ONA blurbs

Updated 05/05/09 to include all winners
Ontario Newspaper Awards blurbs from 13 Sun Media newspapers following the weekend presentations in Kitchener-Waterloo.

The complete list of winners:

Sun Media newspapers (a very impressive showing by employees of a conglomerate that is discouraging participation in media awards and refusing to cover expenses for nominees to attend awards presentations):

Tara Hagan, Sarnia Observer: Larry Smith Award for novice reporting (under 25,000 circulation)

Mark Wanzel, Barrie Examiner: Jack Bowman Award for spot news photography (under 25,000 circulation)

J.T. McVeigh, Barrie Examiner: London Free Press Award for sports photography (under 25,000 circulation)

Lara Bradley, Sudbury Star: Murray Thomson Award for environmental reporting

Denis St. Pierre, Sudbury Star: Municipal affairs reporting (under 25,000 circulation)

Jonathan Sher, London Free Press: Rogers Communications Award for municipal affairs reporting (over 25,000 circulation)

Jane Sims and Jennifer O'Brien, London Free Press: London Free Press Award for news feature writing

London Free Press: Award for online multimedia special project

Peter Conradi, Niagara Falls Review: Toronto Star Award for design and graphics (under 25,000 circulation)

Denis St. Pierre, Sudbury Star: Winnifred Stokes Hill award for opinion and analysis (under 25,000 circulation)

Tony Caldwell, Ottawa Sun: Rogers Communications Award for sports photography

Errol McGihon, Ottawa Sun: Ford Award for spot news photography

Sarnia Observer: Ross Weichel Award for special projects (under 25,000 circulation)

Bill Henry, Owen Sound Sun Times: Award for online photography

Willy Waterton, Owen Sound Sun Times: London Free Press Award for feature photography (under 25,000 circulation)

Mike Whitehouse, Sudbury Star: Wayne MacDonald Award for narrative writing

Barrie Examiner: John E. Motz Award for layout and design (under 25,000 circulation)

Mike Whitehouse, Sudbury Star: Toronto Star Award for editorial writing(under 25,000 circulation)

Claude Scilley, Kingston Whig-Standard: K.J. Strachan Award for editorial writing

John Robbins, Niagara Falls Review: Award for beat reporting (under 25,000 circulation)

Dan McCaffery and Jack Poirier, Sarnia Observer: Norma Bidwell Award for family/lifestyle writing (under 25,000 circulation)

Maria Canton and Denis Langlois, Owen Sound Sun Times: Canadian Press Award for spot news writing (under 25,000 circulation)

Tom Mills, Sault Star: Sandy Baird Award for humour writing

Julie Jocsak, St. Catharines Standard: Ford Award for feature photography

Cheryl Clock, St. Catharines Standard: Tony Fredo Memorial Award for family/lifestyle writing

Other newspapers:

Martha Blackburn Award for journalist of the year: Steve Buist, Hamilton Spectator

Richard Sutton Award for photojournalist of the year: Jason Kryk, Windsor Star

Hamilton Spectator Rob Austin Memorial Award for student journalist of the year: April Robinson, University of Western Ontario

C.B. Schmidt Award for novice reporting: Emma Reilly, Hamilton Spectator

Business writing: Doug Schmidt, Windsor Star

Hamilton Spectator Award for portrait photography: Gary Yokoyama, Hamilton Spectator

James Bruce Award for arts and entertainment writing: Rob O'Flanagan, Guelph Mercury

Edward J. Hayes Award for beat reporting (over 25,000 circulation): Steve Buist, Hamilton Spectator

Robert Hanley Award for sports writing (under 25,000 circulation): Rob O'Flanagan, Guelph Mercury

Joan May Award for column writing: Gord Henderson, Windsor Star

Gene Florcyk Award for sports writing: Bob Duff, Windsor Star

Bill McGrath Award for design and graphics: Tania Praeg and Andrew Bruce, Waterloo Region Record

Award for online video production: Mathew McCarthy, Waterloo Region Record

Carl Morgan award for special projects: Hamilton Spectator

Del Bell Award for feature writing: Steve Buist, Hamilton Spectator

Walter Blackburn Award for opinion and analysis: Steve Buist, Hamilton Spectator

Canadian Press Award for spot news writing: News team, Hamilton Spectator

Press Institute of Canada Award for enterprise reporting: Tamsin McMahon, Melinda Dalton, Waterloo Region Record

John E. Motz Award for layout and design (over 25,000 circulation): Waterloo Region Record

Congrats to all.