New York State Associated Press Association (NYSAPA)

2009-2010 Awards

Below are winners of the New York State AP Association awards for material published between June 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010. Grand-prize winners will be announced Sept. 22 in Albany.

Writing and presentation:

Under 25,000 Circulation

SPOT NEWS REPORTING

       1st Place, Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, Murder suspect captured, Andrea VanValkenburg, Lois Clermont

       2nd Place, Star-Gazette, Elmira, Massa drops out of race, Ray Finger, Jeff Murray, G. Jeffrey Aaron, Jason Whong

       3rd Place, Finger Lakes Times, Geneva, 'It's shocking', Craig Fox, Amanda Folts, Spencer Tulis, Sean McCracken, Gabrielle Plucknette

FEATURES

       1st Place, The Citizen, Auburn, Baiting life, Justin Murphy

       2nd Place, The Citizen, Auburn, Because they care, Sarah Gantz

       3rd Place, Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, Life, death and hope, Rachael Osborne

SPORTS

       1st Place, Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, Bittersweet grand slam for Farmington little leaguer, Jon Wordingham

       2nd Place, The Saratogian, Saratoga Springs, Racing legend Funny Cide turns 10, Paul Post

       3rd Place, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Saranac Lake, Homegrown Olympians, Mike Lynch

SPORTS COLUMN

       1st Place, The Daily Star, Oneonta, An instant Classic at Doubleday; There should be more fans than bobbleheads ; Obituary: NY-Penn Baseball in Oneonta, P.J. Harmer

       2nd Place, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Saranac Lake, Olympic columns by Peter Crowley

       3rd Place, The Citizen, Auburn, Ryan Day's Orange Slices, Ryan Day

COLUMNS

       1st Place, Daily News, Batavia, Albion cemetery awaits another military hero, Scott DeSmit

       2nd Place, Finger lakes Times, Geneva, 'I knew your father'; The world isn't like us; Too many behind bars, Pete Mitchell

       3rd Place, Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, Kevin Frisch 'Funny Thing...', Kevin Frisch

BUSINESS/FINANCE

       1st Place, Star-Gazette, Elmira, Minorities struggling in the local work force, G. Jeffrey Aaron

       2nd Place, Finger Lakes Times, Geneva, Drop by drop, Paulette Likoudis

       3rd Place, Daily News, Batavia, Seeking STAMP of approval, Virginia Kropf

       HM, The Citizen, Auburn, "Dairies pick up the pieces", Nathan Robson

EDITORIALS

       1st Place, The Daily Star, Oneonta, Editorials by Sam Pollak

       2nd Place, The Saratogian, Saratoga Springs, Editorials by Barbara Lombardo

       3rd Place, Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, Kevin Frisch Editorials

       HM, Finger Lakes Times, Geneva , A single Seneca Falls a good starting point; Embrace the wind; Seneca Lake's health too important to risk, Chuck Schading

DEPTH REPORTING

       1st Place, The Saratogian, Saratoga Springs, Hidden in plain view: Homeless among us, Mareesa Nicosia

       2nd Place, The Ithaca Journal, Policing the Ithaca City Police, KrisyGashler

       3rd Place: Finger Lakes Times, Geneva, Leachate & the Lake series: Leachate lesson; Murky beginnings; '05 contract OK'd, 7-0; Fighting for the Lake; Kudos and Criticism; Where it comes from, David L. Shaw, Craig Fox, Spencer Tulis

       HM: Finger Lakes Times, Geneva, Fractured Relationships-Money & Medicine in Geneva series: Doctor departures; The heart of the matter; Bones and blades; A changing landscape, David Taube, Chuck Schading, Jim Miller

CONTINUING COVERAGE

       1st Place, Tonawanda News, Nepotism, brutality by TPD brass, Eric DuVall, Neale Gulley, David J. Hill

       2nd Place, The Saratogian, Saratoga Springs, New York Racing Association (NYRA) and Saratoga Race Course, Paul Post, Emily Dohonue

       3rd Place, Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, Malone official drove after town action, Denise A. Raymo

BEAT REPORTING

       1st Place, Star-Gazette, Elmira, Selection of stories from Roger Neumann

       2nd Place, Niagara Gazette, Big bill for San Diego trip; Questions surround report; School officials eat well in NYC; Is it a family affair at Falls schools?, Nick Mattera

       3rd Place, The Ithaca Journal, Cornell University, Liz Lawyer

BRIGHTEST HEADLINE

       1st Place, Daily News, Batavia, Buyers grab pigs, save 4-H'ers bacon, Raymond Coniglio

       2nd Place, Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, Woe Canada! U.S. hockey team stuns northern neighbor, 5-3, John Coryer

       3rd Place, Palladium-Times, Oswego, Fort Ontario may be history Sarah McCrobie

ONLINE CONTENT

       1st Place, The Saratogian, Saratoga Springs, Live video, chat: Scholastic National rowing championships from Fish Creek, Days 1 & 2, Stan Hudy, Stephen Shoemaker

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT WRITING

       1st Place, Daily News, Batavia, Carli is producer and fan of 'Me and Orson Welles', Ben Beagle

       2nd Place, Finger Lakes Times, Geneva, Hidden Gallery, Whitman Littlefield

       3rd Place, Dunkirk Observer, Remembering Toby, Mary Ann Herrington

       HM, Tonawanda News, "The Show Must Go On", Paul Lane

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT CRITICISM

       1st Place, The Citizen, Auburn, Wilcox game reviews, David Wilcox

       2nd Place, Tonawanda News, Reviews by Paul Lane

       3rd Place, Union-Sun & Journal, Lockport, Jackson's music is a touchstone; Running with the 'Wild Things'; Who are the real casualties of the Late Night war? Phil Dziliy

BLOGGING

       1st Place, The Recorder, Amsterdam, The Venner Vox, Charlie Kraebel

       2nd Place, Daily Freeman, Kingston, "This week in blogdom-land-place-stuff-WHAAAA?"; "Frankel speaks out on 'abusive' link"; "Author's 'sexy' Freeman link restored on Facebook"; "'Today Show' FAIL!"; "Burning questions", Ivan Lajara

       3rd Place, The Record, Troy, Off the Record, William Montgomery

MULTIMEDIA PACKAGES

       1st Place, The Saratogian, Saratoga Springs, National Scholastic Rowing Championship, Stan Hudy, Stephen Shoemaker, Erica Miller, Andrew Bernstein, Paul Post, Kathleen Ronayne

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25,000 to 50,000 Circulation

 SPOT NEWS REPORTING

       1st Place, Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, Why? Fatal stabbing of BU professor leaves trail of unanswered questions, Staff

       2nd Place, Observer-Dispatch, Utica, 4 die in James St. Fire, Staff

       3rd Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, Pine Plains hostage standoff, Staff effort

       HM, Poughkeepsie Journal, Snowstorm coverage, Staff

  FEATURES

       1st Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, "I might not walk out of here alive" -- Robert Hess' story, Emily Stewart

       2nd Place, Watertown Daily Times, In search of Timbucto: SUNY Potsdam archaeology students may be one step closer to finding historic High Peaks black community, Alexandra Jacobs

       3rd Place, Observer-Dispatch, Utica, Bosnian refugees come of age, Cassaundra Baber

 SPORTS

       1st Place, Watertown Daily Times, 'TOP SHELF' REFEREE: Former Henderson student remains among NCAA's most respected officials after decades in the game, Max DelSignore

       2nd Place, Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, Pink helps define youth hockey team's goals, Michael Sharp

       3rd Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Boxing broadcaster finds fame, but little fortune, Alex Matthews

SPORTS COLUMN

       1st Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, Mike Benischek selection, Mike Benischek

       2nd Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Tim McManus sports columns, Tim McManus

       3rd Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Alicia Johnson state tourney columns, Alicia Johnson

COLUMNS

       1st Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Ken Tingley's local columns, Ken Tingley

       2nd Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, Sarah Bradshaw selection, Sarah Bradshaw

       3rd Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, Chrissie Williams selection, Chrissie Williams

BUSINESS/FINANCE

       1st Place, Watertown Daily Times, The Rise & Fall of DealMaker, Brian Kelly

       2nd Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, MTA tax total: $17.5 million, Jenny Lee Adrian

       3rd Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, Local businesses owe $9.7M in sales tax, Sarah Bradshaw

EDITORIALS

       1st Place, Observer-Dispatch, Utica, Vision 2020 series, Dave Dudajek, Mike Kilian

       2nd Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Driving home the point, Mark Mahoney

       3rd Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, NY Budget, John Penney

 DEPTH REPORTING

       1st Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Showdown at Black Brook, Will Doolittle

       2nd Place, Observer-Dispatch, Utica, Serial slumlord, Dan Miner, Jennifer Fusco, Emerson Clarridge

       3rd Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, Dutchess elections board, Mary Beth Pfeiffer

CONTINUING COVERAGE

       1st Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, "Burning Trash, Burning Cash" series, Mary Beth Pfeiffer

       2nd Place, Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, ENOUGH! (Binghamton University basketball scandal/investigation), Staff

       3rd Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Sex offender problem escalates, Don Lehman

 BEAT REPORTING

       1st Place, Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, Is it safe to drill?, Tom Wilber

       2nd Place, Observer-Dispatch, Utica, Elizabeth Cooper's coverage of New Hartford, Elizabeth Cooper

BRIGHTEST HEADLINE

       1st Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Event to help DWI draws 0.00, Ken Tyler

       2nd Place, Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, Tale of the Tape: Principal gets in-school suspension, Chris Kocher

       3rd Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Green buildings and ham, Will Doolittle

ONLINE CONTENT

       1st Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, Scary Stories, Staff

       2nd Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Adirondack Phantoms, Post-Star Staff

       3rd Place, Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, Marcellus Shale, Tom Wilber, Jeff Platsky

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT WRITING

       1st Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, Peace, Love + Magic, John W. Barry

       2nd Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Artists study power of lines, Doug Gruse

       3rd Place, Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, Acoustic show gives Kinks leader Ray Davies room to roam, Chris Kocher

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT CRITICISM

       1st Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, Restaurant Reviews, Theresa J. Marquez

BLOGGING

       1st Place, Watertown Daily Times, All Politics is Local, Jude Seymour

       2nd Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Your Right to Know with Mark Mahoney

MULTIMEDIA PACKAGES

       1st Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, From Rust to Dust, Jonathan Davenport, Will Doolittle, Lydia Wheeler

       2nd Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, Woodstock 40th anniversary, John W. Barry, John Nelson, Irwin Goldberg, Chrissie Williams

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50,000 to 125,000 Circulation

SPOT NEWS REPORTING

       1st Place, Times Union, Albany, Bruno verdict, Staff

       2nd Place, The Journal News, White Plains, 8 die in wrong-way crash, Aman Ali, Hoa Nguyen, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon, Yaron Steinbuch

       3rd Place, The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, Family rescued from blaze, Kathleen Moore, Peter Barber

       HM, Times Union, Albany, Tuffey, Brendan J. Lyons, Jordan Carleo-Evangelist, Carol De Mare

FEATURES

       1st Place, The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, Rigger found calling with Onrust, Kathleen Moore

       2nd Place, Times Union, Albany, Alvarez, Paul Grondahl

       3rd Place, The Journal News, White Plains, Legacies of Triumph, Heather Salerno

SPORTS

       1st Place, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, "Voices of Seasons" (Red Wings broadcasters), Jim Mandelaro

       2nd Place, Times Union, Albany, Kim Shell, Mark McGuire

       3rd Place, The Journal News, White Plains, At 79, boxer goes the distance, Jake Thomases

SPORTS COLUMN

       1st Place, Times Union, Albany, Mark McGuire

       2nd Place, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Selection of work by Leo Roth: "Now that ..." "Wilson needs ..." " 'The Chin' he's not ...", Leo Roth

       3rd Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, Jeff Kramer Sports Columns, Jeff Kramer

COLUMNS

       1st Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, Columns by Sean Kirst

       2nd Place, The Journal News, White Plains, Politicians prioritize votes over homework, Bob Baird

       3rd Place, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, Columns by Steve Israel, Steve Israel

BUSINESS/FINANCE

       1st Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, Rush Order for Innovation, David Tobin

       2nd Place, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, "State of ...", Staff

       3rd Place, Times Union, Albany, Real estate, Chris Churchill

EDITORIALS

       1st Place, Times Union, Albany, Hall of shame: New York's budget crisis, Jay Jochnowitz

       2nd Place, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, "Pay law out of sync" "Healthy mandate" "Rochester mayoral control", Jane Sutter

        3rd Place, The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, Guilty or not, Bruno part of rotten culture; Joe Bruno takes one on the chin; Rags, to riches to bars for Bruno, Art Clayman

       HM, The Journal News, White Plains, Harrison 'Facebook Four' deserved to be shown the door, Herb Pinder

DEPTH REPORTING

       1st Place, Times Union, Albany, Dead by Mistake, Staff

       2nd Place, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, "Execs double salaries ..." "DiBiase resigns..." "RHA dismisses executive", David Andreatta

       3rd Place, The Journal News, White Plains, Golden Nest Eggs, Jonathan Bandler, Cathey O'Donnell, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon, Gerald McKinstry,Tim Henderson

CONTINUING COVERAGE

       1st Place, Times Union, Albany, Bruno, Brendan J. Lyons, James M. Odato, Robert Gavin

       2nd Place, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, Newburgh gang violence, Doyle Murphy, Adam Bosch, Mike Randall

       3rd Place, The Journal News, White Plains, Manhattanville student found dead on campus, Theresa Juva, Shawn Cohen, Noreen O'Donnell, Greg Clary

BEAT REPORTING

       1st Place, Times Union, Albany, State capital coverage, James M. Odato

       2nd Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, Sheriff's department, John O'Brien, Michelle Breidenbach

       3rd Place, The Journal News, White Plains, Medical Center's salaries defy cuts, Candice Ferrette

BRIGHTEST HEADLINE

       1st Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, This headline not authorized by NCAA, Mark Libbon

       2nd Place, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, "After eight seasons, 24 calls it a day", Lisa Granite

       3rd Place, The Journal News, White Plains, D.A. Hot date is cold cheat, Taani Pande

ONLINE CONTENT

       1st Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, The Scarlet Ending Tapes, Steven J. Pallone

       2nd Place, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, "Genesee River", Jeff Blackwell, Max Schulte

       3rd Place, Times Union, Albany, Story of Albany, Paul Grondahl, Tracy Ormsbee, Tim Neff, Paul Block, Carin Lane, Jackie Williams

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT WRITING

       1st Place, The Journal News, White Plains, Stand by them; The life of a Broadway fill-in, Peter D. Kramer

       2nd Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, A Look Back at Woodstock 99, Mark Bialczak

       3rd Place, Times Union, Albany, All the world's a stage for this player, Tom Keyser

       HM, The Journal News,White Plains, Madmen Moments in Westchester, Chris Serico

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT CRITICISM

       1st Place, The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, Creating a tactile, emotional response; Oh, the drudgery; For artist Larry Poons; Color has a life of its own, Karen Bjornland

       2nd Place, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, "Barbie, nifty at 50" "Geva adds new flavor ..." "'Wicked' dazzles audience", Stuart Low

       3rd Place, The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, 'Coppelia', along with doll night, draws large crowd to SPAC; Morris aptly fills hole left by NYCB; Cunningham program at the Pillow stuns the eye but tortures the ear, Wendy Liberatore

BLOGGING

       1st Place, Times Union, Albany, Kristi Gustafson, Kristi Gustafson

       2nd Place, Times Union, Albany, Steve Barnes, Steve Barnes

       3rd Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, Store Front Blog, Bob Niedt

MULTIMEDIA PACKAGES

       1st Place, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, "Decade of Disappointment", Sal Maiorana, Leo Roth, Scott Sheils

       2nd Place, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, Lebrew Jones: Freedom after 22 years, John Pertel, videographer; Steve Israel, reporter

       3rd Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, Penn Traffic Database and Map, Bob Niedt, Michael Dupras

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Over 125,000 Circulation

SPOT NEWS REPORTING

       1st Place, New York Times, A Bomb in Times Square, Staff

       2nd Place, New York Post, "Death over the Hudson", Staff

       3rd Place, The Buffalo News, 2 Firefighters Killed, Lou Michel, Brian Meyer, Gene Warner, Pete Simon

FEATURES

       1st Place, New York Times, A Parish Tested, Anne Barnard

       2nd Place, Newsday, Melville, Summer of 69, Newsday Staff

       3rd Place, New York Post, "Through Hell: Reliving My Mysterious Lost Month of Madness", Susannah Cahalan

       HM, The Buffalo News, Flight 3407 Anniversary, Buffalo News Staff

SPORTS

       1st Place, New York Times, A Snowboarder's Dream and a Family's Anguish, John Branch

       2nd Place, The Buffalo News, Canisius program uptempo in classroom, Rodney McKissic

       3rd Place, New York Times, Dominicans Try Shots to Boost Rising Players, Michael S. Schmidt

SPORTS COLUMN

       1st Place, New York Times, William C. Rhoden, William C. Rhoden

       2nd Place, New York Times, George Vecsey, George Vecsey

COLUMNS

       1st Place, The Buffalo News, Donn Esmonde, Donn Esmonde

       2nd Place, New York Post, "Selected Columns by Andrea Peyser", Andrea Peyser

       3rd Place, The Buffalo News, Rod Watson, Rod Watson

BUSINESS/FINANCE

       1st Place, The Buffalo News, Where the Money Went, Pat Lakamp, James Heaney

       2nd Place, New York Post, "Sponge Tech Scandal", Kaja Whitehouse

       3rd Place, The Buffalo News, How the Yahoo! deal got done, Jonathan D. Epstein

       HM, The Buffalo News, Dismayed by the unkindest cuts of all, Matt Glynn

EDITORIALS

       No entries

DEPTH REPORTING

       1st Place, Newsday, Melville, Alzheimer's: The Love and the Heartbreak, Denise M. Bonilla, J. Conrad Williams, Jr.

       2nd Place, New York Times, Months to Live, Anemona Hartocollis

       3rd Place, The Buffalo News, The Houses that City Hall Built, Susan Schulman, Patrick Lakamp, James Heaney

CONTINUING COVERAGE

       1st Place, New York Times, A Governor in Crisis, Staff

       2nd Place, The Buffalo News, Erie County Government, Matt Spina

       3rd Place, New York Post, "Rubber Rooms", Susan Edelman, Brad Hamilton, Angela Montefinise, Cynthia Fagen, Yoav Gonen, Kevin Fasick

BEAT REPORTING

       1st Place, New York Post, "Selected Stories from Tom Namako, Transit Reporter", Tom Namako

       2nd Place, Newsday, Melville, "Did Senate Push Public Too Far"; "There's Talk of State Layoffs"; "A Lot Riding on Statewide Races in "2010"; "Tensions Rise in Albany Over Budget"; Divide on Property Taxes Stalls Budget", James T. Madore

       3rd Place, The Buffalo News, Veterans, Lou Michel

BRIGHTEST HEADLINE

       1st Place, New York Post, "I'm the Pop, Says the Weasel", Jon Blackwell

       2nd Place, The Buffalo News, Gaining a new hold on life, Jean Westmoore

ONLINE CONTENT

       No entries

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT WRITING

       1st Place, The Buffalo News, Believing that music can change the world

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT CRITICISM

       1st Place, The Buffalo News, Miers, Jeff Miers

BLOGGING

       No entries

MULTIMEDIA PACKAGES

       1st Place, Newsday, Melville, Alzheimer's-The love and the heartbreak, J. Conrad Williams Jr., Denise Bonilla

       2nd Place, New York Times, 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, Staff

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Under 50,000 Circulation Group

SPECIALTY PUBLICATIONS

       1st Place, The Daily Star, Oneonta, Upstate Life, Staff

       2nd Place, The Journal-Register, Medina, Faces and Places, Rikki Cason, Holly Toal, Jessye Wasmund, Joe Eberle, Jocelyn Delmar, Danielle Haynes

       3rd Place, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Saranac Lake, Embark, Mike Lynch, Staff

GENERAL INTEREST WEEKLY

       1st Place, The Citizen, Auburn, Skaneateles Journal, Jessica Soule, Nathan Baker, John Turner

       2nd Place, Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, Victor Post, Staff

       3rd Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, ADK Talk, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Nancy O'Brien, John Coleman, Bob Condon

NICHE WEBSITE

       1st Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, Young Professionals, Irwin Goldberg, John Nelson

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 Over 50,000 Circulation

SPECIALTY PUBLICATIONS

       1st Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, CNY: The Good Life, staff

       2nd Place, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, "Rochester magazine", Rochester magazine staff

       3rd Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, Central New York Sports, staff

GENERAL INTEREST WEEKLY

       1st Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, Weekend, staff

       2nd Place, The Journal News, White Plains, Sunday Express/Express, Staff

       3rd Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, Neighbors, staff

NICHE WEBSITE

       1st Place, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, "Picture The Impossible", Multimedia staff

Photo contest:

Under 50,000 Circulation

SPOT NEWS

       1st Place, Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, Fire displaces family, Michael Betts

       2nd Place, The Record, Troy, Khazyier "Fat Man" Pugh funeral, Mike McMahon

       3rd Place, Observer-Dispatch, Utica, Utica police investigator fatally stabs wife, self, William P. Cannon

PHOTO FEATURES

       1st Place, The Saratogian, Saratoga Springs, Polar Plunge

       2nd Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Just a Little Prick, Jeffrey Fehder

       3rd Place, Daily News, Batavia, A colorful ride, Mark Gutman

PHOTO SPORTS

       1st Place, Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, Third Base Save, Diogenes Agcaoili Jr.

       2nd Place, The Daily Star, Oneonta, Scissor Cut, Brit Worgan

       3rd Place, The Daily Star, Oneonta, Over the top, Julie Lewis

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION

       1st Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Punished for Abuse,T.J. Hooker

       2nd Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, The Job Search, Spencer Ainsley

       3rd Place, Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, Player of the year: Chris Roeder, Vasiliy Baziuk

PORTRAITS AND PERSONALITIES

       1st Place, Watertown Daily Times, Fresh Air Mary, Justin Sorensen

       2nd Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Swim Team Goes to State, Jeffrey Fehder

       3rd Place, Watertown Daily Times, Face in the Crowd, Jason Hunter

       HM, The Citizen, Auburn, "Tribute", Sam Tenney

PHOTO ESSAY OR SERIES

       1st Place, POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL, Held Hostage, Darryl Bautista

       2nd Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Mystery in the Darkness, Jeffrey Fehder

       3rd Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, Giving Birth, Spencer Ainsley

VIDEOS AND SLIDE SHOWS

       1st Place, Niagara Gazette, The Hat Lady of Main Street, James Neiss

       2nd Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, We slide skeleton, Jeffrey Fehder

       3rd Place, The Citizen, Auburn, Hagin Family, Jill Connor

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 Over 50,000 Circulation

SPOT NEWS

       1st Place, The Journal News, White Plains, Times when words fail us, Frank Becerra Jr.

       2nd Place, Times Union, Albany, Tragic News, Skip Dickstein

       3rd Place, The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, Grove Place Rescue, Peter R. Barber

       HM, The Buffalo News, Fatal Shooting, Harry Scull Jr.

PHOTO FEATURES

       1st Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, Leap of Faith, Nicholas Lisi

       2nd Place, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, First Day of School, Dominick Fiorille

       3rd Place, The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, Wintry Train, Barry Sloan

PHOTO SPORTS

       1st Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, The Catch, Frank Ordonez

       2nd Place, Times Union, Albany, Diving home, Michael P. Farrell

       3rd Place, Times Union, Albany, Up for grabs, John Carl D'Annibale

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION

       1st Place, The Buffalo News, Zombie, Robert Kirkham

       2nd Place, Times Union, Albany, Lavender Rose Martini, Luanne Ferris

       3rd Place, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Turkey tragedy, Matt Wittmeyer

PORTRAITS AND PERSONALITIES

       1st Place, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Sensing the sights, Will Yurman

       2nd Place, The Buffalo News, Pearl Harbor Survivor Remembers, Derek Gee

       3rd Place, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, Steely Dan's Donald Fagen, John DeSanto

PHOTO ESSAY OR SERIES

       1st Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, Sudan's Native Sons Make Up for Lost Time, Michelle Gabel

       2nd Place, Newsday, Melville, Alzheimer's _ The Love and the Heartbreak, J.Conrad Williams Jr.

       3rd Place, New York Post, Dog Day Afternoon, Chad Rachman

VIDEOS AND SLIDE SHOWS

       1st Place, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Determined Divas, Will Yurman

       2nd Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, The Great New York State Fair, Frank Ordonez, Dave Tobin

       3rd Place, Times Union, Albany, 48 Hours at the Times Union Center, Christen Gowen

Graphics contest:

Under 50,000 Circulation Group

GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION

       1st Place, Niagara Gazette, Casino compact: Enough time to act?, David Marra

       2nd Place, Observer-Dispatch, Utica, Thirdhand smoke? Chemicals can linger, Peter Franchell

       3rd Place, Observer-Dispatch, Utica, Leave now and beat the Rush, Peter Franchell

INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC _ SPOT NEWS

       1st Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Yanks turn triple play in sixth inning, Shannon MacCuel

IINFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC _ NON-SPOT NEWS

       1st Place, Observer-Dispatch, Utica, Attempting to redirect nature's course, Peter Franchell

       2nd Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, A Web of Connections, Chris Gregory

       3rd Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Beautiful but truly flawed, Sean Treacy

NEWS PRESENTATION _ SPOT

       1st Place, Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, Bu Cleans House, Al Vieira

       2nd Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, Standoff at Stissing, Chris Gregory

       3rd Place, Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, Why?, Al Vieira

NEWS PRESENTATION _ NON-SPOT

       1st Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, Walkway over the Hudson, Chris Gregory

       2nd Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Mystery in the darkness, Todd Kehoe

       3rd Place, Observer-Dispatch, Utica, Erin Hamlin takes on the world, Ron Johns

       HM, Poughkeepsie Journal, Business & Industry, Chris Gregory

INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS

       1st Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Dredging the Hudson, Jonathan Davenport

       2nd Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Who owns this land?, Jonathan Davenport

       3rd Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Unemployed in Glens Falls, Jonathan Davenport

 Over 50,000 Circulation

GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION

       1st Place, The Buffalo News, Reform by numbers, Daniel Zakroczemski

       2nd Place, The Buffalo News, Playing thru, Daniel Zakroczemski

       3rd Place, Times Union, Albany, Escaping the valley of death, Tom Palmer

INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC _ SPOT NEWS

       1st Place, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Western N.Y. to greet Obama with worries, Kevin Smith

       2nd Place, Times Union, Albany, 2010 Winter Olympics Capital Region Connections (Six Pages Displayed), Daniel Roberts, Glenn Teichman, Jim Brophy, Gary Hahn

       3rd Place, Times Union, Albany, Death on the river, Carin Lane

INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC _ NON-SPOT NEWS

       1st Place, Newsday, Melville, Guide to the Eagle, Rod Eyer

       2nd Place, The Journal News, White Plains, The Boy Scouts of America, Chris Brown

       3rd Place, Newsday, Melville, Six Fixes, Rod Eyer

       HM, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, Honeywell Plans to Dig In, Tom Schmitt

NEWS PRESENTATION _ SPOT

       1st Place, The Journal News, White Plains, 8 die in wrong-way crash, Staff

       2nd Place, The Journal News, White Plains, 3 indicted in vote-selling scam, Robin Cabana

       3rd Place, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Choice of the Fans, Marc Dovi

NEWS PRESENTATION _ NON-SPOT

       1st Place, The Buffalo News, Padding his resume, Vince Chiaramonte

       2nd Place, Times Union, Albany, Natural design, Tyswan Stewart

       3rd Place, The Buffalo News, Bow-dacious, Vince Chiaramonte

INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS

       1st Place, New York Times, Federer's Footwork: Artful and Efficient, Joe Ward, Xaquin G.V., Sergio Pecanha

       2nd Place, New York Times, Figure Skating Graphic of Kim Yu-Na, Haeyoun Park, Xaquin G.V, Archie Tse, Joe Ward

       3rd Place, The Journal News, White Plains, Super 11, Chris Brown, Rory Glaeseman, Mark Vergari

       HM, The Journal News, WP-MADMEN Moments in Westchester, Chris Brown

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