2023 Winners

Multimedia Advertising Campaign Smart Business Buying: Buy smarter. Dream bigger.  Amazon Business  Amazon Business Brand & Creative Team; BSSP; Walker Sands

Print Advertising Animals Rock Billboards Dickerson Park Zoo Joey Powell, Dickerson Park Zoo; Matt Sellmeyer, Schilling/Sellmeyer & Associates; Brett Key, Schilling/Sellmeyer & Associates

Marketing Communications Campaign/Budget of $100,000 or less  2022 iOi Summit National Association of REALTORS® Staff

Marketing Communications Campaign/Budget of more than $100,000 Putting the Human Back in HR SSDM Michael J. Taylor II -Creative Director; Patrick Eslinger – Media Director; Courtney Bialek – Art Director

Promotional Video Production Spring Arbor Mission, Vision, Values Video Foundry Commercial Lauren Marquess, Foundry Commercial; Nicci Franklin, Spring Arbor Senior Living

FINALIST: Promotional Video Production Foundry Commercial Ballantyne Village Video Foundry Commercial Lauren Marquess, Video Producer; Claiborne Dandridge, Video Scripting; Madison Sigmon, Video Coordination; Olivia Griffin, Video Coordination & Branding Oversight

FINALIST: Promotional Video Production Foundry Commercial 2021 Recap Video Foundry Commercial Lauren Marquess

Educational, Informational, or Training Video Production -15 Minutes or less Black History Bulletin Digital Cover, Volume 85, Number 2 The Association for the Study of African American Life and History  Sorraya Brashear-Evans, Michael Schwartz, Random Acts of Soul

Educational, Informational, or Training Video Production -15 Minutes or more  The Tractor Barn Farm & Lawn- Storytelling video Modern Day Marketing LLC  Chris Canote & The Tractor Barn Farm and Lawn

Fund Development Programs/Projects Washington Area Fuel Fund (Washington Gas) Washington Gas WAFF Program Manager, Alexandra Balbuena Alleyne; Program Manager of Energy Assistance, Michael Bell; Washington Gas Corporate Communications; Washington Gas and Light Company Senior Digital Communications Analyst 

FINALIST: Fund Development Programs/Projects  Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science May 2022 Direct Mail Member Acquisition Campaign Daniller + Company

Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less – Lifestyle Golden Girl Texas Tech University Glenys Young, Director of Storytelling and Editor of Evermore; Armando Godinez, Creative Lead

Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less – Miscellaneous An Overdue Reckoning on Racism in Nursing Wolters Kluwer Authors: Lucinda Canty, Christina Nyirati, Valorie Taylor, and Peggy L. Chinn; Editor: Sylvia Foley

FINALIST: Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less – Miscellaneous What COVID-19 Can Teach Nurses About Liability Risks Wolters Kluwer Author: Georgia Reiner; Editor: Jan Dyer

FINALIST: Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less – Miscellaneous Medical Aid in Dying: What Every Nurse Needs to Know Wolters Kluwer Author: Kaveri Roy; Editor: Sylvia Foley

FINALIST: Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less – Miscellaneous The Family You Choose Texas Tech University Glenys Young, Director of Storytelling and Editor of Evermore; 
Armando Godinez, Creative Lead; Ashley Rodgers, Photographer

FINALIST: Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less – Miscellaneous Remembering Columbia Texas Tech University Glenys Young, Director of Storytelling and Editor of Evermore;
Armando Godinez, Creative Lead; Emiliano Ponzi, Illustrator

FINALIST: Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less – Miscellaneous Man of the World Texas Tech University Glenys Young, Director of Storytelling and Editor of Evermore;
Armando Godinez, Creative Lead; Ashley Rodgers, Photographer

Magazine Regular Editorial/Opinion Column – Circulation of 100,000 or less AJN Editorials: Shining a Light on Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias (June 2022); Gun Violence: The Carnage at Home (August 2022); Keeping Viruses in Check (November 2022); A Tribute to Dr. Fauci (December 2022) AJN Viewpoint column: Resilience Will Not Erase Structural Racism (February 2022) Wolters Kluwer Carl A. Kirton (“Keeping Viruses in Check”); Amy M. Collins (“Shining a Light on Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias”); Karen Roush (“Gun Violence: The Carnage at Home”); Christine Grady (“A Tribute to Dr. Fauci”); Bernice B. Rumala and Kenya V. Beard (“Resilience Will Not Erase Structural Racism”). Editors Amy M. Collins and Jacob Molyneux

Magazine Regular Informational/Non-opinion Column Reflections: Not an Impostor After All (February 2022); The Suffering of Simone (April 2022); Night Shift (July 2022) Wolters Kluwer Inga Aksamit (“Not an Impostor After All”); Eileen J. Glover (“The Suffering of Simone”); Hector Vizoso (“Night Shift”). Editor: Jacob Molyneux

Magazine Series or Special Section, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less Supporting Family Caregivers in the 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System Wolters Kluwer “uthors: Erin E. Emery-Tiburcio, Laurin Mack, Mary C. Zonsius, Ellen Carbonell, Michelle Newman, Grisel Rodriguez-Morales, Klodiana Myftari, and Linda M. Olson. Editor: Diane Szulecki

Best Overall External Magazine – Circulation of 100,000 or less Veterans’ Voices Veterans Voices Writing Project, Inc. Margaret Clark, Editor-in-Chief; Ted Iliff, Prose Editor; Tina Hacker, Poetry Editor; Tracy Cheng, Visual Arts Editor

Best Overall Internal Magazine HR Magazine SHRM HR Magazine Staff

Newsletter – Print or Online ON Culture Newsletter Santa Barbara Independent Leslie Dinaberg, Writer and Editor; Don Brubaker, Web Content Manager

Newspaper Regular Non-opinion/Informative Column Financial Education Hearst Publishing Julie Jason

Newspaper Investigative Series Tracked The Associated Press Garance

Website – New Flair Communication New Website – Debby Girvan Flair Communication Debby Girvan, Founder & CEO 

Online Journalism – Special Feature Section Deaths in the Family Insider Esther Kaplan, Investigations Editor; Sophie Kleeman, Senior Editor; John Cook, Executive Editor, News; Diamond Stylz, Editorial Consultant; Rayna Momen, Editorial Consultant; Matt Drange, Senior Investigations Correspondent;  Nicole Einbinder, Senior Investigations Reporter; Cecilia Reyes, Senior Investigations Reporter; Bradford Davis, Investigations Reporter; Haven Orecchio-Egresitz, Senior Criminal Justice Reporter; Michelle Mark, Senior Reporter; Hannah Beckler, Research Editor; Narimes Parakul, Junior Researcher; Madison Hall, Data Reporter; Quispe López, Lifestyle Editor, Them; formerly Insider, Sex and Relationships Reporter; Keenan Trotter, freelance reporter; formerly Insider, Deputy Editor, Investigations  
 
FINALIST: Online Journalism – Special Feature Section Warehouse Nation Insider Insider Staff

Online Journalism – Feature Article Risk and Reward Voice of America, Press Freedom, Cristina Caicedo Smit

FINALIST: Online Journalism – Feature Article Joining Forces Texas Tech University Allen Ramsey, Assistant Director of Storytelling – Digital; Texas Tech University Office of Communications & Marketing

FINALIST: Online Journalism – Feature Article A Fandom Turned Full Circle Texas Tech University Ashlyn Grotegut, Media Relations Specialist; Texas Tech University Office of Communications & Marketing

FINALIST: Online Journalism – Feature Article He was my high school journalism teacher. Then I investigated his relationships with teenage girls. Insider Matt Drange, Senior Investigations Correspondent; Sophie Kleeman, Senior Investigations Editor; Esther Kaplan, Deputy Investigations Editor; John Cook, Executive Editor, News

Online Journalism – Regular Column Kali Holloway – Online Journalism – Column: This Isn’t the First Time White Racists Have Sent Migrants North on Buses The Daily Beast Kali Holloway (writer), Anthony Fisher (editor)

Online Publication – External Publication Building Bridges WGBH Educational Foundation  

Blog – Corporate AJN Off the Charts Wolters Kluwer Editor-in-Chief: Carl A. Kirton;  Senior Editor and Social Media Strategist: Jacob Molyneux

Podcast “Now What?” Conversation with Lucy Sante “Now What?” Podcast Carole Zimmer-Host/Producer; Andreea Coscai-Associate Producer; Nick Ciavatta-Audio Producer

Press Photography – Photo Series/Essay The Next Generation of Chinatown Insider Yoonji Han, Voices of Color Reporter;
Jingyu Lin, freelance photographer; Hollis Johnson, Photo Editor

Logo Bridge Business Credit Logo Logos Communications Jillian Mikolaizyk, President; Sue Voyles, Founder; Corey Bricker, Graphic Designer

Special Design/Creation Evermore No. 3 Cover Texas Tech University Armando Godinez, Creative Lead

Public Relations One-time Campaign – Annual Budget of $10,000 or less Bavarian Inn Lodge Expansion PR Campaign Logos Communications Jillian Mikolaizyk, President; Sue Voyles, Founder 

Public Relations One-time Campaign – Annual Budget of $10,000 or more American Cleaning Institute: From the Classroom to a Clean Room – ACI’s Class of Clean American Cleaning Institute 

FINALIST: Public Relations One-time Campaign – Annual Budget of $10,000 or more JBL Fest JBL 

Public Relations Campaign, Ongoing – Annual Budget of $50,000 or less Showcasing Impact on Austin’s Affordability HEXAH Fabiana Meléndez Ruiz – Director of Marketing & Communications

Special Promotion Doja introduces Jibble JBL JBL x Doja Cat

FINALIST: Special Promotion Nothing Bundt Cakes Celebrates 25 Years of Bringing Joy SPM Communications 

Community Relations Year of the Tiger Princeton University Princeton University Office of Communications

Radio Regular Feature Program “Paulina Porizkova Reinvents Herself” “Now What?” Podcast Carole Zimmer-Host/Producer; Andreea Coscai-Associate Producer; Nick Ciavatta-Audio Producer

Radio Regular Talk or Interview Program The Conversation BBC Presenter Kim Chakanetsa; Producers Jane Thurlow and Alice Gioia; Editor Gavin Poncia

Radio Feature Story Across the Aisle: Bipartisanship & Mt. Kilimanjaro National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Kelley Griffin, Senior Editor;  Lisa Ryckman, Associate Director of Communications

Radio Documentary Series Detroit to Ukraine, stories of strength and hope. WJR Radio Marie Osborne, WJR Radio Detroit

FINALIST: Radio Documentary Series Trafficking Inc. GBH-News Jenifer B. McKim, Reporter;  Sarah Betancourt, Reporter;  Paul Singer, Editor

Radio Documentary, One-time Silent Cancer Now What? Podcast Carole ZimmerHost/Producer; Mary Rose Madde-Associate Producer; Nick Ciavatta-Audio Producer

FINALIST: Radio Documentary, One-time Uvalde: What’s Next? Texas Standard  Laura Rice, Host & Writer; Leah Scarpelli, Editor

Women’s Issues Radio Program Genias in Music: Maria Grever Futuro Media Group Jeanne Montalvo, Producer; Marta Martinez, Editor; Mitra Bonshahi, Editor

Conference or Seminar Global Leading and Learning: Co-creating an Equitable Future Social Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the 21st Century Fielding Graduate University Hilary S. Lyn, MS, MA

Best Special Event – Hybrid Remembering Columbia Texas Tech University Office of Communications & Marketing

FINALIST: Best Special Event – Hybrid Aiming for the Moon(shot): Cancer Cabinet Community Conversation on Breast and Gynecologic Cancers CVP Linda Torres, Health Advisor to the Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs; Michelle Spivak, Senior Communications Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs; Marissa Smith, Senior Communications Manager, Titan Alpha

FINALIST: Best Special Event – Hybrid JBL Fest JBL

Television Feature Story/Segment – Comprehensive or Ongoing – National Hazing Deaths INSIDE EDITION Lisa Guerrero – Chief Investigative Correspondent; Charlie McLravy – Senior Investigative Producer; Megan Lupo – Story Coordinator; Filip Kapsa – Videographer/ Editor; Charles Lachman – Executive Producer

FINALIST: Television Feature Story/Segment – Comprehensive or Ongoing – National “Ecuador’s Rare Syndrome” MediaLinks TV LLC Gerry Hadden, Armando Guerra, Carla Valdiviezo

FINALIST: Television Feature Story/Segment – Comprehensive or Ongoing – National “Women’s Rights Under the Taliban” MediaLinks TV LLC Sean Callebs, Kuba Wuls, Mohammed Nasser

FINALIST: Television Feature Story/Segment – Comprehensive or Ongoing – National “Venezuela: Jail and Rugby” MediaLinks TV LLC Stephen Gibbs, Andrea Cedeno, Yaikel Dorta

FINALIST: Television Feature Story/Segment – Comprehensive or Ongoing – National “Body Coordination: Profile of Cuban Ballerina Daniela Gomez” MediaLinks TV LLC Christian Pena, Humberto Duran, Kamran Taherimoghaddam

FINALIST: Television Feature Story/Segment – Comprehensive or Ongoing – National In Afghanistan, Selling One Child to Save Another Voice of America “Reporter: Ayesha Tanzeem; Camera: Habibullah Azizi; 
Producer: Malik Waqar Ahmed”

FINALIST: Television Feature Story/Segment – Comprehensive or Ongoing – National Hertz Arrests INSIDE EDITION Lisa Guerrero – Chief Investigative Correspondent; Charlie McLravy – Senior Investigative Producer; Megan Lupo – Story Coordinator; Filip Kapsa – Videographer/ Editor; Charles Lachman – Executive Producer

Television Investigative Feature or Series – National Toxic Facials INSIDE EDITION Lisa Guerrero, Chief Investigative Correspondent; Katie Taylor, Investigative Producer,; Filip Kapsa, Videographer/Editor; Megan Lupo, Story Coordinator; Will Evans, Story Coordinator;, Charlie McLravy, Senior Producer; Charles Lachman, Executive Producer

FINALIST: Television Investigative Feature or Series – National Vacation Voyeurs INSIDE EDITION Lisa Guerrero, Chief Investigative Correspondent; Katie Taylor, Investigative Producer; Filip Kapsa, Videographer/Editor; Megan Lupo, Story Coordinator; Charlie McLravy, Senior Producer; Charles Lachman, Executive Producer

Television Documentary Program – National Ken Burns Presents Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness A film by Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers WETA Florentine Film WETA Washington, D.C. Ewers Brothers Productions

FINALIST: Television Documentary Program – National The U.S. and the Holocaust WETA Florentine Films WETA Washington, D.C.

FINALIST: Television Documentary Program – National Who’s My Dad? Voice of America VOA Thai Service

FINALIST: Television Documentary Program – National The Inside Story – Alaska: America’s Strategic Frontier Voice of America Carla Babb, VOA Pentagon Correspondent; Michael Burke, VOA Videographer; VOA The Inside Story Team

FINALIST: Television Documentary Program – National I Was You Voice of America VOA Mandarin Service

FINALIST: Television Documentary Program – National Homeland Voice of America Producer: Deepak Dobhal; Executive Producer: Ayesha Tanzeem

Television Documentary Series – Local or Regional The Execution of Madam Secretary Voice of America VOA Persian

Television Documentary Series – National Benjamin Franklin WETA Florentine Films WETA Washington, D.C.

Television Commercial U.S. Automotive Modern Day Marketing LLC , Chris Canote (videographer) & U.S. Automotive, Inc.

Television Talk Show – National Global Action Initiative: Entrepreneurs MediaLinks TV LLC Jeff Milstein, Anand Naidoo, Kamran Taherimoghaddam

Television Show – Informational – National Tso’l Food Chicago & Tso’l Food Seattle MediaLinks TV LLC Gerald Tan, Host, Writer & Producer; Yao Yanan, Producer; Aldrin Gazio, Video Editor

Create Your Own Jailhouse Interview: I Went on the Advice of the President Voice of America Carolyn Presutti, Reporter;
Saqib Ul Islam, Photographer/Editor; Lynn Davison, Investigative Researcher

FINALIST: Create Your Own Remembering Columbia Texas Tech University Office of Communications & Marketing

FINALIST: Create Your Own JBL Dares To Doja: Best Influencer Partnership JBL JBL X Doja