Below are the results for the 67th Annual Green Eyeshade Awards – except for the Best of Show awards. Our judges select the best from each main category, then select one winner of the Green Eyeshade. That takes an extra little while.
Judges didn’t have to select a winner if they believed the entries didn’t merit it. To correct errors or omissions, please email contest administrator .
Overall Winners throughout the Green Eye Shade Award states
http://www.greeneyeshade.org/2017-winners/
Winners in SPJ Region 3 area including Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina
PRINT: DAILIES
Deadline Reporting: Large Dailies
First Place: Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com – Staff, Omar Mateen
- Second Place: The Miami Herald – Staff, Breaking news coverage of Fidel Castro’s death
Non-Deadline Reporting: Large Dailies
- Third Place: Tampa Bay Times – Laura Reiley, Farm to fable
Investigative Reporting: Large Dailies
- Second Place: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Staff, Doctors & Sex Abuse
- Third Place: Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com – Lucas Daprile, The LLC Loophole
Feature Writing: Large Dailies
- Second Place: Tampa Bay Times – Lane DeGregory, Lane DeGregory on life, death, and a little light
Non-Deadline Reporting: Small Dailies
- First Place: Naples Daily News – Ryan Mills, Eric Staats, Shrinking Shores
- Second Place: Sarasota Herald Tribune – Maggie Clark, Medicaid
Investigative Reporting: Small Dailies
- First Place: Sarasota Herald Tribune – Chris Anderson, Mason
- Third Place: Sarasota Herald Tribune – Josh Salman, Emily Le Coz and Elizabeth Johnson, Bias on the Bench
Feature Writing: Small Dailies
- First Place: The Post and Courier – Tony Bartelme, Every Other Breath: Hidden Stories of Climate Change
- Second Place: Sarasota Herald Tribune – Chris Anderson, Mason
- Third Place: The Post and Courier – Jennifer Berry Hawes, Emanuel – one year later
Sports Reporting: All Dailies
- First Place: Miami Herald – Staff, The Death of Jose Fernandez
Sports Commentary: All Dailies
- First Place: Tampa Bay Times – Tom Jones, Tom Jones on Tampa Bay sports
- Second Place: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Dave Hyde, Dave Hyde columns
- Third Place: Tampa Bay Times – Martin Fennelly, Martin Fennelly on Tampa Bay sports
Business Reporting: All Dailies
- First Place: Tampa Bay Times – Susan Taylor Martin, Susan Taylor Martin on Real Estate
- Second Place: Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com – Lucas Daprile, The LLC Loophole
Public Affairs Reporting: All Dailies
- First Place: Miami Herald – Michael Sallah, investigative reporter; Jay Weaver, staff writer, Opa-locka: City for Sale
- Second Place: Sun Sentinel – Megan O’Matz, Sally Kestin, Stephen Hobbs, Amy Shipley, Forsaken:Florida’s Broken Mental Health System
- Third Place: Tampa Bay Times – Chris O’Donnell, Chris O’Donnell on local government
Politics Reporting: All Dailies
- First Place: Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com – Staff, Body of Work
- Second Place: The Miami Herald – Patricia Mazzei, Patricia Mazzei political reporting entry
- Third Place: Tampa Bay Times – Alex Leary, Alex Leary on the 2016 Presidential election
Courts & The Law Reporting: All Dailies
- First Place: Sarasota Herald Tribune – Josh Salman, Emily Le Coz and Elizabeth Johnson, Bias on the Bench
- Second Place: Daily Business Review – Celia Ampel, Celia Ampel – portfolio
- Third Place: Sarasota Herald Tribune – Lee Williams, Prosecutor Pub Crawl
Disaster Coverage: All Dailies
- Second Place: The Advocate – Staff, Rising waters
- Third Place: The Associated Press – Staff, Baton Rouge’s Disastrous Summer
Consumer Reporting- All Dailies
- First Place: Tampa Bay Times – William R. Levesque, Nathaniel Lash, Anthony Cormier, Breakdown of Oversight
- Second Place: Sun Sentinel – Sally Kestin, Taimy Alvarez, The Gulf’s Deadly Harvest
- Third Place: Tampa Bay Times – Laura Reiley, Farm to fable
Travel Writing: All Dailies
- First Place: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Suzanne Van Atten, Discover the Georgia Barrier Islands
- Second Place: Miami Herald – Mimi Whitefield, Opening the Cuba market
- Third Place: Orlando Sentinel – Sandra Pedicini, Sandra Pedicini Portfolio
Criticism: All Dailies
- First Place: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Michael Mayo, Dining reviews by Michael Mayo
- Second Place: Sun Sentinel – Jake Cline, Concert reviews by Jake Cline
Serious Commentary: All Dailies
- First Place: Tampa Bay Times – John Romano, John Romano on Florida
- Second Place: The Palm Beach Post – Frank Cerabino, Frank Cerabino – Serious Commentary
Humorous Commentary: All Dailies
- First Place: The Palm Beach Post – Frank Cerabino, Frank Cerabino – Humorous
Editorial Writing: All Dailies
- First Place: Tampa Bay Times – Molly Moorhead, The under-represented
- Third Place: The Palm Beach Post – Rick Christie and Howard Goodman, The Palm Beach Post Sales Tax Editorials
Public Service in Daily Journalism: All Dailies
- First Place: Tampa Bay Times – William R. Levesque, Nathaniel Lash, Anthony Cormier, Breakdown of Oversight
- Second Place: Miami Herald – Staff, Zika strikes South Florida
- Third Place: Tampa Bay Times – Laura Reiley, Farm to fable
PRINT: NON-DAILIES
Feature Writing: Non-Dailies
- Second Place: Alabama Media Group – Connor Sheets, Features by Connor Sheets
- Third Place: Miami New Times – Tim Elfrink, The Real Story Behind the Movie War Dogs
Sports Reporting: Non-Dailies
- First Place: Miami New Times – Tim Elfrink, Sucker Punch: A South Florida Boxing Rivalry Leads to Cold-Blooded Murder
Business Reporting: Non-Dailies
- First Place: Orlando Business Journal – Richard Bilbao, Anjali Fluker, Matthew Richardson, Rachel Williams, Orlando Business Journal team coverage
Technology Reporting: Non-Dailies
- First Place: Miami New Times – Brittany Shammas, Life Blood: South Beach’s Elite Pay Thousands for IV Therapy Even Though Critics Say It’s a Scam
Courts & The Law Reporting: Non-Dailies
- First Place: AL.com – Challen Stephens, Deputy shoots dog after man loses everything in trailer fire
Disaster Coverage: Non-Dailies
- First Place: Orlando Business Journal – Staff, Orlando mass shooting coverage
Consumer Reporting: Non-Dailies
- First Place: Miami New Times – Jessica Lipscomb, Lost at Sea: Kids Drown in Cruise Ship Pools With No Lifeguards on Duty
Criticism: Non-Dailies
- Second Place: Miami New Times – Ciara LaVelle, Criticism by Ciara LaVelle
Serious Commentary: Non-Dailies
- First Place: Miami New Times – Chuck Strouse, Chuck Strouse columns
- Third Place: The News Observer – Jim Massara, Blessings make crown easier to see
Humorous Commentary: Non-Dailies
- First Place: Orlando Business Journal – Cindy Barth, Orlando Business Journal humorous commentary
Public Service in Non-Daily Journalism
- First Place: Miami New Times – Jessica Lipscomb, Bit Con: Cryptsy Founder Paul Vernon Disappeared, Along With Millions of His Customers’ Cash
PRINT: MAGAZINES
General News Writing: Magazines
- First Place: Atlanta magazine – Josh Green, The Gentrifier
- Second Place: Teaching Tolerance – Monita K. Bell, Adrienne van der Valk, Valerie Downs, 100 Years in the Making
Feature Writing: Magazines
- First Place: Senior Times – Michael Stone, The Last of World War II
- Third Place: Teaching Tolerance – Robert Reece, Heather O’Connell, Adrienne van der Valk, Segregation Forever?
Serious Commentary: Magazines
- First Place: Georgia Trend – Susan Percy, 3 Susan Percy columns
- Second Place: Georgia Trend – Neely Young, 3 Neely Young columns
Humorous Commentary: Magazines
- First Place: Cobb Life Magazine – Mark Wallace Maguire, You might be a Dad if…
- Second Place: City & Shore Magazine, the Sun Sentinel – Mark Gauert, First Words, the Editor & Publisher’s letter: “When You Are Up to Your Sawgrass in Alligators,” “If These Floors Could Talk,” and “An Orange Letter Day.”
PRINT: GRAPHICS
Feature Photography: Newspapers
- Second Place: Orlando Business Journal – Jim Carchidi, Orlando Business Journal feature photography
- Third Place: The Palm Beach Post – Bruce R. Bennett, Feature Photos
Sports Photography: Newspapers
- First Place: Miami Herald – Al Diaz, Sports Portfolio
Graphics: Newspapers
- Second Place: The Palm Beach Post – Becca Vaughan, Heroin: Killer of a generation
- Third Place: Orlando Business Journal – Victoria Prichard, Orlando Business Journal cybersecurity
Editorial Cartoon
- First Place: Cagle Cartoons C – Bill Day, The Virus of Bigotry
- Third Place: Alabama Media Group – JD Crowe, JD Crowe Editorial Cartoons
Illustrations: Magazines
- Second Place: Teaching Tolerance – Russell Estes, Closed for Business
- Third Place: Teaching Tolerance – Russell Estes, A New Frame of Mind
Best Cover: Magazines
- Third Place: Teaching Tolerance – Russell Estes, Teaching Tolerance Spring 2016
TELEVISION
Best Newscast: Television
- First Place: WLTX News 19 – Marybeth Jacoby, WLTX Staff, WLTX 19 Spot News Matthew Preps
Breaking News Coverage- Television
- First Place: Bay News 9 – Laurie Davison, Tim Kania, Hospital Evacuation
- Second Place: WLTX News 19 – Marybeth Jacoby, Michael Patterson, WLTX Staff, WLTX 19 Breaking News Flooding 2016
- Third Place: SNN Suncoast News Network and WFLA News Channel 8 – Krystel Knowles, Craig Burdick and John Rogers, Breaking News: Packinghouse Fire
Investigative Reporting: Television
- First Place: WTSP TV – mike deeson, amy marinec, paul thorson, melissa rancourt, Hospice Dying to get patients
- Second Place: WFTS/ABC Action News – Adam Walser, Randy Wright, Fran Gilpin, GradPoint–Gaming Graduation Rates
- Third Place: WPBF 25 News – Terri Parker, Joel Waldmann, Playing Doctor – How an teenage “doctor” fooled his family, the government and his patients
Feature Reporting: Television
- First Place: WESH-TV – Greg Fox, Reporter / Gordon Portell, Photographer, Lost Luggage
- Second Place: Bay News 9 – Laurie Davison, Tim Kania, The Reunion
- Third Place: Bay News 9 – Laurie Davison, Tim Kania, Painting for a Good Cause
Documentaries: Television
- First Place: WUFT-TV – Michael Stone, Ethan Magoc, Chase Drayer, Justin Tompkins, Pearl Harbor: 75 Years Later
- Second Place: Florida Center for Investigative Reporting – Alexandra Clinton, Adeel Ahmed, Ashwin Gandbhir, Asad Faruqi, Unforgiven
- Third Place: WLTX News 19 – Marybeth Jacoby, Leroy Green, JR Berry, Eric Alkire, WLTX 19 Making of a Soldier
Public Service in Television Journalism
- First Place: SNN Suncoast News Network – Krystel Knowles, Marco La Manno, Justin Mosely and Kelby Miller, Hurricane Amnesia
- Second Place: WTSP TV – Mike Deeson, Amy Marinec, Paul Thorson, Melissa Rancourt, Big Stink Over St Pete Sewage
RADIO
Best Newscast: Radio
- Second Place: WABE – WABE news staff, WABE Newscast March 28, 2016
Breaking News Reporting: Radio
- Second Place: WLRN News – WLRN News Staff, Fidel Dies
Investigative Reporting: Radio
- Third Place: WLRN-Miami Herald News – Rowan Moore Gerety, School Suspensions Continue In Spite Of Miami-Dade’s No-Suspension Policy
Feature Reporting: Radio
- First Place: Georgia Public Broadcasting – Bradley George, Grant Blankenship, Girls of Leesburg Stockade
- Third Place: WUSF Public Media – Quincy Walters, 70 Years Later, Showman Not Slowing Down
Documentaries: Radio
- First Place: Alabama Public Radio – Pat Duggins, Stan Ingold, Alex AuBuchon, MacKenzie Bates, “Legacy of the Storm”
- Second Place: WABE – Lisa George and WABE Staff, Atlanta Remembers: The 1996 Olympics
- Third Place: Alabama Public Radio – Pat Duggins, Stan Ingold, Alex AuBuchon, MacKenzie Bates, “…and justice for all.”
Public Service in Radio Journalism
- Second Place: Georgia Public Broadcasting – Grant Blankenship, Gabrielle Ware, Ezra Morris, Crime, Cops and Communities
- Third Place: WLRN News – Staff, Zika In South Florida
ONLINE
Digital Media Presentation
- First Place: The Palm Beach Post – Mike Stucka, Mark Buzek, Spe Chen, Melanie Mena, Heroin: Killer of a generation
- Second Place: Fusion – Staff of Fusion, Death by Fentanyl
- Third Place: Tampa Bay Times – Eli Zhang, Caitlin Johnston, Anthony Cormier, How the plan to rebuild the Howard Frankland bridge fell apart
Deadline Reporting: Online
- First Place: Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com – Staff, Slain Couple
Non-Deadline Reporting: Online
- Second Place: Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com – Leah Voss, Maureen Kenyon, Life Before Death
- Third Place: WLRN News – Staff, In The Land Of Water
Investigative Reporting: Online
- Second Place: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Staff, Doctors & Sex Abuse
Serious Commentary: Online
- Second Place: FloridaPolitics.com / Extensive Enterprises Media – Martin Dyckman, The Death Penalty in Florida – commentary by Martin Dyckman
Best Blog
- Second Place: Tampa Bay Times – Jeffrey Solochek, Gradebook
- Third Place: Tampa Bay Times – Alex Leary, Adam C. Smith, Steve Bousquet, The Buzz
Sports Reporting: Online
- First Place: Alabama Media Group – Joseph Goodman, Joseph Goodman
- Second Place: Alabama Media Group – Michael Casagrande, Michael Casagrande
- Third Place: WLRN News – Luis Hernandez, Muhammad Ali In Our Backyard
Sports Commentary: Online
- First Place: Alabama Media Group – Kevin Scarbinsky, Kevin Scarbinsky
Business Reporting: Online
- First Place: The Palm Beach Post – Charles Elmore, Charles Elmore Online Business Reporting
- Second Place: WLRN News – Tom Hudson, The Sunshine Economy
- Third Place: FloridaPolitics.com / Extensive Enterprises Media – James Rosica, The politics of gambling in Florida
Politics Reporting: Online
- First Place: WLRN News – WLRN News Staff, Decision Florida: A Sample of WLRN’s 2016 Election Coverage
- Second Place: Florida Center for Investigative Reporting – Alexandra Clinton, Adeel Ahmed, Ashwin Gandbhir, Asad Faruqi, Unforgiven
- Third Place: FloridaPolitics.com / Extensive Enterprises Media – Scott Powers, Work of Scott Powers, reporter at FloridaPolitics.com
Specialized Site
- First Place: WUSF, WLRN and WMFE – Staff, Health News Florida
Public Service in Online Journalism
- First Place: Tampa Bay Times – Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, PolitiFact
- Second Place: WLRN News – Wilson Sayre, Find Your Way Through The 98 Possible Amendments On The South Florida Ballots
Videography: Online or Television
- First Place: Florida Center for Investigative Reporting – Alexandra Clinton, Adeel Ahmed, Ashwin Gandbhir, Asad Faruqi, Unforgiven
- Second Place: Tampa Bay Times – Eve Edelheit, Would you know when it’s time to go?
- Third Place: Fusion – Staff of Fusion, Willing and Able
STUDENT
Best News Reporter in the South
- First Place: WLRN News – Caitlin Switalski, Caitlin Switalski
- Second Place: Georgia Public Broadcasting, Dateline Alabama – Miranda Fulmore, Whitenose Syndrome Treatment, Drug Bust Seizures, and Trump Rally Arrests
Best Feature Writer in the South
- First Place: University Press – Florida Atlantic University – Joe Pye, Broken But Rebuilt, Mama’s Home, Trump Card
- Third Place: WLRN News – Amanda Rabines, Amanda Rabines
Best Sports Writer in the South
- First Place: University Press – Florida Atlantic University – Brendan Feeney, Troubled Waters in Boca Raton, What’s Your Excuse, Sean Labsan: Baseball’s Dual Threat
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