Newspaper Awards 2008-09

New York

New York State
Associated Press
Press Association Board
2009-2010

President:
Claire Regan,
Staten Island Advance

1st VP:
Jane Sutter,
Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester

2nd VP:
Judy Patrick,
The Daily Gazette, Schenectady

Past President:
Lisa Robert Lewis,
The Record, Troy

Secretary:
Howard Goldberg,
Chief of Bureau, Associated Press,
New York City

BOARD MEMBERS

Janis Barth,
The Post-Standard, Syracuse

Jim Eckstrom,

The Times Herald,

Olean

Stan Evans,

The Buffalo News

Henry Freeman,
The Journal News,
White Plains

Joe Kieta,

Observer-Dispatch, Utica

Barbara Lombardo,
Saratogian,

Saratoga Springs

Derek Osenenko

Times-Herald-Record, Middletown

Calvin Stovall, The Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton

Ken Tingley,

The Post-Star,

Glens Falls

NY State AP Association (NYSAPA)

Awards Contest 2008-09

Winners

Writing and Presentation Awards

Graphics Awards

Photo Awards

Newspapers of Distinction

Newspapers in Canandaigua, Schenectady, Syracuse and Buffalo were honored Sept. 23 as Newspapers of Distinction by the New York State Associated Press Association.

The Daily Messenger of Canandaigua, Gazette Newspapers of Schenectady, Post-Standard of Syracuse and the Buffalo News were judged the best newspapers in their respective circulation categories. The entire newspaper was judged in this competition.

The NYSAPA is one of the oldest and most competitive journalistic competitions for daily newspapers in the state. This year's contest was judged by panels of journalists from out of state. The writing contest drew 761 entries, the photo contest 394 entries and the graphics competition 198.

Other major awards presented Sept. 23:

MIKE HENDRICKS YOUNG JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR AWARD

Drew Kerr of the Post-Star of Glens Falls won the award named for the former Associated Press news editor in Albany and given to a journalist with up to three years experience. There were 13 people nominated for the award.

BERNARD J. KOLENBERG AWARD

Dustin Safranek, formerly of the Watertown Daily Times won the Bernard J. Kolenberg Award for best in show for his photo titled "Flying Squirrel." The award is named for an Albany Times Union photographer killed in a plane crash in Vietnam while he was covering the war for The Associated Press.

BRUCE CROMIE AWARD

Peter R. Barber of The Daily Gazette of Schenectady won the Bruce Cromie Award for contributing the best of the state AP's "Photo of the Month" award winners. The award is named for an Albany photographer killed in an auto accident while on assignment for a member newspaper. Barber won for his image of firefighters battling a blaze.

AP STAFFERS OF THE YEAR

Newsman Michael Hill in the Albany bureau and Newsman Adam Goldman in the New York City bureau were named AP Staffers of the Year.