2021 Winners

SPECIAL AWARDS

James Batten Award for Public Service

• Winner: USA Today Network – Pat Beall, Daphne Chen, Suzanne Hirt & Josh Salman, Torn Apart
• Finalist: Univision News Digital – Staff, Univision News Digital Projects
• Finalist: Florida Today – Staff, Collection: The last conscious moments of Gregory Lloyd Edwards

Gene Miller Award for Investigative Reporting

• Winner: WFTS-TV – Adam Walser, Randy Wright & Melanie Payne, “The Price of Protection…Guardianship Abuse Continues”
• Finalist: Tampa Bay Times – Kathleen McGrory, Neil Bedi, Targeted
• Finalist: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Megan O’Matz, Brittany Wallman, John Maines & Aric Chokey, Everyone’s on I-95, but the police

NABJ South Florida Diversity Award

• Winner: Miami Herald – Jacqueline Charles, Haiti Earthquake: A decade of aftershocks and unkept promises
• Finalist: TCPalm/Treasure Coast Newspapers – Lindsey Leake, Lindsey Leake collection
• Finalist: Embrace Magazine – John Sotomayor, “LGBTQ Heroes Series”

Barbara A. Petersen Freedom of Information Award

• Winner: Florida Today – Bobby Block, Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon & Mara Bellaby, The struggle to learn what happened to Gregory Lloyd Edwards
• Finalist: Tampa Bay Times – Kathleen McGrory & Neil Bedi, Targeted
• Finalist: USA TODAY Network – Florida – Staff, “Will Your Vote Count” launch package

Journalist of the Year

• Winner: Miami Herald – Taylor Dolven, Stranded at Sea
• Finalist: Miami Herald – Sarah Blaskey, Sarah Blaskey Collection
• Finalist: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Scott Travis, Scott Travis – Education watchdog

Anchor of the Year

• Winner: 10 Tampa Bay – Allison Kropff, Allison Kropff – Anchor
• Finalist: WLRN – Christine DiMattei, Christine DiMattei, WLRN Morning News Anchor
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Photojournalist of the Year

• Winner: Tallahassee Democrat – Alicia Devine, Alicia Devine Collection
• Finalist: Spectrum Bay News 9 – Timothy F. Kania, Timothy F. Kania Photography Composite
• Finalist: WFTS – Tampa – Matthew Apthorp, Matthew Apthorp – Photojournalist

Outstanding New Journalist

• Winner: El Nuevo Herald – Ana Claudia Chacin, Ana Claudia Chacin Collection
• Finalist: Miami New Times – Joshua Ceballos, Joshua Ceballos collection
• Finalist: Miami Herald – Shirsho Dasgupta, Shirsho Dasgupta: Portfolio

Editor of the Year

• Winner: Miami Herald – Amy Driscoll, Amy Driscoll Collection
• Finalist: WLRN – Terence Shepherd, Terence Shepherd, News Director
• Finalist: Florida Trend – Mark R. Howard, Editor of the Year

Excellence in Social Justice Reporting

• Winner: Miami Herald – Sarah Blaskey and Nicholas Nehamas, LaToya Ratlieff Series
• Finalist: Florida Today – Bobby Block, Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon & Jeff Gallop, The struggle to learn what happened to Gregory Lloyd Edwards
• Finalist: The Marjorie & Southerly – Hannah O. Brown, Becca Burton, Lyndsey Gilpin, Carly Berlin & Anna Hamilton, The Fruits of Their Labor

COVID 19 – Breaking News Reporting

• 1st Place: Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Zac Anderson, Carlos R. Munoz & Timothy Fanning, Coronavirus comes to Sarasota-Manatee
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COVID-19 – Non-Deadline News Reporting

• 1st Place: Univision News Digital – Staff, Univision News Digital: Covid-19 reporting
• 2nd Place: Florida Today – Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon & Jim Waymer, The Florida Medical Examiners’ Database
• 3rd Place: WINK News – Erik Randlov & Lauren Sweeney, Inside the COVID ICU

COVID-19 – Feature Reporting

• 1st Place: WLRN – Staff, Unmute Yourself: Public Comment Pushing Through The Pandemic
• 2nd Place: Miami Herald – Linda Robertson, “She Caught COVID caring for others. She’ll survive a grueling recovery. Her hands may not.
• 3rd Place: Naples Daily News/Fort Myers News-Press – Janine Zeitlin, What was a day like in Lee Health hospitals during a COVID-19 surge? Surprisingly reassuring

COVID-19 – Business Reporting

• 1st Place: Miami New Times – Alexi C. Cardona, Leaked Emails Show Norwegian Pressures Sales Team to Mislead Potential Customers About Coronavirus
• 2nd Place: The Real Deal – Katherine Kallergis, South Florida hotel owners struggle to hang on during Covid-19
• 3rd Place: WJHG – Staff, Small Businesses Adapt to COVID-19

COVID-19 – Obituary Reporting

• 1st Place: Palm Beach Post – Mike Diamond, COVID19 CLAIMS THE LIFE OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR
• 2nd Place: The Palm Beach Post – John Pacenti, John Pacenti COVID-19 obituaries
• 3rd Place: South Florida Gay News – Jason Parsley, Jason Parsley, Collection

NEWSPAPERS

Breaking News Reporting

• 1st Place: Tallahassee Democrat – Jeff Burlew, Nada Hassanein, Karl Etters & Alicia Devine, From Use of Force to Show of Force
• 2nd Place: Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Zac Anderson, Timothy Fanning & Carlos R. Munoz, Coronavirus arrives in Sarasota-Manatee
• 3rd Place: Naples Daily News/Fort Myers News-Press – Rachel Fradette, Brittany Carloni, Jake Allen & Maryann Batlle, Naples Protests Collection

Non-Deadline News Reporting (Large Papers)

• 1st Place: Miami Herald – Jacqueline Charles & Jose Iglesias, Haiti Earthquake: A decade of aftershocks and unkept promises
• 2nd Place: Orlando Sentinel – Leslie Postal, Annie Martin, Anti-LGBT Schools and Florida vouchers
• 3rd Place: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Megan O’Matz, Brittany Wallman, John Maines & Aric Chokey, Everyone’s on I-95, but the police 

Non-Deadline News Reporting (Small Papers)

• 1st Place: Tallahassee Democrat – Jeff Burlew, A Blue on Blue altercation: Caught on Bodycam
• 2nd Place: Florida Weekly – Evan Williams, Uninsured
• 3rd Place: Bradenton Herald – Jessica De Leon, Bradenton Police Department’s hiring of troubled officer

Feature Reporting (Large Papers)

• 1st Place: Miami Herald – Carlos Frias, The First Ventanita
• 2nd Place: Miami Herald – Linda Robertson, “West Grove Was Promised Affordable Housing. So, why are they winding up with a Wawa instead?
• 3rd Place: Orlando Sentinel – Dewayne Bevil, Dewayne Bevil Collection

Feature Reporting (Small Papers)

• 1st Place: Florida Times-Union – Mark Woods, 100 years ago: After a pandemic, Jacksonville and America went on a wild ride
• 2nd Place: Daily Business Review (ALM Media) – Raychel Lean & Staff, Waltzing to Power: Despite Elections, No One Challenges Hundreds of US Judges
• 3rd Place: Florida Weekly – Roger Williams, Feeding Florida

Series

• 1st Place: Miami Herald – Staff, Deterring Democracy Series
• 2nd Place: TCPalm/Treasure Coast Newspapers – Lindsey Leake, Farm food production
• 3rd Place: The News-Press / Naples Daily News – Janine Zeitlin, Better Together foster care series

General Commentary & Criticism

• 1st Place: CNN – Alexandra Martinez, The Cuban-American Vote
• 2nd Place: The Washington Post – Dan Evans, With Jacksonville canceled, can Trump win Florida?
• 3rd Place: TCPalm/Treasure Coast Newspapers – Gil Smart collection, Gil Smart collection

Arts Commentary & Criticism

• 1st Place: Artburstmiami – Elisa Turner, Artburstmiami
• 2nd Place: Florida Theater On Stage – Wm. F. Hirschman, South Florida theater reviews
• 3rd Place: Florida Weekly – Nancy Stetson, Nancy Stetson Collection

Profile Reporting

• 1st Place: Miami Herald – Linda Robertson, Profile Reporting: Linda Robertson
• 2nd Place: Miami Herald – Sarah Blaskey, LaToya Ratlieff Profile
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Presidential Election Reporting

• 1st Place: Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Zac Anderson, Zac Anderson
• 2nd Place: Florida Weekly – Roger Williams, The Florida Vote
• 3rd Place: Florida Weekly – Roger Williams, Do polls matter

Federal/State Election Reporting

• 1st Place: TCPalm/Treasure Coast Newspapers – Lindsey Leake, False attack ads
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Local Election Reporting

• 1st Place: Florida Today – Jim Waymer, Brevard County Elections
• 2nd Place: TCPalm/Treasure Coast Newspapers – Lindsey Leake, Lindsey Leake collection
• 3rd Place: Naples Daily News/Fort Myers News-Press – Phil Fernandez, Skinner’s undefeated record vs. Lussy’s losing streak and legal troubles

Data Reporting

• 1st Place: Miami Herald – Staff, A Numbers Game
• 2nd Place: Miami Herald – Staff, Lethal Stowaway
• 3rd Place: Florida Today – Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon & Jim Waymer, The Florida Medical Examiners’ Database

Editorial Writing

• 1st Place: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Steve Bousquet & Rosemary O’Hara, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ report card
• 2nd Place: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Martin Dyckman, Florida’s flawed death machine
• 3rd Place: The Daytona Beach News-Journal – Kry Fluker, Krys Fluker Editorial Portfolio

Editorial Cartooning

• 1st Place: The Baker County Press – Ed Hall, A Portfolio of Cartoons by Ed Hall
• 2nd Place: Palm Beach Daily News – David Willson, David Willson collection
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Local Reporting – Small Municipality & Rural Coverage

• 1st Place: The Daytona Beach News-Journal – Matt Bruce & Frank Fernandez, Matt Bruce, Frank Fernandez Portfolio
• 2nd Place: Naples Daily News/Fort Myers News-Press – Brittany Carloni, Collection: Naples Florida
• 3rd Place: TCPalm/Treasure Coast Newspapers – Joshua Solomon, Indiantown

Beat Reporting – Arts

• 1st Place: Orlando Sentinel – Matthew J. Palm, Matthew J. Palm Collection
• 2nd Place: Biscayne Times, Miamitimesonline, Artburstmiami – Elisa Turner, Elisa Turner Collection
• 3rd Place: Naples Daily News/Fort Myers News-Press – Charles Runnels, SWFL Pandemic Arts

Beat Reporting – Business

• 1st Place: Miami Herald – Staff, Lethal Stowaway
• 2nd Place: Orlando Sentinel – Gabrielle Russon, Theme park safety reporting
• 3rd Place: South Florida Business Journal – Brian Bandell, Brian Bandell – Business writing

Beat Reporting – Community

• 1st Place: Miami Herald – Linda Robertson, Linda Robertson Collection
• 2nd Place: The Daytona Beach News-Journal – Katie Kustura, Jane Shang series
• 3rd Place: The Daytona Beach News-Journal – Eileen Zaffiro-Kean, Eileen Zaffiro-Kean Portfolio

Beat Reporting – Crime & Courts

• 1st Place: Miami Herald – Samantha J. Gross, Shirsho Dasgupta & Kirby Wilson, Trapped: COVID-19 in Florida’s Prison System
• 2nd Place: Florida Today – John Torres, Crosely Green Collection
• 3rd Place: The Palm Beach Post – Jane Musgrave, Jane Musgrave collection

Beat Reporting – Education

• 1st Place: The Palm Beach Post – Andrew Marra, Andrew Marra education
• 2nd Place: The Florida Times-Union – Emily Bloch, Emily Bloch Portfolio
• 3rd Place: Florida Today – Eric Rogers, Education in the Era of COVID-19 and BLM

Beat Reporting – Environment & Science

• 1st Place: Miami Herald – Alex Harris, Alex Harris Collection
• 2nd Place: Florida Weekly – Roger Williams, Roger Williams Collection
• 3rd Place: The Palm Beach Post – Kimberly Miller, Kimberly Miller Environment and Science

Beat Reporting – Health

• 1st Place: Miami Herald – Ben Conarck, Ben Conarck Collection
• 2nd Place: The Daytona Beach News-Journal – Nikki Ross, Nikki Ross Portfolio
• 3rd Place: South Florida Business Journal – Brian Bandell, Brian Bandell – Health Writing

Beat Reporting – Food & Travel

• 1st Place: Miami Herald – Carlos Frias, Carlos Frias Collection
• 2nd Place: South Florida Business Journal – Matthew Arrojas, Matthew Arrojas – Food & Travel
• 3rd Place: Naples Daily News/Fort Myers News-Press – Annabelle Tometich, Annabelle Tometich Food Writing

Beat Reporting – Government & Politics

• 1st Place: Tallahassee Democrat / USA TODAY Network – Florida – Jeffrey Schweers, Florida 2020 election and elections security watchdog coverage
• 2nd Place: The Daytona Beach News-Journal – Katie Kustura, Jane Shang series
• 3rd Place: Bradenton Herald – Ryan Callihan, Ryan Callihan Collection

Beat Reporting – Underrepresented Communities

• 1st Place: Tallahassee Democrat – Nada Hassanein, The 32304 Divide
• 2nd Place: Miami Herald – Isaiah Smalls II, C. Isaiah Smalls II Collection
• 3rd Place: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Susannah Bryan, Susannah Bryan Collection

Beat Reporting – Sports

• 1st Place: Florida Times-Union – Clayton Freeman, Clayton Freeman sports
• 2nd Place: The Daytona Beach News-Journal – Ken Willis, Ken Willis Portfolio
• 3rd Place: Naples Daily News/Fort Myers News-Press – Adam Fisher, Collection: Adam Fisher

Special Publication or Section

• 1st Place: South Florida Business Journal – Staff, Special Section – Small Business, Big Mission
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PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN

Breaking News Photography

• 1st Place: TCPalm/Treasure Coast Newspapers – Leah Voss, BLM protest
• 2nd Place: Tallahassee Democrat – Alicia Devine, The Tony McDade shooting and aftermath by Alicia Devine
• 3rd Place: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Mike Stocker, Coronavirus infected cruise ship allowed to dock in Fort Lauderdale

Feature Photography

• 1st Place: South Florida Business Journal – Jock Fistick, Feature Photo – Jock Fistick
• 2nd Place: TCPalm/Treasure Coast Newspapers – Leah Voss, ALF visit
• 3rd Place: South Florida Business Journal – Jock Fistick, Feature Photo – Jock Fistick

Drone Photography

• 1st Place: The Palm Beach Post – Greg Lovett, Bait Fish
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Photography Story

• 1st Place: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Susan Stocker, Ben Crandell & Mike Stocker, Timeline of courage: How South Florida doctors, nurses and staff see the cruel arc of coronavirus
• 2nd Place: Tallahassee Democrat – Alicia Devine, Gun Violence and a Mother’s Grief
• 3rd Place: Embrace Magazine – Kayla Campbell, Unforgettable

Sports Photography

• 1st Place: TCPalm/Treasure Coast Newspapers – Patrick Dove, Football stretch
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Art/Photo Illustration

• 1st Place: Florida Weekly – Eric Raddatz, Work of Eric Raddatz
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Front Page Design (Small Papers)

• 1st Place: Miami New Times – Michael Campina, Michael Campina Collection
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MAGAZINES

Public Service Reporting

• 1st Place: Flamingo magazine – Bucky McMahon, Does Florida’s Water Spring Eternal?
• 2nd Place: Boca magazine – Christiana Lilly, A Word in the Dark
• 3rd Place: Sarasota Magazine – Cooper Levey-Baker, The T-Shirt Wars

Investigative Reporting

• 1st Place: Washington Post Magazine – Deirdra Funcheon, Who Should Get the Artwork of Purvis Young?
• 2nd Place: Sarasota Magazine – Isaac Ege, A Line in the Sand
• 3rd Place: The Real Deal – Keith Larsen, What About Bob?

Feature Story

• 1st Place: Florida Trend – Amy Martinez, Great, But ‘Not My Kid’
• 2nd Place: Embrace Magazine – John Sotomayor, Called to Move
• 3rd Place: Flamingo – Moni Basu, In Search of Spirits in Cassadaga: A writer unlocks the truths of this mystical community, its energy healers and the supernatural.

Profile Story

• 1st Place: Sarasota Magazine – Elizabeth Djinis, I Will Never Go Away
• 2nd Place: Florida Trend – Amy Martinez, First Call
• 3rd Place: Embrace Magazine – John Sotomayor, Soul Mates

Commentary & Criticism

• 1st Place: Flamingo magazine – Diane Roberts, How Florida Became the Great Democratic Sinkhole
• 2nd Place: City & Shore magazine – South Florida Sun Sentinel – Mark Gauert, Mark Gauert collection

Food & Travel Writing

• 1st Place: Sarasota Magazine – Cooper Levey-Baker, Journey to the End of Florida
• 2nd Place: Allrecipes; Heated – Jen Karetnick, Jen Karetnick Collection
• 3rd Place: Flamingo magazine – Moni Basu, Mark Wallheiser, Eric Barton & Steve Dollar, Food & Travel Collection

Trade or Special Interest Publication

• 1st Place: Legacy Miami/Legacy South Florida magazines – Russell Motley, Dexter Bridgeman, Yanela McLeod, Shannel Escoffery & Sabrina Moss-Solomon, Surviving COVID-19
• 2nd Place: Embrace Magazine – John Sotomayor, Joe DeLeon & Conan Segrest, Embrace LGBTQ Collection

Cover Design

• 1st Place: Edible South Florida – Anna Takahashi, Ivan Roque & Alfredo Anez, 2020 Covers
• 2nd Place: Embrace Magazine – Joe DeLeon, “Joe DeLeon Collection”
• 3rd Place: City & Shore magazine – South Florida Sun Sentinel – Anderson Greene & Mark Gauert, City & Shore magazine covers

Best Single Issue

• 1st Place: Flamingo magazine – Staff, Spring 2020 Issue
• 2nd Place: City & Shore magazine – South Florida Sun Sentinel – Mark Gauert & Anderson Greene, City & Shore PRIME, November 2020 issue
• 3rd Place: Sarasota Magazine – Sarasota Magazine Staff, November-December

TELEVISION

Best Newscast

• 1st Place: WPLG – Staff, Protest Unrest
• 2nd Place: WJAX/WFOX – Darling Hill, May 5, 2020 11PM Newscast
• 3rd Place: WJHG – Staff, NewsChannel 7 @ 6 p.m.

Investigative Reporting – Single Report

• 1st Place: 10 Tampa Bay – Jennifer Titus, Lauren Powell & Paul Thorson, Chartered
• 2nd Place: WINK-TV – Erik Randlov & Lauren Sweeney, Misconduct Mystery Revealed?
• 3rd Place: 10 Tampa Bay – Heather Bailey, Jennifer Titus & Paul Thorson, Costly Error

Investigative Reporting – Series

• 1st Place: 10 Tampa Bay – Heather Bailey, Jennifer Titus & Paul Thorson, Licensing Loophole
• 2nd Place: WFTS-TV – Adam Walser, Randy Wright & Melanie Payne, “The Price of Protection…Guardianship Abuse Continues”
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Spot News Reporting

• 1st Place: Spectrum Bay News 9 – Becky Mar, Dana Lenseth, Jorja Roman & Staff, Tampa Bay Protests Unfold
• 2nd Place: WMBB-TV – Ross Whitley & Lauren Hope, Panama City Tornado
• 3rd Place: WINK News – Taylor Petras, Erik Randlov & John Dulin, Bones Found in Hendry County Tree Nursery

Breaking News

• 1st Place: WPEC – Beverly Robertson, Lexi Nahl, Al Pefley & Sam Kerrigan, Morning Commute With a Side of Explosions
• 2nd Place: WPLG – Staff, Protest Unrest: Day One
• 3rd Place: WJHG – Staff, Tornado Hits Downtown Panama City Live Coverage

General Assignment Report

• 1st Place: Spectrum Bay News 9 – Cait McVey & Amanda Salvucci, Nursing Home Lockdown: A Husband’s Love
• 2nd Place: Spectrum Bay News 9 – Cait McVey & Amanda Salvucci, Class of 2020: The Final Goodbye
• 3rd Place: WMBB-TV – Erika Orstad, Hospital Protests

Special Reporting

• 1st Place: 10 Tampa Bay – Jennifer Titus, Lauren Powell & Paul Thorson, Chartered
• 2nd Place: WSVN-TV – Karen Hensel, Daniel Cohen & Anthony Pineda, Air of Trouble?
• 3rd Place: Spectrum Bay News 9 – Laurie Davison & Timothy F. Kania, Education In The Time of Covid-19

Political/Election Reporting

• 1st Place: WPTV – Michelle Quesada, Tory Dunnan, Eric Pasquarelli & John Bryja, Hispanics make or break presidential elections in Florida
• 2nd Place: WMBB-TV – Emily McLeod, Bill Price Voter Registration
• 3rd Place: CCNN – Staff, South Florida Speaks

Light Feature Reporting

• 1st Place: Suncoast News Network – Marco La Manno & Jazz Goldberg, Video games strengthen real relationships in virtual worlds in the age of COVID
• 2nd Place: Spectrum Bay News 9 – Cait McVey, The Legend of Al Lopez: A Kid from Ybor City
• 3rd Place: WSVN-TV – Karen Hensel, Daniel Cohen, Anthony Pineda & Shereen Cadien, Winning Spirit

Serious Feature Reporting

• 1st Place: WSVN-TV – Steve Shapiro, Daniel Cohen, Anthony Pineda & Shereen Cadien, Lesson of a Lifetime
• 2nd Place: WPTV – Michael Buczyner, Kaan Pala & Erik Altmann, Testing Wastewater for Covid
• 3rd Place: WMBB-TV – Kelsey Peck, In the Face of Fire

Sports Reporting

• 1st Place: WFTS-TV – Kyle Burger, “Broadcasting in the Dark”
• 2nd Place: WMBB-TV – Courtney Mims, Chris Nikic Ironman
• 3rd Place: Spectrum Bay News 9 – Laurie Davison & Timothy F. Kania, A Scholar and An Athlete

Weather Reporting

• 1st Place: Spectrum News 13 Orlando – Bryan Karrick, Bryan Karrick Compilation
• 2nd Place: Spectrum Bay News 9 – Staff, Hurricane ETA Team Coverage
• 3rd Place: WINK News – Taylor Petras & Evan Collins, Hurricane Eta, Tropical Storm Sally Hit SWFL

Best Non-Newscast Program

• 1st Place: WFTS-TV / ABC Action News – Staff, Kids Sold for Sex
• 2nd Place: Spectrum Bay News 9 – Victoria Rajkumar, Melissa Walpole, Veronica Cintron & Staff, Coronavirus Unmasked: Virtual Town Hall
• 3rd Place: Spectrum Bay News 9 – Erica Riggins, Nathanael Paul & Staff, Justice for All: Voting Obstacles Roundtable

Continuing Coverage or Series

• 1st Place: WFTS-TV – Adam Walser, Randy Wright & Melanie Payne, “The Price of Protection… Years of Guardianship Abuse”
• 2nd Place: WESH – Paul Rivera & Marvin Somoza, Earthquakes in Puerto Rico
• 3rd Place: 10 Tampa Bay (WTSP-TV) – Emerald Sierra Morrow, Erased

Best Use of Studio

• 1st Place: Spectrum Bay News 9 – Victoria Rajkumar, Melissa Walpole & Scott Krepop, Coronavirus Unmasked: Virtual Town Hall
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RADIO

Best Newscast

• 1st Place: WLRN – Christine DiMattei, Christine DiMattei for WLRN News
• 2nd Place: WUSF Public Media – Lisa Peakes, All Things Considered Newscast
• 3rd Place: WOKV FM – WOKV News Team, COVID-19 cancels THE PLAYERS

General Coverage

• 1st Place: WLRN News – Staff, Reckoning With Racism
• 2nd Place: WLRN – Staff, Public Meetings During A Pandemic
• 3rd Place: WFSU-FM – Blaise Gainey, The Fight To Vote Series

Investigative Reporting

• 1st Place: WFSU-FM – Lynn Hatter, Committed Series
• 2nd Place: WLRN News – Daniel Rivero, How The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office Has Used A Shadowy Charity Fund In Criminal Cases
• 3rd Place: WLRN – Tim Padgett, Is Colombia Interfering In The U.S. Election In Florida – With Tactics It Exported To Florida?

Government & Politics Reporting

• 1st Place: WFSU-FM – Valerie Crowder, Sunshine Law at Heart of Lawsuits Against Panama City Beach
• 2nd Place: WLRN News – Daniel Rivero, How The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office Has Used A Shadowy Charity Fund In Criminal Cases
• 3rd Place: WUSF Public Media – Steve Newborn, Cathy Carter & Stephanie Colombini, Election 2020

Serious Feature Reporting

• 1st Place: WUSF Public Media – Stephanie Colombini, Health Workers Bring COVID-19 Testing To Pinellas County’s Black Community
• 2nd Place: WUSF Public Media – Stephanie Colombini, Transgender Protesters Say Police Mistreated Them
• 3rd Place: WLRN – Caitie Switalski Muñoz, COVID-19 In Jails: One Broward Inmate’s Experience With The Virus

Light Feature Reporting

• 1st Place: WUFT – Anthony Montalto, End of Election Season is Boon for Collectors
• 2nd Place: WUSF Public Media – Daylina Miller, Lasting Power Of Protests Gives Black Business Owners Hope For Real Change
• 3rd Place: WUSF Public Media – Stephanie Colombini, With Visits Still Banned At VA Nursing Homes, Families And Veterans Try To Cope With Separation

Public Affairs

• 1st Place: WLRN – Luis Hernandez & Chris Remington, SunDial
• 2nd Place: WMFE – Staff, Black in Florida: Finding Peace and Justice
• 3rd Place: WMFE – Brendan Byrne, Jenny Babcock, Ryan Ellison & Matthew Peddie, Return to Flight

Environmental Reporting

• 1st Place: WMFE & Florida Center for Investigative Reporting – Amy Green, Drained
• 2nd Place: WLRN – Jenny Staletovich, As Seas Rise, a Florida Keys ‘Ghost Forest’ Makes A Last Stand
• 3rd Place: WFSU-FM – Robbie Gaffney, Lynn Hatter & Regan McCarthy, Age Of Nature Series

Best Use of Sound

• 1st Place: WLRN – Staff, Unmute Yourself: Public Comment Pushing Through The Pandemic
• 2nd Place: WUSF Public Media – Kerry Sheridan, Keeping Tradition of Circus Music Alive Is Focus of Retirees’ Windjammers Group
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Continuing Coverage or Series

• 1st Place: WMFE & Florida Center for Investigative Reporting – Amy Green, Drained
• 2nd Place: WUFT – Staff, From the Front Lines
• 3rd Place: WLRN in partnership with The World, a co-production of PRX & WGBH – Daniel Rivero, First Time Voter Learns Hard Lessons

Education Reporting

• 1st Place: WLRN – Jessica Bakeman, Reopening School Collection
• 2nd Place: WUFT – Taylor Levesque, Forest Treadwell
• 3rd Place: WUSF Public Media – Kerry Sheridan, He Learned a Mayan Dialect to Speak to the Children of Migrant Farmworkers. Now He Delivers Them Food

Arts Reporting

• 1st Place: WFSU-FM – Gina Jordan, Murder In Your Ear: Tallahassee Actors Get Creative With New Podcast
• 2nd Place: WLRN – Nancy Klingener, Forgotten Johnny Mercer Songs Rediscovered In Key West
• 3rd Place: WUSF Public Media – Cathy Carter, Florida’s Live Arts Destinations Still Quiet As Coronavirus Plays On

DIGITAL

News Web Site

• 1st Place: WUSF Public Media – Carl Lisciandrello & Staff, ORG
• 2nd Place: WLRN – Lance Dixon, Katie Lepri, Mihail Halatchev & WLRN Staff, org
• 3rd Place: WOKV-FM – WOKV News Team, COM

Multimedia Feature

• 1st Place: WLRN with Southerly and Climate Central – Jenny Staletovich & Ayurella Horn-Muller, Racing The Sea: Miami Beach’s Housing Crisis Worsened By Climate Change
• 2nd Place: Univision News Digital – Staff, Univision News Digital: Covid-19 reporting
• 3rd Place: WMBB-TV – Kayla Tucker, Timeline of a Rampage

Online Package

• 1st Place: Univision News Digital – Patricia Clarembaux, Almudena Toral & Mauricio Rodríguez Pons, Potato Slaves
• 2nd Place: org – Staff, The Human Hazard series on public health & climate change in Florida
• 3rd Place: The Marjorie – Hannah O. Brown, Becca Burton & Anna Hamilton, Hog-Tied

Infographics & Data Visualization

• 1st Place: Univision News Digital – Amaya Verde, Javier Figueroa & Ana Elena Azpurua, The coronavirus curve in the US: how covid-19 multiplies and social distancing saves lives
• 2nd Place: WMBB-TV – Staff, 24 Hours of Terror: A timeline of the Jason Jones rampage
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Online Video – Up to 3 Minutes

• 1st Place: WPLG – Christina Boomer Vazquez, Video Vignettes
• 2nd Place: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Mike Stocker, Andrew Boryga & EmmaKate Austin, Making peace with the emptiness
• 3rd Place: TCPalm/Treasure Coast Newspapers – Leah Voss, Bagpiper

Online Video – 3 Minutes or Longer

• 1st Place: Univision News Digital – Almudena Toral & Andrea Patiño Contreras, Trauma, fear and hopelessness among those who are trapped in Mexico waiting for asylum
• 2nd Place: 10 Tampa Bay – Heather Bailey, Jennifer Titus, Paul Thorson & Allison Kropff, Licensing Loophole Web Special
• 3rd Place: The Washington Post – Drea Cornejo, Drea Cornejo Collection

Podcast

• 1st Place: WMFE & Florida Center for Investigative Reporting – Amy Green, Drained
• 2nd Place: WUFT – Staff, Four Days, Five Murders
• 3rd Place: WUSF Public Media – Dalia Colon & Robin Sussingham, The Zest Podcast

Blog Writing

• 1st Place: WLRN – Nancy Klingener, Lance Dixon & Katie Lepri, The Tieline
• 2nd Place: reality blurred – Andy Dehnart, Andy Dehnart collection
• 3rd Place: Book Riot – Aurora Lydia Dominguez, Book Riot Collection

New Media Engagement

• 1st Place: WPLG – Christina Boomer Vazquez, Video Vignettes
• 2nd Place: The Florida Times-Union – Emily Bloch, The Florida Times-Union TikTok Collection
• 3rd Place: WUSF Public Media, WMFE – Mary Shedden & Matthew Peddie, The State We’re In

SPANISH LANGUAGE

Mejor trabajo de investigación en televisión/radio

• 1st Place: Telemundo 51 – Myriam Masihy & Gaston Toledo, Telemundo 51 Investiga ex policía demanda a ciudad
• 2nd Place: Univision Tampa – Filippo Ferretti, “Camino a la boca del lobo”
• 3rd Place: Telemundo 51 – Adriana Mocciola, Jessenia Hatti, Patricio Muñoz & Alexis Sanchez, MUERTE EN LA CARRETERA

Mejor trabajo de investigación en prensa escrita/digital

• 1st Place: Noticias Telemundo – Damià Bonmatí & Belisa Morillo, Una isla caribeña es la puerta trasera de ICE para deportar a venezolanos
• 2nd Place: El Sentinel South Florida – Yvonne Valdez, Inmigracion
• 3rd Place: Noticias WUFT – Guamay Martell, Joseline Donoso, Emma Bautista, Elisabell Velazquez & Nayelis Bosa, Humanos o Mercancía

Mejor reportaje especial (features) en televisión/radio/video/podcast

• 1st Place: Univision 23 Miami – Rayne Anciani & Randy Garcia, Sueño Espacial
• 2nd Place: Telemundo 51 – Adriana Mocciola, Alexis Sanchez, Adrian Criscaut & Fausto Malave, LA NUEVA REALIDAD DE VOLAR
• 3rd Place: Telemundo 51 – Alexis Boentes, Zahira Collazo, Patricio Muñoz & Adriana Mocciola, Renacidos

Mejor reportaje especial en prensa escrita/medio digital

• 1st Place: Noticias Univision Digital – Staff, Cicatrices de la Pandemia
• 2nd Place: El Sentinel South Florida – Yvonne H. Valdez, Crónica de un coronavirus anunciado: Hispano de Boca Ratón se recupera de coronavirus, se convierte en donante de plasma y comparte paso a paso lo que vivió
• 3rd Place: Noticias Telemundo – Jorge Carrasco, “Fue una lucha muy grande conmigo mismo”: por qué este indocumentado positivo al COVID-19 decidió seguir trabajando pese al riesgo

Mejor cobertura de noticias de última hora (breaking news) en televisión/radio/digital

• 1st Place: Telemundo 51 – Alexis Boentes & Roberto Morales, Desde la escena: accidente mortal a toda velocidad
• 2nd Place: El Sentinel Orlando – Jennifer A. Marcial Ocasio & Ingrid Cotto, Series of earthquakes cause terror in Puerto Rico
• 3rd Place: Univision Radio and TUDN Radio – Andreina Gandica, Juan Carlos Aguiar, Olga Betancourt & Carlos Azcarate, Cobertura especial día de toma de posición del presidente Joe Biden

Periodista del año en televisión/radio

• 1st Place: Telemundo 51 – Alexis Boentes, Alexis Boentes on air
• 2nd Place: Univision 23 Miami – Rayne Anciani, Coberturas de Rayne Anciani 2020
• No Third

Mejor infografía y/o visualización de dato

• 1st Place: Noticias Univision Digital – Amaya Verde, Javier Figueroa & Ana Elena Azpurua, La curva del coronavirus en EEUU: cómo se multiplica y por qué la distancia social salva vidas
• 2nd Place: Noticias Univision Digital – María del Carmen Aguilar, Ana Elena Azpurua & Javier Figueroa, Lo que necesitas saber para votar por correo en estas elecciones: conoce las fechas límite en tu estado
• 3rd Place: Noticias Univision Digital – Ana Elena Azpurua, Javier Figueroa & Patricia Vélez Santiago, EEUU pierde 20.5 millones de trabajos y el desempleo se dispara a 14.7% en abril: la profundidad de la crisis en gráficos

Mejor cobertura de desastres naturales en televisión/radio/video

• 1st Place: El Sentinel Orlando – Jennifer A. Marcial Ocasio & Ingrid Cotto, Series of earthquakes cause terror in Puerto Rico
• 2nd Place: NBC/Telemundo 51 – Maylin Leganoa & Zahira Collazo, El Azote de Eta, La Tormenta.
• 3rd Place: Univision 23 Miami – Rayne Anciani & Randy Garcia, Tormenta Laura en Cayo Hueso

Mejor trabajo estudiantil (todo tipo de medios)

• 1st Place: South Florida Media Network – Valeria Conde, Arrendadores de botes aprovechan el Covid-19 y logran evadir las regulaciones
• 2nd Place: South Florida Media Network – Fabian Osorio & Alejandro Trujillo, Marytrini retoma de nuevo su vida profesional en Azúcar
• 3rd Place: Noticias WUFT – Guamay Martell, Joseline Donoso, Emma Bautista, Elisabell Velazquez & Nayelis Bosa, Humanos o Mercancía

COLLEGE

College Journalist of the Year

• 1st Place: The Miami Hurricane – Naomi Feinstein, Naomi Feinstein Collection
• 2nd Place: WUFT – Taylor Levesque, Taylor Levesque
• 3rd Place: Journey – Aiyana Ishmael, Aiyana Ishmael Collection

Adviser of the Year

• 1st Place: WUFT News/University of Florida – Harrison Hove, Harrison Hove, Adviser of the Year
• No Second
• No Third

Best Student Publication

• 1st Place: Journey – Staff, Women’s Issue
• 2nd Place: PantherNOW – Staff, PantherNOW Best Student Publication Print Issues
• No Third

Best Website

• 1st Place: Journey – Staff, Journey Magazine
• 2nd Place: The Beacon Today – Palm Beach Atlantic University – Ashley Allen, Amber Amortegui, Maria Teixeira & Elvanice Previlma, The Beacon Today
• 3rd Place: South Florida Media Network – Staff, South Florida Media Network website

Best News Story

• 1st Place: South Florida Media Network – Jordan Coll & Helen Acevedo, George Floyd protesters were mistreated, mocked, made vulnerable to pandemic, records show
• 2nd Place: Palabra – Valeria Venturini, Far from home
• 3rd Place: The Current – Gabrielle Reeder, Eckerd struggles to be accessible despite growth

Best News Photo

• 1st Place: South Florida Media Network – Yasser Marte, Yasser Marte photos
• 2nd Place: PantherNOW – Jesse Fraga, Black lives matter and so does our mental health
• 3rd Place: The Current – Joanna Gasper, Zeta Gator

Best Feature Story

• 1st Place: org – Katie Hyson, Standing on Dignity: When A Homeless Encampment Is Shut Down, One Woman Fights To Find Home
• 2nd Place: org – Karina Elwood, Standing on Dignity: In Ocala, Strict Policing Pushes Homeless Population Out Of Sight
• 3rd Place: WUFT – Kristin Moorehead, Newberry Lynching Soil Collection Ceremony

Best Profile

• 1st Place: Distraction Magazine – Emmalyse Brownstein, Turn Your Frustration Into Motivation
• 2nd Place: PantherNOW – Cristina Gonzalez, Alumna Loses Everything in House Fire, Finds Hope in her Art
• 3rd Place: FAU University Press – Kristen Grau, Serving, transitioning, living: the struggles of Rose de la Espriella

Best Review

• 1st Place: The Miami Hurricane – Jordan Lewis, Bad Bunny reinvents reggaeton, breaks all the rules on “YHLQMDLG”
• 2nd Place: PantherNOW – Felipe Cisternas, Maluma’s “Papi Juancho” Falls Short of Expectations
• 3rd Place: FAU University Press – Marcy Wilder & Enzo Figueroa, The argument for and against “Uncut Gems”

Best Sports Story

• 1st Place: The Miami Hurricane – Isabella Didio, Female football student equipment managers shed light on working in male-dominated sport
• 2nd Place: Miami Herald – Gabriel Urrutia, South Florida produces more top football talent than anywhere else. Here is the proof.
• 3rd Place: PantherNOW – Valentina Palm & Jordan Coll, FIU Softball Players Are Assigned Social Justice Course, After Racial Slurs

Best Sports Photo

• 1st Place: FAU University Press – Alex Liscio, Gallery: FAU defeats UMass, finishing perfect at home under Willie Taggart’s inaugural season
• 2nd Place: The Miami Hurricane – Josh Halper, Victory
• No Third

Best Opinion Column

• 1st Place: The Gainesville Sun – Zachariah Chou, Zachariah Chou: UF needs comprehensive diversity education
• 2nd Place: The Miami Hurricane – Mischaël Cetoute, All My Friends Are Dead
• 3rd Place: Flagler College Gargoyle – Lauren Piskothy, Modern Women: Flipping the Narrative

Best Page Design

• 1st Place: Distraction Magazine – Avani Choudri, You and Your Venus Sign
• 2nd Place: Distraction Magazine – Olivia Ginsberg, In The Mix
• 3rd Place: Distraction Organization – Emmalyse Brownstein, The Art of Seduction

Best Video

• 1st Place: The Beacon Today – Palm Beach Atlantic University – Morgan Therrien, Food drive helps diabetic patients continue to eat healthy during COVID-19 pandemic
• 2nd Place: The Beacon Today – Palm Beach Atlantic University – Brenna Brown & Morgan Therrien, Mobile library bridges literary divide
• 3rd Place: South Florida Media Network – Edmarys Menendez, Betsabe Romero & Jesus Dobbins, Artists Layon, Rebuil, Wilber Mateu and Leah Dibut create new music despite the pandemic

Best Multimedia Feature

• 1st Place: South Florida Media Network – Alejandra Marquez Janse & Kaylee Padron, The faces behind DACA
• 2nd Place: Journey – Aiyana Ishmael, Madeline Smith & Mia Uzzell, Uncensored: Being Young and Black in America
• 3rd Place: org – Staff, The Human Hazard series on public health & climate change in Florida

Best Coverage of LGBT Issues

• 1st Place: Distraction Magazine – Gianna Milan, Going Through Changes
• 2nd Place: PantherNOW – Jesse Fraga, Jesse Fraga Collection
• 3rd Place: Palabra – Ursula Muñoz Schaefer, Targeting Trans

Best Coverage of Race & Underrepresented Communities

• 1st Place: Journey – Aiyana Ishmael, Madeline Smith & Mia Uzzell, Uncensored: Being Young and Black in America
• 2nd Place: South Florida Media Network – Jordan Coll, Maria Lago, Helen Acevedo & Yasser Marte, George Floyd Protest stories
• 3rd Place: PantherNOW – Teresa Schuster, Discrimination, Microaggressions, and Unfair Treatment: FIU Professors Explain What It’s Like To Be Black in Academia

Best COVID-19 Coverage

• 1st Place: org – Angie DiMichele, Stuck In Peru: Coronavirus Strands Gainesville Woman Far From Home
• 2nd Place: University of North Florida – Ken Thomas, Michelle Gonzales & Alex Rodriguez, “Inside Swoop in 90 COVID-19 Pandemic”
• 3rd Place: Palabra – Valeria Venturini, Far from home

HIGH SCHOOL

High School Journalist of the Year

• Winner: Neo Gaitan – Christopher Columbus High School