SYRACUSE -- Top journalists from Syracuse and surrounding markets gathered for the Syracuse Press Club's 33rd annual Scholarship and Professional Recognition Awards Dinner last night at Drumlins Country Club in Syracuse. Public stations WRVO and WAER dominated the radio categories, while there were plenty of ties for winners in the television categories.
Here at CNYRadio.com, we were happy to win second place for "Public Service" in the Internet category. (A tip of the hat to Crouse Hospital, who won first place for their website.)
In addition to the Professional Recognition categories (a complete list for all winners in radio, television and internet appears below), there were a number of Club Awards presented. Among them, CNYcentral (WSTM, WSTQ-LP) anchor Matt Mulcahy shared the Gus Bliven-Joe Ganley-Mario Rossi Career Achievement Award with recently retired Post-Standard restaurant critic Yolanda Wright.
Longtime NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) photog Eddie Jones shared the Selwyn Kershaw Professional Standards Award with Post-Standard editor Richard Sullivan and writer John O'Brien.
The A. Brohmann Roth Newcomer Award was awarded to Megan Hislop, a producer at WCNY-TV. And WAER's Ted Conroy won the club's $2000 Devesty-Williams Scholarship.
All winners for the radio, television and internet categories, as issued via email from the Syracuse Press Club on Saturday night:
| Category | Award | Place | Name | Outlet | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radio | Spot News | First | Dave Bullard | WRVO | "Iroquois Nations Hold Historic Unity Meeting" |
| Radio | Spot News | Second | Dave Bullard | WRVO | "Palermo Tornado" |
| Radio | Investigative | First | Jasmyn Belcher | WRVO | "Customers Question Energy Supplier's Marketing Tactics" |
| Radio | Investigative | Second | Michael Benjamin | WRVO | "Questions Raised Over Urgent Care" |
| Radio | News Feature | First | Ellen Abbott | 570 WSYR | "When Children Abuse Children" |
| Radio | News Feature | Second | Joyce Gramza | WRVO | "New York's Last Pheasant Farm" |
| Radio | Human Interest Feature | First | Todd Cross, Chris Bolt | WAER | "Hip-Hop Therapy at Youth Detention Facility" |
| Radio | Sports Story | First | Jasmyn Belcher | WRVO | "Fighting New York's Mixed Martial Arts Ban" |
| Radio | Sports Story | Second | Zack Waldman | WAER | "Agents Paying College Players" |
| Radio | Sports Show | First | Ted Conroy, Mike Lefko, WAER Staff | WAER | "Countdown to Kickoff: Syracuse University Season Opener" |
| Radio | Sports Show | Second | Ian Smith, Anthony Riccobono, Evan Valenti, Steve Niekam, Dan Gerard | WAER | "Sportsnight: NBA Season of Intrigue" |
| Radio | Newscast | First | Jason Smith, Dave Bullard, Michael Benjamin, Joyce Gramza, Ryan Morden | WRVO | "The 6:30 AM Report" |
| Radio | Newscast | Second | Scott Willis | WAER | "All Things Considered Local News" |
| Radio | Public Affairs Program | First | Susan Arbetter | WCNY-FM | "The Capitol Pressroom - Hydrofracking and Pete Seeger" |
| Radio | Public Affairs Program | Second | WRVO Staff | WRVO | "WRVO's Community Forum - Helping Veterans" |
| Radio | Special Program | First | Dave Bullard | WRVO | "A Central New York Musical Christmas" |
| Radio | Special Program | Second | WRVO Staff | WRVO | "The Midterm Elections: A WRVO News Special" |
| Internet | News Website | First | Staff | The Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton) | "Pressconnects.com" |
| Internet | News Website | Second | Staff | WKTV-TV | "wktv.com" |
| Internet | Blog | First | Matt Mulcahy | Cnycentral.com | "Matt's Memo: Jenni-Lyn Girl Next Door" |
| Internet | Blog | Second | Kenneth Jackson | urbancny.com | "Ken's Blog: The Hall Monitor" |
| Internet | Public Service | First | Robert Allen, Cheryl Abrams | Crouse Hospital | "Crouse.org" |
| Internet | Public Service | Second | Peter Naughton | CNYRadio.com | CNYRadio.com |
| College | Radio Sports Story | First | Kevin Brown | WAER | "Football Swap" |
| College | Radio Sports Story | Second | Mike Lefko | WAER | "Syracuse-BC Rivalry" |
| College | Radio Feature | First | Jessica Palombo | WAER | "Film Festival" |
| College | Radio Feature | Second | Matt Dangelantonio | WSYR-AM | "Clark's Closing" |
| College | TV News Story | First | Marlei Martinez | ABC News on Campus | "Underground Street Racing" |
| College | TV News Story | Second | Charles Gorra | WSYR 9.2 | "Gun Law Debate" |
| Television | Spot News | First (tie) | YNN Staff | YNN | "Jenni-Lyn Watson Body Discovered" |
| Television | Spot News | First (tie) | Newschannel 9 Staff | WSYR-TV | "Marsellus Warehouse Fire" |
| Television | Spot News | Second | Laura Hand, Jessica Cain, Caitlin Nuclo, Chris McGrath, Alex Dunbar, Andrew Purdue | CNYcentral, NBC-3, CBS-5, CW-6 | "Megabus Disaster" |
| Television | Spot News | Second | Newschannel 9 Staff | WSYR-TV | "Quake of 2010" |
| Television | Investigative | First (tie) | Dan Cummings, Jim Kearns | WSYR-TV | "Fire Fight" |
| Television | Investigative | First (tie) | Jessica Cain | CNYcentral, NBC-3, CBS-5, CW-6 | "Taking Down the Smuts" |
| Television | Investigative | Second (tie) | Racquel Asa, Mike Brown, Bill Goldschmidt | WSYR-TV | "Ambulance Expenses" |
| Television | Investigative | Second (tie) | Janelle Burrell | YNN | "Train Engines Left Running" |
| Television | News Feature | First | Alex Dunbar | CNYcentral, NBC-3, CBS-5, CW-6 | "Hot At the Fair" |
| Television | News Feature | First | Racquel Asa, Mike Brown, Mike Curinga | WSYR-TV | "Molly" |
| Television | News Feature | Second (tie) | Brandon Roth | CNYcentral, NBC-3, CBS-5, CW-6 | "Gentle Giants" |
| Television | News Feature | Second (tie) | Kelly Quinn, Jim Kearns | WSYR-TV | "Autism Test" |
| Television | Human Interest Feature | First (tie) | Niko Tamurian | CNYcentral, NBC-3, CBS-5, CW-6 | "Band of Orange Brothers" |
| Television | Human Interest Feature | First (tie) | Emma Wright, Kirk Tupaj | WKTV-TV | "Canoe Classic" |
| Television | Human Interest Feature | Second (tie) | Brandon Roth | CNYcentral, NBC-3, CBS-5, CW-6 | "Flight of My Father" |
| Television | Human Interest Feature | Second (tie) | YNN Staff | YNN | "Your Hometown" |
| Television | Sports Story | First | Brian Mueller | CNYcentral, NBC-3, CBS-5, CW-6 | "A World with Sound" |
| Television | Sports Story | Second | Andy Malnoske | WENY-TV | "Scar Swimmer" |
| Television | Sports Show | First | Steve Infanti, Sal Maneen | WSYR-TV | "Rewind and Reload: SU Pinstripe Bowl Preview " |
| Television | Sports Show | Second | YNN Sports Team | YNN | "First and Ten" |
| Television | Sportscast | First | Steve Infanti, Sal Maneen | WSYR-TV | "Friday Night Fever" |
| Television | Sportscast | Second | YNN Sports Team | YNN | "Sportscast, August 8, 2010" |
| Television | Documentary | First (tie) | Bill Carey | YNN | "Deadly Delusion" |
| Television | Documentary | First (tie) | Peter Spartano, Brian Anelli, Liz Ayers, Christa Grome | WCNY-TV | "Our Veterans and their Families: 21st Century Challenges" |
| Television | Documentary | Second | Amy Manley, David Fulkerson, Peter Spartano | WCNY-TV | "Arctic Air: A Greenlandic Journey with the 109th |
| Television | Special Program | First | Tim Fox, Shawn Wayson, Mark Wolicki | WSYR-TV | "Rod and Carrie -- Been There. Always Here." |
| Television | Special Program | Second | Matt Mulcahy, Jackie Robinson, Rae Fulkerson, Dean Walters, Tom Stemmler, Kristy Smorol, Pat Kenny, Jack Estabrook, Brian Erb, Andy Wolf, Kevin Tubbs, Brendon Fontanella | CNYcentral, NBC-3, CBS-5, CW-6 | "Jazzfest Live 2010" |
| Television | Photo Essay | First | Jim Gibbons | YNN | "Wallie Howard Memorial" |
| Television | Photo Essay | Second | Andy Malnoske | WENY-TV | "Hornell Football -- Back to Back" |
| Television | Newscast | First | Kristy Smorol, Matt Mulcahy, Jackie Robinson, Wayne Mahar, Niko Tamurian, Pat Kenny, Alex Dunbar, Lisa Spitz, Rae Fulkerson, Jack Estabrook | CNYcentral, NBC-3, CBS-5, CW-6 | "NBC3 News at 11" |