2008 Page One Award Winners

Burnsville Sun-Current Newspaper - News and Feature: Long Feature Second Place “Reinventing retirement” - Heather Voorhees

City Pages Newspaper - Business: Feature First Place “Mall of Amerisize Me” - Matt Snyders

City Pages Newspaper - Business: In-depth Third Place “Trials & Stribulations” - G.R. Anderson Jr. & Paul Demko

City Pages Newspaper - Business: Spot News Third Place “Newspaper war” - Paul Demko

City Pages Newspaper - Editorial and Opinion: Arts & Entertainment Second Place “LA plays itself” - Rob Nelson

City Pages Newspaper - Graphics and Illustrations: Art & Illustration First Place “Bridge collapse” - Newsroom

City Pages Newspaper - Graphics and Illustrations: Art & Illustration Third Place “Autoerotic asphyxiation” - Newsroom

City Pages Newspaper - Graphics and Illustrations: In-depth Second Place “Rock atlas” - Newsroom

City Pages Newspaper - News and Feature: Spot News Second Place “Banning Desmond Tutu” - Matt Snyders

City Pages Newspaper - Package: Best Overall Package Third Place “Artists of the year” - Newsroom

City Pages Newspaper - Package: Best Special Section First Place “Best of the Twin Cities” - Staff

City Pages Newspaper - Photojournalism: Sports Third Place “Boogeyman drops the gloves” - Nick Vlcek

City Pages Newspaper - Sports: Feature First Place “The Boogeyman drops the gloves” - Kevin Hoffman

City Pages Newspaper - Sports: Spot News First Place “The Strongest Men in the World” - Kevin Hoffman

City Pages Web Site: Best Use of Multimedia First Place “Boy, interrupted; one man's struggle with an eating disorder” - Jeff Shaw & Kevin Hoffman

City Pages Newspaper - News and Feature: Short Feature First Place “The wedding crashers” - Jeff Severns Guntzel

City Pages Newspaper - Photojournalism: Pictoral First Place “Diablo Cody slideshow” - Nick Vlcek

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2008 Page One Award Winners

citypages.com Web Site: Best Web Site (Affiliated) First Place “citypages.com” - Newsroom

Downtown Journal Newspaper - News and Feature: In-depth Second Place “Caught in chaos” - Newsroom

Downtown Journal Newspaper - Photojournalism: Feature First Place “Finding a new path” - Robb Long

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - Business: Feature Third Place “Is staying put good enough?” - Jane Brissett

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - Business: In-depth First Place “Filling the gaps” - Jane Brissett

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - Business: Spot News First Place “Midwest Airlines' arrival, departure” - Peter Passi

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - Editorial and Opinion: General Column Second Place “Astronomy widow” - Linda Hanson

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - News and Feature: In-depth Third Place “Risk and rewards” - Jana Hollingsworth & Janna Goerdt

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - News and Feature: Investigative First Place “Eat, drink and be wary” - Brandon Stahl

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - News and Feature: Long Feature First Place “Walking wounded” - Brandon Stahl

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - News and Feature: Short feature First Place “Transformations in life, in art” - Ann Klefstad

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - News and Feature: Spot News First Place “Gunflint Trail Blaze” - John Myers, Janna Goerdt, Will Ashenmacher & Patrick Garmoe

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - News and Feature: Spot News Second Place “Winter's wallop” - John Myers, Janna Goerdt, Peter Passi & Brandon Stahl

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - Package: Best Overall Package First Place “Price of poverty” - Staff

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - Package: Best Special Section First Place “Grandma's Marathon” - Staff

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: Feature Headline First Place “Feline purrsuasion” - Kelli Sandhurst

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: News Headline First Place “Burglar flees - with nothing at all” - Craig Gustafson

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2008 Page One Award Winners

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: Section Front Layout Second Place “SSKO runs away with titles” - Kelli Sandhurst

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - Sports: Column First Place “Given a shot” - Rick Lubbers

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - Sports: Feature First Place “Strength transcends sport” - Kevin Pates

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - Sports: Feature Second Place “Career interrupted” - Jon Nowacki

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - Sports: Feature Third Place “Ticket to history” - Andy Greder

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - Sports: Spot News Third Place “Northern Exposure” - Rick Weegman

Duluth News Tribune Web Site: Best Web Site (Affiliated) Third Place “duluthnewstribune.com” - Jason Mohr

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - News and Feature: In-depth First Place “With the 148th” - Chris Hamilton

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: Feature Page Layout First Place “Journey to the stars” - Tamara Gruhot

Duluth News Tribune Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: Page One Layout First Place “Inches from the brink” - Andrew Krueger

Duluth News Tribune Web Site: Best Continuing Coverage First Place “Ham Lake fire” - Newsroom

Fox 21 News TV - News & Feature: Feature First Place “A special prom date” - Julie Moravchik & Chris Misun

Fox 21 News TV - News & Feature: Feature Second Place “On the job hospice quilt” - Julie Moravchik & John Thain

Fox 21 News TV - News & Feature: Hard News Report First Place “Teenage suicide” - Nick LaFave & John Thain

Fox 21 News TV - News & Feature: Hard News Report Second Place “Hawthorn unsolved murder” - Melissa Ganje & Carrie Kohlmeier

Fox 21 News TV - News & Feature: Newscast First Place “Fox 21 News first broadcast” - Newsroom & Julie Moravchik

KARE-TV TV - News & Feature: Feature First Place “Entry level” - Boyd Huppert & Jonathan Malat

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2008 Page One Award Winners

KARE-TV TV - News & Feature: Mini-documentary/in-depth series First Place “June's journey” - Jim Douglas & Boyd Huppert

KARE-TV TV - News & Feature: Spot/Breaking News Third Place “No day for sightseeing” - Boyd Huppert & Andy Sugden

KARE-TV TV - Sports: Feature First Place “In the game” - Boyd Huppert & Jonathan Malat

KMSP-TV TV - News & Feature: Hard News Report Second Place “Dissecting a doubtful death” - Jeff Baillon & Tyler Ryan

KMSP-TV TV - News & Feature: Investigative Third Place “Temptations in the tunnel” - Jeff Bailon & Spencer Driskill

KNSI Radio: Mini-documentary/In-depth Series First Place “St. Cloud safety efforts” - Cassie Hart

KNSI Radio: Newscast First Place “Newscast” - Cassie Hart

KSTP-TV TV - Best Use of Audio/Video: Best Use of Video Second Place “Barefoot champion” - John Gross

KSTP-TV TV - News & Feature: Feature-length documentary First Place “One day in August” - On the Road Staff

KSTP-TV TV - News & Feature: Feature-length documentary Second Place “Beyond the bridge” - Kristi Piehl, Tim Jones, Mike Maybay & Dana Benson

KSTP-TV TV - News & Feature: Feature-length documentary Third Place “Minnesotans saving Armenia” - Jason Davis, Mike Brunswick, Phil Thiesse & Gail Brown

KSTP-TV TV - News & Feature: Investigative Second Place “College football corruption” - Bob McNaney, Jim O'Connell, Dana Benson & Lindsay Radford

KSTP-TV TV - News & Feature: Mini-documentary/in-depth series Second Place “Beyond the bridge” - Kristi Piehl, Tim Jones, Mike Maybay & Dana Benson

KSTP-TV TV - News & Feature: Newscast First Place “25th straight hour” - Newsroom

KSTP-TV TV - News & Feature: Spot/Breaking News First Place “First TV reporter at bridge collapse” - Allison Triarsi

KSTP-TV TV - News & Feature: Spot/Breaking News Second Place “Bridge collapse” - Newsroom

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2008 Page One Award Winners

KSTP-TV TV - Sports: Feature Third Place “Wheelchair coach” - John Gross

KSTP-TV Web Site: Best Continuing Coverage Second Place “35W bridge collapse” - Justin Piehowski, Eric Boyles & Jeff Fett

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - Business: Feature Second Place “Keeping them” - H.J. Cummins

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - Business: Feature Third Place “Julie Gilbert: women's warrior” - Jackie Crosby

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - Business: General Column First Place “At Juut, that extra dollar goes to health” - H.J. Cummins

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - Business: General Column Second Place “Wills: do it yourself or pay a lawyer?” - Kara McGuire

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - Business: In-depth First Place “Med Tech - the next frontier” - Janet Moore

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - Business: Spot News First Place “Ex-CEO to NWA to take helm at Delta” - Liz Fedor

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - Business: Spot News Second Place “Alleged mortgage conspiracy led to $50-million in losses” - Chris Serres & Dan Browning

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - Editorial and Opinion: Editorial First Place “To help small towns, help small businesses” - Lori Sturdevant

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - Editorial and Opinion: Editorial Second Place “Exposed to art, and better for it” - Eric Ringham

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - Editorial and Opinion: Editorial Third Place “Silencing students and wasting money” - Tim O'Brien

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - Editorial and Opinion: General Column Second Place “Before grief goes, grief grows” - Gail Rosenblum

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - Graphics and Illustrations: In-depth First Place “13 seconds in August” - Jane Freidmann, Pamela Louwagie, Rhonda Prast & James Eli Shiffer

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - News and Feature: In-depth Second Place “The family that fell” - Maura Lerner & Laurie Hertzel

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2008 Page One Award Winners

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - News and Feature: Investigative First Place “Money vs. safety at MnDOT” - Paul McEnroe & Tony Kennedy

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - News and Feature: Investigative Third Place “The longest clean-up” - David Shaffer

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - Package: Best Overall Package First Place “Home sweet home 2037” - Karen Youso & Mark Boswell

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: Feature Headline Second Place “No bills a-waiting” - Neal Gendler

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: Feature Headline Third Place “Putting the west into W. Lake Street” - Vince Tuss

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: News Headline Third Place “Minding those manors” - Jim Anderson

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - Sports: Spot News Second Place “Isles GM says Lucia's coaching hurt Okposo” - Brian Stensaas

Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper - News and Feature: Long Feature First Place “"Am I dead? I must be dead."” - Pam Louwagie

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Business: Feature Second Place “Target starts solar-power rollout” - John Vomhof Jr.

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Business: General Column First Place “Borders, Block E: a tale told in titles” - Mark Reilly

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Business: In-depth Second Place “Biotech firms lured by Ohio's rich incentives” - Katharine Grayson

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Business: In-depth Third Place “Rider Bennett attorneys find new homes” - Bryant Ruiz Switzky

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Business: Spot News Second Place “HighJump vets start buyout firm” - Katharine Grayson

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Business: Spot News Third Place “ResCap exiting 12 floors of Bloomington building” - Sam Black

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2008 Page One Award Winners

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Editorial and Opinion: Editorial Column Second Place “Memo to 3M CEO: talk to Minnesota” - Dirk DeYoung

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Editorial and Opinion: Editorial Column Third Place “Caught red-lighted by photocop” - Mark Reilly

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Graphics and Illustrations: Art & Illustration First Place “Extreme growth” - Derek Thomson

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Graphics and Illustrations: Art & Illustration Second Place “Special Report: economic development Mankato” - Derek Thomson

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Graphics and Illustrations: Spot News First Place “Hummer bummer” - Eric Johnson

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Graphics and Illustrations: Spot News Second Place “Number of MN deals” - Derek Thomson

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Package: Best Overall Package Second Place “Operation Reintegration” - Staff

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: Feature Page Layout Second Place “Funds in the sun” - Eric Johnson

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: News Headline Second Place “Minneapolis wine bar to pull out all the stops with new technology” - Jenny Woods

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: Section Front Layout First Place “Director compensation” - Eric Johnson

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Sports: Column Second Place “The ticket to team payrolls” - John Vomhof Jr.

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Sports: Feature First Place “Sports agent crunches numbers for his clients” - John Vomhof Jr.

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2008 Page One Award Winners

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Sports: Spot News First Place “Timberwolves readying post-KG marketing push” - John Vomhof Jr.

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Newspaper - Graphics and Illustrations: In depth First Place “Future 610” - Eric Johnson

Minnesota Law and Politics Magazine - News, Feature and Business: General column First Place “All seriousness aside” - Bill White

Minnesota Law and Politics Magazine - News, Feature and Business: Government or Political Story First Place “Cirisi does it” - David Brauer, Larry Marcus, Steve Kaplan & Bill White

Minnesota Law and Politics Magazine - News, Feature and Business: Government or Political Story Second Place “Plan of attack” - Kevin Featherly, Larry Marcus, Steve Kaplan & Bill White

Minnesota Law and Politics Magazine - News, Feature and Business: Government or Political Story Third Place “Enemies: A love story” - Dave Kenney, Larry Marcus, Steve Kaplan & Bill White

Minnesota Law and Politics Magazine - News, Feature and Business: News Feature Third Place “Muslims and Minnesota law” - J. Trout Lowen, Larry Marcus, Steve Kaplan & Bill White

Minnesota Law and Politics Magazine - News, Feature and Business: Social issues story First Place “Mental illness and the law” - Frank Jossi, Larry Marcus, Steve Kaplan & Bill White

Minnesota Monitor Web Site: Best Newsroom Blog (Independent) First Place “ericblackink” - Eric Black

Minnesota Monitor Web Site: Best Single News Story (Independent) First Place “"Annarama! Anna Nicole Smith and the Experience Newspaper"” - Paul Schmelzer

Minnesota Monitor Web Site: Best Web Site (Independent) Third Place “minnesotamonitor.com” - Staff

Minnesota Monthly Magazine - News, Feature and Business: General column Second Place “Green monsters” - Mary Jo Phel

Minnesota Monthly Magazine - News, Feature and Business: News Feature Second Place “Who pulled the plug on Lake Superior?” - Tim Gihring

Minnesota Monthly Magazine - News, Feature and Business: Social issues story Second Place “The warriors at home” - Tim Gihring

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2008 Page One Award Winners

Minnesota Public Radio Radio: Feature First Place “4H Dance” - Nikki Tundel

Minnesota Public Radio Radio: Feature Second Place “Chicken caper” - Curtis Gilbert

Minnesota Public Radio Radio: Hard News Report Second Place “Housing inspections” - Jessica Mador

Minnesota Public Radio Radio: Investigative First Place “Toxic Traces revisited” - Lorna Benson

Minnesota Public Radio Radio: Investigative Second Place “How long are children waiting?” - Elizabeth Stawicki & Dan Gunderson

Minnesota Public Radio Radio: Mini-documentary/In-depth Series First Place “Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: The invisible disorder” - Cara Hetland & Tom Robertson

Minnesota Public Radio Radio: Mini-documentary/In-depth Series Second Place “Songs From Scratch” - Nikki Tundel, Sanden Totten, Larissa Anderson & Chris Roberts

Minnesota Public Radio Radio: Spot/Breaking News First Place “Bridge coverage” - Newsroom

Minnesota Sun Newspapers Newspaper - Editorial and Opinion: Editorial Column First Place “Remembering a life well lived” - Sally Thompson

Minnosota Public Radio Radio: Hard News Report First Place “False docs” - Annie Baxter & Ambar Espinoza

MinnPost Web Site: Best Web Site (Independent) Second Place “minnpost.com” - Joel Kramer, Roger Buoen, Corey Anderson & Newsroom

MinnPost.com Web Site: Best Single News Story (Independent) Second Place “Urban designers: Minneapolis should dump skyways.” - Steve Berg

Northeaster Newspaper Newspaper - News and Feature: Investigative Third Place “A painful ending to a lifetime of building” - Kerry Ashmore

Press Publications Newspaper - News and Feature: Short feature Second Place “Setting up to sail away” - Mike Morgan

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2008 Page One Award Winners

Press Publications Newspaper - Sports: Spot News Second Place “Prep Bowl bound” - Patrick Johnson

Rochester Magazine Magazine - News, Feature and Business: Business Feature Second Place “Burning questions” - Steve Lange

Rochester Magazine Magazine - News, Feature and Business: General column Third Place “Real age of enlightenment” - Steve Lange

Rochester Magazine Magazine - News, Feature and Business: Leisure and lifestyle story First Place “Novel approach” - Megan Malugani

Rochester Magazine Magazine - News, Feature and Business: Leisure and lifestyle story Second Place “Headdresses, heels and high kicks” - Steve Lange

Rochester Magazine Magazine - News, Feature and Business: Leisure and lifestyle story Third Place “Alter egos” - Megan Malugani

Rochester Magazine Magazine - News, Feature and Business: News Feature First Place “Behind the lines” - Steve Lange

Rochester Women Magazine Magazine - News, Feature and Business: Business Feature Third Place “Creating community” - Ellington Miller Bandel

ROI Central Minnesota Magazine - News, Feature and Business: Business Feature First Place “Quality management: the promise of Six Sigma” - Amy Trong

St Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Business: In-depth Second Place “Standing on oil & From bust to bounty” - Leslie Brooks Suzukamo

St. Cloud Times Newspaper - News and Feature: Investigative Second Place “Busing beyond borders” - Dave Aeikens

St. Cloud Times Newspaper - News and Feature: Long Feature Third Place “Securing the past” - Amy Bowen

St. Cloud Times Web Site: Best Use of Multimedia Second Place “Downtown after dark” - Staff

St. Cloud Times Web Site: Best Web Site (Affiliated) Second Place “sctimes.com” - Staff

St. Cloud Times Web Site: Best Newsroom Blog (Affiliated) First Place “Democracy at work” - Lawrence Schumacher

St. Croix Valley Press Newspaper - Editorial and Opinion: Editorial Second Place “…the bombs bursting in air.'” - Jackie Dubbe

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2008 Page One Award Winners

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Editorial and Opinion: Arts & Entertainment First Place “iPod Challenged” - Molly Millett

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Editorial and Opinion: General Column Third Place “Exercising contract diligence” - Debra O'Connor

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Graphics and Illustrations: Art & Illustration Second Place “Mean girls” - Kirk Lyttle

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Graphics and Illustrations: In-depth Third Place “A lot riding on Farm Bill” - Tom Webb & Steve Thomas

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - News and Feature: In-depth First Place “35W bridge collapse” - Staff

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - News and Feature: In-depth Third Place “Iraq homecoming” - Staff

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - News and Feature: Investigative Second Place “From dreams to desolation” - Nicole Garrison-Sprenger, Dave Orrick, Steve Thomas, Phil Pina & Ann Harrington

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - News and Feature: Long Feature Second Place “Harry's greatest spell” - Molly Millett

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - News and Feature: Long Feature Third Place “The first hours, the only hours” - Mary Divine

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - News and Feature: Short Feature Second Place “A marathon of great getaways” - Richard Chin

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - News and Feature: Short Feature Third Place “Could this man have stopped a killer?” - Alex Friedrich

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - News and Feature: Spot News First Place “Ham Lake Fire” - Chris Niskanen

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - News and Feature: Spot News Third Place “St. Paul triple homicide” - Mara Gottfried, Frederick Melo & Doug Belden

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Package: Best Overall Package Second Place “Horror! Won't someone save me from my cell?!” - Debra O'Connor, David Steinlicht & Amanda Willis

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: Feature Headline First Place “Locks myth” - Amy Nelson

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: Feature Page Layout First Place “Kid's birthday parties” - Ellen M. Thompson

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2008 Page One Award Winners

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: News Headline Second Place “The first hours, the only hours” - Michael Decaire

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: News Headline Third Place “Heck on wheels” - Trisha Callopy

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Photojournalism: Feature First Place “New look, same fun” - Scott Takushi

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Photojournalism: Feature Second Place “Memorial Day reflections” - Jean Pieri

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Photojournalism: Feature Third Place “It's not over” - Jean Pieri

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Photojournalism: General News First Place “I heard it crack'” - Brandi Jade Thomas

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Photojournalism: General News Second Place “Tired, scared, struggling” - Ben Garvin

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Photojournalism: General News Third Place “The Swans” - Sherri LaRose-Chiglo

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Photojournalism: Photo essay First Place “Lure of the land” - Ben Garvin

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Photojournalism: Photo essay Second Place “Home delivery” - Ben Garvin

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Photojournalism: Photo essay Third Place “Soldier bride” - Ben Garvin

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Photojournalism: Portrait First Place “Mat wiz” - Richard Marshall

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Photojournalism: Portrait Second Place “Horrors and hope” - John Doman

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Photojournalism: Portrait Third Place “The Mask” - Sherri LaRose-Chiglo

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Photojournalism: Sports First Place “Not so prime time” - Brandi Jade Thomas

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Photojournalism: Sports Second Place “Hail Mary, TD grace” - Ben Garvin

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Sports: Column First Place “Front and center” - Sean Jensen

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2008 Page One Award Winners

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Sports: Feature Second Place “Broke, but not broken” - Sean Jensen

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Sports: Feature Third Place “Seeking relief” - Kelsie Smith

St. Paul Pioneer Press Web Site: Best Continuing Coverage Third Place “Iraq: the homecoming” - Newsroom

St. Paul Pioneer Press Web Site: Best Use of Multimedia Third Place “Adrian Peterson breaks rushing record” - Chris Polydoroff, Brandi Jade Thomas & Scott Takushi

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Editorial and Opinion: General Column First Place “A veteran fights alone” - Ruben Rosario

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: News Headline TIE: First Place “"Luke, I am your--uncle." Short films about Darth Vader's brother have taken the internet by storm.” - Jessica Fleming

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: News Headline TIE: First Place “Add sports, subtract girls, boost literacy.” - Erin Pfeiffer

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: Page One Layout First Place “All were soldiers” - Ben Ramsden

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: Page One Layout Second Place “August 2, 2007 -- Bridge collapse” - Newsroom

St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper - Page Design/Layout: Page One Layout Third Place “Sunday, March 25, 2007” - Amanda Willis

The Free Press Newspaper - Business: Feature First Place “Which way for health care?” - Tim Krohn

The Free Press Newspaper - Editorial and Opinion: Editorial First Place “Insurance law needs changing” - Joe Spear

The Free Press Newspaper - Editorial and Opinion: Editorial Third Place “Moratorium won't solve problem” - Tim Krohn

The Free Press Newspaper - Editorial and Opinion: General Column First Place “Time is now for MSU, community to combat excessive drinking” - Tim Krohn

The Free Press Newspaper - News and Feature: Spot News Third Place “Tragedy has few answers” - Dan Nienaber

The Free Press Newspaper - Photojournalism: Feature Second Place “Vroom with a view” - John Cross

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2008 Page One Award Winners

The Free Press Newspaper - Photojournalism: General News First Place “Saying goodbye” - John Cross

The Free Press Newspaper - Photojournalism: Portrait First Place “One last hug” - John Cross

The Free Press Newspaper - Photojournalism: Sports First Place “Hard loss” - Pat Christman

The Free Press Newspaper - News and Feature: Short feature Third Place “Caty's gifts” - Dan Nienaber

Twin Cities Daily Planet Web Site: Best Web Site (Independent) First Place “tcdailyplanet.com” - Staff

Twin Cities Daily Planet Web Site: Best Newsroom Blog (Independent) Second Place “New Minnesotans speak” - Newsroom

Twin Cities Daily Planet Web Site: Best Single News Story (Independent) Third Place “Preserving the Great Lakes” - Anna Pratt

University of St. Thomas Magazine Magazine - News, Feature and Business: Social issues story Third Place “Rooftops and bus rides” - Jane Tigan

WCCO-TV TV - Best Use of Audio/Video: Best Use of Video First Place “Akerlund Studio” - Jose Pasual

WCCO-TV TV - Best Use of Audio/Video: Best Use of Video Third Place “Fall colors 2007” - Tony Knoss

WCCO-TV TV - News & Feature: Feature Second Place “Reindeer Man” - Jeanette Trompeter & Jose Pascual

WCCO-TV TV - News & Feature: Hard News Report First Place “WWII memorial trip” - Paula Engelking, Tom Aviles, Tony Knoss & Don Shelby

WCCO-TV TV - News & Feature: Hard News Report Third Place “Inside a heart attack” - Dennis Douda & Bill Kruskop

WCCO-TV TV - News & Feature: Investigative First Place “WCCO-TV I-Team: are you getting greased at Heartland Jiffy Lubes?” - Maria Awes, Frank Vascellaro, Tony Knoss & Jose Pascual

WCCO-TV TV - News & Feature: Mini-documentary/in-depth series Second Place “WWII memorial trip” - Staff

WCCO-TV TV - Sports: Feature Second Place “Muskie rampage” - Bill Hudson & Jose Pascual

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2008 Page One Award Winners

White Bear Press Newspaper - Photojournalism: Sports Second Place “Brawl in St. Paul” - Paul Dols

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