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Electronic Newsletter of the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, TNG-CWA Local 32035

February 2003

In This Issue:

Results of Local 32035 Election for 2003
Front Page Award Winners Announced

Feb. 5, 2003

Results of Local 32035 Elections for 2003

The following are the results of elections for the local's 2003 through 2004 officers, and the executive council and delegates to the TNG-CWA Sector Conference and CWA Convention for the year 2003.

Officers for 2003 and 2004 and Their Workplaces (NOTE: These candidates ran unopposed and were elected by acclamation)
1. Bill Salganik Baltimore Sun	President
2. J. Darlene Meyer Washington Post	Vice President
3. Mark Pattison Catholic News	Treasurer
4. Carol Oberdorfer Bureau of National Affairs	Secretary

Executive Council Delegates At-Large, 1-Year Term (2003)
Winning Candidates and their Workplace	Votes Garnered
1. Michele Amber Bureau of National Affairs	332
2. Robert Demby (Washington Post	250
3. Bonnita Spikes Montgomery County Council of Supporting Services Employees	244
4. David Robie Washington Post	235
5. Dennis Lewis Bureau of National Affairs	235

TNG-CWA Sector Conference Delegates
Winning Candidates and their Workplace	Votes Garnered
1. Connie Knox Baltimore Sun	278
2. Bill Salganik Baltimore Sun	265
3. Mark Pattison Catholic News Service	235
4. Bonnita Spikes (Alternate) Montgomery County Council of Supporting Services Employees	218

CWA Conference Delegate
Winning Candidate (Determined by Top Vote-getter in TNG-CWA Sector Conference Delegates Race) and Workplace	Votes Garnered
1. Connie Knox Baltimore Sun	278

For more information, contact any member of Local 32035's Elections and Referendum Committee:

Mark Gruenberg, At-Large
painews@bellatlantic.net

Peter Perl, Washington Post
perlp@washpost.com

David Schwartz, BNA
dschwartz@bna.com

Feb. 22, 2003

Front Page Award Winners Announced

The Washington Baltimore Newspaper Guild has selected the following as winners of its annual Front Page Awards for best professional work produced in the year 2002:

Bill Pryor Memorial Grand Prize for Photography
Ray Lustig, The Washington Post
“Happy Birthday, Mr. President"

Bill Pryor Memorial Grand Prize for Writing
Michael Grunwald, The Washington Post
“Monsanto Hid Decades of Pollution

John Albano Memorial Grand Prize for Design
Carol Porter-Esmailpour, Washington Post
"Mortgage Memory Lane"

Distinguished Advertising Design

Darrell B. Giles Jr., The Baltimore Sun
“Celebrate With Lights”

Honorable Mention:
Felicia Hung, The Baltimore Sun
“One Stop for Wellness”

Distinguished Bargaining Unit Publication

Jill Cashen, Iain Gold, Joey Hipolito, Amiri Joyner, Ellen Newton, Lori Richard, Andrew Roberson,
Deborah Rosenstein, Jack Weberski, Joan Welsh
United Food and Commercial Workers
“UFCW Guild News”

Bernie Harrison Memorial Award for Commentary

J. Wynn Rousuck, The Baltimore Sun
“Show of Tolerance”

Honorable Mention:
Rick Weiss, The Washington Post
“For Me, It Was Never About God”

Distinguished Criticism
J. Wynn Rousuck, The Baltimore Sun
Body of Work

Honorable Mention
Eve Zibart, The Washington Post
Body of Work

Distinguished Feature Writing

Linell Smith, The Baltimore Sun
“Facing Down the `Black Dog’” Series

Honorable Mention:
Diana Sugg, The Baltimore Sun
“Death, Search for Kindest of Words”

Honorable Mention:
Peter Perl, The Washington Post
“The Cyanide Stalker”

Distinguished Headline Writing

Donna Peremes, The Washington Post
“The Ripken Museum: A Short Stop Off I-95”

Distinguished Illustration Design

Honorable Mention:
Anthony F. DeFeo, Catholic News Service
“Advent Art Series”

Morton Mintz Award for Investigative Reporting

Michael Grunwald, The Washington Post
“Monsanto Hid Decades of Pollution”

Honorable Mention:
Laura Barnhardt and Rona Kobell, The Baltimore Sun
“Landlord in the Maelstrom”

Frank C. Porter Memorial Award for Labor and Business Reporting

Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun
“While Trustees Dozed, A Fund Manager Stole”

William Patalon III, The Baltimore Sun
“While Trustees Dozed, A Fund Manager Stole”

Honorable Mention:
M. William Salganik, The Baltimore Sun
“Insurer’s Success Evolves From `WellPoint Way’"

Distinguished Local News Reporting

R.H. Melton, The Washington Post
“Va. Speaker Settles Sex Complaint”

Honorable Mention:
Jamie Smith Hopkins, Baltimore Sun
“Md. Farmland Now Preserved Could Soon Raise Crop of Houses”

Honorable Mention:
Rona Kobell, The Baltimore Sun
“Life Between the Fast Lanes in Gambrills Is Noisy, Risky”

Marketing and Promotion Design

Rhonda Zillig, Baltimore Sun
"2002 ArtScape"

(honorable mention)
Rhonda Zillig
Baltimore Sun
"Career Fair"

Distinguished National News Photography

Ray Lustig, The Washington Post
“Happy Birthday, Mr. President”

Honorable Mention:
Ray Lustig, The Washington Post
“Lott’s Time”

Distinguished National News Reporting

Michael Grunwald, The Washington Post
“The Swamp” series

Distinguished News Graphics Design

Anthony F. DeFeo, Catholic News Service
“Assisi”

Honorable Mention:
Anthony F. DeFeo, Catholic News Service
“Hispanic View on Education”

Distinguished Non-Bylined Reporting

Honorable Mention:
Allan Lengel, The Washington Post
“Sniperlike Attacks Kill 5 in Montgomery”

Distinguished Non-Daily Specialized Technical Reporting

John Gannon, Bureau of National Affairs
“Accuracy of Chemical Data Sheets Questioned”

Page Design

Carol Porter-Esmailpour, Washington Post
"Mortgage Memory Lane" and "Home Is Where the Fast Net Access Is" (tie)

Distinguished Portrait Photography

Ray Lustig, The Washington Post
“Bernie’s Big Bungle”

Honorable Mention:
Ray Lustig, The Washington Post
“Defiant Traficant”

Distinguished Public Service Reporting

Sandra Boodman, The Washington Post
“No End to Errors”

Honorable Mention:
Sandra Boodman, The Washington Post
“`Beautiful’ -- But Not Rare -- Recovery”

Distinguished Sports Reporting

Sandra McKee, The Baltimore Sun
“Along With Tires, Parts, Drivers Need Extra Eyes”

Honorable Mention:
Sandra McKee, The Baltimore Sun
“Motor Home Away From Home”

Honorable Mention:
Sandra McKee, The Baltimore Sun
“Living the Good Life, Shriver Still Grounded”

Honorable Mention:
Steve Goff, The Washington Post
“D.C.’s Leading Man: New United Coach Brings Character, Emotion to Sideline”

Honorable Mention:
Jon Morgan, The Baltimore Sun
“Scandal Shakes Racing to Roots”

Honorable Mention:
Jon Morgan, The Baltimore Sun
“Stronach Takes Reins”

Honorable Mention:
Rachel Alexander Nichols, The Washington Post
“From Long Shots to Sure Shots”

Honorable Mention:
Amy Shipley, Washington Post
“For Goebel, A Jump Start”

The awards ceremony is scheduled for March 31, in the Gompers Room of the AFL-CIO headquarters (815 16th St., NW, Washington D.C.), beginning with a reception at 6 p.m. followed by the awards presentation at 7:15 p.m.

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