THE 2010 MARK TWAIN AWARDS COMPETITION WINNERS
These are the results of the Associated Press Television-Radio Association' s 2010 Mark Twain Awards competition for California, Nevada, Hawaii, Arizona, New Mexico, Washington, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, and Alaska.
Judging took place Feb. 20 at The Associated Press bureau in Los Angeles with a panel of leading broadcast journalists that considered hundreds of entries from the 2009 calendar year.
In some categories there are no winners or nominees.
All awards were handed out June 12, 2010, during the annual APTRA Convention banquet at Disneyland's Paradise Pier Hotel in Anaheim, Calif.
"This weekend, APTRA we had the pleasure of viewing and judging more than 270 entries for the Mark Twain Award competition. In this day of severe newsroom budget cuts, the judges saw some fantastic work in all sized markets," Becker says.
"I was also delighted to see entries from some of our newest member states, Washington and Alaska. Thanks to the judges for a long day of work and to all those who participated. We look forward to presenting a Mark Twain to all the winners at the Disneyland convention in June."
"I was also delighted to see entries from some of our newest member states, Washington and Alaska. Thanks to the judges for a long day of work and to all those who participated. We look forward to presenting a Mark Twain to all the winners at the Disneyland convention in June."
The complete winners list:
TELEVISION CATEGORIES
T-1 BILL STOUT MEMORIAL AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE
"Extreme Makeover Mustang Edition"
Terri Russell, Scott Walker, John Tyson, Dave Allan, Timm Rensel
KOLO Reno
T-2 BILL STOUT MEMORIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN STATION SPOT NEWS
"Oakland Police Shooting"
Ken Wayne, Ken Pritchett, David Stevenson, Anne Onate, Shannon Oliver, Brad Belstock, Jaime Bankson, Ellen Ellery
KTVU Oakland
CLASS 1 TELEVISION
T-4 BEST SPORTS SEGMENT
KGO San Francisco, "Capturing the Moment"
T-5 BEST WEATHERCAST SEGMENT
KIRO Seattle, Sam Argier
T-6 BEST LIVE COVERAGE OF A NEWS EVENT
KTVU Oakland, "BART Riots"
T-7 BEST SPOT NEWS STORY
KTVU Oakland, "OPD Officers Down"
T-8 BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
KNBC Burbank, "Tainted Water"
T-9 BEST COVERAGE OF AN ONGOING STORY
KTVU Oakland, "BART Shooting"
T-10 BEST SPECIAL PROGRAM
HNN (KGMB, KHNL, KFVE) Honolulu, "Father Damien: Hawaii's Saint"
T-11 BEST SERIOUS FEATURE
KPIX San Francisco, "Tuna Test: 20 Cans in 20 Days"
T-12 BEST LIGHT FEATURE
KPIX San Francisco, "True Rider"
T-13 BEST SPORTS REPORTING
KTVU Oakland/San Francisco, "Coach Walker"
T-14 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF HARD NEWS
KTVU Oakland/San Francisco, "OPD Officers Down"
T-15 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF A NEWS FEATURE
KTVU Oakland, "Light Up A Life"
T-16 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF SPORTS
KGO San Francisco, "49ers Review"
T-17 BEST ANCHOR OR ANCHOR TEAM
KPIX San Francisco, anchor Julie Watts
T-19 BEST FEATURE EDITING
KOLD Tucson, Richard Beissel, "University of Arizona Football Season Recap"
T-20 DICK TERRY VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Dean C. Smith, KGO San Francisco
T-22 CHRIS HARRIS REPORTER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Anna Werner, KPIX San Francisco
T-23 BEST NEWS BROADCAST-30 MINUTES
KPIX San Francisco, "CBS5 Eyewitness News at 11"
T-24 BEST NEWS BROADCAST-60 MINUTES
KPIX San Francisco, "CBS 5 Eyewitness News at 6"
CLASS 2 TELEVISION
T-5 BEST WEATHERCAST SEGMENT
KGET Bakersfield, Alissa Carlson
T-8 BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
KBAK Bakersfield, "Illegal Off-Roading"
T-9 BEST COVERAGE OF AN ONGOING STORY
KGPE Fresno, "Manson Follower's Parole"
T-10 BEST SPECIAL PROGRAM
KBAK Bakersfield, "Dying for Help"
T-11 BEST SERIOUS FEATURE
KMIR Palm Desert, "Life Matters"
T-12 BEST LIGHT FEATURE
KHON Honolulu, "Joe Pacific"
T-13 BEST SPORTS REPORTING
KOLO Reno, "Mutton Busting"
T-14 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF HARD NEWS
KPSP Thousand Palms, "Coachella Standoff"
T-15 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF A NEWS FEATURE
KVOA Tucson, "Bike Give Away"
T-17 BEST ANCHOR, OR ANCHOR TEAM
KDTV San Francisco, anchor Maria Leticia Gomez
T-18 BEST HARD NEWS EDITING
KESQ Palm Desert, "Scientology vs Anonymous"
T-19 BEST FEATURE EDITING
KVOA Tucson, Paul Hanke, "That Heebie Jeebie Feeling"
T-20 DICK TERRY VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Jon Martin, KBAK Bakersfield
T-21 BEST ASSIGNMENT TEAM/LIVE BREAKING NEWS
KGPE Fresno, "Macy's Lockdown"
T-22 CHRIS HARRIS REPORTER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Carissa Planalp, KSWT El Centro
T-23 BEST NEWS BROADCAST-30 MINUTES
KFSN Fresno, "Action News at 11"
T-24 BEST NEWS BROADCAST-60 MINUTES
KTUU Anchorage, "Channel 2 Newshour"
RADIO CATEGORIES
R-1 BILL STOUT AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE
KCBS San Francisco, Doug Sovern, "AIDS in Africa: Faces of Hope"
R-2 BILL STOUT AWARD FOR STATION SPOT NEWS
KNX Los Angeles News Team, "Station Fire"
CLASS 1 RADIO
R-5 BEST LIVE COVERAGE OF A NEWS EVENT
KGO San Francisco, Bret Burkhart, Rosie Allen, Laura Podolak, Claudia Lamb, "Underground Explosion"
R-6 BEST SPOT NEWS STORY
KGO San Francisco, Rosie Allen, Bret Burkhart, Laura Podolak, Claudia Lamb, "Underground Explosion"
R-7 BEST RADIO INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING (TIE)
KPCC Pasadena, Molly Peterson, Cheryl Devall, "Pumps Under Pressure"
KCBS San Francisco, Doug Sovern and the KCBS News Team, "Hard Times: California's Broken Parole System"
R-8 BEST SPECIAL PROGRAM
KCBS San Francisco, Doug Sovern, "AIDS in Africa: Faces of Hope"
R-9 BEST COVERAGE OF AN ONGOING STORY
KCBS San Francisco, KCBS News Team, "OPD Shooting"
R-10 BEST SERIOUS FEATURE
KFBK Sacramento, Debra Greene, "Mother's Journey from Drug Dependence to Recovery"
R-11 BEST RADIO LIGHT FEATURE
KGO San Francisco, Scott Lettieri, "Hamster Mania"
R-12 BEST SPORTS REPORTING
KGO San Francisco, Jenna Lane, "Disabled Sailors"
R-13 BEST ANCHOR OR ANCHOR TEAM
KCBS San Francisco, Stan Bunger, Susan Leigh Taylor, "KCBS Morning Anchor Team"
R-14 BEST USE OF SOUND-SERIOUS OR HARD NEWS
KGO San Francisco, Bret Burkhart, "Fowl on the Flight Line"
R-15 BEST USE OF SOUND-FEATURE
KTAR Phoenix, Colton Shone, "AZ Scream Farm"
R-16 PAT DAVIS RADIO REPORTER OF THE YEAR
Bret Burkhart, KGO San Francisco
R-17 BEST NEWS BROADCAST (LESS THAN 15 MINUTES)
KTAR Phoenix, Jayme West and the KTAR News Department, "News/Talk 92.3 KTAR 4 p.m. News"
R-18 BEST NEWS BROADCAST (MORE THAN 15 MINUTES)
KCBS San Francisco, KCBS News Team, "KCBS 5PM News"
CLASS 2 RADIO
R-4 BEST SPORTS SEGMENT
KSAK Walnut, Karlo Sy Su, Jeff Bowe, Cason Smith, "KSAK Afternoon Sports"
R-5 BEST LIVE COVERAGE OF A NEWS EVENT
KCLU Ventura/Santa Barbara, John Palminteri, Jim Rondeau, Lance Orozco, "Jesusita Fire"
R-6 BEST SPOT NEWS STORY
KCLU Ventura/Santa Barbara, Lance Orozco, "Fillmore Brushfire"
R-8 BEST SPECIAL PROGRAM (TIE -- 2 WINNERS)
KCLU Thousand Oaks, John North, "Not in My Backyard"
KSAK Walnut, Cason Smith, "Sense on the Dollar: DTV Eve Party & DTV Hangover"
R-10 BEST RADIO SERIOUS FEATURE
KCSN Northridge, Matt Johnson, "Teacher Layoffs and Education Cuts"
R-11 BEST LIGHT FEATURE
KSRO Santa Rosa, Curtiss Kim, "North Bay Trail: Organ Grinder"
R-12 BEST SPORTS REPORTING
KCLU Ventura/Santa Barbara, Lance Orozco, "The Oldest Dodger"
R-15 BEST USE OF SOUND (FEATURE)
KVCR San Bernardino, Gina Diamante, Larry Ciecalone, "Fruit Tree Tour"
R-18 BEST NEWS BROADCAST (MORE THAN 15 MINUTES)
KCSN Northridge, KCSN News staff, "The Evening Update"
RACHEL AMBROSE WEB SITE HONORS
W-3 BEST USE OF A NEWS WEBSITE (Class 1 TV)
KPIX San Francisco, Jim Parker, Cariss Castaneda, Bill Disbrow, Tim Fang, Brittney Gilbert, Janice Mabry, Greg Rosenblum, Jim Irwin, "CBS5.com"
W-4 BEST USE OF A NEWS WEBSITE (Class 2 TV)
KMPH Fresno, Alex Murray, "KMPH.com
W-7 BEST VOD, POD OR WEBCAST--REGULARLY SCHEDULED (Class 1 TV)
KPIX San Francisco, Jim Parker, Brian Dinsmore, "Brian's Daily Briefing"
W-10 BEST VOD, POD OR WEBCAST NOT REGULARLY SCHEDULED (Class 2 Radio)
KCBS San Francisco, Stan Bunger and Steve Biter, "Sports Fans"
W-15 BEST USE OF THE WEB BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE (Class 1)
KPIX San Francisco, Jim Parker, KPIX Newsteam & CBS5.com staff, "Gay Marriage"
W-19 BEST BLOG SERIOUS (CLASS 1 TV)
KPIX San Francisco, Jim Parker, Brittney Gilbert, "Eye on Blogs"
NEWS PROMOS
NP-1 BEST NEWS PROMO (Class 1 Radio)
KGO San Francisco, Mike Amatori, "Loma Prieta: 20 Years Later"
NP-4 BEST NEWS PROMO (Class 2)
KESQ La Quinta, "Facebook Addiction"