may 2016 colorado editor

By Joshua RobertsFor the Editor

A Pulitzer Prize-winning news proj-ect requires all the standard elements — a compelling subject, exceptional reporting and journalists talented enough to pull it off .

However, the industry’s most celebrated award demands unsung contributions, too.

Joanna Bean was the Colorado Springs Gazette’s managing editor in 2014, when the newspaper won its second Pulitzer for “Other Th an Honorable” by writer Dave Philipps and photographer Michael Ciaglo.

Bean, the project editor, said it was no insignifi cant challenge answering the daily grind while simultaneously working on such a substantial project. Look deeper, she said, and one will fi nd numerous contributors who received no credit.

“While Dave and Michael were the head-liners, that work didn’t happen without a large team behind it,” Bean said. “In a newsroom that’s that small and producing a daily news-paper and a website, it was asking a lot of people to also buy into a vision. Th ey gave a lot of themselves to produce the project, above and beyond the daily work they were asked to do.”

Bean, Philipps, Ciaglo and others will share those insights and more during an event next month designed to pull back the curtain on the Gazette’s Pulitzer winners.

“Th e Stories Behind the Stories: A celebra-tion of the Pulitzer Prize for journalism in Colorado Springs” is scheduled for 6 p.m. June 16 inside University Center Room 302 at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.

Th e panel includes writer Dave Curtin and photographer Tom Kimmel, who won a Pulitzer for the Gazette in 1990 for “Adam & Megan — A Story of One Family’s Courage,” about siblings Adam Walter, 6, and Megan, 4, who were severely burned in a gas explosion.

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ON BOARD WITH SYNC2 MEDIASYNC2 Media, the for-profi t subsidiary and af-

fi liate of the Colorado Press Association, is slated to have its own board of directors in 2017.

Currently, the media buying company’s board is the same as the CPA’s. During the annual meeting on May 13, it was agreed to establish a second board, and four CPA members volun-teered to help move it forward: Bryce Jacobson of the Greeley Tribune, Jerry Healey of Colorado Community Media, Jim Morgan of Colorado Mountain News Media, and Brad Slater of the Pueblo Chieftain.

More details to come.

A NEW DUES STRUCTURE IN PLACEThe Colorado Press Association Board of Direc-

tors approved a new dues structure for members at its May meeting. The structure goes into effect for new members applying to the CPA in 2016, and for current members during the 2017 year.

The structure is circulation based, with the intent that the structure will morph into a “read-ership” model in the next two to fi ve years, incorporating print and online readership as the measurement. The new structure also has per-centage caps on increases.

See next month’s Editor for full story.

CPA board has new directorBecky Justice-Hemmann, pub-

lisher of the Berthoud Weekly Surveyor, is the newest addition to the Colorado Press Association’s Board of Directors. She replaces the seat vacated by Terri House, of the Pagosa Springs Sun, who left the

board after completing her term as chairman. Hemmann was voted in, along with the rest of

the slate of offi cers and directors, during the an-nual meeting on May 13.

Hemmann may work at a newspaper currently, but her background is being an entrepreneur.

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Tribune editor’s leadership cited in winning Newspaper Person of the Year award

By Joshua RobertsFor the Editor

Colleagues aren’t shy about putting longtime Greeley Tribune Edi-tor Randy Bangert in prestigious

company when discussing his contributions to the newspaper, the community it covers and Colorado journalism.

Tribune Features Editor Dan England said Bangert is to Th e Tribune what “John Elway is to the Broncos.”

Jerry Raehal, Colorado Press Association chief executive offi cer, called Bangert the “Bill Walsh of Colorado journalists.”

But it was a person less heralded, though far more signifi cant, who fl ashed in Bangert’s mind on May 14, during CPA’s 138th annual convention in Denver. With family, friends and co-workers at his side, he was surprised with CPA’s Newspaper Person of the Year award.

Th e late Vern Bangert once ran the Littleton Independent’s print ship and press before becoming owner and publisher.

He cast a big presence during the Saturday night event.

“I defi nitely thought of my dad really quickly,” said Bangert, 61, a Tribune pillar for 43 years. “It was kind of a bittersweet moment for me. … He’d have been incred-ibly proud. He would have had tears in his eyes, I’m sure.”

An out-of-state judge, who determined the award winner from several nominations, described Bangert’s selection:

“He is a crusty veteran, who not only survived industry changes, but thrived,” the judge wrote. “Randy has led the Greeley Tribune in the accumulation of many outstanding awards. He is actively engaged with being a leader and a mentor to his team.

“He’s engaged in his newspaper’s com-munity, but has never backed down from a story. … Th ere are a lot of good editors in our business, but there are few who are truly good leaders. Randy is clearly all of these.”

Stories ‘worth revisiting’Upcoming UCCS event to showcase Gazette’s Pulitzer winners

‘He’s made his mark’

Photos by Thomas Cooper, lightboximages.com

Randy Bangert, editor of the Greeley Tribune, shares a laugh with his family while Tribune Features Editor Dan England reads a speech, highlighting Bangert’s career. Bangert was named the Colorado Press Association’s Newspaper Person of the Year, during the CPA’s Annual Convention on May 14 at the Denver West Sheraton

Tribune editor’s leadership cited in winning Newspaper Person of the Year award

‘He’s made his mark’‘He’s made his mark’

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Randy Bangert, editor of the Gree-ley Tribune, poses with Dan Eng-land, Tribune Features editor, during the Colorado Press Association’s Annual Convention on May 14 at the Denver West Sheraton. Bangert was named the CPA’s Newspaper Person of the Year at the event.

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La Voz, Denver7 partner to serve Latino population

La Voz Bilingüe and Denver7 have formed a partnership to “provide qual-ity content to and about Colorado’s Latino community.” The announcement was made May 4 by La Voz Publisher Pauline Rivera. Brad Remington, vice president and general manager for Denver7, said, “We are excited to be working together with La Voz on news stories, special projects, events and community service.”

Rivera said the partnership underscores the growth and potential of the Latino market: “La Voz was courted by another station and we went with a television partner that welcomes our overall input and ideas. This partnership is more than just recognizing the importance of the Latino community around holidays like Cinco de Mayo; this signifies a year-round commitment to the community – a true collaboration.” La Voz has been owned and operated through La Voz Publishing Corpora-tion, Inc., by the Rivera family of Denver since 2008. Denver7 is owned by media conglomer-ate Scripps Media, Inc.

Colorado SPJ Pro chapter announces 2015 awards

The Society of Professional Journal-ists (SPJ) Colorado Pro chapter handed out its annual awards during its Region 9 Top of the Rockies ceremony on April 21 at the Denver Press Club. Four major awards honored the following:

Keeper of the Flame – Laura Frank, president and CEO, news, at Rocky Mountain PBS; Journalist of the Year – Jordan Steffen, reporter, The Denver Post; Jour-nalism Educator of the Year – associate professors Richard Joyce, Colorado State University (CSU) Pueblo, and Kris Kodrich, CSU Fort Collins; and First Amend-ment Award – Jeff Roberts, executive director, Colorado Freedom of Infor-mation Coalition.

The regional, multi-platform contest for reporters and news organiza-tions includes a wide range of categories and divisions within print and magazines, online journalism, radio and television. Contest winners competed with jour-nalists from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

Fort Morgan Times brings their teachers Crystal Apples

The Fort Morgan Times and other sponsors on April 28 hosted the 14th Crystal Apple banquet in honor of local teachers. Times Publisher Julie Tons-ing welcomed one of the largest crowds in the banquet’s history before 13 honorees received Crystal Ap-ple awards for their work in education, including the Rotary Lifetime Achievement Award, the Making a Difference in Education Award, the Cargill Student Choice Award and the Friend of Crystal Award.

Said Tonsing, “It’s been our pleasure to keep this project going, because there are an awful lot of people in this room who are awfully, awfully deserving.” Also in attendance was the original founder of the awards, Bill Holland – former publisher of the Times who went on to become publisher of community newspapers in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and who now is vice president of client relations and docu-ment solutions at Great Copier Service in Fort Morgan.

Denver Post buyouts may continue

The Denver Business Journal is reporting that staff reductions are planned again at The Denver Post. In an article by Greg Avery that was updated May 2, he reported that The Post “wants to cut another 26 jobs, or nearly 20 percent from its newsroom staff in the daily newspaper’s second round of buyouts in the past 12 months.”

Management is said to be seeking to have 23 union and three non-union employees voluntarily leave. According to a tweet Avery included from Post reporter Noelle Phillips, the “newsroom will be reorganized. Work style and jobs will change.”

SPJ Rio Grande Pro chapter, UNM Student Chapter host Region 9 conference

The Society of Professional Jour-nalists (SPJ) Rio Grande Pro chapter and the University of New Mexico Stu-dent Chapter were the hosts of this year’s Region 9 con-ference, April 15-16 in Albuquerque, N.M. At the event, former national SPJ president and former Denver Post editor Fred Brown spoke on ethical issues. He serves on the SPJ Ethics Committee and helped revise its Code of Ethics.

Also in atten-dance were journal-ism students Ismael Ortega of Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Erin Douglas of Colo-rado State Univer-sity in Fort Collins, and Angela Jackson of Metropolitan State University, who attended the conference cour-tesy of stipends they received from the Colorado Pro chap-ter; data journalist and Colorado Chap-ter Secretary Sandra Fish, who spoke on campaign finance online research; and SPJ Colorado Pro chapter Presi-dent Ed Otte, the former executive director of Colorado Press Association.

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By Cheryl GhristContributing Editor

This issue, “10 Questions” checked in with Bart Smith, general manager for the Greeley Publishing Co., The Fence Post Co., and Countryside Magazines for Swift Publishing. Publications include The Greeley Tribune, Windsor Now, The Fence Post, Tri-State Livestock News and Farmer-Rancher Exchange.

A veteran of the newspaper industry in five Western States, he also served on the board of the Montana Press Association and belonged to the National Press Photographers Associa-tion and the National Conference of Editorial Writers.

He is a current board member of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition and the new president of the Colorado Press Association. He and his wife Judy reside in Greeley and have two daughters – Dorothy in Greeley, and Jessica, who is an editor for the Summit Daily News in Frisco.

Your work has included agriculture pubs and web-sites in Colorado and Nebraska, and two ag weeklies in South Dakota. Do you have an ag background, or has your interest in it grown as you’ve worked on

various publications?

I managed to spend some time on ranches while liv-ing in Wyoming and then as publisher and editor of a newspaper in Montana’s Beaverhead Valley, but never thoroughly understood the ranching and farming

business until digging in here. This was also my first expo-sure to large-scale farming operations and the meat packing industry.

You’re the incoming president of the Colorado Press Association Board of Directors and a past president of the Montana Press Association. What did you do there that you might bring to the table as president

of the CPA Board?

I’ve been fortunate to have been involved in some way in the press associations of most of the states I have worked in and discovered that while the fascinat-ing people who choose this profession are similar

wherever you go, the challenges of the different regions can be quite different. I actually left Montana shortly after becom-ing president there, after enjoying my years on the board. I learned that newspaper people are an eclectic bunch and pride themselves on their individualism.

You earned your B.A. in Journalism at the Uni-versity of Wyoming, but you became interested in newspapers while working as a U.S. Army corre-spondent in Vietnam in 1971. How did you get that

job and how was that overall experience?

I conned my way into the news correspondent job af-ter spending time as a clerk, guard and courier. It was a fascinating and unforgettable time for my genera-tion that I could not stand to miss. I had the ability to

travel anywhere I wanted in search of stories to write and pho-tograph. It was quite an education for a 20-year-old college dropout. I had dropped out after one semester and bounced around a bit, then volunteered so I could get the GI bill to pay for college. I finished up when I got back.

After college, you were editor for the Wyoming State Journal (Rawlins and Lander, Wyo.) for several years, editor/publisher of the Dillon (Mont.) Tribune, then the Whitefish (Mont.) Pilot for 10

years, business editor of the Coeur d’Alene (Idaho) Press, then editor of The News-Review (Roseburg, Ore.) for 14 years. What aspects of journalism in the West did you take from those jobs, and how has that shaped your philosophy as a newspaper executive?

The common themes of the American West that spawned such great literature over the years can be found throughout the region. They may differ in geog-raphy and enterprise, but are populated by the entre-

preneurs and travelers who came in search of adventure and a

better life. Those years gave me clarity of the most important types of stories we need to tell of our communities that reflect the underlying values of individualism and pride of accom-plishment. With a love for journalism and a strong interest in business, the administrative roles I took were a natural and comfortable step from the news side.

You then worked as an editor/publisher for Swift Communications, Inc., from 1993 to 2008, add-ing publisher of The Tribune to those jobs for an additional year at the end. Did you work as an editor

only for any part of that, and what do you miss from that type of job?

I have been lucky in my career to be able to shift back and forth between editor and publisher roles. I believe that the editor’s job at a good community newspaper is the best job in the country. It’s exciting and fun and

meaningful. I miss helping turn good stories into great stories. Being publisher is appealing and challenging because one gets to guide the entire enterprise along with tremendous responsi-bility; it’s just not quite as much fun.

When and where did you do photography, and is it still a hobby (or more) today?

In my early news years, I did equal amounts of photography and newswriting at most of my jobs. For someone who could not draw a tree on a piece of paper and have someone recognize it, photography

was my artistic outlet. News photography can tell great stories that a story alone cannot. I now have a collection of old press cameras that are collecting dust, and admit to shooting a lot more snapshots with a smartphone in recent years.

How much do you write now, either as a columnist or in your role on The Tribune editorial board, and how do you pick your topics?

I continue to enjoy writing occasional editorials and columns for our editorial pages. As for topics, Greeley is a crazy busy news town for its size, so there is no end of ideas of great subjects to tackle. The ones that

get the most response have always been those that touch on something personal that others can relate to. I keep an over-stuffed file folder with ideas that come my way.

How do you think web journalism and social media are shaping the newspaper industry, and will the next big trend involve those areas?

If I knew the next big trend, I would be vacationing somewhere with Mark Zuckerberg. What I do know is that we have no trouble finding young, bright indi-viduals who want to produce great journalism in all

formats. That tells me that there will still be a thirst for news for quite some time. Any of us still standing in this industry know that we will continue to successfully provide great news content and advertising in whatever way the consumers want to receive it.

Can you name your top three mentors, in or out of journalism, and how they influenced you?

My best advisors have been co-workers who I was fortunate to become close friends with along the way: Mark Raymond who recently retired as a Swift publisher after a long successful career, and Stephen

Woody, now publisher of the Sheridan Press in Wyoming. Whatever the challenge or the problem, we would contact each other over the years for advice or as a sympathetic sound-ing board. I have learned a lot about advertising and business from Swift President Robert Brown, who also demonstrated such graceful and sound leadership during incredibly tough years, teaching by example.

Neat desk or not, and what’s hanging on the walls of your office?

I have mastered the technique of having stacks and piles of stuff, some hidden, some not. I can nearly al-ways find what I am looking for, but you may have to be patient. I have been known to sweep my cluttered

desktop into a box and start fresh. I recently moved to a differ-ent office and have kept it simple, with photos of my beautiful daughters and some framed posters of the annual Greeley Blues Jam, which by the way, is coming up June 11 and is a don’t-miss Colorado music event.

Bart Smith

‘With a love for journalism and a strong interest in business’

Bart Smith in the Greeley Tribune office. Courtesy photos

Bart and wife Judy on a hiking trip near Steamboat Springs.


C L A S S 1Brush News-TribuneFirst Place Best Humorous Column Writing: Rich BirenCenter Post DispatchFirst Place Best Editorial Writing: Teresa L. BennsSecond Place Best Education Story: Teresa L. BennsSecond Place Best Sustained Coverage: Teresa L. BennsDenver Herald-Dispatch

PHOTO & DESIGN SWEEPSTAKES WINNER (TIE)First Place Best News Photograph: Stefan KruszeFirst Place Best Photo Essay: Stefan Krusze, Tom McTigheEagle Valley Enterprise

EDITORIAL SWEEPSTAKES WINNERPHOTO & DESIGN SWEEPSTAKES WINNER (TIE)

GENERAL EXCELLENCE WINNERFirst Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story: Pam BoydSecond Place Best News Story: Pam BoydSecond Place Best Feature Story: Pam Boyd, Cindy RamunnoFirst Place Best Business News/Feature Story: Pam BoydFirst Place Best Education Story: Cindy RamunnoFirst Place Best Sustained Coverage: Pam BoydSecond Place Best News Page Design: Amanda SwansonFirst Place Best Informational Graphic: Amanda Swanson, Pam BoydSecond Place Best Informational Graphic: Amanda Swanson, Pam BoydMonte Vista Journal

ADVERTISING SWEEPSTAKES WINNERSecond Place Best Editorial Writing: Anthony GuerreroFirst Place Best Editorial Special Section: Jennifer Alonzo, Teresa L. Benns, Lyndsie Ferrell, Sylvia Lobato, Anthony Guerrero, Beth Cerny-TookerSecond Place Best Photo Essay: Jennifer AlonzoFirst Place Best News Page Design: Jennifer AlonzoFirst Place Best Black & White Ad: Ellie Bone, Chelsea McNerney-MartinezFirst Place Best Use of Color in an Ad: Ellie BoneFirst Place Best Advertising Special Section: Jennifer Alonzo, Ellie Bone, Chelsea McNerney-MartinezFirst Place Best Newspaper/House Ad Promotion: Ellie BoneStratton SpotlightSecond Place Best Advertising Special Section: Kelli Vaughn, Nicki LueckSummit County JournalSecond Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story: Alli LangleySecond Place Best Environmental Story: Alli LangleyFirst Place Best News Story: Elise ReuterFirst Place Best Sports Event Story: Phil LindemanSecond Place Best Business News/Feature Story: Phil LindemanFirst Place Best Investigative Story Package: Alli LangleyFirst Place Best Feature Page Design: Laci Th ompson

The Citizen TelegramFirst Place Best Environmental Story: Randy EssexFirst Place Best Feature Story: Ryan Hoff manFirst Place Best Agriculture Story: Ryan Hoff manSecond Place Best News Photograph: Ryan Hoff manSecond Place Best Feature Page Design: Emily StottThe Mineral County MinerSecond Place Best Feature Photograph: Lyndsie FerrellThe Norwood PostSecond Place Best Agriculture Story: Regan TuttleThe South Fork TinesFirst Place Best Feature Photograph: Lyndsie Ferrell

C L A S S 2Berthoud Weekly SurveyorSecond Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story: May SoricelliSecond Place Best Feature Story: May SoricelliFirst Place Best Sports Story: John GardnerSecond Place Best Sports Event Story: Dan KarpielFirst Place Best Deadline News Reporting: John GardnerFirst Place Best Sports Column Writing: John HallSecond Place Best Headline Writing: John GardnerSecond Place Best Cover Design : Alyssa LawSecond Place Best Automotive Ad: Becky Justice-HemmannFirst Place Best Medium Space Ad: Alyssa LawSecond Place Best Advertising Special Section: Diane Wells, Becky Justice-Hemmann, John GardnerFirst Place Best Photo Slideshow or Gallery: John GardnerSecond Place Best Photo Slideshow or Gallery: John GardnerFirst Place Best Website-Weekly: John GardnerClear Creek CourantSecond Place Best Series: Ian NelighSecond Place Best Humorous Column Writing: Ian NelighSecond Place Best News Photograph: Chancey BushSecond Place Best Feature Photograph: Chancey BushFirst Place Best Sports Photograph: Chancey BushSecond Place Best Sports Photograph: Chancey BushSecond Place Best Small Space Ad: Takahito GomiSecond Place Best Health Care Ad: Takahito GomiSecond Place Best Large Space Ad: Takahito GomiFirst Place Best Advertising Layout & Design: Takahito Gomi, Jeanne Womacks, Megan LattaFirst Place Best Newspaper/House Ad Promotion: Takahito GomiSecond Place Best Classifi ed Page or Section: Takahito Gomi, Jeanne Womacks, Ruth Daniels, Brenda Hansen, Bobbi Lopez, Jody IrsikEstes Park Trail-Gazette

ONLINE SWEEPSTAKES WINNERSecond Place Best Editorial Writing: David PersonsSecond Place Best Sports Column Writing: Anthony WelchFirst Place Best Advertising Special Section: Michael Romero

First Place Online Breaking News: Staff Second Place Online Breaking News: Staff First Place Use of Social Media in Breaking News: Mike RomeroSecond Place Use of Social Media in Breaking News: Michael RomeroFirst Place Best Use of Multimedia Advertising: Kevin Beaty, Michael RomeroSecond Place Best Use of Multimedia Advertising: Kevin Beatty, Michael RomeroSecond Place Best Website-Weekly: Michael RomeroHigh Timber Times

ADVERTISING SWEEPSTAKES WINNERFirst Place Best Feature StoryFirst Place Best Story/Picture Combination: Gabrielle Porter, Chancey BushSecond Place Best Story/Picture Combination: Gabrielle Porter, Chancey BushFirst Place Best Sustained Coverage: Gabrielle PorterFirst Place Best Investigative Story Package: Gabrielle PorterSecond Place Best Investigative Story Package: Gabrielle PorterFirst Place Best Photo Essay: Chancey BushFirst Place Best Use of Color in an Ad: Jeanne WomacksSecond Place Best Use of Color in an Ad: Takahito GomiFirst Place Best Automotive Ad: Takahito GomiFirst Place Best Real Estate Ad: Takahito GomiFirst Place Best Restaurant Or Dining Ad: Takahito GomiSecond Place Best Advertising Layout & Design: Takahito Gomi, Jeanne Womacks, Megan LattaHolyoke EnterpriseFirst Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story: Darci TomkyFirst Place Best Agriculture Story: Darci TomkyFirst Place Best Education Story: Darci TomkyFirst Place Best Series: Darci Tomky, Karen Ortner, Brenda BrandtSecond Place Best Photo Essay: Darci TomkyFirst Place Best Feature Page Design: Darci TomkyFirst Place Best Informational Graphic: Darci TomkySecond Place Best Informational Graphic: Darci TomkySecond Place Best Black & White Ad: Darci TomkyFirst Place Best Small Space Ad: Darci TomkyFirst Place Best Advertising Campaign: Darci TomkySecond Place Best Advertising Campaign: Darci TomkyLake City Silver WorldSecond Place Best Environmental Story: Grant HoustonSecond Place Best Deadline News Reporting: Grant HoustonFirst Place Best News Photograph: Grant HoustonSecond Place Best Photography Portfolio: Russell GammonLittleton IndependentFirst Place Best Sports Event Story: Jim BentonFirst Place Best Editorial Special Section: Jim Benton, Chris Rotar, Ben WiebesiekFirst Place Best Headline Writing: Scott GilbertSecond Place Best Real Estate Ad: Tina MeltzerSecond Place Best Medium Space Ad: Scott Andrews

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Middle Park TimesFirst Place Best Business News/Feature Story: Lance MaggartOuray County Plaindealer

EDITORIAL SWEEPSTAKES WINNERPHOTO & DESIGN SWEEPSTAKES WINNERGENERAL EXCELLENCE WINNER

First Place Best Editorial Writing: Alan ToddFirst Place Best Environmental Story: Bill TiedjeSecond Place Best News Story: Bill TiedjeSecond Place Best Business News/Feature Story: Sheridan BlockSecond Place Best Agriculture Story: Bill TiedjeSecond Place Best Education Story: Bill TiedjeSecond Place Best Editorial Special Section: Alan Todd, Sheridan Block, Bill Tiedje, Peggy KinistonFirst Place Best Humorous Column Writing: Alan ToddFirst Place Best Feature Photograph: Bill TiedjeSecond Place Best News Page Design: Sheridan BlockFirst Place Best Photography Portfolio: Bill TiedjeFirst Place Best Cover Design: Alan ToddFirst Place Best Large Space Ad: Alan ToddSecond Place Best Newspaper/House Ad Promo: Alan ToddFirst Place Best Classifi ed Page or Section: Alan ToddPikes Peak BulletinFirst Place Best News Story: Jeanne DavantFirst Place Best Black & White Ad: Don BouchardSecond Place Best Restaurant Or Dining Ad: Don BouchardFirst Place Best Health Care Ad: Don BouchardThe Johnstown BreezeSecond Place Best Serious Column Writing: Mady SmarrTri-Lakes TribuneSecond Place Best Sports Story: Danny SummersSecond Place Best Sustained Coverage: Bill VogrinFirst Place Best Serious Column Writing: Bill VogrinWestminster WindowFirst Place Best News Page Design: Stephanie DykeSecond Place Best Feature Page Design: Stephanie Dyke

C L A S S 3Crested Butte NewsFirst Place Best Series: Alissa JohnsonFirst Place Best Cover Design: Tyler HansenSecond Place Best Advertising Special Section: Staff Golden TranscriptSecond Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story: Clarke ReaderSecond Place Best Headline Writing: Glenn WallaceFirst Place Best Use of Color in an Ad: Scott AndrewsFirst Place Best Small Space Ad: Scott AndrewsSecond Place Best Automotive Ad: Brandon EakerSecond Place Best Real Estate Ad: Brandon EakerSecond Place Best Medium Space Ad: Scott AndrewsSecond Place Best Large Space Ad: Scott AndrewsFirst Place Best Advertising Campaign: Staff Second Place Best Advertising Campaign: Brandon Eaker, Tina MeltzerGunnison Country Times

ONLINE SWEEPSTAKES WINNER (TIE)PHOTO & DESIGN SWEEPSTAKES WINNERGENERAL EXCELLENCE WINNER

First Place Best Editorial Writing: Will ShoemakerFirst Place Best Sports Story: Bobby ReyesSecond Place Best Series: Alan WartesSecond Place Best Sustained Coverage: Chris RourkeSecond Place Best Sports Photograph: Bobby ReyesFirst Place Best News Page Design: Joel MatuszczakFirst Place Best Feature Page Design: Shayna McDonaldSecond Place Best Informational Graphic: Shayna McDonaldFirst Place Best Photography Portfolio: Chris RourkeSecond Place Best Photography Portfolio: Bobby ReyesSecond Place Best Cover Design: Shayna McDonaldFirst Place Best Black & White Ad: Joel MatuszczakSecond Place Best Use of Color in an Ad: Joel MatuszczakFirst Place Best Restaurant Or Dining Ad: Joel MatuszczakSecond Place Best Restaurant Or Dining Ad: Joel MatuszczakFirst Place Best Medium Space Ad: Shayna McDonaldFirst Place Best Large Space Ad: Joel Matuszczak

First Place Best Multimedia: Bobby ReyesSecond Place Best Multimedia: Bobby ReyesFirst Place Best Use of Multimedia Advertising: Bobby Reyes, Liz Rea-ReyesHerald DemocratFirst Place Best Business News/Feature Story: Marcia MartinekFirst Place Best Sustained Coverage: Marcia Martinek, Ryan FitzmauriceFirst Place Best Editorial Special Section: Marcia Martinek, Stephanie WagnerSecond Place Best Website-Weekly: Holly Russell, Jeorge Hasselbrink, Marcia Martinek, Stephanie Wagner, Ryan FitzmauricePikes Peak CourierFirst Place Best Environmental Story: Sonja OliverSecond Place Best Sports Story: Danny SummersSecond Place Best Sports Column Writing: Danny SummersFirst Place Best Investigative Story Package : Pat Hill, Bill VogrinSnowmass Sun

EDITORIAL SWEEPSTAKES WINNER (TIE)Second Place Best Environmental Story: Jill BeathardFirst Place Best Story/Picture Combination: Jill Beathard, Jeremy WallaceSecond Place Best Deadline News Reporting: Jill BeathardFirst Place Best Serious Column Writing: Jill BeathardFirst Place Best Headline Writing: Jill BeathardSecond Place Best News Page Design: Emily StottFirst Place Best Advertising Special Section: Snowmass Sun TeamSecond Place Best Advertising Layout & Design: Snowmass Sun Sales and Design TeamSecond Place Best Classifi ed Page or Section: Snowmass Sun Classifi ed TeamSecond Place Online Breaking News: Jill BeathardThe Chaffee County Times

EDITORIAL SWEEPSTAKES WINNER (TIE)First Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story: Maisie RamsayFirst Place Best Sports Event Story: Mason MillerFirst Place Best Education Story: Maisie Ramsay



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your considerable effort on this long, hard hike. You’ll see three waterfalls, some other water features and two lakes, including the breathtaking Bluebird, all along one of the best trails in the national park.

The waterfalls come right away, from lower and upper Copeland Falls, less than a half-mile from the trailhead, to Ouzel Falls at 2.7 miles in. In the middle are the Calypso Cascades, one of the most awesome spots in the park. But the water features keep com-ing once you pass Ouzel, as the river creates some fantastic sights a mile from Bluebird. You’ll see them in the video I pro-duced for The Tribune.

As you approach Blue-bird, you’ll come out of the trees, but you won’t be below the treeline. It will just feel that way. The Ouzel Fire in 1978 burned 1,000 acres, and you’ll still see the scars from that blaze. This section is flat, perfect for running, but it can run hot in the after-

You don’t hear many people talk about the Wild Basin area, and yet it’s not a secret. If you don’t get

there early enough on a weekend, say 8 a.m. at the latest, you’ll have to hoof it a mile from the trail-head, and that’s if you’re lucky.

You can stop at the waterfalls, or one of the waterfalls, or you can hike it all the way to Bluebird or beyond (Ouzel Peak is pretty special, too). No matter what you do, it will turn out to be one of the best hikes you’ve taken in Colorado.

Dan England has climbed more than 150 peaks,

including all of the state’s 54 14ers, and logged

thousands of miles on Colorado’s great trails.

He is the Adventure and NextNC editor for The

Tribune. He also occasion-ally guides hikes and

snowshoes, mostly 14ers. He can be reached at

[email protected] or (970) 392-4418.

Follow him on Twitter @DanEngland.

PATH OF THE MONTH

» What is it? Bluebird Lake at the Wild Basin Trailhead

» Where is it? Rocky Mountain National Park

» How long is it? About 13 miles round-trip. You’ll gain about 2,500 feet.This hike passes Copeland Falls (.3 miles from the trailhead), Calpyso Cascades (1.8 miles) and Ouzel Falls (2.7 miles), so you don’t have to go all the way to Bluebird for a great day.

» How do I get there? Take U.S. 34 West up to Estes Park, then take Colo. 7. You’ll see the Wild Basin turnoff on your right after a few miles. There’s a good sign marking the turnoff.

» Is there a fee? $20 for a seven-day pass per vehicle. » For more information on conditions: (970) 586-1206 or www.nps.gov/romo.

» Hiking tip of the month: The Wild Basin Trailhead, like many popular trailheads this time of year, fills up fast on a weekend day. One volunteer told me he’s turned people away, even a mile from the trailhead, as early as 9 a.m. on a Saturday. Arrive early.

» Path of the Monthfor a four-day run Wednesday. More than 1,300 man-ufacturers and suppliers are packing the floor of a Salt Lake City convention hall, plus three outdoor canopy tents. The summer and winter trade shows have been a mainstay in Utah since 1996, drawing consistently larger crowds, although attendance lev-although attendance lev-although attendance leveled off this year.

More than 25,000 people are expected at the trade show this week, many of them retailers, who are placing bulk orders for specialty outdoor shops around the world. Exhibi-tors were unpacking crates Tuesday, displaying a mer-chandise bazaar that would make a consumer drool — except the public isn’t al-lowed inside.

“This show has morphed into a mecca for the out-door action-sports world,” says Peter Kray, publisher of the Gear Institute of Santa Fe, N.M., a network of outdoor gear testers and experts who try out and promote the best gear.

A number of magazines and websites, including gearjunkie.com, also rate the gear and fashions to come out of the Salt Lake show before the new prod-ucts hit the mainstream. Kray’s picks include Smith

ibility in heavy winds. Kray also is celebrating

a hydration bladder not for water, but whisky or tequila — “perfect,” he says.

Even socks have come a long way, with more than 100 companies in a foot race to stich the finest wool blends. A pair can cost $25, but makers say they last practically a lifetime. Cabot Hosiery Mills Inc. says its Darn Tough Vermont socks can withstand 30,000 ma-chine rubs before wearing thin.

The trade show brought out a dozen sock makers. At an exhibit for SmartWool, product manager Robert Thomas showed off his most expensive socks, $27 a pair. “These will outlast your hiking shoes,” he said.

The jam-packed expo underscores a thriving cor-ner of the economy. Out-door-gear sales have grown at 5 percent or more annu-ally through recent years of recession, analysts said.

“The industry is doing well. Patagonia has weath-ered the storm,” said Tania Bjornlie, a trade-show man-ager for the Ventura, Calif.-based industry giant long known for its sleek outdoor clothing.

Patagonia is showing off a new line of day packs. “Ev-a new line of day packs. “Ev-a new line of day packs. “Everything at the show is get-

brands including Petzl, best known for its headlamps and climbing gear. Petzl says business is growing steadily: It’s opening a new factory in a Salt Lake City suburb.

Outdoor sports “is a pas-sion for a lot of people,” said John Evans, a Petzl mar-keting director. “Even if the economy is not running at full steam, people still pur-sue their passions.”

A hydrogen battery pack the size of a deck of cards can be found at an exhibit for Brunton, a subsidiary of Stockholm-based Fe-nix Outdoor AB., which specializes in navigation, optics and now, “portable power.”

At $150, Brunton’s hyAt $150, Brunton’s hy-At $150, Brunton’s hydrogen battery pack can be recharged at retail shops for $8 a pop. Brunton says the battery takes hydrogen out of water and mixes am-bient oxygen when it’s time to charge a cellphone or other electronic device.

“It’s the lightest, tough-est, most portable hydro-gen reactor,” said Walter Kaihatu, vice president for sales and marketing at Boulder-based Brunton. “It has really high capacity. It can charge a cellphone five times from dead, and works in a range of tem-peratures.”

for his newspaper PERSON OF THE YEAR

award!

RANDY BANGERT

forBEST OF SHOW

or his “A Life Against Death” story.

DAN ENGLAND

and congratulations to the Greeley Tribune staff for your successes in this years contest.

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pair. “These will outlast your of the Gear Institute of of the Gear Institute of hiking shoes,” he said. of the Gear Institute of for his newspaper

PERSON OF THE YEAR

award!

RANDY BANGERT

forBEST OF SHOW

or his “A Life Against Death” story.

DAN ENGLAND

and congratulations to the Greeley Tribune staff for your successes in this years contest.


Second Place Best Serious Column Writing: Dave Schiefelbein Second Place Best Humorous Column Writing: Bob Good First Place Best News Photograph: Mason Miller Second Place Best Feature Photograph: Mason Miller Second Place Best Small Space Ad: Joy Michell, Thonhoff Second Place Best Newspaper/House Ad Promotion: Joy First Place Best Website-Weekly: Dave Schiefelbein, Linda McGowen, Joy Duprey, Mason MillerThe Colorado Springs Business Journal Second Place Best Education Story: Bryan Grossman First Place Best Sports Column Writing: Ralph RoutonThe Pagosa Springs SUN

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First Place Best News Story: Randi Pierce Second Place Best Feature Story: Randi Pierce First Place Best Humorous Column Writing: Terri House First Place Best Sports Photograph: Mike Pierce First Place Best Photo Essay: Randi Pierce Second Place Best Photo Essay: Randi Pierce Second Place Best Feature Page Design: Terri House First Place Best Informational Graphic: Mike Pierce Second Place Best Black & White Ad: Mike Pierce First Place Best Automotive Ad: Mike Pierce First Place Best Real Estate Ad: Mike Pierce First Place Best Health Care Ad: Shari Pierce Second Place Best Health Care Ad: Shari Pierce First Place Best Newspaper/House Ad Promo: Mike Pierce First Place Best Classified Page or Section: Terri House, Missy Phelan, Shana Young-Gawdun First Place Online Breaking News: Randi Pierce, Terri House First Place Best Photo Slideshow or Gallery: Mike Pierce Second Place Best Photo Slideshow or Gallery: Randi PierceThe Park County Republican & Fairplay Flume Second Place Best News Story: Emily First Place Best Feature Story: Emily Second Place Best Sports Event Story: Magie Downare-Nevius Second Place Best Business News/Feature Story: Walter L. Newton Second Place Best Story/Picture Combination: Emily Second Place Best News Photograph: Emily Clingman First Place Best Feature Photograph: Walter L. NewtonWet Mountain Tribune Second Place Best Editorial Writing: James Little First Place Best Deadline News Reporting: Staff Second Place Best Editorial Special Section: Staff First Place Best Advertising Layout & Design: Staff

C L A S S 4Canyon Courier

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Second Place Best Education Story: Deb Hurley Brobst Second Place Best Story/Picture Combination: Deb Hurley Brobst, Chancey Bush First Place Best News Photograph: Chancey Bush Second Place Best News Photograph: Chancey Bush First Place Best Feature Photograph: Chancey Bush Second Place Best Feature Photograph: Chancey Bush

Second Place Best Sports Photograph: Chancey Bush First Place Best Photo Essay: Chancey Bush First Place Best Black & White Ad: Takahito Gomi First Place Best Use of Color in an Ad: Takahito Gomi Second Place Best Use of Color in an Ad: Jeanne Womacks First Place Best Small Space Ad: Takahito Gomi First Place Best Real Estate Ad: Takahito Gomi Second Place Best Restaurant Or Dining Ad: Jeanne Womacks First Place Best Health Care Ad: Takahito Gomi First Place Best Medium Space Ad: Takahito Gomi First Place Best Large Space Ad: Takahito Gomi First Place Best Advertising Special Section: Takahito Gomi, Jeanne Womacks, Megan Latta First Place Best Advertising Campaign: Takahito Gomi First Place Best Newspaper/House Ad Promotion: Takahito GomiDelta County Independent Second Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story: Pat Sunderland Second Place Best News Story: Tamie Meck First Place Best Agriculture Story: Tamie Meck Second Place Best Agriculture Story: Pat Sunderland First Place Best Sports Photograph: Tamie MeckSky-Hi News Second Place Best Environmental Story: Hank Shell First Place Best News Story: Hank Shell First Place Best Deadline News Reporting: Hank Shell Second Place Best Deadline News Reporting: Hank Shell Second Place Best Sustained Coverage: Hank Shell Second Place Best Serious Column Writing: John Riddell First Place Best News Page Design: Amanda Fruehauf Second Place Best News Page Design: Laci Thompson Second Place Best Small Space Ad: Barby BridgesThe Aspen Times (Weekly)

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First Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story: Andrew Travers First Place Best Environmental Story: Scott Condon First Place Best Feature Story: Jeanne McGovern First Place Best Sports Event Story: Scott Condon, Dale Strode Second Place Best Sports Event Story: Dale Strode First Place Best Business News/Feature Story: Rick Carroll Second Place Best Business News/Feature Story: Kelly J. Hayes First Place Best Education Story: Bob Ward First Place Best Story/Picture Combination: Andrew Traver First Place Best Serious Column Writing: Barbara Platts First Place Best Humorous Column Writing: Barbara Platts Second Place Best Humorous Column Writing: Andrew Traver First Place Best Sports Column Writing: Amiee White Beazley Second Place Best Sports Column Writing: Bar Platts First Place Best Headline Writing: Jeanne McGovern Second Place Best Headline Writing: Andrew Travers Second Place Best Photo Essay: Staff First Place Best Feature Page Design: Jeanne McGovern, Ashley Detmering First Place Best Informational Graphic: Ashley Detmering Second Place Best Informational Graphic: Matt Ferro First Place Best Cover Design: Afton Pospisilova, Ashley Detmering, Madelyn LyBarger, Jeanne McGovern First Place Best Classified Page or Section: Classified Advertising Team Second Place Best Classified Page or Section: Classified Advertising Team First Place Best Multimedia: Jason Auslander, Jeremy Wallace

The Villager Second Place Best Feature Story: Peter Jones First Place Best Sports Story: Peter Jones Second Place Best Sports Story: Tom Barry First Place Best Sustained Coverage: Tom Barry First Place Best Editorial Special Section: Tom McTighe, Elizabeth Denton Hale, Jan Wondra, Peter Jones, Tom Barry Second Place Best Editorial Special Section: Tom McTighe, Elizabeth Denton Hale, Jan Wondra, Peter Jones, Tom Barry Second Place Best Feature Page Design: Peter Jones, Tom McTighe First Place Best Restaurant Or Dining Ad: Tom McTighe, Sharon Sweeney Second Place Best Advertising Special Section: Tom McTighe, Elizabeth Denton Hale, Linda Kehr, Peter Jones, Staff

C L A S S 5Aurora Sentinel First Place Best Editorial Writing: Dave Perry First Place Best Deadline News Reporting: Brandon Johansson, Quincy Snowdon First Place Best Sustained Coverage: Staff Second Place Best Serious Column Writing: Dave Perry First Place Best Humorous Column Writing: Dave Perry First Place Best Headline Writing: Chris Harrop First Place Best News Photograph: Marla Keown Second Place Best News Photograph: Trevor Davis First Place Best Photography Portfolio: Gabriel Christus Second Place Best Multimedia: Courtney Oakes, Gabriel Christus First Place Use of Social Media in Breaking News: Staff Second Place Best Website-Weekly: StaffBroomfield Enterprise First Place Best Feature Story: Megan Quinn Second Place Best Headline Writing: Julie BaxterColumbine Courier First Place Best News Story: Ramsey Scott First Place Best Sports Event Story: Dennis Pleuss Second Place Best Education Story: Ramsey Scott First Place Best Story/Picture Combination: Ramsey Scott, Chancey Bush Second Place Best Humorous Column Writing: Ramsey Scott First Place Best Sports Column Writing: Dennis Pleuss First Place Best Feature Photograph: Chancey Bush First Place Best Sports Photograph: Chancey Bush Second Place Best Photo Essay: Chancey Bush Second Place Best Health Care Ad: Takahito Gomi First Place Best Classified Page or Section: Takahito Gomi, Jeanne Womacks, Ruth Daniels, Brenda Hansen, Bobbi Lopez, Jody IrsikDenver Business Journal

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Second Place Best Editorial Writing: Neil Westergaard First Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story: Greg Avery Second Place Best News Story: Monica Mendoza, Kathleen Lavine First Place Best Sports Story: Molly Armbrister First Place Best Business News/Feature Story: Greg Avery



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� Outgoing President Keith Cerny, of the Valley Courier, hands off the President's Gavel to Bart Smith, of the Greeley Tribune, during the closing ceremonies of the Colorado Press Association's 138th Annual Convention.

� Jennifer Hefty, of the Fort Collins Colora-doan, poses with Lori Bergen, the founding dean of CU’s College of Media, Commu-nication and Information. The Coloradoan won three major awards during the Colo-rado Press Association’s Annual Convention, including the Editorial Innovation Award, Newspaper Innovation Award, and the Service to the First Award, in addition to winning the Best of Show Award for Online Excellence.



First Place Best Agriculture Story: Cathy Proctor, Kathleen Lavine Second Place Best Story/Picture Combination: Cathy Proctor, Kathleen Lavine First Place Best Series: Staff Second Place Best Series: Monica Mendoza,Molly Armbrister, Caitlin Hendee, Jim Carr Second Place Best Sustained Coverage: Greg Avery First Place Best Editorial Special Section: Kathleen Lavine, Boots Gifford, Jim Carr, Staff Second Place Best Editorial Special Section: Kathleen Lavine, Boots Gifford, Jim Carr, Staff First Place Best Investigative Story Package: Caitlin Hendee, Kathleen Lavine Second Place Best Sports Photograph: Kathleen Lavine First Place Best Photo Essay: Kathleen Lavine First Place Best News Page Design: Jim Carr Second Place Best News Page Design: Jim Carr First Place Best Feature Page Design: Jim Carr First Place Best Informational Graphic: Jim Carr Second Place Best Informational Graphic: Jim Carr Second Place Best Cover Design: Jim Carr First Place Best Large Space Ad: Eileen Hall Second Place Best Classified Page or Section: Ashley Davis Second Place Online Breaking News: Greg Avery First Place Best Multimedia: Kathleen Lavine First Place Best Photo Slideshow or Gallery: Kathleen Lavine Second Place Best Photo Slideshow or Gallery: Kathleen Lavine First Place Best Website-Weekly: Mark Harden, Caitlin Hendee, Staff The Castle Rock News-Press

ADVERTISING SWEEPSTAKES WINNER Second Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story: Chris Michlewicz Second Place Best Feature Story: Jennifer Smith, Christy Steadman Second Place Best Sports Story: Jim Benton Second Place Best Sports Event Story: Jim Benton First Place Best Education Story: Mike DiFerdinando First Place Best Serious Column Writing: Ann Healey First Place Best Cover Design: Scott Andrews First Place Best Use of Color in an Ad: Scott Andrews Second Place Best Use of Color in an Ad: Scott Andrews First Place Best Small Space Ad: Brandon Eaker First Place Best Automotive Ad: Scott Andrews First Place Best Medium Space Ad: Scott Andrews First Place Best Advertising Campaign: Scott Andrews First Place Best Newspaper/House Ad Promo: Scott Andrews Second Place Best Newspaper/House Ad Promo: Scott AndrewsThe Nickel Second Place Best Small Space Ad: Roberta Morales, Andrea Wilkins, Megan Hart Second Place Best Automotive Ad: Roberta Morales, Megan Hart, Andrea Wilkins First Place Best Real Estate Ad: Roberta Morales, Megan Hart, Andrea Wilkins Second Place Best Restaurant Or Dining Ad: Frankie DeLaHoz, Megan Hart, Andrea Wilkins Second Place Best Large Space Ad: Roberta Morales, Megan Hart, Andrea Wilkins Second Place Best Advertising Special Section: Kari Fowler, Roberta Morales, Carlene Wood, Frankie DeLaHoz, Megan Hart, Andrea Wilkins, Nancy Gauthier, Aimee McBroomThe Watch First Place Best Environmental Story: Mary Slosson Second Place Best Environmental Story: Tanya Ishikawa Second Place Best Agriculture Story: Regan Tuttle

Windsor Beacon Second Place Best Business News/Feature Story: Adrian Garcia Second Place Best Deadline News Reporting: Katie de la Rosa, Pohl Second Place Best Investigative Story Package: Adrian Garcia Second Place Best Feature Photograph: Don Reichert Second Place Best Feature Page Design: Take Uda Second Place Best Photography Portfolio : Don Reicher Second Place Best Real Estate Ad: Lindsey Light, Kristin Deily, Erika Moore First Place Best Restaurant Or Dining Ad: Staff, Gannett Imaging and Design Center First Place Best Health Care Ad: Chris Dixon, Emily Schillmoller Second Place Best Medium Space Ad: Staff First Place Best Advertising Special Section: Staff Second Place Best Advertising Campaign: Staff First Place Best Advertising Layout & Design: Megan Anderson First Place Online Breaking News: Jason Pohl, de First Place Breaking News Video: Katie de la Rosa Second Place Breaking News Video: Jason Pohl Second Place Use of Social Media in Breaking News: Jason Pohl, de la Rosa, Digital Desk

C L A S S 6Canon City Daily Record Second Place Best Sports Column Writing: Brandon Hopper First Place Best News Page Design: Alexandra Sieh First Place Best Website-Daily: Michael Alcala,Carie Canterbury, Brandon Hopper, Sarah RoseColorado Daily First Place Best Headline Writing: Christy Fantz First Place Best Cover Design: Christy Fantz, Stephanie SwartzCraig Daily Press

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First Place Best Editorial Writing: Noelle Leavitt Riley Second Place Best Editorial Writing: Noelle Leavitt Riley First Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story: Lauren Blair Second Place Best Environmental Story: Lauren Blair First Place Best Feature Story: Lauren Blair Second Place Best Sports Event Story: Andy Bockelman First Place Best Business News/Feature Story: Noelle Leavitt Riley First Place Best Education Story: Lauren Blair Second Place Best Deadline News Reporting: Patrick Kelly, Noelle Leavitt Riley First Place Best Series: Lauren Blair First Place Best Editorial Special Section: Noelle Leavitt Riley, Andy Bockelman, Lauren Blair, Janelle O’Dea Second Place Best Editorial Special Section: Noelle Leavitt Riley, Andy Bockelman, Lauren Blair, Janelle O’Dea First Place Best Sports Column Writing: Andy Bockelman Second Place Best Investigative Story Package: Lauren Blair First Place Best News Photograph: Patrick Kelly Second Place Best Feature Photograph: Noelle Leavitt Riley First Place Best Sports Photograph: Andy Bockelman Second Place Best Sports Photograph: Andy Bockelman First Place Best Photography Portfolio: Andy Bockelman Second Place Best Photography Portfolio: Patrick Kelly First Place Best Black & White Ad: Christy Barnes, Anna Griffing

First Place Best Use of Color in an Ad: Emily Padilla, Anna Griffing First Place Best Small Space Ad: Melissa Valentine, Janette Najera Second Place Best Small Space Ad: Melissa Valentine, Janette Najera First Place Best Automotive Ad: Lauren Murray, Kelsey Day Second Place Best Automotive Ad: Cori Kroese, Jason Strohl Second Place Best Real Estate Ad: Cori Kroese, Jason Strohl Second Place Best Restaurant Or Dining Ad: Melissa Valentine, Janette Najera First Place Best Health Care Ad: Melissa Valentine, Janette Najera Second Place Best Health Care Ad: Gabbi Steele, Jason Strohl First Place Best Large Space Ad: Cori Kroese, Jason Strohl Second Place Best Large Space Ad: Cori Kroese, Jason Strohl Second Place Best Advertising Campaign: Sheli Steele, Janette Najera First Place Best Newspaper/House Ad Promotion: Sheli Steele, Jason Strohl, Anna Griffing, Kelsey Day, Emily Padilla Second Place Best Newspaper/House Ad Promotion: Kelsey Day, Anna Griffing, Sheli Steele First Place Best Classified Page or Section: Craig Daily Press Staff Second Place Best Classified Page or Section: Craig Daily Press Staff First Place Online Breaking News: Patrick Kelly Second Place Online Breaking News: Patrick Kelly, Lauren Blair, Noelle Leavitt Riley First Place Best Multimedia: Andy Bockelman Second Place Best Multimedia: Patrick Kelly First Place Best Photo Slideshow or Gallery: Andy Bockelman Second Place Best Photo Slideshow or Gallery: Noelle Leavitt Riley First Place Use of Social Media in Breaking News: Andy Bockelman Second Place Use of Social Media in Breaking News: Janelle O’Dea Second Place Best Website-Daily: Staff Fort Morgan Times First Place Best Sports Story: Brandon Boles Second Place Best Agriculture Story: Jenni Grubbs First Place Best Serious Column Writing: Thomas Martinez First Place Best Photo Essay: Thomas Martinez Second Place Best Cover Design : Thomas Martinez Second Place Best Advertising Special Section: Staff Montrose Daily Press Second Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story: Katie Langford First Place Best Environmental Story: Katharhynn Heidelberg First Place Best News Story: Katharhynn Heidelberg Second Place Best Feature Story: Becky Wright Second Place Best Sports Story: Drew Setterholm Second Place Best Business News/Feature Story: Katharhynn Heidelberg First Place Best Agriculture Story: Katie Langford Second Place Best Education Story: Nathan Meacham First Place Best Story/Picture Combination: Justin Joiner First Place Best Deadline News Reporting: Katharhynn Heidelberg Second Place Best Series: Nathan Meacham First Place Best Sustained Coverage: Katharhynn Heidelberg Second Place Best Sustained Coverage: Katharhynn Heidelberg First Place Best Investigative Story Package: Alan Lewis Gerstenecker Second Place Best News Photograph: Justin Joiner First Place Best Feature Photograph: Becky Wright Second Place Best News Page Design: Justin Joiner First Place Best Feature Page Design: Justin Joiner Second Place Best Feature Page Design: Nathan Wick Second Place Best Black & White Ad: Janine Bush,Kurtz Second Place Best Use of Color in an Ad: Rebecca Kelln, Adam Kurtz First Place Best Medium Space Ad: Janine Bush, Dennis Anderson, Adam Kurtz Second Place Best Medium Space Ad: Torrie Moore, Adam Kurtz First Place Best Advertising Special Section: Dennis Anderson, Adam Kurtz, Justin Joiner First Place Best Advertising Layout & Design: Dennis Anderson, Adam Kurtz, Justin Joiner



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� Zant Reyez, of the John-stown Breeze, accepts the Rising Star Award, while Matt Lubich, who nominated Reyez for the award, watches during the Colorado Press Association’s Annual Convention.

� Noelle Leavitt Riley, of the Craig Daily Press, celebrates winning an Apple Watch during the Colorado Press Association's 138th Annual Convention. Riley won the watch for taking part in the punch pass program and visiting sponsors at the event.



Telluride Daily Planet Second Place Best News Story: Mary Slosson First Place Best Real Estate Ad: Charlene Downing, Maureen Pelisson First Place Best Restaurant Or Dining Ad: Rick Bickhart, Jonathan Brittain First Place Best Advertising Campaign: Charlene Downing Second Place Best Advertising Layout & Design: Hanah AusencioThe Trinidad Chronicle-News First Place Best Sports Event Story: Adam Sperandio Second Place Best Humorous Column Writing: Adam SperandioValley Courier Second Place Best Story/Picture Combination: David Gilbert Second Place Best Serious Column Writing: Ruth Heide First Place Best Humorous Column Writing: Ruth Heide Second Place Best Headline Writing: Ruth Heide Second Place Best Photo Essay: David Gilbert

C L A S S 7Glenwood Springs Post Independent

ONLINE SWEEPSTAKES WINNER First Place Best Sports Story: Jon Mitchell, Randy Essex First Place Best Business News/Feature Story: John Stroud Second Place Best Deadline News Reporting: Will Grandbois Second Place Best Sustained Coverage: Will Grandbois, Anna Stewart, Randy Essex, Colleen O’Neil Second Place Best Small Space Ad: Michael McGarvey First Place Best Automotive Ad: Michael Van Gorden Second Place Best Automotive Ad: Kristin Garwood First Place Best Advertising Special Section: Post Independent Sales Department Second Place Best Advertising Campaign: Julie Carruth First Place Best Classified Page or Section: Post Independent Classified Staff Second Place Online Breaking News: Will Grandbois, Randy Essex First Place Best Multimedia: Colleen O’Neil, Jon Scharfencamp First Place Use of Social Media in Breaking News: Will Grandbois, Randy Essex Second Place Use of Social Media in Breaking News: Randy Essex, Will GrandboisLoveland Reporter-Herald First Place Best Editorial Writing: Jeff Stahla Second Place Best Agriculture Story Steamboat Springs Pilot & Today

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Second Place Best Editorial Writing: Lisa Schlichtman Second Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story: Matt Stensland Second Place Best Feature Story: Joel Reichenberger Second Place Best Sports Story: Joel Reichenberger First Place Best Sports Event Story: Joel Reichenberger Second Place Best Editorial Special Section: Staff Second Place Best Feature Photograph: John Russell First Place Best Sports Photograph: Joel Reichenberger Second Place Best News Page Design: Vicky Ho First Place Best Informational Graphic: Vicky Ho First Place Best Photography Portfolio: Scott Fran Second Place Best Photography Portfolio: John Russell First Place Best Cover Design: Mackenzie Yelvington Second Place Best Cover Design: Katie Berning Second Place Best Black & White Ad: Deb Proper, Chris McGaw First Place Best Use of Color in an Ad: Karen Gilchrist, Jessica Wagner Second Place Best Use of Color in an Ad: Lori Griepentrog, Veronika Khanisenko First Place Best Real Estate Ad: Lori Griepentrog, Veronika Khanisenko Second Place Best Real Estate Ad: Deb Proper, Chris McGaw First Place Best Restaurant Or Dining Ad: Deb Proper, Chris McGaw Second Place Best Restaurant Or Dining Ad: Deb Proper, Chris McGaw First Place Best Health Care Ad: Kathy Wichelhaus, Mack Maschmeier Second Place Best Health Care Ad: Lori Griepentrog, Veronika Khanisenko First Place Best Medium Space Ad: Kathy Wichelhaus, Mack Maschmeier Second Place Best Medium Space Ad: Lori Griepentrog, Chris McGaw First Place Best Large Space Ad: Kathy Wichelhaus, Chris McGaw First Place Best Advertising Campaign: Laura Tamucci, Mack Maschmeier First Place Best Advertising Layout & Design: Staff First Place Best Newspaper/House Ad Promotion: Lisa Schlichtman, Lindsay Porter

Second Place Best Newspaper/House Ad Promo: Lisa Schlichtman, Lindsay Porter, Staff First Place Best Photo Slideshow or Gallery: Austin Colbert Second Place Best Use of Multimedia Advertising: Greg Johnson First Place Best Website-Daily: Staff Summit Daily News First Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story: Alli Langley First Place Best Education Story: Alli Langley Second Place Best Sports Column Writing: Phil Lindeman First Place Best Photo Essay: Ben Trollinger First Place Best Small Space Ad: Rob Fair First Place Online Breaking News: Elise Reuter, Ben Trollinger Second Place Best Website-Daily: Matt Sandberg, Austyn Williams, Ben TrollingerThe Aspen Times (Daily) Second Place Best Sports Event Story: Dale Strode First Place Best Editorial Special Section: Lauren Glendenning, Samantha Johnston, Ashley Detmering First Place Best Serious Column Writing: Andy Stone Second Place Best Serious Column Writing: Meredith Carroll Second Place Best Humorous Column Writing: David Segal First Place Best Sports Column Writing: Roger Marolt First Place Best Headline Writing: Rick Carroll Second Place Best Headline Writing: Rick Carroll Second Place Best Photo Essay: Jeremy Wallace Second Place Best Advertising Layout & Design: The Aspen Times Sales & Design Team Second Place Best Classified Page or Section: Classified Advertising Team The Durango Herald

EDITORIAL SWEEPSTAKES WINNER First Place Best Environmental Story: Chase Olivarius-McAllister Second Place Best Environmental Story: Mary Bowerman First Place Best News Story: Mary Shinn Second Place Best News Story: Chase Olivarius-McAllister First Place Best Agriculture Story: Mary Shinn Second Place Best Education Story: Chase Olivarius-McAllister First Place Best Story/Picture Combination: Mary Shinn First Place Best Deadline News Reporting: John Peel, Shaun Stanley First Place Best Series: Staff Second Place Best Series: Ann Butler, Chase Olivarius-McAllister First Place Best Sustained Coverage: Staff First Place Best Humorous Column Writing: Mike Smedley First Place Best Investigative Story Package: Ann Butler Second Place Best Investigative Story Package: Ann Butler First Place Best News Photograph: Shaun Stanley Second Place Best News Photograph: Shaun Stanley First Place Best News Page Design: David Holub First Place Best Feature Page Design: David Holub First Place Breaking News Video: Staff Second Place Best Photo Slideshow or Gallery: Jerry McBrideVail Daily First Place Best Feature Story: Caramie Schnell Second Place Best Business News/Feature Story: Rosanna Turner Second Place Best Story/Picture Combination: John LaConte, Townsend Bessent First Place Best Feature Photograph: Townsend Bessent Second Place Best Sports Photograph: Townsend Bessent Second Place Best Feature Page Design: Amanda Swanson Second Place Best Informational Graphic: Amanda Swanson First Place Best Black & White Ad: Barby Bridges Second Place Best Large Space Ad: Barby Bridges Second Place Best Advertising Special Section: Wren Bova, Emily Tamberino, Alithea Doyle, Susan Ludlow Second Place Breaking News Video: Randy Wyrick Second Place Best Multimedia: John LaConte, Edward Stoner First Place Best Use of Multimedia Advertising: Jon Scharfencamp

C L A S S 8Boulder Daily Camera Second Place Best Feature Story: Charlie Brennan Second Place Best Series: Sarah Kuta Second Place Best Sustained Coverage: Erica Meltzer First Place Best Editorial Special Section: Camera Staff Second Place Best Sports Column Writing: Pat Rooney Second Place Best Cover Design: Lindsay Lovato First Place Best Website-Daily: Camera StaffFort Collins Coloradoan

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First Place Best Editorial Writing: Madeline Novey, Lauren Gustus First Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story : Nick Coltrain First Place Best Environmental Story: Stephen Meyers Second Place Best Environmental Story: Kevin Duggan First Place Best Feature Story: Jason Pohl First Place Best Sports Story: Matt Stephens First Place Best Story/Picture Combination: Kevin Duggan, Austin Humphreys, Pat Ferrier Second Place Best Story/Picture Combination: Sarah Kyle,

Morgan Spiehs First Place Best Investigative Story Package: Sarah Kyle First Place Best News Photograph: Erin Hull First Place Best Feature Photograph: Erin Hull First Place Best Photo Essay: Erin Hull First Place Best News Page Design: Take Uda First Place Best Informational Graphic: Take Uda, Jennifer Hefty First Place Best Photography Portfolio: Erin Hull First Place Best Small Space Ad: Chris Dixon, Susan Giglio First Place Online Breaking News: Jason Pohl, Erin Hull Second Place Online Breaking News: Matt Stephens, Kelly Lyell, Erin Hull First Place Breaking News Video: Matt Stephens First Place Best Multimedia: Jason Pohl, Erin Hull First Place Use of Social Media in Breaking News: Jason Pohl Second Place Use of Social Media in Breaking News: Jason Pohl, Katie de la Rosa First Place Best Use of Multimedia Advertising: Emily Schillmoller, Kristin Deily, Chris Dixon, Erika MooreLongmont Times-Call Second Place Best Agriculture Story: Vince Winkel First Place Best Deadline News Reporting: John Bear Second Place Best News Photograph: Matthew Second Place Best Feature Photograph: Matthew The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

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Second Place Best Editorial Writing: Andy Smith Second Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story: Greg Ruland Second Place Best News Story: Amy Hamilton Second Place Best Sports Story: Matt Meyer First Place Best Sports Event Story: Dale Shrull, Tim Harty First Place Best Business News/Feature Story: Dennis Webb First Place Best Agriculture Story: Erin McIntyre, Amy Hamilton First Place Best Education Story: Emily Shockley Second Place Best Editorial Special Section: Staff First Place Best Sports Column Writing: Tim Harty First Place Best Headline Writing: Sherida Warner First Place Best Sports Photograph: Dean Humphrey Second Place Best Sports Photograph: Dean Humphrey Second Place Best News Page Design: Robert McLean Second Place Best Feature Page Design: Robert McLean Second Place Best Photography Portfolio: Dean Humphrey First Place Best Cover Design: Robert McLean Second Place Best Black & White Ad: Greg Campbell First Place Best Real Estate Ad: Krystal Mitchell Second Place Best Restaurant Or Dining Ad: Joe Brown First Place Best Health Care Ad: Greg Campbell Second Place Best Health Care Ad: Joe Brown First Place Best Medium Space Ad: Joe Brown Second Place Best Medium Space Ad: Cynthia Whalen First Place Best Large Space Ad: Cynthia Whale Second Place Best Advertising Layout & Design: Staff First Place Best Newspaper/House Ad Promo: Cynthia Whalen First Place Best Classified Page or Section: Staff Second Place Best Multimedia: Erin McIntyre, Robert Garcia, Richie Ann Ashcraft First Place Best Photo Slideshow or Gallery: Gretel Daugherty, Dean Humphrey Second Place Best Photo Slideshow or Gallery: Christopher Tomlinson Second Place Best Use of Multimedia Advertising: Julie Norman Second Place Best Website-Daily: Staff The Greeley Tribune First Place Best News Story: Dan England Second Place Best Sports Event Story: Bobby Fernandez Second Place Best Business News/Feature Story: Sharon Dun Second Place Best Education Story: Tyler Silvy Second Place Best Deadline News Reporting: Emma Pettit, Joe Moylan First Place Best Sustained Coverage: Bobby Fernandez First Place Best Serious Column Writing: Dan England Second Place Best Investigative Story Package: Tyler Silvy Second Place Best Photo Essay: Joshua Polson First Place Best Use of Color in an Ad: Amy Mayer, Bruce Dennis First Place Best Restaurant Or Dining Ad: Amy Mayer, Sue Lapcewich Second Place Best Large Space Ad: Amy Mayer First Place Best Advertising Layout & Design: Tribune Staff Second Place Best Newspaper/House Ad Promotion: Casey Pearson, Kyle Knoop Second Place Best Classified Page or Section: Tribune Staff The Pueblo Chieftain First Place Best Series: Staff Second Place Best Serious Column Writing: Steve Henson First Place Best Humorous Column Writing: Chris Woodka Second Place Best Humorous Column Writing: Scott Smith Second Place Best Headline Writing: Jim Carson First Place Best Feature Page Design: Jennifer Tate Second Place Best Informational Graphic: Ann Boyden


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First Place Best Black & White Ad: Kevin Harris, Jeremy HarmonsonSecond Place Best Use of Color in an Ad: Doug Reeder, Jeremy HarmonsonSecond Place Best Small Space Ad: Kevin Harris, Jeremy HarmonsonFirst Place Best Automotive Ad: Kevin Harris, Jeremy HarmonsonSecond Place Best Automotive Ad: Kevin Harris, Jeremy HarmonsonSecond Place Best Real Estate Ad: Nicole Valdez, Jeremy HarmonsonFirst Place Best Advertising Special Section: Advertising & Production Staff Second Place Best Advertising Special Section. Advertising & Production Staff First Place Best Advertising Campaign: Kevin Harris, Jeremy HarmonsonSecond Place Best Advertising Campaign: Stephanie Roman, Jeremy Harmonson

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First Place Best Editorial Writing: Vincent CarrollSecond Place Best Editorial Writing: Jeremy MeyerFirst Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story: Jennifer Brown, Craig F. Walker, Mahala Gaylord, Michelle Doe, Kevin Hamm, Daniel J. Schneider, Greg Griffi nFirst Place Best Environmental Story: John AguilarSecond Place Best Environmental Story: Bruce FinleyFirst Place Best Feature Story: Jennifer BrownSecond Place Best Feature Story: William PorterFirst Place Best Sports Story: Nick Kosmider, Benjamin HochmanSecond Place Best Sports Story: Nicki JhabvalaFirst Place Best Business News/Feature Story: Alicia WallaceFirst Place Best Agriculture Story: Steve RaabeFirst Place Best Education Story: Yesenia RoblesFirst Place Best Story/Picture Combination: Jennifer Brown, Craig F. Walker, Mahala GaylordSecond Place Best Story/Picture Combination: AAron Ontiveroz, Nick Kosmider, Benjamin HochmanFirst Place Best Deadline News Reporting: Jesse Paul, Tom McGheeSecond Place Best Deadline News Reporting: John Aguilar, Jesse PaulSecond Place Best Series: John IngoldFirst Place Best Sustained Coverage: Monte WhaleySecond Place Best Sustained Coverage: Christopher N. OsherFirst Place Best Editorial Special Section: Staff Second Place Best Editorial Special Section: Staff First Place Best Serious Column Writing: Vincent CarrollSecond Place Best Serious Column Writing: Francie SwidlerFirst Place Best Sports Column Writing: Mark KiszlaFirst Place Best Headline Writing: Dale UllandFirst Place Best Investigative Story Package : Mark K. Matthews, David Olinger, David MigoyaSecond Place Best News Photograph: Brent LewisFirst Place Best Sports Photograph: Helen H. RichardsonFirst Place Best Feature Page Design: Jeff NeumannSecond Place Best Feature Page Design: TJ HutchinsonFirst Place Best Informational Graphic: Severiano GalvánSecond Place Best Informational Graphic: Michelle DoeSecond Place Best Photography Portfolio : Helen H. RichardsonSecond Place Best Cover Design: Jeff NeumannFirst Place Online Breaking News: Staff Second Place Online Breaking News: Staff First Place Best Multimedia: Jennifer Brown, Craig F. Walker, Mahala GaylordFirst Place Use of Social Media in Breaking News: Staff Second Place Use of Social Media in Breaking News: Staff Second Place Best Website-Daily: Staff The Gazette (Colorado Springs)

PHOTO & DESIGN SWEEPSTAKES WINNERFirst Place Best News Story: Stephen HobbsSecond Place Best News Story: Tom RoedeFirst Place Best Sports Event Story: Nathan Van Dyne, David Ramsey, Th e Gazette Staff Second Place Best Sports Event Story: Scott Kaniewski, Kevin Carmody, Benn Farrell, Brent New, Brent BriggemanSecond Place Best Business News/Feature Story: Jakob RodgersSecond Place Best Education Story: Debbie KelleyFirst Place Best Series: Tom RoederSecond Place Best Investigative Story Package: Maria St. Louis-Sanchez, Billie Stanton-AnleuFirst Place Best News Photograph: Michael CiagloFirst Place Best Feature Photograph: Jerilee BennettSecond Place Best Feature Photograph: Mark ReiSecond Place Best Sports Photograph: Mark ReisFirst Place Best Photo Essay: Mark ReisSecond Place Best Photo Essay: Michael CiagloFirst Place Best News Page Design: Stephanie SwearnginSecond Place Best News Page Design: Aimee BirtschFirst Place Best Photography Portfolio: Mark ReisFirst Place Best Small Space Ad: Connie Rasor, Steve Eaton, Kelly AndersonSecond Place Best Small Space Ad: Connie Rasor, Steve Eaton, Kelly AndersonSecond Place Best Multimedia: Ryan Maye Handy, Maria St. Louis-Sanchez, Stephen HobbsFirst Place Best Website-Daily: Th e Gazette WestwordSecond Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story: Alan PrendergastFirst Place Best Humorous Column Writing: Patricia CalhounFirst Place Best Cover Design: Jay Vollmar

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EDITORIAL SWEEPSTAKES WINNERFirst Place Best Editorial Writing: John GierachSecond Place Best Editorial Writing: Richard JoyceFirst Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story : Don MooreFirst Place Best Environmental Story: Kate ZalzalSecond Place Best Feature Story: Don MooreFirst Place Best Sports Event Story: Carol DevenirSecond Place Best Business News/Feature Story: Don MooreFirst Place Best Agriculture Story: Kate ZalzalSecond Place Best Agriculture Story: Kate ZalzalFirst Place Best Deadline News Reporting: Susan deCastro McCannSecond Place Best Deadline News Reporting: Susan deCastro McCannSecond Place Best Sustained Coverage: Susan deCastro McCannFirst Place Best Serious Column Writing: John GierachSecond Place Best Serious Column Writing: Renee JoyceFirst Place Best Humorous Column Writing: John GierachSecond Place Best Humorous Column Writing: Richard JoyceFirst Place Best Sports Column Writing: Renee HaipFirst Place Best Headline Writing: Susan deCastro McCannStapleton Front Porch

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Second Place Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story: Madeline SchroederSecond Place Best Environmental Story: Madeline SchroederFirst Place Best News Story: Madeline SchroederSecond Place Best News Story: Carol RobertsFirst Place Best Feature Story: Madeline SchroederFirst Place Best Sports Story: Madeline Schroeder, Chris Hegstrom, Carol RobertsSecond Place Best Sports Story: Courtney Drake-McDonoughFirst Place Best Business News/Feature Story: Carol Roberts

First Place Best Education Story: Maegan Parker BrooksSecond Place Best Education Story: Carol RobertsSecond Place Best Story/Picture Combination: Courtney Drake- McDonoughFirst Place Best Series: Courtney Drake-McDonough, Carol Roberts, Laurie Dunklee, Madeline SchroederSecond Place Best Series: Madeline Schroeder, Maegan Parker Brooks, Carol Roberts, Steve LarsonFirst Place Best Sustained Coverage: Carol Roberts, Courtney Drake-McDonoughFirst Place Best Editorial Special Section: Carol RobertsSecond Place Best News Photograph: Steve LarsonFirst Place Best Feature Photograph: Steve LarsonSecond Place Best Feature Photograph: Steve LarsonFirst Place Best Photo Essay: Steve LarsonFirst Place Best News Page Design: Madeline Schroeder, Steve LarsonSecond Place Best News Page Design: Madeline Schroeder, Steve LarsonFirst Place Best Feature Page Design: Madeline Schroeder, Steve Larson Second Place Best Feature Page Design: Carol Roberts, Steve LarsonFirst Place Best Informational Graphic: Carol RobertsSecond Place Best Informational Graphic: Madeline Schroeder, Steve LarsonFirst Place Best Photography Portfolio: Steve LarsonFirst Place Best Black & White Ad: Christie GoschFirst Place Best Use of Color in an Ad: Christie GoschFirst Place Best Small Space Ad: Christie GoschFirst Place Best Restaurant Or Dining Ad: Christie GoschFirst Place Best Health Care Ad: Christie GoschFirst Place Best Medium Space Ad: Christie GoschFirst Place Best Large Space Ad: Christie GoschFirst Place Best Newspaper/House Ad Promo: Madeline Schroeder, Carol Roberts, Steve LarsonFirst Place Best Multimedia: Courtney Drake-McDonough, Steve LarsonSecond Place Best Multimedia: Steve Larson, Laurie DunkleeSecond Place Best Photo Slideshow or Gallery: Steve Larson, Madeline Schroeder,Carol RobertsFirst Place Use of Social Media in Breaking News: Carol Roberts, Steve LarsonSecond Place Use of Social Media in Breaking News: Carol Roberts, Steve Larson

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Bangert oversees a newsroom of 26, including editors, reporters, page designers and part-timers as well as freelancers. He started with the newspaper as a part-time sports writer in fall 1973 and was promoted to full-time in 1974. He eventually crossed from sports into news, and his career has been spent entirely in Greeley.

Publisher Bryce Jacobson said Bangert makes it a priority to be active in the community and maintain relationships with journalism programs throughout the state. The Tribune has a “great editor” wholly deserving of the honor bestowed on him, he said.

“In a small town, you walk through the town and everybody knows you and so on and so forth,” Jacobson said. “But in a town the size of Greeley, with 125,000 people, still everybody knows him. He’s made his mark, both in his relationships and storytelling.”

England, who Bangert hired in 1999, had his own big night at the convention’s culminating event, win-ning CPA’s Best of Show award for “A life against death,” his story about attorney Tamara Brady defend-ing Aurora theater shooter James Holmes. He also introduced Bangert, and wrote the nomination letter to the judges on his longtime editor’s behalf.

Bangert, England said, has overseen “terrific jour-nalism” at The Tribune, but the trait that stands out is his leadership. Situations and stakes change, though Bangert’s management doesn’t, England said.

“Newsrooms are very stressful places to work, there are a lot of diverse personalities, and yet Randy is so even-keeled and always listens,” he said. “On tight deadlines and with the everyday, constant pressure to put out a paper, that’s a huge skill to have.”

“And yet, he’s not a pushover. If he feels strongly about something, he’ll push back on you, but does it in a way that doesn’t piss you off. And, even in pretty ex-treme emotional situations, he always has your back.”

Raehal said he’s constantly impressed by how re-vered Bangert is around all corners of the state among Colorado’s best journalists and editors.

“I’m always struck by how many people worked for Randy when they were reporters and editors, and how highly they speak of him and what he taught them,” he said. “… People know if they go to Greeley, they’re going to get a good training and a good education.”

In the scheme of things, Bangert said Newspaper Person of the Year ranks among his most memo-rable career highlights — “a night I’m never going to forget” — but he’s hesitant to say it’s the capstone.

That, he said, is reserved for each new day at the

office, when he and the Tribune are given a fresh op-portunity to serve and inform.

“The highlight of my career is just doing what we do, putting out a really good newspaper, a good web-site and hearing back from readers,” he said. “… You begin to realize over time that we really do play an important role in our community. It matters to people what we do day in and day out.

“Those conversations (with readers), more than anything, give me the warm feeling in my stomach at the end of the day that makes it all worth while.”

As for the Elway and Walsh comparisons, Bangert reached back to a memory that keeps with the football theme: Elway describing Peyton Manning in 2012 as a leader “who raises all boats in the harbor.”

“I remember thinking, ‘What a great description of leadership,’” he said. “That’s what I’ve tried to do. … This award, I have to say, reflects on the paper as much as it does me because we have a lot of really good, solid people in our newsroom. They help me, they make it easy for me to raise all boats in the harbor. All

I do is just go along for the ride.”Bangert also credits the Greeley community and

his family as instrumental contributors. The city that he’s called home since 1972, when he started school as a journalism major at Northern Colorado, fits his Midwestern sensibilities, and has been a good place to raise a family. It’s also a great news town, a microcosm for America in a sense, he said.

“Many of the issues that are being debated nation-ally, especially now in the presidential election, like illegal immigration, like income inequality … Greeley is kind of the epicenter for those,” he said. “Having a good newspaper to tell those stories of diversity binds the community. It’s made for a really fun place for a journalist to be.”

Bangert has been married to Jan, the Tribune’s “most loyal reader in the county, and one of its biggest critics,” for 38 years. They have three children, Scott, 36, Mary, 33, and Robyn, 23, who are also avid readers.

Once upon a time, decades ago, Bangert was a 19-year-old “on top of the world,” beginning his career as a professional journalist. That alone was a dream, he said. He couldn’t have written how the story unfolded, and wouldn’t change it, he added.

“Maybe it was fate that I ended up in Greeley and ended up as editor,” he said. “So many positive things happened to push me in this direction. … In my wild-est dreams I never would have imagined being editor of the Tribune. Now, I think I was born to be editor of The Greeley Tribune. It feels so natural, and so right.”

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Randy Bangert, edi-tor of the Greeley Tribune, takes to the Denver West Sheraton’s stage to accept the Colora-do Press Associa-tion’s Newspaper Person of the Year Award at the CPA’s Annual Convention on May 14

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And the winners areNewspaper Person of the Year Randy Bangert of the Greeley Tribune Rising Star Zant Reyez of the Johnstown BreezeNewspaper Innovation Fort Collins ColoradoanEditorial Innovation Fort Collins Coloradoan Service to the First Fort Collins Coloradoan

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“Other Than Honorable” was an investigative series that examined how soldiers injured in war were being discharged without benefits.

The presentation is part of the Pulitzer Project, an effort by the Colorado Press Association, Gazette, Denver Post and the Society of Profes-sional Journalists to showcase the state’s journalism excellence and commemorate the Pulitzer’s centen-nial. The event is free and open to the public.

“We’re hop-ing people will be interested in learning how Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism is created and the impact it has on the community after it’s published,” said Bean, the panel moderator and now a UCCS commu-nications official. “I hope we have a great turnout because these are important stories about our community that are worth revisiting.”

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