipal Affairs Reporting (under 25,000 circulation)
May Warren, Guelph Mercury
2014 newsmakers of the year: Cam Guthrie and Karen Farbridge
Barbara Simpson, Sarnia Observer
JUSTICE SYSTEM: Questions raised about quick access to courtroom interpreters
Laura Stricker, Sudbury Star
Nomination delay ‘mind boggling’: Bartolucci
Special thanks to Jim Poling Sr., Former Vice President, Editorial, The Canadian Press
Design and Graphics (over 25,000 circulation)
Tania Praeg, The Waterloo Regional Record
Diane Shantz, The Waterloo Regional Record
Juanita Sims, The London Free Press
Special thanks to Grant Mercer, Post Media
