Press Club of Western PA Announces 2011 Golden Quill Winners

Winners and finalists of the 2011 Golden Quills are:

News Illustration

Winner: Stacy Innerst, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Oil Is Its Own Master"

Finalists: Anita Dufalla, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "iVeil"

Stacy Innerst, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Robin Hoods Among Us"

Livolsi-Shriner Award for Feature Illustration

Winner: Daniel Marsula, Pittsburgh Quarterly, Spring Cover

Finalists: Ed Yozwick, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Getting Smarter"

Ed Yozwick, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Western Pennsylvania's Best 18 Public Golf Course Holes"

Editorial Cartoon

Winner: Rob Rogers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "CEO Hell"

Finalists: Rob Rogers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Weighty Summit"

Rob Rogers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Goliath"

Page Design, Online

Winner: Kaitlyn Johnston and Julie Talerico, Pittsburgh Magazine, Online Page Design

Finalists: Steve Mellon and Andrew Rush, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Mapping Mortality"

Brian Rossi and Chris Szekely, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Pittsburgh Rocks"

Page Design, Magazines

Winner: Amy Joy, Robert Morris University, "10Q With Andy Toole"

Page Design, Non-Daily Newspapers

Winner: Sandy Barrie and Eleanor Bailey, The Almanac, "SF, CV, Lebo Lead List of Elite Eleven All-Stars"

Page Design, Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000

Winner: Kimberly Williams and Renee Carthew, Tribune-Democrat, "Homelands"

Page Design, Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation 45,000 and Over

Winner: Ben Howard and Daniel Marsula, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "When School Taxes Attack!"

Finalists: Holly Artz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "A Salute to Summer"  

Steve Ziants, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Sigh, Sigh, Missed American Pride"

Feature, Magazines

Winner: Matt Stroud, Pittsburgh Quarterly, "Baby Byron Turns 18"

Finalists: Jennifer Papale Rignani, Mt. Lebanon, "Atomic Dreams"

Jeffery Fraser, h Magazine, "Family Bonds"

Feature, Non-Daily Newspapers

Winner: Kris Mamula, Pittsburgh Business Times, "The Many Costs of Getting Clean"

Finalists: Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper, "Words and Worth"

Aaron Jentzen, Pittsburgh City Paper, "Metal Riffs"

Radio Feature/Documentary

Winner: Larkin Page-Jacobs, WDUQ-FM, "Deer in the Steel Mill"

Finalists: Ann Murray, The Allegheny Front, WYEP, "Where Play and Nature Intersect for One Pittsburgh Family"

Kara Holsopple and Ann Murray, The Allegheny Front, WYEP, "Proposed Pittsburgh Agriculture Ordinance Ruffles Feathers"

Photo Essay or Story

Winner: Michael Henninger, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "West Virginia Mine Explosion"

Finalists: Michael Henninger, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Haiti: Aftershocks"

Andrew Russell, Tribune-Review, "Glimmers of Hope"

Harry Coughanour Award for Feature Photography, Newspapers, Wire Services or Magazines

Winner: Brad Truxell and Chuck Beard, Pittsburgh Magazine, "A Tale of Three Rivers"

Finalists: Larry Roberts, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Time to Be Quiet"

Michael Henninger, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Deep Divisions"

Feature/Series, Videography

Winner: Ian Smith and Alison Morris, KDKA-TV, "Going for the Record"

Finalists: Dave Colabine and Andy Sheehan, KDKA-TV, "Doctors to Haiti"

Tim Holoman, WPXI-TV, "Refueling Pittsburgh"

Feature, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000

Winner: Staff, Tribune-Democrat, "Homelands"

Finalists: Mary Ann Thomas, Valley News Dispatch, "Gardens of Inspiration"

Chuck Biedka, Valley News Dispatch, "Unsolved Mystery"

Lisa Micco, New Castle News, "Moving Out"

William Kibler, Altoona Mirror, "Union of Races"

Feature, Television

Winner: Alan Jennings and Chris Majewski, WPXI-TV, "Steeler Mancave"

Finalists: David Highfield, Chris Kunicki, Marty Rodgers and Ian Smith, KDKA-TV, "Tax or No Tax"

Dr. Maria Simbra, Dave Colabine and Marty Rodgers, KDKA-TV, "Toddler's New Finger"

Feature, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation 45,000 and Over

Winner: Mike Wereschagin, Tribune-Review, "An Awful Beautiful"

Finalists: Michael Fuoco, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "A Soldier's Heart" series on PTSD

Erich Schwartzel, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "He's Not Just Along for the Ride"

Public Affairs/Documentary, Television

Winner: Mark Barash, Brian Leopold and Steve Fogle, WPXI-TV, "15 Who Dared to Dream"

Online Multimedia Feature

Winner: Steve Mellon, Andrew Rush and Robert Dvorchak, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "The '60 Bucs," the 50th anniversary of the Pirates 1960 World Series

Finalists: Robert Newell, Tribune-Review, "Learn About Tsunamis"

Carly Noel, wpxi.com, "Is the Beacon Hotel Haunted? Investigation Teams Look Into Ghosts"

Business, Magazines

Winner: Jeffery Fraser, Pittsburgh Quarterly, "Masters of Their Fate"

Finalists: Reid Frazier, Pittsburgh Quarterly, "Riding out the Storm"

Seamus McGraw, Pittsburgh Quarterly, Marcellus Shale Series

Business, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Non-Daily Newspapers

Winner:  Patty Tascarella, Pittsburgh Business Times, "Investing It"

Finalists: Staff, Pittsburgh Business Times, "Help Wanted"

Charlie Deitch, Pittsburgh City Paper, "Ponying Up"

Business, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000

Winner: Anne Danahy, Centre Daily Times, "Deep Impact: County Weighs Pros and Cons of Natural Gas Drilling"

Finalists: Brian Rittmeyer, Valley News Dispatch, "New Home Buyers to Get Soaked"

Cliff White, Centre Daily Times, "A Promising Start"

Business, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation 45,000 and Over

Winner: Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "The Network: How Government, Politics and Enterprise Intersect in This Region"

Finalists: Sean Hamill, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "UPMC's Overseas Operations Blossomed in 14 Years"

Thomas Olson, Tribune-Review, "China Poised to Take Crown"

Health/Medical, Magazines

Winner: Douglas Heuck, Pittsburgh Quarterly, "A Gordian Knot: Haiti"

Finalists: Geoffrey W. Melada and Julie Talerico, Pittsburgh Magazine, "Hand in Hand"

Jennifer Bails, Pitt Magazine, "Man in Motion"

Health/Medical, Non-Daily Newspapers

Winner: Kris Mamula and Anya Litvak, Pittsburgh Business Times, "Big Pharma's Deep Pockets"

Finalist: Charlie Deitch, Pittsburgh City Paper, "Heavyweight Champions"

Health/Medical, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,

Circulation Under 45,000

Winner: Rossilynne Skena, Valley News Dispatch, "Veteran, Outlook Rise on New Legs"

Finalists: Rossilynne Skena, Valley News Dispatch, "Pilot Handles Turbulence With Grace"

Tom Yerace, Valley News Dispatch, "School Lunches Go on Diet"

Staff, Tribune-Democrat, "Hope for a Cure"

Health/Medical, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,

Circulation 45,000 and Over

Winner: Luis Fabregas, Tribune-Review, "I Got Through This Once, I Can Get Through it Again"

Finalists: Maria Sciullo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Why It's So Hard to Share Bad News"

Maria Sciullo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Finding a Voice: 'The King's Speech' Draws Attention to Research on Stuttering"

Science/Technology, Magazines

Winner: Ryan Gehm, SAE International, "Emergency Steer Assist From Continental Supports Obstacle-Avoidance Maneuvers"

Science/Technology, Non-Daily Newspapers

Winner: Chris Potter, Pittsburgh City Paper, "Decisive Advantage"

Science/Technology, Newspapers and Wire Services,

Circulation Under 45,000

Winner: Rossilynne Skena, Valley News Dispatch, "Two AK Valley Homeowners Aim to Curb Energy Costs"

Science/Technology, Newspapers and Wire Services,

Circulation 45,000 and Over

Winner: Dennis B. Roddy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "An Adventure in High Tech"

Finalists: Teresa Lindeman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Corralling the Carts"

Sean Hamill, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Research on Poker a Good Deal for Airport Security"

Cultural, Magazines

Winner: Graham Shearing, Pittsburgh Quarterly, "Art Thoughts"

Cultural, Non-Daily Newspapers

Winner: Patricia Van Horn, The Almanac, "Bethel Artist Gives Modern Slant to Paper Cutouts"

Finalists: Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper, "Additional Dialogue"

Stacey Federoff, The Times-Sun, "Luzier Performs at First Niagara Pavilion"

Cultural, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000

Winner: Brad Hundt, Observer-Reporter, "Return of the Polish Prince"

Finalist: Bob McDowell, New Castle News, "Mosaic Man"

Cultural, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation 45,000 and Over

Winner: Alice T. Carter, Tribune-Review, "Opening-Night Rituals"

Finalists: Maria Sciullo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "The Arts Take to Twitter"

Scott Mervis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Rebuilding 'The Wall' "

Criticism, Magazines

Winner: Sandra Levis, Pittsburgh Quarterly, "The Reading Room"

Criticism, Non-Daily Newspapers

Winner: Robert Isenberg, Pittsburgh City Paper, Theater Reviews

Criticism, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation 45,000 and Over

Winner: Bob Hoover, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Franzen's Unhappy Song 'Freedom' "

Finalists: Andrew Druckenbrod, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Claycomb Dominates in 'Lucia,' "

Bob Hoover, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Time's a Goon: Egan Sets the Clock Ticking on Country's Future"

Sports, Magazines

Winner: Chris Weber, Pittsburgh Quarterly, "Along the River's Edge"

Sports, Non-Daily Newspapers

Winner: Lauren Daley, Pittsburgh City Paper, "Hard Knocks"

Finalists: Walter Villa, Pittsburgh Sports Report, "Crushing Cancer"

Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Sports Report, "Judge and Jury"

Sports Reporting, Radio

Winner: Bruce Sakalik, KQV, "Sports Year in Review"

Sports Reporting, Television

Winner: Jory Rand and Michael Challik, KDKA-TV, "From RMU to USA"

Finalists: Channel 11 News Staff, news director Mike Goldrick and executive producer Mike Oliveira, WPXI-TV, "11 on the Ice: Winter Classic"

Bob Pompeani and Fred Williams, KDKA-TV, "Winter Classic Alumni Game"

Sports Photography, Newspapers, Wire Services and Magazines

Winner: Matt Freed, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Meza-Clay Earns TKO"

Finalists: Michael Henninger, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Wrestling"

Dave Lloyd, Tribune-Democrat, "Riding High"

Sports Videography

Winner: Michael Challik and Jory Rand, KDKA-TV, "Steeler Monday"

Sports, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000

Winner: Mike Mastovich, Patrick Buchnowski and Joe Gorden, Tribune-Democrat, "Farewell to Chiefs"

Finalist: Cory Giger, Altoona Mirror, "A Big ImPACT"

Sports, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation 45,000 and Over

Winner: Bob Frye, Tribune-Review, "Minorities Missing From Outdoors"

Finalists: Scott Brown, Tribune-Review, "Lifting Spirits"

Ralph Paulk, Tribune-Review, "Tragic Event Defines Marshall"

Editorials, Magazines

Winner: Douglas Heuck, Pittsburgh Quarterly, "Stocks and Pedestals"

Editorials, Non-Daily Newspapers

Winner: Vincent Townley, The Times Express

Finalist: Terri T. Johnson, The Almanac

Radio Commentary/Editorial

Winner: Robert W. Dickey, KQV, "Earmarks and Pork Barrel Spending"

Finalist: Ken Chiacchia, The Allegheny Front, WYEP, Commentaries by Ken Chiacchia

Editorials, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000

Winner: Kay Stephens, Altoona Mirror, "Flexibility Needed in Blair Twp.," "Governor Makes Right Call" and "Process 'Raises' Concern"

Finalists: Mitchel Olszak, New Castle News, "Campaign Cruelty," "Call for Reform" and "Reality Check"

Park Burroughs, Observer-Reporter, "Controversy Crushes Christmas Spirit," "Thumbing Noses at Right to Know" and "This Is America; Count Blessings"

Editorials, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation 45,000 and Over

Winner: Dan Simpson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Democracy for Sale," "Fistful of Dollars" and "War Without End"

Finalists: Reg Henry, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Arizona Sued," "Disunited We Stand" and "Gospel of Hate"

Tom Waseleski, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Winning Offer," "Non-Responders" and "Tax Dodgers"

Column, Magazines

Winner: Douglas Heuck, Pittsburgh Quarterly, "From the Publisher"

Column, Non-Daily Newspapers

Winner: Chris Potter, Pittsburgh City Paper, "Potter's Field"

Finalists: Sean Collier, Pittsburgh Sports Report, Collier's Corner Columns: "Don't Blindly Support Ben," "Conference Boss," High Stakes"

Tony DeFazio, Pittsburgh Sports Report, Editor's Desk Columns: "Whining and Crying," "Double Speak," "Let 'em Play," "Act Now"

Column, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000

Winner: Kayleen Cubbal, New Castle News, "Clint's Legacy," "Thank you, Mr. Fred" and "Simply Al"

Finalist: Mitchel Olszak, New Castle News, "Will the South Rise -- and Revolt -- Again?," "School District Mergers Present Opportunity," "When Idiocy Sets the Tone of Public Policy," "Negative Advertising Runs Ad Nauseam" and "City Council Must Learn Rules of Leadership"

Column, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation 45,000 and Over

Winner: Brian O'Neill, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Rescuing State Budget Need Not Be a Miracle," "Lack of Gas Tax Puts Us in Odd State" and "Those Dying Need to Know They Mattered"

Finalists: Eric Heyl, Tribune-Review, Eric Heyl Portfolio

Mark Gruetze, Tribune-Review, "Player's Advantage"

Online Blog

Winner: Jim O'Toole, Tim McNulty and Daniel Malloy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Early Returns -- Online Community With a Focus on the Political Life in Western Pennsylvania, Parts of Ohio and West Virginia"

Finalists: Seth Rorabaugh, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Empty Netters Hockey News and Notes"

Virginia Montanez and Kaitlyn Johnston, Pittsburgh Magazine, "PittGirl"

Enterprise/Investigative Series, Magazines

Winner: Seamus McGraw, Jennifer Bails and Reid Frazier, Pittsburgh Quarterly, Energy Series

Finalists: John G. Craig Jr. and Douglas Heuck, Pittsburgh Quarterly, "Regional Indicators"

Seamus McGraw, Pittsburgh Quarterly, Marcellus Shale Series

Enterprise/Investigative Series, Non-daily Newspapers

Winner: Daveen Rae Kurtz, Stephanie Hacke and Brad Pedersen, Murrysville Star, "Marcellus Shale Coverage"

Enterprise/Investigative Series, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,

Circulation Under 45,000

Winner: Kathy Mellott, Tribune-Democrat, "Digging Down: Marcellus Shale"

Finalists: Staff, Centre Daily Times, "Priced Out: High Rents Drive Housing Crisis"

William Kibler, Altoona Mirror, "Carrying On"

Enterprise/Investigative Series, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,

Circulation 45,000 and Over

Winner: David Templeton, Don Hopey and Laura Schneiderman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Mapping Mortality Series"

Finalists: Mark Roth, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "About Faces Series"

Andrew Conte and Timothy Puko, Tribune-Review, "Marcellus Shale: Drilling Down"

Online Multimedia News

Winner: Jim Durkin, Jessica Fera and Carly Noel, wpxi.com, "Haitian Orphans Beginning to Leave Hospital With New Families"

Finalist: Nazari Dorosh, Robert Morris University, "BMLDI Summit 2010"

Enterprise/Investigative Article, Magazines

Winner: Jeffery Fraser, Pittsburgh Quarterly, "Our Endangered River"

Finalists: Jeffery Fraser, Pittsburgh Quarterly, "Masters of Their Fate"

Lissa Rosenthal and Julie Talerico, Pittsburgh Magazine, "The New Emerald City"

Enterprise/Investigative Article, Non-Daily Newspapers

Winner: Chris Young, Pittsburgh City Paper, "Water Torture"

Finalists: Jewels Phraner, Ligonier Echo, "Ligonier Restricts Dogs, Lawn Furniture on Diamond"

Rachel Weaver, Bobby Cherry and Kristina Serafini, Sewickley Herald, "Small Town, Big Spenders"

Enterprise/Investigative Article, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,

Circulation Under 45,000

Winner: Dawn Goodman, Observer-Reporter, "Shelter Resumes Probes of Abuse"

Enterprise/Investigative News, Television

Winner: Rick Earle, Ward Hobbs, Tim Holoman, Scott Dobson and Johnny Green, WPXI-TV, "Sex Offenders: Who Is Living Next Door?"

Enterprise/Investigative Article, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,

Circulation 45,000 and Over

Winner: Jill King Greenwood, Tribune-Review, "An Epidemic"

Finalists: Andrew Conte, Tribune-Review, "Mortgage Meltdown Has Strong W. Pa. Ties"

Trib P.M. and Multimedia Team, Tribune-Review, "Drugs: Region's Top Killer"

Spot News, Non-Daily Newspapers

Winner: Staff, The Almanac, "Digging Out"

Finalist: Stacey Federoff, The Times-Sun, "West Newton Bridge Reopens to Pedestrians"

Spot News, Radio

Winner: Bob Bartolomeo, KQV, "Storm Coverage"

Spot News Photography, Newspapers, Wire Services or Magazines

Winner: Andrew Russell, Tribune-Review, "Family Braces for Horrifying News"

Finalists: Jim Ference, The Valley Independent, "Halftime Riot Mars Monessen Game"

Scott Beveridge, Observer-Reporter, "Cal U. Mourns Death of Shooting Victim"

Spot News, Television

Winner: Staff, KDKA-TV, "Officer Down"

Finalists: Staff, KDKA-TV, "Snowmaggedon"

Channel 11 News staff and news director Mike Goldrick, WPXI-TV, "North Side Shootout"

Spot News, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000

Winner: Barbara Miller, Observer-Reporter, "Wanted Man Caught"

Finalists: Liz Hayes, Valley News Dispatch, "Mountain Biker Tumbles"

Tom Yerace, Valley News Dispatch, "Spiraling Downward"

Spot News, Videography

Winner: David Colabine and Ralph Iannotti, KDKA-TV, "Up in Flames"

Finalist: Tim Holoman, WPXI-TV, "North Side Shoot Out"

Spot News, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation 45,000 and Over

Winner: Jill King Greenwood, Tribune-Review, "Stabbed Teen's Life Marred by Tragedy, Addiction"

Finalists: Staff, Tribune-Review, "Blast Hurts 20 at U.S. Steel's Clairton Steel Plant"

Sadie Gurman, Jonathan Silver and Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "6 Charged in Woman's Brutal Killing"

Continuing Coverage, Magazines

Winner: Merle Jantz, Mt. Lebanon Magazine, "Environment"

Finalists: Seamus McGraw, Reid Frazier and Jennifer Bails, Pittsburgh Quarterly, Energy Series

Seamus McGraw, Pittsburgh Quarterly, Marcellus Shale Series

Continuing Coverage, Non-Daily Newspapers

Winner: City Paper Staff, Pittsburgh City Paper, "Police Review Board Coverage"

Finalists: Anya Litvak, Pittsburgh Business Times, "Energy and the Shale"

Jewels Phraner, Ligonier Echo, "Laurel Valley Merger"

Continuing Coverage, Radio

Winner: Ann Murray, The Allegheny Front, WYEP, "Continuing Coverage of Marcellus Shale Issues"

Finalist: Staff, The Allegheny Front, WYEP, "Overcoming Nature Deficit Disorder"

Continuing Coverage, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,

Circulation Under 45,000

Winner: Staff, Centre Daily Times, "Focus on Excessive Drinking"

Finalists: Rex Rutkoski, Valley News Dispatch, "Features Beat"

Staff, Tribune-Democrat, "Murtha Death"

Continuing Coverage, Television

Winner: Channel 11 News staff and news director Mike Goldrick, WPXI-TV, "Snow Storm of 2010"

Finalists: Staff, KDKA-TV, "Big Ben's Big Problem"

Rick Earle and Tim Holoman, WPXI-TV, "Ben Roethlisberger: A Night in Milledgeville"

Continuing Coverage, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,

Circulation 45,000 and Over

Winner: Dennis B. Roddy, Daniel Malloy and News Staff, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "The Mourning Goes On"

Finalists: Scott Brown and Carl Prine, Tribune-Review, "Big Ben Accused"

Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Call These the Sidney Games"

Online Multimedia Video

Winner: Multimedia Marathon Team, Tribune-Review, "Running in Pittsburgh"

Finalists: Carly Noel and Scott Ripper, wpxi.com, "WPXI.com's Carly Noel Goes to Boot Camp With Soldiers in 'Spirit of America' Show"

Michael Henninger and Dennis B. Roddy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Haiti: Life Amid the Ruins"

Most Creative Use of Technology to Tell a Story

Winner: Robert Morris University PR/Marketing Staff and Wall-to-Wall Studios, Robert Morris University, "Change Someone's Life, It Changes Yours Forever"

Best Writing, Online

Winner: Stephanie Rex, patch.com, "A Very Creepy Christmas at Trundle Manor"

Best Writing, Magazines

Winner: Margaret Whitford, Pittsburgh Quarterly, "Fallow Ground"

Finalists: Ervin Dyer, Pitt Magazine, "Power in Black and White"

Jeffery Fraser, Pittsburgh Quarterly, "Masters of Their Fate"

Best Writing, Nondaily Newspapers

Winner: Kris Mamula, Pittsburgh Business Times, "The Many Costs of Getting Clean"

Finalist: Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper, "Fostering a Legacy"

Best Writing, Radio

Winner: Ken Chiacchia, The Allegheny Front, WYEP, "Learning to Love the Brambles"

Finalist: Ann Murray, The Allegheny Front, WYEP, "The Swimming Murrays"

Best Writing, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,

Circulation Under 45,000

Winner: David Burcham, New Castle News, "Scout's Honor"

Finalist: Scott Beveridge, Observer-Reporter, "Making Their Pitch"

Best Writing, Television

Winner: Dave Crawley and Dave Forstate, KDKA-TV, "We're Having a Heatwave"

Best Writing, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,

Circulation 45,000 and Over

Winner: Chris Togneri, Tribune-Review, Chris Togneri Portfolio

Finalists: Luis Fabregas, Tribune-Review, Luis Fabregas Portfolio

Dennis B. Roddy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Reaching Out to Haiti -- Victims Trekked 70 Miles to Hospital Founded by Mellons"

The following Quill Award winners also received best-of-show awards:

Ed Romano Memorial Award: Videography

David Colabine and Ralph Iannotti, KDKA-TV, "Up in Flames"

Ed Romano Memorial Award: Photography

Michael Henninger, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "West Virginia Mine Explosion"

Ed King Memorial Award: Television

Rick Earle, Ward Hobbs, Tim Holoman, Scott Dobson and Johnny Green, WPXI-TV, "Sex Offenders: Who Is Living Next Door?"

Ed King Memorial Award: Radio

Larkin Page-Jacobs, WDUQ-FM, "Deer in the Steel Mill"

Ray Sprigle Memorial Award: Magazines

Jeffery Fraser, Pittsburgh Quarterly, "Our Endangered River"

Ray Sprigle Memorial Award: Non-Daily Newspapers

Chris Young, Pittsburgh City Paper, "Water Torture"

Ray Sprigle Memorial Award: Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,

Circulation Under 45,000

Staff, Tribune-Democrat, "Homelands"

Ray Sprigle Memorial Award: Daily Newspapers and Wire Services,

Circulation 45,000 and Over

Jill King Greenwood, Tribune-Review, "An Epidemic"