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Best of Cox Index
AWARDS

OVERALL
Writer of the year
Photographer of the year

METRO DIVISION
Gov. James M. Cox public service award
Deadline writing
Feature writing
Investigative reporting
Editorial writing
Column writing
Sports writing on deadline
Sports writing non-deadline
Sports column
Business reporting
Headline writing
News photography
Feature photography
Sports photography
Graphics
Illustration
Page layout

COMMUNITY DIVISION
Gov. James M. Cox public service award
Deadline writing
Feature writing
Investigative reporting
Editorial writing
Column writing
Sports writing on deadline
Sports writing non-deadline
Sports column
Business reporting
Headline writing
News photography
Feature photography
Sports photography
Graphics
Illustration
Page layout

COMBINED CATEGORIES
Criticism
Rookie of the year
Editorial cartooning

JUDGES' AWARDS
There are two this year. They go to:

Cox papers in North Carolina
Cox Washington Bureau

Complete list of winners

About the Awards
Best of Cox Comments

 

 


Winners and Runners-up
Complete listing

Writer of the year
Mary C. Schulken, Greenville Daily Reflector. Runners-up: Patrick Beach, Austin American-Statesman, and MichaeBrowning, Palm Beach Post.

Photographer of the year
Christopher Tomlinson, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Runner-up: John Spink, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

 

METRO DIVISION    

1. Gov. James M. Cox public service award — Jane O. Hansen, Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Runners-up: Jim DeBrosse and David Gulliver, Dayton Daily News.

2. Deadline writing — Staff, Austin American-Statesman.
Runner-up: Cox Washington Bureau.

3. Feature writing — Patrick Beach, Austin American-Statesman.
Runner-up: Hank Stuever, Austin American-Statesman.

4. Investigative reporting — Russell Carollo, Dayton Daily News.
Runners-up: Staff writers Craig Schneider and Sophia Lezin Jones and staff photographer Richard Fowlkes, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Susan Vinella, Dayton Daily News.

5. Editorial writing — Tom Blackburn, Palm Beach Post.
Runner-up: Sharen Shaw Johnson, Dayton Daily News.

6. Column writing — Charles W. Holmes, Cox News Service Moscow Bureau.
Runner-up: Emily Minor, Palm Beach Post.

7. Sports writing on deadline — Staff, Palm Beach Post. Runner-up: Suzanne Halliburton and John Maher, Austin American-Statesman.

8. Sports writing non-deadline — Mike Fish, staff writer, and David Milliron, database editor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Runner-up: Tom Archdeacon, Dayton Daily News.

 

9. Sports column — Gary Nuhn, Dayton Daily News.
Runner-up: Steve Hummer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

10. Business reporting — Business News staff, Dayton Daily News.
Runner-up: None.

11. Headline writing — Mike Burke, Palm Beach Post.
Runner-up: Buddy Pinkston, Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

12. News photography — Rebecca McEntee, Austin American-Statesman.
Runner-up: Dwight Ross Jr.

13. Feature photography — Sung Park, Austin American-Statesman.
Runner-up: Rich Addicks, Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

14. Sports photography — Jennifer Podis, Palm Beach Post.
Runner-up: Joey Ivansco, Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

15. Graphics — Christopher Smith, Palm Beach Post.
Runner-up: Linda Scott, Austin American-Statesman.

16. Illustration — Randy Palmer, Dayton Daily News.
Runner-up: Don Tate, Austin American-Statesman.

17. Page layout — Sarah Franquet, Palm Beach Post.
Runner-up: Patrick Foose, Dayton Daily News.

 

COMMUNITY DIVISION    

1. Gov. James M. Cox public service award — Staff, Greenville Daily Reflector.
Runners-up: Mike Hvezdos, Longview News-Journal, and Emily Morris, Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel.

2. Deadline writing — Staff, Greenville Daily Reflector.
Runner-up: Staff, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.

3. Feature writing — Nancy McGillicuddy, Rocky Mount Telegram.
Runner-up: Mary C. Schulken, Greenville Daily Reflector.

4. Investigative reporting — Jen Sansbury, Waco Tribune-Herald.
Runner-up: Gene Metrick, Rocky Mount Telegram.

5. Editorial writing — John Young, Waco Tribune-Herald.
Runner-up: Mary C. Schulken, Greenville Daily Reflector.

6. Column writing — Mary C. Schulken, Greenville Daily Reflector.
Runner-up: PhiLatham, MarshalNews Messenger.

7. Sports writing on deadline — Alan Wooten, Greenville Daily Reflector.
Runner-up: Jerry Hill, Waco Tribune-Herald.

8. Sports writing non-deadline — John Werner, Waco Tribune-Herald.
Runner-up: David Weaver, MarshalNews Messenger.

9. Sports column — Luke Gilliam, Waco Tribune-Herald.
Runner-up: Kim Gorum, Waco Tribune-Herald.

 

10. Business reporting — Chris Barker, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
Runners-up: Brian Colligan and Mary C. Schulken, Greenville Daily Reflector.

11. Headline writing — Ann Winterholter, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
Runner-up: Brian Harvey, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.

12. News photography — Chris Cummins, Greenville Daily Reflector
Runner-up: Greg Eans, Greenville Daily Reflector.

13. Feature photography — Dean Humphrey, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
Runner-up: JoeAndrews, Lufkin Daily News.

14. Sports photography — Kelly Lemons, Waco Tribune-Herald.
Runner-up: Dean Humphrey, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.

15. Graphics — Robert Garcia, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
Runner-up: None.

16. Illustration — David Catrow, Springfield News-Sun.
Runner-up: None.

17. Page layout — Danielle Provencher, Palm Beach Daily News.
Runner-up: Randy Ferguson, Longview News-Journal.


COMBINED CATEGORIES    

18. Criticism — Catherine Fox, Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Runner-up: Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman.

19. Rookie of the year — Bruce Bennett, staff photographer, Palm Beach Post. Runner-up: Heather Cocks, staff writer covering technology, Austin American-Statesman.

 

20. Editorial cartooning — David Catrow, Springfield News-Sun. Runner-up: Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Constitution.

Judges' Award — Elizabeth City Daily Advance, Greenville Daily Reflector and Rocky Mount Telegram, the Cox North Carolina newspapers, for their commitment to their communities and readers during the devastating floods of 1999.

Judges' Award — Cox Washington Bureau, for their reports from Washington, D.C., and on the scene during the conflict in the Balkans. The bylines are those of Bob Deans, Scott Shepard, Charles W. Holmes, Joseph Albright, Marcia Kunstel, Larry Kaplow and Bert Roughton Jr.


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