Nevada Press Association Awards 2017
Awards won by the Las Vegas Review-Journal and its sister publications Saturday at the annual Nevada Press Association Better Newspaper Contest banquet in Carson City:
General Excellence
■ First place: Urban Daily - Las Vegas Review-Journal
■ Third place: Community - Boulder City Review
Outstanding Journalist
■ First place: Community &Intermediate - David Jacobs, Tonopah Times-Bonanza
Journalist of Merit
■ First place: Urban Daily - Rachel Crosby, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Story of the Year
■ Eli Segall, Las Vegas Review-Journal, “Sovereign citizen case reveals squatters targeting vacant Las Vegas homes”
Freedom of the Press
■ First place: Community /Intermediate - David Jacobs, Tonopah Times-Bonanza, “Shining light on hospital, public’s business”
■ Second place: Urban Daily/Urban Weekly - Las Vegas Review-Journal
■ Third place: Urban Daily/Urban Weekly - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Community Service
■ Second place: Urban Daily - Amelia Pak-Harvey, Meghin Delaney, John Kerr, Tom Spousta, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Best Breaking News Reporting
■ First place: Urban Daily - Rachel Crosby, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Community - David Jacobs, Tonopah Times-Bonanza
■ Second place: Community - Max Lancaster, Boulder City Review
Best Feature Writing
■ First place: Urban Daily - Natalie Bruzda, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Magazines - Marsala Rypka, Luxury Las Vegas
■ Third place: Community - David Jacobs, Tonopah Times-Bonanza
Best Nonstaff Story
■ First place: Urban Daily - John Glionna, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Community - Alexandra Rovacchi, Boulder City Review; Urban Weekly - Buck Wargo, Las Vegas Business Press
■ Second place: Urban Daily - John Glionna, Las Vegas Review-Journal
■ Third place: Urban Daily - John Glionna, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Best Business Spot News Story
■ First place: Urban Daily - Wade Millward, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Community - David Jacobs, Tonopah Times-Bonanza.
■ Second place: Urban Weekly - Buford Davis, Las Vegas Business Press.
■ Third place: Urban Daily - Eli Segall, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Intermediate - Mick Akers, Pahrump Valley Times; Urban Weekly - Jeffrey Meehan, Las Vegas Business Press.
Best Business Feature
■ First place: Urban Daily - Eli Segall, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Community - Hali Bernstein Saylor, Boulder City Review.
■ Second place: Intermediate - Mick Akers, Pahrump Valley Times.
Best Explanatory Journalism
■ First place: Urban Daily - Sandy Lopez, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Community - David Jacobs, Tonopah Times Bonanza.
Best News Feature Story
■ First place: Community - Max Lancaster, Boulder City Review.
■ Second place: Urban Daily - Rachel Crosby, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Community - Hali Bernstein Saylor, Boulder City Review.
■ Third place: Community - Hali Bernstein Saylor, Boulder City Review.
Best Local Column
■ First place: Urban Daily - Amelia Pak-Harvey, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Community - Hali Bernstein Saylor, Boulder City Review.
■ Second place: Community - David Jacobs, Tonopah Times-Bonanza.
■ Third place: Urban Daily - Rachel Crosby, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Best Local Non-staff Column
■ First place: Urban Weekly - Buck Wargo, Las Vegas Business Press.
■ Second place: Urban Daily - Jane Ann Morrison, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Urban Weekly - Herb Jaffe, View Neighborhood News.
Best Sports Spot News Story
■ First place: Urban Daily - Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Best Sports Feature Writing
■ Second place: Urban Daily - Ed Graney, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Best Sports Column
■ Third place: Urban Daily - Ed Graney, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Intermediate - Vern Hee, Pahrump Valley Times.
Best Entertainment Writing
■ First place: Urban Daily - Christopher Lawrence, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Community - David Jacobs, Tonopah Times-Bonanza.
■ Second place: Urban Daily - Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
■ Third place: Urban Daily - Jason Bracelin, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Intermediate - Selwyn Harris, Pahrump Valley Times.
Best Critical Writing
■ First place: Urban Daily - Christopher Lawrence, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Urban Weekly - Brian Sandford, View Neighborhood News.
■ Second place: Urban Daily - Jason Bracelin, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
■ Third place: Urban Daily - Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Best Editorial Writing
■ First place: Urban Daily - John Kerr, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Best Editorial Page
■ First place: Community - Staff, Boulder City Review.
■ Third place: Urban Daily - John Kerr, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Best Overall Design
■ First place: Intermediate - Jessica Beaudoin, Pahrump Valley Times; Community - Staff, Boulder City Review.
■ Second place: Community - Jessica Beaudoin, Tonopah Times-Bonanza; Magazines - Leslie Frisbee, Lindsay Rholfson, Salvador Serrano, Luxury Las Vegas.
Best Page One Design
■ Second place: Community - Jessica Beaudoin, Tonopah Times-Bonanza.
■ Third place: Community - Staff, Boulder City Review.
Best Headline Writing
■ First place: Urban Daily, Urban Weekly - Brian Sandford, View Neighborhood News; Intermediate, Community - Hali Bernstein Saylor, Boulder City Review.
■ Second place: Urban Daily, Urban Weekly - David Edwards, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
■ Third place: Urban Daily, Urban Weekly - Matthew Crowley, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Best News Photo Coverage
■ First place: Urban Daily - Benjamin Hager, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
■ Third place: Community - David Jacobs, Tonopah Times-Bonanza.
Best Feature Photo
■ First place: Urban Daily - Chase Stevens, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Community - David Jacobs, Tonopah Times-Bonanza.
■ Second place: Urban Daily - Erik Verduzco, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Best Portrait:
■ Third place: Urban Daily - Benjamin Hager, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Best Illustrated Photo
■ First place: Urban Daily - Benjamin Hager, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Best Sports Photo
■ First place: Urban Daily - Benjamin Hager, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
■ Second place: Community - Laura Hubel, Boulder City Review.
Third place: Urban Daily - Erik Verduzco, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Best Digital Storytelling
■ First place: Urban Daily - Michael Quine, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Urban Weekly - Michael Quine, View Neighborhood (Las Vegas).
■ Second place: Urban Daily - Rachel Aston, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
■ Third place: Urban Daily - Benjamin Hager, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Digital innovation
■ First place: Community - David Jacobs, Tonopah Times-Bonanza.
Best Special Section (Editorial)
■ First place: Urban Daily - Steve Carp, Ron Kantowski, Todd Dewey, Matt Youmans, Bill Bradley, Allen Leiker, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
■ Second place: Intermediate - Heather Ruth, Arnold Knightly, Selwyn Harris, Daria Sokolova, Mick Akers, Pahrump Valley Times.
■ Third place: Urban Weekly - Lyn Collier, Ulf Buchholz, Buck Wargo, Cassie Osborn, Oscar Crespin, Kristin Peterson, Las Vegas Business Press.
Best Print Ad
■ First place: Urban Daily - Rhodora Santiago, Angela Johnson, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
■ Second place: Urban Daily - Rhodora Santiago, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Community: Heather Ruth, Tonopah Times-Bonanza.
■ Third place: Urban Daily - Rhodora Santiago, Angela Johnson, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Best Black &White Ad
■ First place: Intermediate - Heather Ruth, Pahrump Valley Times.
■ Second place: Intermediate - Heather Ruth, Pahrump Valley Times; Community - Heather Ruth, Tonopah Times-Bonanza.
■ Third place: Intermediate - Heather Ruth, Pahrump Valley Times; Community - Heather Ruth, Tonopah Times-Bonanza.
Best Special Section or Campaign (Advertising)
■ Second place: Urban Daily - David Sly, Jorge Betancourt, Rhodora Santiago, Angela Johnson, Angelena Gutting, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
■ Third place: Urban Daily - Rhodora Santiago, Angela Johnson, David Sly, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Best-In House Promotion
■ First place: Urban Daily - Angela Johnson, David Sly, Rhodora Santiago, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
■ Second place: Urban Daily - Angela Johnson, David Sly, Rhodora Santiago, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
■ Third place: Urban Daily - Angela Johnson, David Sly, Rhodora Santiago, Angelena Gutting, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Intermediate - Heather Ruth, Pahrump Valley Times.
Best Niche Magazine
■ First place: Urban Daily - Jorge Betancourt, Angela Johnson, Rhodora Santiago, David Sly, Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Best online ad
■ First place: Urban Daily - Rhodora Santiago, Las Vegas Review-Journal
